Also known as Scott Rowley’s Movie Opinion. Naturally, I will feel free to interject my own thoughts even though I haven’t seen the movies in question. We start with Star Trek: Insurrection, about which he writes, “Obviously (and hopefully) nobody goes to any Star Trek film expecting great art [speak for yourself, pal, but we concur the even numbered ones are superior, ed.]. Star Trek VIII is no exception. |
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 | The formulaic plot is as follows: some out of the way idyllic society has something that eveyone else wants (in this case, metaphysical radiation that prevents and even reverses the aging process), some Federation insider-bad-guy wants to “ethnically relocate” them, and Jean-Luc and the gang are going to set things right. Along the way, Jean-Luc meets a sweetie, wins over the sweetie, saves the sweetie (and she is a genuine sweetie, I really liked her), and promises to return to the sweetie for some quality time. Maybe in the next film we’ll actually see them lock lips. This installment also sees the romance between Riker and Deanna rekindled with the help of a little metaphysical radiation. Unfortunately, we only get to see a little slap and tickle, but there’s always next episode! The radiation also reverses Jordy’s life long blindness. In a poignant scene we get to enjoy with him his first full-sighted sunrise. And seeing how LaVar Burton [no relation to Lauren and Mike] has some of the best looking eyes in Hollywood, it’s nice to finally see them again! [Scott’s always going on about his eyes.] |
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The bad guy is F. Murray Abraham as a loose skinned alien who exudes nastiness. [And how is this different from the part he played in Amadeus?] He did a fine job and I loved it when he killed the Federation bad guy by stretching his head. |
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Waking Ned Divine was delightful, a beautiful film with some great comedic moments that manages to get a message across with out being preachy. The interpersonal relationships were well developed and explained, more a look at a close knit family, not just a community. There is, of course, one bad apple, and the way in whch she gets “removed from the barrel” is one of the film’s high points. The film does require a bit of belief suspension. If someone really did win nearly seven million pounds (just over nine million dollars by my figuring), I think |  |
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it would create a little more media attention, and certainly more research by the Lotto people than was portrayed. Aside from that, it’s a charming must-see. Four Junior Mints out of five |
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