Star Trek: First Contact [1996]

The one - the moment where everything simply came together at the right time to create a thrilling adventure which still stands as the best TNG big screen outing and one of the best ‘Star Trek’ films, offering a taste of what could have been if the follow up films hadn’t been so muddled. The USS Enterprise and her crew find themselves in a battle to save Earth and the entire future of their history, as they must travel back in time to defeat the Federations greatest enemy, The Borg, from erasing their entire civilisation… It fires on all cylinders from the moment it starts, and never drops the pace right through until the end, setting up the story quickly and efficiently and following its two parallel stories (on Earth and on the Enterprise) until they dovetail in the finale. The cast had hit their stride, the visual effects are largely terrific (the model and other practical work hold up staggeringly well, and most of the CGI looks good for its age as well - apart from the plasma but even in 1996 that was a bit iffy!) and the picture quality is the best I think I’ve seen, even on the standard Blu-ray. It’s really never looked better. Extras are lengthy with three commentaries (one with Jonathan Frakes, one with Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, one with Damon Lindelof and Anthony Pascale and the standard text commentary from Mike and Denise Okuda….plenty to digest in all of them), plus hours and hours of archive featurettes, interviews, storyboards, etc Very worthwhile purchase.

This is a really well made film. It has a good plot, good action, nice effects and the Borg! Having failed to assimilate Earth at the battle of Wolf 359 in the ST:TNG double episode 'Best of Both Worlds', the Borg go back in time to try to assimilate Earth again. Trouble is that since Picard was partially assimulated in the previously mentioned double episode, he can 'hear' the Borg collective in his head and so is there to thwart the Borg's attempts as they travel through time. Here is the only plot hole in this film. Why travel through time whilst you have the whole of the Federation's ships around you and risk the possbility of another ship following you through the time rift? Why not travel back in the privacy of 'Borg space' and no-one would ever know the difference! Anyway - the Enterprise manages to follow the Borg back in time to a historic moment when mankind is just getting over World War III (yes, 3!) and one crazy scientist is converting an old missile into a ship equipped with a prototype warp drive system. Its maiden flight is about to take place and this will trigger a series of events that will lead to the creation of the Federation (see the Enterprise series for more details). The Borg see this as an ideal opportunity to take over mankind and its up to our entrepid Enterprise crew to stop them. This film has all the elements of good Trek. It plays on the strongly established main characters and their relationships, it ties in well with established Trek canon, it has a good balance on action and humerous moments. Patrick Stewart gives a stellar performance as Captain Picard thanks to a well written script and the directorship of fellow crewman, Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker). I doubt that you will have missed this film if you are at all into Star Trek as it is a classic. Even if you are not into Star Trek, you will enjoy and appreciate a well made film. The extra's on this DVD are on a par with previous Special Editions with good commentary by cast and crew. A worth addition to anyone's DVD collection.

I got a bunch of movies to play on my new Z95B, and this one was obvious as it's the best TNG movie. So far, it also does the best job of showing off the capabilities of my TV -- though Guardians is next on the list, so maybe not for long. Still, it's a great movie and it looks spectacular.

Great movie and always nice to own physical copies these days

Uses the episodes "The City on the Edge of Forever" and "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2" for inspiration. Has loads of extras and commentary tracks. It's a pretty good Sci-Fi film.

A fantastic film

Brilliant Startrek film. We are the borg in 4k is outstanding. If you like startrek get a 4k blu-ray player and tv and get this. Fast service and delivery would recommend.

As this is an even numbered Star Trek film you know it's one of the better ones (Excluding number 10 of course) and this is easily the best example with the Next Generation crew. Paramount have done a stunning job with the 4K upgrade to this disc, especially if you can make use of the Dolby Vision HDR. As with most 4K discs nowadays it really does help re-create that cinematic feel and the details brought out from the resolution upgrade are excellent. Highly recommended.

