Star Trek: Insurrection gave it a score of six out of ten. The British newspaper "The People" also said it was an extended television episode. "The Independent" said that "Insurrection" "never stops being familiarly jolly and antiquated", and called the entire "Star Trek" film franchise "old-fashioned". "The Washington Post" also called the film old fashioned, but "in the best sense of the word", and said that the film did what the "doctor – make that Dr. 'Bones' McCoy – ordered". British journalist Simon Rose, writing for "The Daily Mirror" was more critical of the film, saying that it failed to break the odd-numbered
The Star Trek Encyclopedia "Encyclopedia" mostly covers material from the "Star Trek" television series and the "Star Trek" motion pictures, which, according to Gene Roddenberry, are the extent of the "Star Trek" canon. It does include some completely original information. Given that this information is part of an officially licensed publication but not actually included in any "Star Trek" movie or television episode, its canonicity is disputed. Some entries in the "Encyclopedia" contain behind-the-scenes information, presented in italicized text. Unlike the "", the "Encyclopedia" makes no detailed speculations about "Star Trek" technology. The "Encyclopedia" was inspired by a previous book by the same writing