I have vivid memories of seeing “Nemesis-2002-movie-posters/”>Star Trek: Nemesis” on December 13, 2002 (the film’s opening day) and learning what true pop culture disappointment felt like.
“Star Trek” had been a part of my life and my home for as long as I could remember.
Even lesser “Star Trek” was still “Star Trek.” But “Nemesis” was different.
It was bad in unique ways.
It was bad in ways that didn’t feel like “Star Trek.” My life as a movie and TV fan, as a “Star Trek” fan, hinges on that day.
The day I learned that the things I loved could actively hurt me.
There are worse films out there, yes, but few carry the profound stench of disappointment quite like this one, a film that took one of the greatest casts of characters in science fiction history and gave them a conclusion so half-assed that it felt like a personal insult.
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