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Star Trek: First Contact (1996) 7.6
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Reviews: 276 user | 137 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com Captain Picard and his crew pursue the Borg back in time to stop them from preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. They also make sure that Zefram Cochrane makes his famous maiden flight at warp speed. Director:Jonathan Frakes |
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| Jonathan Frakes | ... | ||
| Brent Spiner | ... | ||
| LeVar Burton | ... |
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| Michael Dorn | ... | ||
| Gates McFadden | ... | ||
| Marina Sirtis | ... | ||
| Alfre Woodard | ... | ||
| James Cromwell | ... | ||
| Alice Krige | ... | ||
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Michael Horton | ... |
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| Dwight Schultz | ... | ||
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The time is the 24th century and the ship is the newly-commissioned Enterprise-E. Its captain, Jean-Luc Picard, has been ordered not to interfere in a battle between a Borg Cube and ships from the Federation. However, seeing the Federation is about to lose, Picard ignore his orders and takes command of the defending fleet. With his knowledge of the Cube's weak spot, they destroy it. However, a small part of it escapes and plots a course directly for Earth. The Enterprise chases it and enters a time distortion created by the Borg. They end up in the mid-21st century, and their only chance of stopping the Borg from assimilating Earth is to help Zefram Cochrane make his famous first faster-than-light travel to the stars. Written by Marc-André Deschênes <imer@videotron.ca>
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Resistance is Futile. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 November 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Star Trek 8 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,716,131 (USA) (22 November 1996)Gross:
$92,001,027 (USA) (28 March 1997)Company Credits
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Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.
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Whoopi Goldberg was not asked to return as Guinan, a character with a long standing enmity with the Borg as shown in previous Trek projects. She only learned about the decision through the newspapers. She said, "What can I say? I wanted to do it because I didn't think you could do anything about the Borg without my character, but apparently you can, so they don't need me." See more »Goofs
When Data is captured by the Borg, they drill 2 holes in the side of his head to "find his weakness". In subsequent shots, there are no holes. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Borg Queen: Locutus...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile.
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This is one of the two best Star Trek movies ever made (the other being "Wrath of Khan"). Everything about this film is superb.... acting, set design, special effects, plot, and action. The story progresses at a breathtaking pace, and from the first 10 minutes when the Enterprise is locked in a life-and-death struggle with one of the best villains in all of sci-fi history (the Borg), to a perfect ending; there isn't a wasted or redundant moment. This is a film that both trekkers and non-trekkers can enjoy because the film explains enough about the back-story to get non-fans up to speed, and does it in a way that will keep the fans interest (check out the excellent opening sequence that introduces Picard's first encounter with the Borg and explains much of his implacable and obsessive attitude towards them throughout the film).
In addition to fine performances from the crew (highlighted as always by Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard), the supporting cast is more than equal to the task. Its too bad that the crew didn't bring Alfre Woodward back home with them........ she's one of the very few actors/actresses in Star Trek history who have been able to match Patrick Stewart's personality, acting skills, and histrionics. Also, I thought I detected a touch of romance between the two that could have been further developed at another time.
James Cromwell makes a perfect Zefrem Cochrane. It was a humorous touch to portray him as somewhat of an anti-hero, in contrast to the god-like reverence with which the characters in the film viewed him from a distance of 300 years.
The protagonists in the film, the Borg, have never looked more dangerous. I'm glad that this film returned them to their "roots", unlike their last few appearances in the television series in which they were becoming a little too domesticated.
This is a film to savor for any science fiction fan. 9.5/10.0 !