Rex Bachmann
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Lloyd White wrote (post #197):
Your comment gives me occasion to sort of belabor the point about what I see as one of the major failings of this film, and even of The Wrath of Khan. In neither film do I get an "epic feel", unlike with the Dominion War arc of DS 9. In both cases, what we get is a one-on-one confrontation between ships and their captains of---let's face it---, basically, a personal nature.
Not that I wanted the Klingons in on the story---they've been in waaaaay too many already, in my estimation---, but, although the personal confrontation may be good for a stage play, without some outside reference the story disappoints and does not make the grade for me in an "expansive" movie that's supposed to be "epic" in scope.
We all know---or should know by now---that ST 2 was working under severe budget restrictions, but also studio pressure to "keep it simple" and make it work. It just seems to me that in the copying process---and I think that's what we have here (and I can only judge from the produced script, not from predecessor versions)---they kept it simple, but, ultimately, failed to make it (Nemesis) work, despite the looser budget strings and better corporate backing.