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BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

cinemajesty Movie Review: "Star Trek: First " (1996)With "The Next Generation" at the cinematic peak of their powers with newly-crafted "Enterprise NCC-1701-E" after "Generations" (1994) crashes, comes this nearly-perfect 105-Minute-Editorial by film cutter James W. Wheeler, who makes idealistic use of darkly-"Borg"-infused camera footage by cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti under directions of also-starring as Commander Riker, actor Jonathan Frakes directing far-out into pushing the character of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, strongly as in shape-of-a-life portraying actor Patrick Stewart, to confront his inflicting demons from a former complete "Borg" assimilation in the television-season-three finale furioso "The Best of Both Worlds" directed by Cliff Bole (1937-2014) stretching a "high-rise" cliffhanger scenario between June 16th 1990 to season-four-reopenings on September 22nd 1990 with "The Best of Both Worlds - Part II" towards further regards to never-seen-before Picard's mecha-alterego "Locutus", which convicted-actions thrills onboard of a Riker-commanded "Enterprise".Director Jonathan Frakes makes use of his years of experience in the universe of "Star Trek" initially-created by U.S. Texan Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) for the legendary three seasons from 1966 to 1969 starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015), when this motion picture from Paramount Pictures marks the highlight of "The Next Generation", secretly inhabiting "Star Trek" wisdom in dialogue in the middle of action-packed war-zones from Planet Earth with encounters in favors of warp-speed-engine inventing character of Zefram Cochran, with pleasures for an-old-republic as an ocassional pub-brawl-included actor James Cromwell, when ing character Lily, given face by Alfre Woodard, receives absolution on well-written, razor-edged "Star Trek" mission fulfilled with Picard sharing the far-future-concept of "Everyone Working Daily Within Their Abilities With No Further Wages Needed" in ultra-stark visions of 24th century clean-sighted starship metal-runs against escapology-themes of substance-infusions of a still-all-too-present abusive enjoyments of the late 20th to early 21st century, when "First " becomes a superior science-fiction winner event movie - not only for the "Trekkie" in all of us.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

trashgang The first real mission for the new generation of Enterprise fleet and for me this was an outstanding entry in the franchise. Bye bye to the annoying Data like in Generations welcome to the real Data. Not only that, this delivers also on the part of effects.Not only was the story great because it's full of action from the first minute until the end. It was watchable due the great effects not only in space but also on the make-up. Borg looked stunning and all cyborgs did work out fine. Sure, you will be reminded of Species (1995) and The Terminator (1984) when you see the Borgs but never mind, it isn't a copy.If you don't are a Trekkie geek this one surely can be watched without knowing a thing about the Enterprise. Great flick.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

Abdallah Saleh Another Great journey and mission for the Enterprise star ship, The story develops very well around the heroes and the villains, Very good music, The camera movements are convenient, The pace and timing was developing in a very appropriate manner not too fast, not too slow, You through a happy and worry feelings and some thrilling while watching the movie, I liked the idea of free will, also the idea of Appreciating the iconic characters and events of the past, Nice costumes, The characters was well convincing, Captain Picard "Patrick Stewart", Lily "Alfre Woodard" performances was adorable, Data "Brent Spiner" was awesome. Final rating 9/10

Jonathan Fisk While Star Trek on television doesn't necessarily need a fantastic villain to keep the viewer enthralled, it seems that the series will be at its best on the silver screen if it does. Khan had been undoubtedly the greatest villain that Trek had seen up to this point, but the Borg arguably rivals the old 20th century super- genius for that title. And in comparison to Khan, who was made into a great character because of the performance of Ricardo Montalban, the Borg is a merciless villain with an intriguing take on society attempting to achieve perfect unity. It may be The Next Generation's greatest contribution to the franchise, so it was the right choice for this crew's first film without the original crew.Of course, Star Trek needs to not just have great villains and action in order to appease the fans. It also needs to make us think. This is where the Borg succeeds. They/It is a collective, a group of individuals fused into one mind, doing whatever is necessary for the progress of the Borg. It sounds like Communism at its most efficient: no free will, but everyone is working for the greater good. Obviously, this is a taboo concept in American thinking, so it is interesting to also hear Picard discuss with the 21st century stowaway, Lily, how the Earth did away with money and became focused on doing everything for the betterment of the world. That's Communist thinking too, isn't it? It just sounds much less sinister this time. But I digress…While the Borg itself is great in this film, it was the right choice to give the collective a mouthpiece with the Borg queen, leading to interesting scenes between her and our emotional android, Data. But there is another plot line in this film which is given so much screen time that it really is not a subplot: that being Riker & Co's quest to ensure the historical moment of First with alien life is not thwarted by the Borg. This story is not as engrossing as the Borg, but James Cromwell's acting as warp-speed man Zefram Cochran keeps it entertaining. It's hard not to think during the movie that Riker, Troi, and Geordi are extremely lucky to not be up on the Enterprise dealing with the Borg though.First uses much of the same elements that made the previous quality Star Trek films (2, 4, & 6) enjoyable. A strong and ruthless villain, intriguing concepts about the progress of society and cooperation, literary allusions (Captain Ahab, again!), and even time travel. I appreciated the simplified take on time travel in this film, however, compared to The Voyage Home. It's probably best to not spend time explaining something that is implausible, so just go with it like it's an easy thing. The high points in this come with seeing the Next Generation crew have their own moments to show that they can hold their own in a Star Trek film, especially Capt. Picard and Worf. This is such an exciting film with strong acting that I wonder if it is even better than Wrath of Khan, making it the best Trek film, but I'm not sure I'm ready to make such a bold statement after some considerations below.Some final thoughts: It makes sense that Vulcans would be the first alien life to make with humans on Earth, but why would they be speaking English?! I would think being above radioactive gas would still be lethal, but apparently it takes more of a "hot lava" approach. Data and the Borg Queen discussing sexual pleasure is a little gag worthy, though it is interesting that even cyborgs know this is how you get a man to do what you want. While it is realistic and probably a correct prediction, it's depressing to think that humans will only achieve unity and begin looking to the stars after we have decimated each other in World War III. Ugh…*My film rating follows the soccer player rating measure of 6 as a baseline: you did what was expected of you. This film is a 9 because First keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat for any scene involving the Borg. The plot involving Zefram Cochran's forced quest to achieve warp speed might be unnecessary, but still makes for an intriguing look into how humanity changed for the better.