The star trek movies ranked worst to first blastr. However, there seem to be purists who consider it one of the worst star trek movies ever, maybe even worse than star trek v. Into darkness the single worst sequel in the history of film. Incidentally nemesis wasnt a terrible movie it was a somewhat fun scifi action film. The future of star trek on the big screen remains in limbo, especially in regard to star trek 4, the followup to 2016s star trek beyond. Abrams reboot it succeeded, into darkness is at least an actionpacked and rollicking romp, something its baffling. Best movies like star trek into darkness bestsimilar. Every star trek season of tv ever, ranked from worst to. John has been writing about what he likes movies, tv, comics, etc. It has protected our independence, which has never been so critical.
Sep 19, 2019 star trek has had an unusual road to its fandom. Sep 02, 20 sarah and captain logan respond to the fans choice at this years las vegas star trek convention of star trek. Hes worked in movies and rubbed shoulders with big names but somehow. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best screen rant. Star trek beyond comes three years after into darkness. Matt goldberg ranks the star trek movies from 1979s the motion picture through the next generation films and through 2016s star trek beyond. Jun, 2017 this is not the least enjoyable star trek movie. Star trek into darkness is a bad movie made badly that is also bad star trek and, worst of all, a cheap rehash of better things.
When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching earth, admiral james t. Fans vote star trek into darkness the worst trek movie of alltime. The franchise has had its share of low points, but the 2009 reboot, star trek, revitalized the franchise at the box office. Though it feels much more like a star wars film than anything star trek has ever done, into darkness. The film appears to have been shelved following a salary. Into darkness is a terrible movie im the type of person who prefers a good ending to a good beginning. But in the end its mostly a good bigbudget scifi action movie thats been marinated in star trek flavor packetsand thus not terribly different from the 2009 star trek reboot or its sequel, star trek into darkness. Here is the enterprise from the 2009 film and the repaired enterprise from into darkness for some comparison. Which star trek franchise movie made you angriest and why.
That was bad enough, but they copied and pasted most of twoks plot points and some of its script without any understanding of that movie or what made it great. Star trek franchise box office history the numbers. It began as a shortlived television series, and yet its a highly influential and long lasting franchise that has spawned four sequel series and. The rise of skywalker is not the ending of george lucas story. Abrams star trek into darkness the worst trek movie ever and we agree.
Discovery premieres january 2019, and not counting the shows second season, there have been a total of 31 seasons of star trek and its spinoffs, including the animated series. The motion picture would have plenty of time to work out all the kinks but alas, as the movie s dismal tomatometer and decades of fan gags about the motionless picture can attest, all of trek s time off didnt translate into an auspicious bigscreen debut for the crew of the. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Most of the final order isnt too surprising, but the assembled fans made one thing very clear. If you love the star trek franchise because it consistently delivers thought provoking interesting stories without the brutality and violence that hollywood seems hooked on, youre going to be as disappointed as i was with this movie. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best star trek. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia.
The film features chris pine reprising his role as captain james t. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Your chance to be captain, the doctor or a second in command. Galaxy quest is the seventh greatest star trek movie ever made, according to trek fans who also judged this summers star trek into. Jul 10, 2018 this star trek film from 2016 completes a trilogy of movies starring the kelvin timeline cast and succeeds, in part, by both running away from into darkness and by doing some of the things that. The wrath of khan will always be the superior film, it already had a back story kirk met khan in an original series episode, and the film is about khan seeking revenge after what kirk did to him and. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. All star trek movies ranked from worst to best photos. Fans name star trek into darkness as the worst trek. Ive read almost 300 novels so far, and im really not demanding. Trekkies at a star trek fan convention in las vegas voted j. I really enjoyed iron man 3 and star trek into darkness, and i believe there are much worse star trek films.
The worst of the worst star trek novels trek books the. More people saw that film than any iteration of star trek that existed before. This star trek film from 2016 completes a trilogy of movies starring the kelvin timeline cast and succeeds, in part, by both running away from into darkness and by doing some of the things that. Into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies the guardian. Sep 28, 2015 however, what completely killed this movie for me was the ending when j. I confess that i have not sat through a star trek movie since star trek iv. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. At least, thats the pronouncement of fans from the star trek 20 convention in las vegas, who were invited to rank the movies inspired by. Star trek movies ranked from worst to best collider. And the films creators have taken fan criticism to heart in a host of. William shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan. Jul 15, 2019 either the tng movies not films for not respecting or accurately portraying the tng crew, or the jar jar abrams reboot film series mainly the first two. Start trek into darkness has been voted the worst movie in the scifi. The movie was fantastic and i absolutely loved it but the script felt dumbed down and jj did his best with what he was given.
Aug 21, 20 simon pegg has a message for those who say that star trek into darkness is the worst movie ever made of the franchise. Star trek fans judged this summers star trek into darkness to be the worst of all time. And so, in honor of the thirteenth movie installment star trek hitting the theaters on july 22, we ranked all the star trek movies from worst to best. Sep 19, 20 last month, the annual star trek convention in las vegas declared star trek into darkness the worst film of the franchise. The star trek movies, as ranked by star trek congoers. Into darkness is not only a terrible movie, its grossly unoriginal with an ending that was ripped off from a far better film.
Matt goldberg ranks the star trek movies from 1979s the motion picture. Star trek into darkness is the most successful star trek movie ever made. Apart from the ridiculous comedy bit wherein uhura, one of starfleets foremost communications officers, c. Star trek into darkness should be renamed star trek in name only. Fans name star trek into darkness as the worst trek movie. I also included the tshaped sections on the bottom of the saucer which i believe the art of star trek book said was landing gear in the tos enterprise in the comparison. There have been thirteen star trek movies over the last 40 years.
