Advantages: It's Star Trek.
Disadvantages: It's Star Trek.

...One day last week i was in my local shop getting my usual daily stock of cigs and chocolate. I was just about to leave when it caught my eye. A very large piece of cardboard( about the size of 2 A4 sheets of paper) with the words Star trek on it and a magazine and a dvd stuck to it.It had grabbed my attention when i looked furtherer i noticed that it was a new magazine series about star trek. It comes with a dvd of a particular film or tv episode and a magazine about that dvd and it only costs £3.99 (after the first issue the price goes up to £7.99). So being a bit of a star trek fan i decided that this was too good an opportunity to miss so i bought it. For those of yous that don't know about star trek (where have you been for the last 40 years) here is a brief description of what star trek is. Star trek( this is now know as tos... Read review

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Advantages: The entire main cast from the TV show return
Disadvantages: It is very slow

...---------------- INTRODUCTION ---------------- Released in 1979, STAR TREK - THE MOTION PICTURE is a sequel to the 1960s television show STAR TREK. The franchise had suffered the ignominy of an animated series in the mid-1970s, which is in fact regarded quite highly amongst aficionados, but this film really kickstarted the STAR TREK franchise, leading to a further 9 films with yet another currently being made, and another four TV series to date. The STAR TREK saga truly is the franchise that wouldn't die and this film has a large part to play in that (although not as large a part as the second film - STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN - as you will see if you read my upcoming review on that movie!) ---------------- THE PLOT ---------------- Admiral James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise enter the enormous constructions... Read review

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Advantages: Every Star Trek Movie, in one Handy Box
Disadvantages: There aren't enough hours in a day!

...If you love Star Trek, these are definitely for you! This is every movie ever made, okay thats only ten, but still thats impressive. The packaging is brilliant, it is a box within a box, with two Holders within that, which spread out and hold five movies. There are five original movies, and five of the next generation movies. In total they make 1101 minutes (I make that about 18 hours 30 mins) of pure star Trek excellence. The ratings of the movies differ, 1 is a U, 3 are 12s, and the rest are PG. All of the DVDs look the same, but as you lift the DVDs out the packaging there is a piece of artwork underneith relating to the movie. Right so the movies themselves, I wont tell you storylines, as 1, you probably know them anyway, also I dont want to give away too much if you havent seen them. STAR TREK: THE MOTION... Read review

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Advantages: One of the best Star Trek scores ever
Disadvantages: A bit repetitious at times

...Star Trek V: The Final Frontier came out in 1989 and was highly anticipated by fans, especially since the last three Trek movies had been such successes and The Next Generation TV series (airing since 1987) had also been gaining in popularity in the mainstream of audiences. Directed by William Shatner, this would be the first original crew feature in the new Enterprise-A, filled with religious mysticism, Klingons and a misguided Vulcan. So everything seemed to be in order; alas, the film was a great disappointment. It fared extremely badly and has been often called the worst Star Trek movie ever. It simply does not strike the right buttons the previous Star Trek films did on any point. The comedy seemed forced, overwhelming the dramatic aspects of the story, the special effects were lousy, there were numerous editorial mistakes very... Read review

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Advantages: A Goldsmith classic, absolutely brilliant
Disadvantages: Main theme maybe too familiar

...When Star Wars exploded into the Hollywood scene in 1977, it sparked off a great interest in sci-fi and fantasy films. Many attempted to make another "Star Wars" success by making large scale sci-fi movies and TV shows like Battlestar Galactica, Moonraker and Star Trek. When it was decided to make a feature length film out of the cult-series of the late-1960's, Star Trek - The Motion Picture of 1979 was hoped to spark off the same kind of interest and fan-response of Star Wars. After all Star Trek had been growing in popularity through syndicated re-runs and the audience was certainly there. The budget given to the film was enormous, the special effects were first class at the time, the film was helmed by the legendary director Robert Wise, and the music was provided by one of the leading composers in Hollywood, Jerry Goldsmith who had... Read review

