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Star Trek: First Contact
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The Movie:
I can't say I've ever really been a fan of the "Star Trek" series, but of those I've seen, this is definitely one of the better efforts, with a more serious attitude that makes it easier to become involved with the plot.
This film has the crew of the Enterprise fighting with their enemy the Borg, who have gone back in time before humans were technologically advanced to stop them from making their first warp speed flight. The Enterprise crew goes back themselves to help the inventor(James Cromwell) who is about to make the first flight possible. Suddenly though, the movie ups the intensity by having the Borg try to take over the Enterprise and "assimilate" everyone on board the ship. There are some attempts at humor, but I almost wish they had done without any sort of laughs for this film. The comedy takes away from the intensity that the film otherwise displays - it does action and thrills well enough that comedy slows the film up a bit.
There are a few slow moments, but the film otherwise does such a good job with the action and effects that less-than-entertaining moments are quickly passed over and forgotten. A movie that both Trek fans and non-fans can more than likely enjoy.
The DVD
VIDEO: "First Contact" is one of the early titles from Paramount, and it's also anamorphic. Aside from a few very minor flaws, this disc offers wonderful picture quality. Images are sharp and offer very good detail. Colors are exceptional and are well-saturated, without any problems. Black level is excellent, as well. The only flaw that I noticed were trace amounts of shimmering in a handful of scenes. Other than that, there really isn't much at all to complain about with the efforts that Paramount did here.
SOUND This is definitely one of the more impressive films I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Surrounds are put to agressive and extremely effective use. There are plenty of scenes that are stunning in their use of sound, especially the fight that takes place in chapter 4, where explosions and laser beams are intensely heard from all around or the gunfire towards the end of chapter 18. A number of scenes also offer some serious bass. Jerry Goldsmith's score sounds fantastic, and dialogue sounds clear as well. A really wonderful experience in terms of audio.
MENUS:: Although I can understand that this was a fairly early title, it still would have been nice to have animated menus on a movie like this one.
EXTRAS: Theatrical & teaser trailers.
I can't say I've ever really been a fan of the "Star Trek" series, but of those I've seen, this is definitely one of the better efforts, with a more serious attitude that makes it easier to become involved with the plot.
This film has the crew of the Enterprise fighting with their enemy the Borg, who have gone back in time before humans were technologically advanced to stop them from making their first warp speed flight. The Enterprise crew goes back themselves to help the inventor(James Cromwell) who is about to make the first flight possible. Suddenly though, the movie ups the intensity by having the Borg try to take over the Enterprise and "assimilate" everyone on board the ship. There are some attempts at humor, but I almost wish they had done without any sort of laughs for this film. The comedy takes away from the intensity that the film otherwise displays - it does action and thrills well enough that comedy slows the film up a bit.
There are a few slow moments, but the film otherwise does such a good job with the action and effects that less-than-entertaining moments are quickly passed over and forgotten. A movie that both Trek fans and non-fans can more than likely enjoy.
The DVD
VIDEO: "First Contact" is one of the early titles from Paramount, and it's also anamorphic. Aside from a few very minor flaws, this disc offers wonderful picture quality. Images are sharp and offer very good detail. Colors are exceptional and are well-saturated, without any problems. Black level is excellent, as well. The only flaw that I noticed were trace amounts of shimmering in a handful of scenes. Other than that, there really isn't much at all to complain about with the efforts that Paramount did here.
SOUND This is definitely one of the more impressive films I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Surrounds are put to agressive and extremely effective use. There are plenty of scenes that are stunning in their use of sound, especially the fight that takes place in chapter 4, where explosions and laser beams are intensely heard from all around or the gunfire towards the end of chapter 18. A number of scenes also offer some serious bass. Jerry Goldsmith's score sounds fantastic, and dialogue sounds clear as well. A really wonderful experience in terms of audio.
MENUS:: Although I can understand that this was a fairly early title, it still would have been nice to have animated menus on a movie like this one.
EXTRAS: Theatrical & teaser trailers.
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