I heard somewhere that all the odd numbered star trek movies suck and all the even numbered ones are at least pretty good or downright awesome. Is this true?
I've been watching them for the first time, I'm up to 5 and it's true so far.
Though "suck" is too strong a word.
Have you ever seen the tv show before watching the movies? I've never watched the show, and I'm wondering if the movies would be accessible to a person who hasn't seen the show.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is pretty much "fans only", and Star Trek V is too awful for anyone to want to watch except fans, but 2, 3, 4, and 6 are accessible for non-fans. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the best so definitely start with that one, and then if you're not scared away yet, ST III: The Search for Spock & ST IV: The Voyage Home form a loose trilogy with II, so I'd watch those two also. After that, you can skip ST V and go on to ST VI. It's a fitting conclusion to the series.
After that, you have the four Next Generation movies, but I can't really recommend any of them. Star Trek: First Contact is the only one that's any good, but if you're not already familiar with the Borg from the series, then I don't know if it would be worth watching or not.