Although watching a Star Trek film requires shedding reality for a couple of hours, both the novice and the dedicated "Trekkie" can enjoy this one. The newcomer may wonder about technical matters: how fast is "warp ten"?; what's a "temporal vortex"?; why are Federation weapons so ungainly? Ignore these minor issues for later reflection. For now, watch this film for the adventure and the people living it. There's plenty of adventure and some of the people are a treat. The adventure is a chase through time and space to Earth of this century. The Borg, a triumph of biotechnology, are trying to disrupt history itself. A mixture of machine and organisms, they are personified as the epitome of evil. They aspire to assimilate members of any sentient species into their "perfect" collective. They simply want everybody to be like them: rather like globalization on a galactic scale. Their leader is rather like a queen bee, a superior among equals . She's a truly gross character, both physically and morally, the perfect example of the "modern woman" as a corporate manager. Superbly portrayed by Alice Krige, one can only wish the make-up team who turned this beautiful South African into such a monster roast in the eternal flames. The scene of her blowing on the android Data's emotion chip will remain etched in the viewer's memory forever. Most of the other Enterprise crew break a little from their traditional TV series roles from time to time. Picard sheds his lofty role as Captain as he guides the confused Lily Sloane [Alfre Woodard] through a glimpse of her future. Counselor Deanne Troi, usually so cool and collected, becomes wonderfully sloshed in a Rocky Mountain grog shop. Worf the Klingon lapses a moment into space sickness. Jonathan Frakes, as the film's director, has no time for acting, still pompously blustering his way through events just as he does in the TV episodes. The walkaway portrayal in this film is James Cromwell as Zefran Cochrane. Since faster-than-light travel is a mainstay of Star Trek tales, it was only logical that some means be devised to show us who perfected it. Cromwell is outstanding in shattering every image we have of the sombre, knowledge-seeking, ivory tower researcher. A lecherous old lush, practical as only an inventor can be, he seems more human than any other character in the film. Confronted by Chief Engineer Jordi La Forge's adulatory account of future honours, he bolts, fearing the wealth he dreamed of coming from his invention will evaporate. Cromwell evokes the common in all of us - how would we react if this mob appeared in our midst? Cromwell captures the wonder, resentment, fears and ambitions any of us might if confronted by our future. Calling his role "supportive" is a terrible misnomer - the film is clearly his. In short, this is a speculative fiction film worthy of your consideration. There's much pathos, the visual effects don't overwhelm unduly, and the combat, which is a bit obtrusive, is still better than many of the type. The proximity in time to our own day brings an fillip of novelty from other Star Trek movies. It's worth watching and keeping, if for nothing else than to generate interest in younger viewers to see how close it comes to the reality of the future.

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First- oh I'm sure we could all nitpick and throw popcorn at a few various things we saw, or didn't see, or didn't like....but the minutiae of those issues collectively, is dwarfed in comparison by the sum total here. The 4K HD FIRST CONTACT is utterly stunning, just STUNNING; and the audio is not sub-par, but supports the video quality. GREAT JOB!! Star TrekVIII: First Contact, is a must-have in your collection of 4K HD movies. We are rebuilding our movie collection that previously we lost in a fire some time ago, and First Contact was one of those that we wanted to add to our physical collection we're building. NO, the convenience of streaming does NOT compare or replace the QUALITY of the physical disc versions- physical, real discs are so superior both in video and audio quality, it's no-contest. PLUS if the internet goes down- no streaming for you, while we can still play our movies from our physical library all day. Hehe.. But back to the main thing: My wife and I both were floored watching this disc last night- First Contact NEVER had looked or sounded so good. Truly STUNNING. Yes, it's worth the purchase.

Il commento è incentrato sull'oggetto in se, non sul contenuto o la trama del film, cosa che dovrebbe essere già nota quando si acquista un prodotto simile. Se conoscete la saga e vi interessa iniziare o completare una collezione, vi consiglio di prendere questa edizione steelbook solo se trovate una buona offerta. DI per se contiene pochi contenuti extra e la confezione è davvero scarna, l'unica nota positiva è per gli appassionati dei box metallici. Per il resto ci sono serie da collezione molto meglio curate, a prezzi simili, visto che se non trovate offerte, per questo set di film in metallo vi viene a costare 100 euro.

Soy fan de Star Trek y de su saga de películas, y cuando supe que Paramount Pictures había restaurado en formato 4K UHD, el clásico "Star Trek VIII: First Contact", la compré de inmediato. Se ve mejor que nunca, con una calidad de imagen fuera de serie. Trae Slipcover de colección, todo llegó en perfectas condiciones