The first time I saw Insurrection in the theatres, I was appalled and horrified. My favorite science fiction franchise of all time had become a singing and laughing bad joke affair. I walked out of the theatre disgusted. I even refused to watch it on video when my mother rented it. Four years later though, I've had a change of heart. If you take away the singing and the jokes about butts and boobs, this movie is "Star Trek" the way Gene Roddenberry wanted it. The movie is generally good, but not "Wrath of Kahn", "First Contact" or "Nemesis" great. The film is a little hokey from time to time, and the jokes wouldn't be so bad if there weren't so many of them (I couldn't look at Data the same way again after the butt joke.) No offensive to Mr. Spiner, but leave the music on broadway. He's a great singer, but you can't win a tony if you're singing in a movie! The special effects were pretty good (I liked the little pet pocket thing, that was cute.) The orchestral score lacked a little, but it was still good. My final thought on this movie; not as bad some people make it out to be.
Review of Star Trek: Insurrection
