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Rank the first ten films

This list changes with my moods, but here's what it'd be today. The only consistencies really are that TWOK is always the best and NEM is always last. Figured I'd toss XI in there because it's one of the best films.

2 > 6 > 11 > 4 > 1 > 3 > 5 > 8 > 9 > 7 > 10
 
My list also changes with my moods...

The Undiscovered Country
The Motion Picture
The Search for Spock
The Final Frontier
The Wrath of Khan
Generations
The Voyage Home
Nemesis
Insurrection
First Contact
 
1. First Contact
2. Wrath of Khan
3. The Undiscovered Country
4. Generations
5. Insurrection
6. The Search for Spock
7. The Voyage Home
8. Nemesis
9. The Final Frontier
10. The Motion Picture
 
  1. TWOK
  2. FC
  3. TUC
  4. TVH
  5. TSFS
  6. ST (2009)
  7. NEM
  8. TMP
  9. GEN
  10. INS
  11. TFF

Looking at my list, I'm surprised at how highly NEM (which I hate) ends up ranked – I think because for all its flaws (and there are many), it's at least decently paced and maintains a consistent level of interest throughout, with only a few "WTF?" moments (the dune buggy chase being one of the biggest). All the films ranked under it are there not because NEM is all that great but because they're either incredibly boring (TMP, INS), wildly uneven in quality (GEN, TFF), poorly plotted (GEN, TMP, TFF, INS), full of moronic humor (INS, TFF), or all of the above.
 
Let's see....

1. First Contact
2. The Voyage Home
3. The Undiscovered Country
4. The Search for Spock
5. Nemesis
6. Generations
7. The Wrath of Kahn
8. The Final Frontier
9. Insurrection
10. The Motion Picture

Yes, I really do think that low of TWOK. Criminally over-rated IMO.
 
1. First Contact
2. The Wrath of Khan
3. The Undiscovered Country
4. The Voyage Home
5. Nemesis
6. Generations
7. The Search For Spock
8. Insurrection
9. The Motion Picture
10. The Final Frontier
 
1. "Star Trek: First Contact"
2. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
3. "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
4. "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"
5. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"
6. "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock"
7. "Star Trek: Generations"
8. "Star Trek: Insurrection"
9. "Star Trek: Nemesis"
10. "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"

To be honest, I've never been able to watch all of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". I should watch it again someday. I bet if I did I would probably want to rate it higher. I really hate the last two TNG movies and I can't imagine it being much worse than them.

Also, other than my top three, I think all of the movies are seriously flawed and not much better than mediocre. That's why those three are the only ones I own...they're the only ones I enjoy from start to finish and think don't have any serious story or character mishandling that really annoys me.
 
The Wrath of Khan
The Voyage Home
The Undiscovered Country
First Contact
The Search for Spock
Generations
The Motion Picture
Nemesis
Insurrection
The Final Frontier

(I confess waffled a bit on Nemesis, which I've only actually seen once all the way through.)
 
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