The scripts for the Star Wars movies are dreadful, and a trip through the Smithsonian Air & Space “Star Wars” exhibit was enough to reassure me that Lucas really is a pretentious blowhard. The exhibit was worth visiting (for fans) apart from the “quest” narrative that was on plaques throughout.
The first SW movie did, however, open the door for the big special effects movies (not just the sci-fi ones), bankrolled the CGI transformation, and ushered in practically everything that has followed.
In a real sense, the Star Trek franchise would not have been revived (probably) had it not been for Star Wars blowing the doors right off the hinges.
But there’s no comparison, IMO — Star Trek blows away Star Wars. The second group of three SW movies (the prequels) really, really sucked compared to the first three, which did a great job of referring to a backstory without having to show us, and wrapped up everything in a neat bow with “Return of the Jedi”. The opening gambit of ROTJ (the rescue from Jabba and that huge fight over that worm mouth) may be my favorite sequence from the entire series. But I’ve never gotten any of them on disk, or felt inclined to watch them again. I saw the atrocity of the cartoon Jabba in that restored footage in the original movie and realized just how low Lucas’ standards really are.
I’m not fond of the Star Trek reboot, either, haven’t seen the new one yet, may or may not see it, dunno. If I do, it’ll be in iMax.
I bought ST4:TVH on BluRay not long ago, hadn’t seen it in years, really enjoyed it (and it’s probably my favorite, though not their best, just the most fun), and also got ST:TNG “Best of Both Worlds” on BluRay, and enjoyed that, perhaps more than the first time. :’)
I just don’t think the Cinematic universes even compare. Star Wars even with its prequels(the worst of them would rank amongst the best Star Trek movies imo)is just a far more hashed universe, bad dialogue and all. Of course the Universe of Star Trek with TV included is much more expansive and had better stories. Star Wars though when you take books and games into consideration once again leaps to the front. I am a fan of both but my opinion strongly pushes me to Star Wars.