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By: John (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:39:49 on Jan 03, 2012

I finally watched the whole thing on YouTube this morning. While certainly better than what some fans with a good camera and software can produce, it's still lacking, but it is an interesting way of looking at the Trek universe and while at first you might think it contradicts Mirror Mirror and In a Mirror Darkly it really isn't. The overall acting leaves something to be desired, but Tim Russ does good with what he's directing. The Trek actors not playing their normal roles do ok, and of course what Trek fanboy wouldn't be loving Chase in the green skin. FX are videogame quality but considering the budget this probably had it suffices, and it was nice to see some class ships that we never got to see in any Trek project. Too bad they couldn't have got the original actor to play the baddie part towrads the end (I won't give it away who it is, but I think many will be thinking the same thing). On a 1-10 scale, I give the overall product a 6.

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By: Spaceball One (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:07:39 on Jan 01, 2012

I'm sure the people who make them put a lot of effort into what they're making. In the case of this one, it's cool that there's actual former "Trek" stars involved.

Still, that said, I've never held "fan films" based on a popular franchise in particularly high regard.

Frankly, I'd rather watch the worst episodes of the officially produced "Star Trek" ("And the Children Shall Lead", "Spock's Brain", "Threshold", etc.) on an endless loop than any of the fan productions out there.

If the makers of fan films really want to impress me, they'll make something original (or as close to it as anything can be, anyway), not based on an established franchise.

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By: StillKirok (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:26:18 on Jan 01, 2012

You have to hold fan films to a different standard than a Paramount production.

I always felt that New Voyages and Of Gods and Men worked because they just have more heart and soul than anything done by the studio in years.

I don't believe the studio gets it, and the fans do for the most part.

You're not going to get the perfectly acted film because these usually aren't the real Trek actors with real studio budgets.

It's really cool though when you do get real Trek people involved. It's a labor of love.

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By: rassmguy (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:57:11 on Jan 01, 2012

...I don't share Gustavo's opinion of this film, which I thought was pretty awful. Sorry, Gus! :)

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By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 08:50:00 on Jan 01, 2012

As everybody here knows, I love fan films. And OF GODS AND MEN is my all-time favorite fan production. I have always being interested in Captain John Harriman and in this movie, Harriman finally got to be the hero. And of course, there is Chase Masterson as a very dangerous Orion Slave Girl. Yay !!!

Gustavo

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