646f9e108c In a time prior to the United Federation of Planets, a young coalition of worlds led by Earth battle the Romulan Star Empire for their very survival. This a non-profit movie made through a Kickstarter campaign, and does specifically NOT include any actors from the commercial Star Trek movies or series.<br/><br/>Done with a budget of only $22.600 (minus the Kickstarter share) this movie makes a good job at closing out the story threads left hanging after the cancellation of the TV-series Enterprise in 2005. The story and writing is quite good and the acting ranges from sufficient to good. The special effects, sound and music is of commercial quality. If you cannot tolerate the use of "lense flares" and "soft-focus haze" you might be a bit irritated due to its frequent use, though.<br/><br/>In contrast to some other fan films they took the time to edit the whole movie together properly (looking at you "Renegades"). I could only find one or two occurrences where they could have fit the pieces better together, and this wasn't due to "missing scenes" - but rather they unnecessarily repeated some information.<br/><br/>I give the movie 8/10. Horizon is a fan film and produced on a shoestring budget and a must- see for any true Star Trek fan. I went in expecting to see minimal, if any special effects. What I didn't expect was that I found Horizon equal to other installments in the Star Trek franchise in terms of richness of story and depth of characters. The cast--all clearly Star Trek fans--relayed its passion through the screen. You won't see much of the Enterprise and the classic cast of characters on this film. Instead, you'll see a fresh story that could be its own series within Roddenberry's canon. If you've watched every Star Trek movie and all the various series, then you won't regret watching Star Trek: Horizon. Star Trek: Horizon is a feature-length film, made by fans in love with Star Trek, that is set during the time of Enterprise (the fifth Star Trek series). It is our goal to create a feature film that is worthy of the name Star Trek and that can close out the story threads that were left hanging after Enterprises untimely cancellation in 2005. Kickstarter campaign exists.
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