 | | 15. 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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 | | 16. 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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 | | 19. Sunshine | | | Starring: Chris Evans Rose Byrne Director: Danny Boyle | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/15/2009 | | Sunshine - DVD Review By: Brian Holcomb - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 1/3/2008 11:01 PM | | Garland and director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) are nothing if not ambitious. They want us to consider the Big Questions about the importance or inconsequence of mankind as well as the argument of science versus fundamentalism. It is said that there are no atheists in a foxhole. But what about space' If you were to look into the center of the sun, would you see the face of God' read the full review | |
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 | | 37. Sunshine (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Chris Evans Rose Byrne Director: Danny Boyle | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 3/31/2009 | | Sunshine - Blu-ray Review By: J.D. McNamara - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 1/21/2008 11:06 PM | | In his latest film, Sunshine, Boyle channels the energy and wonder of classics like Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey -- all the while keeping his feet firmly planted in his own highly original science fiction creation. It's a true testament to Boyle as a filmmaker that he's able to capture the same sheer vastness of space and time as Kubrick and Scott without ripping them off, but he accomplishes it flawlessly read the full review | |
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 | | 44. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | | | Starring: Leonard Nimoy William Shatner Director: Nicholas Meyer | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/22/2009 | | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - DVD Review By: David Bezanson - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/11/2009 5:42 PM | |
The rule of thumb with Star Trek movies continues to be: even-numbered good, odd-numbered bad. The first was a sub-Kubrickian snore. The third and fifth were marred by gratuitous action and sentimentality, respectively. On the other hand, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was an entertaining swashbuckler highlighted by good performances, Kirstie Alley's debut and James Horner's score. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was a cute riff on the 20th century environmental crisis. Paramount eventually noticed the pattern. read the full review | |
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