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 | | 27. Star Trek VIII: First Contact | | | Starring: Brent Spiner Patrick Stewart Director: Jonathan Frakes | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/22/2009 |  | Star Trek: First Contact - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/11/2009 5:42 PM | |
People tend to measure the quality of a Star Trek movie in relation to those near it in the cycle. Compared to episodes before (5 and 7) and those that followed (9 and 10), this eighth installment of the unkillable series is surprisingly watchable. Jonthan "Riker" Frakes is at the helm this time, taking the Next Generation crew on its first mission without the original series cast. The setup comes fast, as Frakes trots out one of the series' most reliable villains: The Borg. Building from the mythology set up in the series, Picard (a former Borg captive) has a serious axe to grind, and when Starfleet ends up in a skirmish with an invading Borg ship, he defies orders and engages them in battle. read the full review | |
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 | | 31. Stargate (Ultimate Edition-Dts) | | | Starring: James Spader Kurt Russell Director: Roland Emmerich | | Format: DVD Release Date: 10/9/2008 | | Stargate - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 10/16/2009 5:10 PM | |
When did I miss the event that made Stargate worthy of an "Ultimate Edition" DVD, complete with director's cut? I guess that MacGyver-starring TV show thing is more popular than I thought. Anyway, if you're unfamiliar with Stargate, the story is pretty straightforward. Military types unearth a big metal ring encoded with Egyptian hieroglyphics, then import a kooky archeologist (James Spader) to figure out what it does -- which, within 30 minutes, involves the opening up of a portal to another world, millions of light years away. read the full review | |
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 | | 33. X-Men | | | Starring: Hugh Jackman Patrick Stewart Director: Bryan Singer | | Format: DVD Release Date: 2/7/2006 | | X-Men - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 4/10/2009 5:36 PM | |
Well, comic book freaks can take a breather, as another sci-fi fantasy hits the big screen, this time in the long-awaited, highly-anticipated, it-better-be-good X-Men. Without too much regret, I can say that X-Men will be palatable to fans and newbies alike. It's not a great film, but it will probably follow the arc of the Superman and Batman movies -- tons of sequels of variable quality until an abrupt and dismal end a decade later. The film is largely focused on introducing the very idea of the X-Men to the audience. read the full review | |
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 | | 34. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | | | Starring: William Shatner Director: Leonard Nimoy | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/22/2009 | | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/11/2009 5:42 PM | |
This is the one with the whales. That's right. The Romulans and Klingons are put aside for one episode in order to create an enemy from a faraway world, suggesting that humpback whales are not native to earth -- that they're an alien species that communicates with the whales of earth through some unknown method. When the space whales haven't heard from their earthbound pals (we're told they were driven to extinction centuries in the movie's past), they decide to pay a visit. The unintended consequence is the destruction of the power systems of everything in its path. read the full review | |
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 | | 35. Logans Run | | | Starring: Michael York Jenny Agutter Director: Michael Anderson | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/29/2008 | | Logan's Run - DVD Review By: Chris Cabin - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 10/30/2009 11:42 PM | |
Michael Anderson's Logan's Run is the sort of silly, lo-fi science-fiction epic that only had two choices upon its release: Become a cult hit or fade from memory by the time the audience chucked their empty popcorn bags. For some time in 1976, it landed in the former category and was considered by a certain sect to be a classic; sci-fi conventions urged guests to participate in "Runs," reenacting the film's central set-piece. A year later, Star Wars: A New Hope would be released and would usher in a whole new wave of sci-fi with its sprawling, interplanetary alternate reality, and Logan's Run became destined to register as only a minor blip on the scene. read the full review | |
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 | | 45. Star Trek 2-Wrath of Khan | | | Starring: Leonard Nimoy Ricardo Montalban Director: Nicholas Meyer | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/22/2009 | | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/11/2009 5:42 PM | |
It is nearly gospel now among Trekkies that the second Star Trek installment, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, is the undisputed best of the series, and will likely never meet its equal. Inspired by classic literature like Moby Dick, Paradise Lost, and King Lear -- along with classic navy films -- Nicholas Meyer's major directorial debut is indeed the best of the series and it's a classic sci-fi flick on its own, outside the Trek mythology altogether. read the full review | |
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