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Bob Mann (459 KP) rated Star Trek Generations (1994) in Movies

Sep 28, 2021  
Star Trek Generations (1994)
Star Trek Generations (1994)
1994 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
7
7.1 (26 Ratings)
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This was the movie that formally handed the baton from the ‘old crew’ to the TNG crew. It seems to be viewed by many as one of “the bad ones” (in the pretty consistent ‘good film-bad film’ flip-flop). But for me it’s one of my personal favourites, neatly blending the old and the new in a novel and inventive way. It includes the death of an icon (“Oh My” – great trivia question!) and the most spectacular demise of the Enterprise put onto film.

Patrick Stewart adds his usual RSC gravitas, and the scenes between him and Shatner are great fun. As Commander Data getting a dose of feelings from his ’emotion chip’, Brent Spiner is also great. The rest of the TNG crew get a mixed amount of air time, with the lovely Marina Sirtis putting in a great performance – particularly during the crash scene – but with Gates McFadden getting little other than an early bath!

The movie’s not without its issues though. Some the scenes – particularly one in ‘stellar cartography – could do with a lot of tightening up. This was director David Carson’s feature debut, after some previous Trek TV experience, and a more experienced movie director might have achieved an even better outcome.
  
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Christopher Nolan recommended The Right Stuff (1983) in Movies (curated)

 
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
1983 | Action, Drama
7.8 (5 Ratings)
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"screened a print of it for the crew before we started, because that’s a film that not enough people have seen on the big screen. It’s an almost perfectly made film. It’s one of the great American movies and people don’t quite realize how great it is — probably because it’s four hours long!"

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about L.A. to Vegas in TV

Nov 4, 2017  
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LA To Vegas: Official Trailer | LA TO VEGAS

LA TO VEGAS is a single-camera ensemble comedy about an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind – to come back a winner.

   
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1) in Books

Dec 12, 2021  
Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)
Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)
Chris Wooding | 2009 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
World building (0 more)
Lots of focus on Frey, Jes, and Crake too little on the rest of the crew (0 more)
This book was good. There are some rough spots here and there which does start to iron out in the next books as his writing style develops. I'm slightly glad this wasn't my introduction to the Katy Jay crew as it didn't really have many of my favorite people (Silo, who does become more prominent as the book series goes on, and Harkens who has a great overall character arc) so I'd recommend you read this book last or later as a way to answer questions you had that the other books didn't quite get into. (I read it 3rd). Frey is the least likable in this book.