I just watched Insurrection with my girlfriend (right after Christmas) and I still think it's a fantastic Star Trek movie. I don't get what any of you might dislike about it so much (skyjedi in particular). I'd be curious to know your reasoning.

While the story is a bit cliche for the Star Trek universe, it's still dramatic and well done. From there the characters are likable and believable. The action is nice throughout (and fantastic to watch when it comes to the ship battles). And, lastly, there are a lot of hilarious parts that make me laugh.

I suppose the biggest flaw for the movie (in my mind) would be the fact that it isn't successful with Star Trek's sense of wonder and exploration (the alien planet and people are rather shallow and hollow). After that, beyond the questions of disobeying orders and standing up for what's right, there really isn't too much that gets my mind thinking about this movie. Lastly, the technological elements of the story were thrown around too loosely for me to enjoy them on their own (which is always a nice aspect of sci-fi). However, each of those points just make the movie mediocre (not necessarily bad) and a lot of other Star trek movies also do a horrible job with them. The movie, on the whole, is still entertaining for what it does right.

I'm thinking that people who don't like Insurrection might be a little too serious about themselves. To elaborate, they probably didn't like being presented with humor in Star Trek and would, instead, have preferred the usual "epic" or "badass" approach we seem to always get from Hollywood. I suppose I can understand this perspective: when people spend 7 dollars on a movie ticket they want something they can expect to enjoy. However, I appreciate stories that can try something different and go with an approach that is new. Insurrection isn't great, but it's still good and offers a kind of entertainment that isn't tried nearly as often.