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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792158967
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0792158962
Label: Paramount
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Running Time: 103 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 1998
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Star Trek fans were decidedly mixed in their reactions to this, the ninth big-screen feature in Paramount's lucrative Trek franchise, but die-hard loyalists will appreciate the way this Next Generation adventure rekindles the spirit of the original Trek TV series while combining a tolerable dose of New-Agey philosophy with a light-hearted plot for the NextGen cast. This time out, Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his executive crew must transport to a Shangri-la-like planet to see why their android crewmate Data (Brent Spiner) has run amuck in a village full of peaceful Ba'ku artisans who--thanks to their planet's "metaphasic radiation"--haven't aged in 309 years.
It turns out there's a conspiracy afoot, masterminded by the devious, gruesomely aged Ru'afo (F. Murray Abraham, hamming it up under makeup resembling a cosmetic surgeon's worst nightmare), who's in cahoots with a renegade Starfleet admiral (Anthony Zerbe). They covet the fountain-of-youth power of the Ba'ku planet, but because their takeover plan violates Starfleet's Prime Directive of noninterference, it's up to Picard & crew to stop the scheme. Along the way, they all benefit from the metaphasic effect, which manifests itself as Worf's puberty (visible as a conspicuous case of Klingon acne), Picard's youthful romance with a Ba'ku woman (the lovely Donna Murphy), the touching though temporary return of Geordi's natural eyesight, and a moment when Troi asks Dr. Crusher if she's noticed that her "boobs are firming up."
Some fans scoffed at these humorous asides, but they're what make this Trek film as entertaining as it is slightly disappointing. Without the laughs (including Data's rousing excerpt from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore), this is a pretty routine entry in the franchise, with no real surprises, a number of plot holes, and the overall appearance of a big-budget TV episode. As costar and director, Jonathan Frakes proves a capable carrier of the Star Trek flame--and it's nice to see women in their forties portrayed as smart and sexy--but while this is surely an adequate Trek adventure, it doesn't quite rank with the best in the series. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This installment plays exactly like a longer TV episode--so-so plot added to TV like editing and sadly, TV like special effects;
Now I remember how ripped off I felt when I paid theatrical version money to see this in theaters years back;
That said, the Blu-Ray transfer looks just great--very sharp with good contrast;
At the time of this writing the individual Blu Ray was not out just yet but this episode was included in the boxed Blu Ray set...
Rating:  -
Behind and before the plot, all the setpieces in place make for a gorgeous tale of gray-scope morality, moral dilemmas, and ethical concerns.
Instead, the writers make the crew stick logic up our asses and go the hippie-liberal "Screw you, coherency!" route, while proceeding to arbitrarily make the "bad guys" seem irredeemably evil... about midway through the film.
The story set up is one with some very faint racist undertones, involving a group of "perfect" people ... Read More
Rating: -
This is by far the worst Star Trek movie ever made. TNG made plenty of bad movies and this one is no exception. First off, this does not even feel like a movie. Instead, it feels like a two-part TNG episode. So instead of watching this disgrace, watch any two-part TNG episode because it will be better. Many minor characters were given lame lines just to give them screen time.
Rating:  -
The special effects are acceptable. The acting top notch. The story line is good though the plot somewhat weak. This would have made a much better tv episode or made for tv movie than a theatrical release. I feel this movie doesn't know what it wants to be--a love story, an action/adventure, a drama, a comedy. It tries its hand on all the elements yet comes up short. It's a good effort that just doesn't pay off at the end. It's one of the weaker movies in the series, but still enjoyable enough to watch ... Read More
Rating: -
This film is really terrible, almost a self-parody, the humor is crass and silly. I was so bored during the action sequences, I had to force myself to watch them shoot at tinny flying robots. In the movie theater I couldn't belief this was Star Trek, it's just plain bad. Please skip it.
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