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Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Is this the end?
Star Trek TNG has always been a great show from beginning to end, but when you watch this movie you hope it isn't the end. Nemesis has some of the best action scenes in any movie period. From the cool buggy chase, to the galant battle scene in space. By far I will agree this is the best directed Star Trek movie. The art direction and the cinematagraphy was top notch. I won't give away anything about the story, however it was a fast paced movie from beginning to end. The movie was pushing the 2 hour limit, but for a change I think this movie could have been longer. If this is to be the final Star Trek movie I would have like to have seen more story about certain characters such as Worf, Guinan, and to a lesser degree, even Wesley Crusher. Also a more touching ending to the movie, considering how it ended, it would have been more appropriate. All in all the movie was still good but not great, if it is to be the last one. Star Trek 6 had shown Sulu the captain of a new ship and the rest of the crew still aboard the enterprise, while Kirk, Spock, and McCoy sitting around a camp fire singing (Row, Row, Your Boat),and the last episode of TNG had Picard sitting down at a poker game with the rest of the cast saying (I should have done this a long time ago.) Those are classic endings. Oh, lil' spoiler, the answer to Rikers question at the end of Nemesis is (Pop Goes The Weasel). My Rating 6 out of 10.
Le pacte des loups (2001)
Great acting, great action, great story, and a GREAT MOVIE!!!
Based on an old french urban legend, this movie is about a beast that killed close to 100 people in 17th century France. An investigator of the King of France is sent to investigate murders that are supposedly committed by a viscous, and cursed wolf. When this 17th century detective arrives, accompanied by an american indian who he treats like a brother, they are immediately given the cold shoulder in the village in which the killings have been occuring around, and very few cooperate, and the ones that do know very little or nothing at all about the beast, other than it kills indiscriminately. The movie starts off fast with very good action and acting. It does get a little slow in one part, but the acting and the story gets you so intrigued you can't take your eyes away from the screen. Now don't think for one second this movie is about a werewolf or that anything supernatural is going on. Don't forget it is based in the 17th century. I'm not going to give much away about the beast because the beast is only part of the mystery, the other is a seedy underworld movement that has issues with the Vatican. But by the end of this wonderful and beautifully crafted film you will understand why this beast appeared and why nobody really wanted to talk about it.
There's more than meets the eye of this film from its advertisements, and trailers. So if you want to see a truly original film, with a surprising amount of action and a great amount of quality acting, this is the movie to watch. In my opinion the second best movie of 2001(first being The Lord Of The Rings:The Fellowship Of The Ring), I give this movie a perfect 10 out of 10.
The Doom Generation (1995)
Every generation has it's movie; here is ours.
This movie is not for the weak hearted, at the same time you must be open minded when watching this film. Granted some of the stuff that happens in the film is a little hokey, but the director gets his points thru. The hidden, or not so hidden messages in the movie are indications of all the things this current generation thinks, but are afraid to say. Gregg Araki set out to make a movie that's on our minds, and not quite so politically correct. Just like Easy Rider was to the 60's and 70's (which plot wasn't that astounding, but still remains a classic), this film is representative of the 80's and 90's. And in my opinion, this movie may not be as popular as Easy Rider, but this film will be watched for years to come, and like Easy Rider may become a cult classic, or not. My rating of this movie 7/10.