Well, okay, I understand you now. Yeah, I think STIV is just a
tad overrated, as once you get past the initial "funny bits" in the '80s, it seems to drag a bit. But it's a great change of pace, and good ol' fashioned fun.
As for Generations, I also used to think Kirk's death was uneventful, until I saw it enough I just got used to it. Also maybe it says something that he died not out of self-defense (as if he died in a firefight), but he willingly put himself in a dangerous situation to save millions of total strangers (same with Picard).
As for a stock footage explosion, it's news to me. I never noticed it. Come to think of it, how different
can one Bird of Prey being destroyed look from another?
