Star Trek VIII: First Contact

This is by far my favorite Star Trek movie, but rather than focusing on that, I will focus on the release itself. Odds are that I you are here, you at least *like* the movie. Paramount did an excellent job with this release. The video is pristine and the HDR is tastefully applied. There is level of detail that puts this above and beyond even the 1080p blu-ray. The audio mix is excellent as well. While it isn't Atmost, it's 7.1 and sounds fantastic and is very immersive. I can't recommend this enough for fans of the film. This will go above and beyond what any digital purchase or streaming service can offer.

The eighth big-screen installment of the "Star Trek" franchise was released to theaters in 1996 with the title "Star Trek: First Contact". It was also the second "Star Trek" film to feature the cast from the highly successful television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994). Unlike the previous film, it did not include any of the cast members from the original "Star Trek" series. Instead, "Star Trek: First Contact" begins with the crew on board the newest starship to have the name "Enterprise", the NCC-1701-E. When Starfleet detects a Borg cube headed for Earth, instead of ordering the "USS Enterprise" to join the forces to engage the cube, Starfleet orders it to the Romulan Neutral Zone for fear of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), who had once been forcibly assimilated into the Borg collective. However, the Borg cube successfully gets through the Starfleet blockade, Captain Picard orders the Enterprise to intercept the Borg cube and to rally the surviving Starfleet ships for a last stand. Upon arriving at the Borg cube, Captain Picard assumes command of the fleet and rescues the crew of the USS Defiant, which includes Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn). Using his knowledge of the Borg, Captain Picard successfully destroys the Borg cube, but not before a smaller spherical ship escapes and heads for Earth. Chasing it, the Borg sphere creates a wormhole into time and escapes to Earth's past; but since the USS Enterprise was also caught in the wormhole, it escapes the modified timeline of a Borg-dominated Earth and appears at the same point in history (300 years earlier) where the sphere arrived shortly before. Finding the sphere attacking a missile outpost in Idaho, the USS Enterprise successfully destroys the sphere; but Captain Picard realizes that the Borg were attempting to destroy Earth's first warp ship created by the legendary Dr. Zefram Cochrane (James Cromwell). Beaming down to assess the damage at the outpost, Captain Picard is joined by Commander William Riker (William Frakes), Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) and Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis). There, they find the first warp ship intact, but are mistaken by a native of the time period, Lily Sloane (Alfre Woodard), of being agents of an Eastern alliance that had initiated a world war several decades earlier. Lily collapses and is beamed back to Enterprise with Dr. Crusher to help with her radiation poisoning. In the meantime, the rest of the away team searches for Dr. Cochran; but Captain Picard realizes that not all of the Borg had been destroyed: some of them managed to beam aboard the Enterprise before the sphere was destroyed. Can Captain Picard stop the Borg from taking over the Enterprise? Can the away team find Dr. Cochran and repair the warp ship to initiate Earth's first-ever official contact with an alien species? You'll just have to watch this exciting "Star Trek" film and see the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) reveal herself for the first time. "Star Trek: First Contact" was clearly one of the best films of the franchise ever produced, and was clearly the best of the four "Star Trek" films featuring the crew from "Star Trek: The Next Generation". With impressive special effects, an engaging story, engaging characters and a wonderful script, "Star Trek: First Contact" is definitely one "Star Trek" film worth owning on DVD. Other "Star Trek" characters that appear in this film include the Emergency Medical Hologram (Robert Picardo), Lieutenant Reginald Barclay (Dwight Schultz) and Nurse Alyssa Ogawa (Patti Yasutake). Other characters include Lieutenant Hawk (Neal McDonough), Admiral Hayes (Jack Shearer), Ruby (Hillary Hayes), Nicky the Nose (Don Stark), the Vulcan Captain (Cully Fredricksen) and the voice of the Enterprise computer (Majel Barrett). Memorable scenes include the opening Borg attack scenes, the arrival in the past, finding the warp ship, finding Dr. Cochran, discovery of the Borg on the Enterprise, Data's capture, Lily with Picard, the holodeck scene, the space walk, the launch, Picard & the Borg Queen and the closing scenes. Overall, I rate "Star Trek: First Contact" with a resounding 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it.

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.

This 4k print looks better than the film did on its original theatrical run. Arguably the est Trek film ever made, and one of the best SF films ever.

That's the key question one should ask himself when viewing "Star Trek: First Contact." In this first solo outing for the TNG crew, Picard and the gang find themselves facing off against the highly popular villains called the Borg. Having been defeated every time they've battled the Enterprise, the Borg devise a plan to travel back in time to stop a key event in Earth's history and then (big shocker) assimilate everybody. In a heated and action-packed space battle, the Borg jump through time with the Enterprise E hot on their tale. The Borg cube is destroyed almost immediately, but this is only the beginning of a fast-paced and highly enjoyable action/dramatic yarn that goes so far as to question a particular crewmember's sanity. While he isn't at the helm of the Enterprise in this film, Jonathan Frakes does call the shots behind the camera. He takes the screenplay crafted by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore and blends just enough action into the script to keep the story moving at a good clip. As much as I enjoy TNG, I do have to say that the series was often weighed down by long and drawn out moments of dialogue. Frakes puts the brakes on these sequences at just the right time. Patrick Stewart delivers a solid performance as Picard. Matching him scene-for-scene is Alfre Woodard in an excellent performance as a fish-out-of-water aboard the Enterprise. James Cromwell proves once again that he deserves bigger roles than the ones he usually gets. Brent Spiner is sufficient as always as Data and the rest of the crew do an excellent job as well. The music and special effects are also very good. As stated before, the space battle sequence is amazing. There's also some zero-gravity action as well. This two-disc set is an excellent addition to any Trek fan's collection (or, in this case, collective). The special features are a nice treat, and I personally enjoyed the audio commentary from Frakes. I highly recommend this action-packed space yarn to Trek fans as well as fans of excellent science fiction.

The best Star Trek movie ever.

This is a movie for those Star Trek fans who love the Borg and want to see Picard kick their ass.

Fantastic picture and sound quality, no doubt due to my Sony 4k TV, DVD player, and Sony Sound Bar, but this is the best one in the TNG series. Great special effects as to be expected in a Star Trek movie. This 4K version is much clearer than the standard DVD version. No skipping or stalling as does happen sometimes with a 4K disc. I gave it a wipe with my camera lens cloth before playing. An entertaining film that I'll enjoy watching over and over. No cardboard jacket came with this 4K DVD, which it usually does, however.

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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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.

I went to the Cinema to this film when it came out, so purchased a Blue Ray copy to watch at home

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