Star Trek: Renegades (2015)
It is nearly ten years after Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant, and the Federation is in a crisis. The Federation's main suppliers of dilithium crystals are disappearing. Space and time have folded around several planets, effectively isolating them from any contact with outside worlds. And this phenomenon is not natural - someone or something is causing this to happen. This necessitates drastic measures; some of which are outside the Federation's normal jurisdiction. For this, Admiral Pavel Chekov, head of Starfleet Intelligence, turns to Commander Tuvok, Voyager's former security officer and current head of the newly reorganized Section 31. Tuvok must put together a new covert, renegade crew - mostly outcasts and rogues - even criminals. This new crew is tasked with finding out what is causing the folding of time and space, and stopping it - at all costs.
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Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
A lot of fun.
I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Okay, first off I want to say that as someone who was born and bred in a family of Trekkies( I would have been excommunicated from the family by my Uncles and Mom if they had not seen the love of TREK in meh) I am seriously amused by the critiquing of the sub par acting that is in this made for TV movie. I know most Trekkies want to forget...but the inescapable truth is that Shatner is the biggest HAM of all time, the only one who comes close to his level of HAM is the Great and Fabulous Adam West. You can tear apart this acting all you want, but the truth is this show reflects EXACTLY what the OG Star Trek was all about. I know it isn't done on purpose (hehehehe) but it is still as lovable as any of the Star Treks. I mean Come On Son, if you can find it in your heart to have a Trekkiesque love for Voyager, or delude yourself into thinking Shatner was anything more than a B actor (until his stint on Boston Legal and he owes a lot of that to his chemistry with Spader) than surely you can find it in your heart to show a little love for this Star Trek entry. Clearly it was an attempt to introduce a new series that never got picked up, but it still deserves a little love. It's worth viewing once just for the chance to see Xena's (Love me some Lucy Lawless) daughter playing Kahn's (Love me some Ricardo Montalbon even more) daughter. I've seen WAY better from the Trek Universe, but I've also seen Worse.
I am giving this movie a high score because I want to see more like this. For a crowdfunded movie it is really quite impressive and I want the series to move away from the hands of JJ Abrams who quite frankly, does not know what he is doing with the series and into a direction like this. Good characters, great spirit. Things that the JJ Abram's movies lack very much. This really feels like something that was not just about the money. For a movie that did not have a massive budget, the special effects were really quite phenomenal and the fact that they were able to get so many familiar faces on the show is really awesome. Tim Russ' daughter even makes an appearance on the show. If anything, just buy it and see what you think for yourself. I will really appreciate it and most importantly, I'm sure the star trek franchise will appreciate it.
Lots of good points and had lots of good potential, but left me feeling the void because, simply said, this one is not the Star Trek I was expecting. I have read many articles on FaceBook about Star Trek Renegades and each one had left me with the impression, the fans were true to have made this one become possible. So I was expecting a lot more than was delivered.Acting: 3/10 Some acting was good, but most of it wasn't. Tim Russ was the director. Mr. Russ should have asked for help from Johnathan Frakes. There were parts of the movie that clearly jumped around and cause confusion and a blank in the train of thought during the playback.Video: 9/10 The movie has great video quality. The darks were just right and colors were correct. However, speaking of Admiral Chekov's uniform, I'm thinking it was made for a dish washer, because the sleeves were way too short. Sort of had reminded me of high waters pants, if you know what I mean.Audio: 5/10 The audio channels were not as distinctive as one would expect.Final thoughts: Would I watch the next episode of Star Trek Renegades? I believe the first episode is a good start. I am with high hopes the series will become better and stronger as they continue to be produced.
his was an excellent try and a lot better than most most Hollywood multi million dollar blockbusters. It sets the scene of Starfleet very well. The characters were intriguing. It had some great Hollywood character actors of the past. The acting in places seemed abit off but what pilot doesn't. That's what I see this as. A start. A promise of more star trek renegades. Please do more.I know it's hard as CBS aren't prepared to do anymore star trek TV and you've got Paramount starting really well with the reboot but then short selling the sequel and being very stuck in there ways. These fan films are star treks fans chance for new meat. I'm really looking forward to axanar. Keep it. Bring the renegades back I want to know whose at the centre of it.