{"id":1098,"date":"2016-03-03T20:25:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T00:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:35:46","slug":"star-trek-movies-my-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/?p=1098","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek Movies: My Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"enterprise-destruction-startrekiii\"<\/a>Star Trek in my mind has always been best suited for the episodic television format it was created for. However, Hollywood being Hollywood, there is no way that could be left alone. Oh no! Instead, Star Trek has found its way onto the big screen no less than 12 times, with lucky number 13 on the way in July. 6 of these movies were with the original TOS cast, 4 were with the TNG crew, and of course the last 2 are the JJ Abrams reboot of the franchise. With this much material, it is only natural that we have something of a mixed bag; some of these movies are great, some are so-so, and some are quite bad. So, without further ado, here is my list, starting from worst to best!<\/p>\n

12. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier<\/h1>\n

Ugh. Where to begin? The bizarre plot of this Shatner-directed movie involves a half-brother of Spock’s that we have never met before, who manages to co-opt the Enterprise into doing something physically impossible; flying to the center of the galaxy! In between, we are treated to such bizarre set-pieces as Spock using anti-grav boots to pull off an impossible rescue of Kirk as he falls off a mountain, the (in)famous Uhura fan dance, and a scene in a turbolift shaft where Kirk, Spock, and McCoy zoom past Deck 78 (on a ship that is supposed to only have something like 21!) using the afore-mentioned anti-grav boots. It’s not all bad, I suppose…if Shatner nailed one thing with this one, it’s the interactions between the crew. There are some classic moments for most of the cast in this one, and it doesn’t seem like anyone did anything too out of character. It’s just a shame that the situations they were put in were so no-sensical!<\/p>\n

11. Star Trek: Insurrection<\/h1>\n

The third TNG film largely got a “meh” from me. I would say I probably have seen this one the least of all the Trek films. I think the biggest problem is that the plot for this move would have made a perfectly adequate episode of TNG. However, once you stretch it to movie-length, it gets a bit thin. I liked the joystick-controls for the Enterprise, that was pretty neat. It was also fun to see a return of baby-faced Riker. It was a bit lame that the Enterprise E, supposedly of the combat-oriented Soverign class, was no match for the Son’a ships.<\/p>\n

9 & 10. Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness<\/h1>\n

The new Star Trek movies have been widely acclaimed by many, and generally seem to be well liked. And to be fair, I enjoy them quite a bit. However, my position on these movies is that while they may be great movies, they aren’t overly great at being Star Trek movies. They are much more action-oriented than any of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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