Star Trek: Nemesis (PG-13)

A few good action sequences and some solid acting.

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Movie details
  • Studio: Paramount Pictures
  • Directed By: Stuart Baird
  • Cast: Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart
  • Running Time: 116 minutes
  • Release Date: 12/13/2002
  • Video/DVD Release Date: 05/20/2003
  • Genre: Action/adventure
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • MPAA Explanation: for sci-fi action violence and peril and a scene of sexual content

Parents need to know

Parents need to know that this film contains some violence, most of it sci-fi oriented. Lots of laser beam shooting occurs, almost all of it bloodless. The villain cuts his hand at one point and gives the bloody knife to Data. The beginning contains a rather intense and scary sequence in which a Romulan places a disk in the senate which lets out "spores" that land on the Romulans. These "spores" make the aliens begin to wither away, and then turn them to stone. One then crashes on the floor. There is also a quite surprising and graphic love scene in which two senior officers who have recently married begin to sleep together. During the scene, Commander Troy begins to see Shinzon instead of her husband, and struggles to get him away from her.

Families can talk about the many positive messages in the film. "Star Trek" has always been about gaining peace, and unlike many movies now, one gets the sense the crew does try to use the least amount of violence necessary to accomplish this mission. Parents may want to discuss why this is, and point out Picard's constant reluctance to fight. Parents also should discuss the idea of forgiveness preached in the film. Why does it bother Picard so that this clone reminds him of his former self? Another discussion topic may be how we deal with loss, since a major character does meet his end in this film. Why do Picard and his crew toast their fallen comrade and hide their grief?

Message

Social Behavior:

Different species work together

Consumerism:

Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:

Social drinking

Violence

Sci-fi violence

Sex

Sexual situation

Language

Mild

Common Sense says

What's the story?

Reviewed by Nell Minow

The latest installment of the Star Trek franchise, continues the adventures of the Next Generation crew and their captain, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). A clone of Picard's younger self, Shinzon, has somehow overtaken the Romulan senate and wants to make peace. Picard and his crew don't trust this sneaky "clone," and are suspicious of his origins and what they portend. Of course, treachery is afoot and the crew must stop the Romulans before they destroy or conquer, well, pretty much everything.

Is it any good?

4
Star Trek has a language and following all its own. For those who are not devotees of the series, the way the characters speak often needs to be decoded, causing the viewer to spend more time trying to figure out what the characters are saying rather then why. After a while, if the story doesn't make itself clear somehow, the viewer loses interest. Such is the case for STAR TREK: NEMESIS.

The series has had its up and down moments, ranging from excellent, ("The Wrath of Kahn"), to overly silly ("Star Trek V"). It has also had its share of "we're running low on new ideas," and Nemesis skirts the edges of that territory. There are a few good action sequences, and some solid acting from Stewart, Brett Spiner as the android Data, and Tom Hardy as Shinzon. Hardy's performance carries the movie in many of its otherwise sub-par scenes, and he and Stewart give the dialogue a lot of help. But the film is too muddled in "Trek talk" and way too overdramatic at times. Its conclusion is not just easy to predict, but laughable. Star Trek: Nemesis is not a bad film, but one that will most likely only leave the ever-devoted Trekkies as the only completely-satisfied customers.

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Posted on 07/09/07 by Spud Adult contributor

16+

I thought this movie was too violent for a PG-13 rating. While there weren’t very many violent scenes, the few that were there were pretty gory. In one scene, a roomful of people are exposed to weapon that instantly dehydrates them. And another scene shows a character impaled on a metal rod, and then he pulls the rod deeper into his chest. It may not be violent enough for an R rating, but I wouldn’t show it to anyone under 16.
5


Posted on 05/21/03 by Gordan Freeman Kid contributor, age 16

The evan/odd theory continues to work

Star Trek: Nemesis is the 10th instalment of the Star Trek film series and as a small time Treker I can honostly say I was impressed. It had some great action anda fine plot as well. My only beef is that parts of it seem overly similer to Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan.

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There are 1 reviews.

5


Posted on 07/09/07 by Spud Adult contributor

16+

I thought this movie was too violent for a PG-13 rating. While there weren’t very many violent scenes, the few that were there were pretty gory. In one scene, a roomful of people are exposed to weapon that instantly dehydrates them. And another scene shows a character impaled on a metal rod, and then he pulls the rod deeper into his chest. It may not be violent enough for an R rating, but I wouldn’t show it to anyone under 16.

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There are 1 reviews.

5


Posted on 05/21/03 by Gordan Freeman Kid contributor, age 16

The evan/odd theory continues to work

Star Trek: Nemesis is the 10th instalment of the Star Trek film series and as a small time Treker I can honostly say I was impressed. It had some great action anda fine plot as well. My only beef is that parts of it seem overly similer to Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan.
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