Why do so many trekkies hate star trek into darkness. Thats out of twelve possible choicesincluding eleven official star trek. Today marks the 25th anniversary of a dark day for star trek fandom. And like post phantom menace trauma, its probably taken too long to admit this, but into. Yet there are a handful of st novels that were so bad, i didnt manage to finish them. Abrams, star trek into darkness is a blatant remake of star trek ii. And yet, star trek 2009 was technically the eleventh star trek film, and into darkness thetwelfth. Into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies. Into darkness is the worst star trek film ever, say. Aug 14, 20 into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies this article is more than 6 years old convention rates jj abrams boxoffice hit poorest in entire canon behind even galaxy quest, which. Zachary quinto still hopes star trek 4 will happen.
So best guess, the unexpected reunion between james t. Into darkness is the worst star trek film ever, say trekkies metro film reporter wednesday 14 aug 20 6. Into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies film. Star trek 2009, guardians of the galaxy 2014, star trek beyond 2016, star trek 1966, farscape 1999. Into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies this article is more than 6 years old convention rates jj abrams boxoffice hit. Star trek into darkness movie quotes rotten tomatoes.
Star trek into darkness borrows much from the wrath of khan the 2nd movie of the original series. Lost creator abrams, who has made it clear he was not a star trek fan. Speaking of wrath of khan parodies into darkness is actually the worst star trek movie. Even if you would have wanted to bring a bit more action to a new series of star trek movies there would have been a more enjoyable way to do this. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best aug 18, 20 i really enjoyed iron man 3 and star trek into darkness, and i believe there are much worse star trek films. Its the 25th anniversary of the worst star trek movie ever. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to. The comedic actorwriter passed along that sentiment during an. What has always distinguished star trek from other scifi is the thoughtful and nuanced way that philosophical and sociological commentary was woven into the stories. Home star trek star trek into darkness quotes movie details. Star trek fans have voted star trek into darkness as the worst star trek movie ever made. They went to all the trouble of rebooting the franchise, only to release a halfassed modernized version of star trek ii. At the creation star trek convention in las vegas last weekend, star trek fans celebrated nearly 50 years of gene roddenberrys classic scifi franchise, but they wanted to make sure they made one thing abundantly clear. We also made giant charts and ranked seasons based on how many good versus bad episodes it had.
Fans name star trek into darkness as the worst trek movie ever. Aug 14, 20 quick, whats the worst star trek movie ever made. Galaxy quest is the seventh greatest star trek movie ever made, according to trek fans who also judged this summers star trek into darkness to be the worst of all time. Star trek into darkness 20 star trek into darkness. Trekkies vote star trek into darkness the worst trek. I was reading an article about frakes directing insurrection and how bad it was and a lot of people in the comments section were bashing into the darkness as being the worst trek movie. This whole new series of parallel universe star trek movies is just a cheap ripoff of one of the best franchises ever made. They cannibalized it for fast profit and killed their long term profit. Aug 14, 20 star trek into darkness was deemed the worst of the 12 films that have been made in the franchise, and was even booed at its mere mention. Sarah and captain logan respond to the fans choice at this years las vegas star trek convention of star trek.
It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. With star trek beyond beaming into theaters this friday july 22, its time to take a look back at the franchises bigscreen adventures to date even when you take away the tv component five series and a sixth on the way and all the books, comics and other assorted media, star trek remains an impressive franchise based just on its film output. Galaxy quest voted a better star trek movie than star trek. The movie was fantastic and i absolutely loved it but the script felt dumbed down. Into darkness is the worst star trek film ever, say trekkies metro. Every star trek movie ranked from worst to best screen. Whether the exciting new star trek movie has made you a fan or youve been watching classic star trek, next generation, voyager, ds9, or enterprise for years youll want to beam up to your next costume party in this officially licensed star trek costume. Why is into the darkness considered to be a bad trek movie. After a solid jump start to the franchise with the 09 star trek, j. Star trek into darkness was made worse by the directors denials and attempts at subterfuge to hide the films big twist. Star trek into darkness was deemed the worst of the 12 films that have been made in the franchise, and was even booed at its mere mention. Which star trek novels were the worst you ever readtried reading. Aug, 20 galaxy quest is the seventh greatest star trek movie ever made, according to trek fans who also judged this summers star trek into darkness to be the worst of all time. The original series began nearly 50 years ago and created a tv and movie franchise that is still going on.
Star trek is not just a lot of scifi nonsense but a meaningful exploration of what it means to be human. It is, in terms of what it took at the box office and how many people went to see it. It certainly has its flaws, but overall i quite enjoyed it. Star trek into darkness is what modern action filmmaking has evolved into. The only thing bold about star trek into darkness is the choice to exclude a colon from its title. The voyage home in 1986, where they went to san francisco and spock swam with humpback whales. His muchloved mystery box approach, which only really works as a marketing tool, fails him on a story. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. Last month, the annual star trek convention in las vegas declared star trek into darkness the worst film of the franchise.
Into darkness voted worst star trek film by trekkies this article is more than 6 years old convention rates jj abrams boxoffice hit poorest in entire canon behind even galaxy quest, which. Abrams took a step in the wrong direction with his followup, by rehashing many elements of wrath of khan, rather than letting the new universe evolve in its own direction. The other controversies surrounding star trek into darkness. The final frontier, or to give it its proper name, the worst star trek movie that isnt star trek. That is probably slightly annoying to some star trek fans which i totally understand. Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, star trek into darkness is a rock solid. Paramount has canceled star trek 4, and disneys star. For 50 years, the star trek franchise has been going boldly where no scifi franchise has gone before. Simon pegg has a message for those who say that star trek into darkness is the worst movie ever made of the franchise. And i hope im not just confusing that with some family vacation i once took. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j.
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