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Advantages: Great music by James Horner
Disadvantages: Some think a little too repeating of Star Trek II

...After Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ended on a distinctly somber note with the death of Spock, some doubts were raised as to the future of Star Trek. With Spock gone what point was there to go on. But sure enough two years later a third entry did appear, entitled Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and directed by Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy. Continuing right where the last movie ended, Kirk and crew are on their way back to Earth while Kirk's son and Lt. Saavik (both introduced in Trek II) go investigating the Genesis planet just created. After Dr. McCoy starts behaving strangely, Kirk soon finds out that Spock had transported his Katra (soul) into McCoy before he went off to face death. Now Kirk has to get McCoy to Genesis in order to get Spock's body and take them to Vulcan. The problem is that Genesis has been declared off limits... Read review

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Advantages: Combines strategy with action,Clean graphics,Trek universe
Disadvantages: No free roaming,Away team config is almost pointless, only good for Star Trek fans

...Star Trek television shows have dropped like flies at a minor league baseball game. First Next Generation, then DS9, now Voyager - all sent out to deep space. It's a shame, but also a blessing in disguise. All that creative talent has been reborn on computer screens across the globe, producing a distinctly uncharacteristic winning streak for the license. Star Trek Away Team could be defined a winner, but with some major caveats. It's a compelling mix of several genres, including the real-time strategic combat of Commandos, the tactical of Rainbow Six, and the good old-fashioned blast-em-up action of its older brother, Star Trek Elite Force. Although the game is billed as squad-based strategy, it's the combination of these genres that make the game intriguing. You never quite settle into one game mode, thanks mostly to some relatively... Read review

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Advantages: A reasonably good overture
Disadvantages: The merits end there

...Beginning where the last film ended, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home continues the story as Kirk and crew are in exile on Vulcan when they defied Starfleet and stole the Enterprise in order to get Spock's body away from the planet Genesis and back to Vulcan. After fighting off Starfleet, Klingons and a destructing planet they managed to get Spock back to Vulcan where they performed a seremony to reunite Spock's katra (Spock's consciousness at the time in McCoy) with his body, finally bringing him back to life. Now Kirk and the rest have decided to return to Earth and face the consequences. Piloting their stolen Klingon Bird of Prey they soon find out that Earth is being bombarded by an alien probe, scanning and vaporising the oceans in search for humpback whales, as it is soon discovered. The whales have been extinct since the 21st century... Read review

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Advantages: Star Trek what more can be said?
Disadvantages: Not enough hours in the day to watch!

...What would I have done without Star Trek: The next generation? Well.... I could have studied and become a doctor, got rich, travelled the world - I could go on but I won't instead I discovered the fantasy world of Star Trek:TNG and it will be with me forever! Now I am not a complete Trekkie (apologies to those who are) I don't like the orignal series at all - Deep Space 9 was ok, Never got into Voyager and haven't even seen an episode of Voyager. I guess in some respects Star Trek is a generational thing, by that I mean I got into TNG when I was in my teens when it was new so it is MY version of what Star Trek is. My mum says the originals are the best as that was her generation of Star Trek - Am I making any sense? Probably not so I'll leave it at TNG is my idea of Star Trek world. This box set was given to me as a gift and I... Read review

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Advantages: A great story
Disadvantages: graphics need improvement

...Star Trek Elite Force was the first of the two star trek elite force games. And i have to say, this is one of the best star trek games to date. The story starts in a holodeck simulation fighting the Borg. Then, USS Voyager is attacked by an unknown probe. Captain Janeway comanding Voyager orders the probes destruction when the ship is almost destroyed. As a result of destroying the probe, Voyager is transported to a star trek grave yard where a huge space station called the forge is draining the energy from the all the ships in the area including Voyager. With a limited amount of time before Voyager is disabled, Janeway must put in service Voyager's new security team, the hazard team lead by LT Foster and second in command Ensign Munro, your character. You must proced to complete various missions to save Voyager and the galaxy from... Read review

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