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Originally posted by: Commander Courage
Well it looks as if I OVERRATED Equilibrium. I agree about the emotion stuff, but despite that I found it a powerful commentary on the dangers of a "utopia". And the action wasn't bad either.I still like it better than the Matrix; especially the lack of two horrible sequels.
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Originally posted by: Warbler
Another SF film I consider to be under-rated is Star Trek III. People often say it is one of the worst Star Trek movies, I say it is one the better Star Trek movies.
Yeah, the whole notion of the odd-numbered Star Trek films being bad and the even ones being good is flawed. Sure 1 was a bit sub-par, but the Director's Edition DVD is a vast improvement. 3 is awesome and my personal favorite of the bunch. 5, again, was a little weak, but Shatner got screwed over by the studio who wanted to keep things cheap. The Final Frontier is probably the most underrated of the Trek films, as it actually is closer to the spirit of the original series than any of the other movies. Generations is alright, but they botched Kirk's death and the premise of the Nexus horribly. Insurrection was a disaster. That said, all the even-numbered films up to Nemesis were indeed excellent.
I agree on ST III, I think it is under-rated. I think V wasn't great, but had some great "character" moments, like with the camp scenes and when the Big Three have to overcome their inner demons. Generations also had some great character moments, like the scenes with Data and the emotion chip, Kirk and Picard. I still get bleary eyed in the beginning when Chekov asks if anyone was in deflector control, and Scotty just looks out and says "Aye"............Excuse me I can't go on!! I don't think they've made a good one since First Contact. Insurrection and Nemesis blow cheese, IMO.
