Of course TOS is the best, ST II being head and shoulders above the rest of the movies.
Then DS9. All other series I could do without, although for a short time TNG had a good thing going with the Worf family storyline.
Those of you familiar with the Brunching Shuttlecocks and the Self Made Critic might know of his Star Trek Movie Rating Criteria. I'll copy it here:
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Start with 50 Points, then add or subtract accordingly:
The Film was based on a TV episode: +20
The Film featured one of the stars of 7th Heaven: +10
The Film featured Spock's Father as Spock's Father: +5
The Film featured Spock's Father as a Klingon: +10
A major member of the series died during the film (either permanently or temporarily): -15
The captain had some kind of new love interest (ex-wives do not count): +10
The main story nothing to do with anyone related to a crew member: +10
Star Trek got religion: -20
There were extensive ship-to-ship battle scenes: +15
The Enterprise was destroyed: -10
The Film was directed by the first officer: +10
The Film was directed by the captain: -10
A guest star was once nominated for a Golden Globe Award: +5
The film featured a minor actor in a minor role who would eventually become a regular cast member on a Star Trek series: + 5
The crew of the Enterprise saved earth: +10
The Film was really an allegorical allusion to how we, as a people, need to be nicer to each other: -15
There was something weird going on with the all-logical/non-feeling character of Spock and/or Data: +5
The crew of the Enterprise broke a direct order from Starfleet: -5
Someone traveled through time: +5
The Villain was a machine, a bunch of pansy whales, or God: -15
The Villain was Mr. Roarke: +15
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Totaling up the points, we end up with the following scores:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture: 75
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: 90
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock: 50
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: 85
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: 5
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country: 90
Star Trek: Generations: 70
Star Trek: First Contact: 120
And finally,
Star Trek: Insurrection: 70
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I still haven't seen the last movie. Apparently, neither has the SMC. Anyone want to score it?
-Mikey