STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION [1998 / 2016] [Limited Edition 50th Anniversary SteelBook] [Blu-ray] [UK Release] Our Guests Have Arrived, They’re Eating the Floral Arrangement!
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first broadcast of a STAR TREK episode in 1966, this SteelBook features art based on the original theatrical poster, plus commemorative 50th Anniversary logo. At the isolated planet of the Ba’kus, who is a seemingly simple race of people, the crew of the Enterprise has unveiled an unjust conspiracy between the Federation and the Son’a to exile the entire Ba’ku race from their planet. Ordered to leave and ignore his findings, Captain Jean-Luc Picard must choose between obeying Starfleet orders or risking his crew, career and the Enterprise to protect the innocent and uphold his Starfleet oath.
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 1999 Saturn Award Nominated: Best Science Fiction Film. 1999 Saturn Award Nominated: Best Make-up. 1999 Hugo Award Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation. 1999 Satellite Award Nominated: Best Visual Effects. 1999 Young Artist Award Nominated: Best Family Feature Film in a Drama.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, Anthony Zerbe, Gregg Henry, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Michael Welch, Mark Deakins, Stephanie Niznik, Michael Horton, Bruce French, Breon Gorman, John Hostetter, Rick Worthy, Larry Anderson, D. Elliot Woods, Jennifer Tung, Raye Birk, Peggy Miley, Lee Arnone, Claudette Nevins, Max Grodénchik, Greg Poland, Kenneth Lane Edwards, Joseph Ruskin, Zachary Williams, McKenzie Westmore, Kirk Alexander (uncredited), Patrick Barnitt (uncredited), Michael Braveheart (uncredited), Rico Bueno (uncredited), Tracee Cocco (uncredited), Lorella Cuccarini (uncredited), Steven E. Daniels (uncredited), Evan English (uncredited), Richard Givens (uncredited), Clint Glenn Hummel (uncredited), John Jurgens (uncredited), Sarah Krasner (uncredited), Linda Li (uncredited), Marti Matulis (uncredited), Michael McAdam (uncredited), Amy Miller (uncredited), Marilyn Monrovia (uncredited), Tom Morello (uncredited), Mark Munoz (uncredited), Michael Munoz (uncredited), Meredith Murphy (uncredited), Mario Muñoz (uncredited), Zorab Ovsepyan (uncredited) and Shepard Ross (uncredited)
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Producers: Marty Hornstein, Michael Piller, Patrick Stewart, Peter Lauritson, Rick Berman
Screenplay: Gene Roddenberry (television series STAR TREK), Michael Piller (story/screenplay) and Rick Berman (story)
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti, A.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p (Color by DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Audio: English: 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
German: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
French: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Italian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Português, Finnish and English SDH
Running Time: 103 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Paramount Pictures UK
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: In the wake of the very successful ‘STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT’ film that brought the Sci-Fi franchise back from the moribund wasteland of entries ‘STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER,’ STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY’ and STAR TREK VII: GENERATIONS,’ comes the Sci-Fi feature film ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION.’ The good news for Trekkie fans and casual cinema-goers alike is that director Jonathan Frakes, returns for his second stint at the Starship U.S.S Enterprise helm, and has maintained the same entertainment level, although the tone is considerably more playful. Admittedly, anyone expecting a motion picture "event" from this film will be slightly disappointed ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ is little more than a very good, double-length episode of the defunct ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ television series. This Sci-Fi film is not designed to alter the STAR TREK mythology, but to build upon its momentum.
‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ begins with a puzzle. Lt. Commander Data [Brent Spiner], on a routine mission to study the Ba'ku, a seemingly-backward people living on an idyllic planet, turns against the other members of his team, including Federation officers and members of the alien Son'a race. Admiral Matthew Dougherty [Anthony Zerbe], the officer in charge of the mission, orders Captain Jean-Luc Picard [Patrick Stewart] and his crew to retrieve Lt. Commander Data within 12 hours or destroy him. However, what starts out as a simple rescue mission causes Captain Jean-Luc Picard to stumble unwittingly into the midst of a conspiracy that involves Admiral Matthew Dougherty, the Son'a leader, Ru'afo [F. Murray Abraham], and the Federation High Council in a plot to violate the Prime Directive, which states that the Federation cannot meddle in the natural development of other civilisations, in the name of the "greater good." They want to forcibly remove the Ba'ku from their world so that the restorative properties of the planet can be strip-mined for distribution across the galaxy. Captain Jean-Luc Picard must choose whether to obey orders and head for home or risk his career, his ship, and his life by defying Admiral Matthew Dougherty and defending the Ba'ku against Federation and Son'a interference.
The simple message in ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ which has to do with the immorality of displacing a populace and destroying a way of life in the name of progress i.e., what the European settlers did to the Native Americans, is somewhat more esoteric than the one in ‘STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER’ and save the whales, but no less difficult to spot. The best STAR TREK stories are allegorical and in addition to telling an involving story, they're about something other than going into space and blowing up enemy ships. ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ continues that Sci-Fi tradition.
The ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ cast is intact for the third Sci-Fi film, which they first debuted on the big screen in 1994's cross-over Sci-Fi film, ‘START TREK: GENERATIONS.’ With the spotlight once again trained firmly on Captain Jean-Luc Picard [Patrick Stewart] continues to show why he's the most accomplished actor ever to put on a Starfleet uniform. In ‘START TREK: FIRST CONTACT,’ Patrick Stewart was given the opportunity to imitate Captain Ahab and a role Patrick Stewart later performed "for real" in a made-for-TV film. In ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ Patrick Stewart is on less volatile ground, and one can question his ethical stance, but not the motives behind it. Patrick Stewart is a gentler, humane character than when facing the Borg, and the script allows him to play the romantic leading man opposite the beautiful Anij [Donna Murphy], a Ba'ku woman.
From a visual standpoint, this is easily the most impressive STAR TREK Sci-Fi film to date. With location shooting done in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, cinematographer Matthew Leonetti has captured a series of gorgeous vistas. The special effects, which rely more on computer generated images than anything previously attempted in a STAR TREK Sci-Fi film, look especially crisp, and give the space sequences a polish that they never before achieved. Plus we get the brilliant Composer Jerry Goldsmith, back for his fourth assignment overall and his second consecutive one, lends an element of musical continuity. Meanwhile, in two outings as director, Jonathan Frakes has proven that he understands what makes STAR TREK work on the big screen. And as we have seen the producers have continued to apply that knowledge so that ‘STAR TREK X: NEMESIS,’ ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ and ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ have gone into other successful Sci-Fi film instalments.
Blu-ray Image Quality – Once again Paramount Pictures UK has done this Blu-ray a fantastic job, as the 1080p encoded image is totally brilliant and outstanding and so is the equally stunning anamorphic 2.35:1 aspect ratio makes this film look even better than when it was originally released on the inferior DVD format. Most notable is brilliant transfer between different scenes, which really enhances your viewing experience. But the outstanding part of this film is the outdoor and indoor scenes are well captured with vivid bright colours and very good contrast. Once again the outer space scenes have been transferred very nicely, with deep, solid blacks overlaid with bright stars and the colourful streaks of the obligatory photon-torpedo fire. So all in all this is a totally beautiful viewing video experience all round.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Paramount Pictures UK has been equally diligent in presenting your audio experience with an outstanding 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio experience that fills your viewing room with brilliant ambient effects whilst at the same time providing a clear and spacious dialogue and is a very good example of how a Dolby TrueHD brings out a truly spectacular audio experience. There is also some really brilliant sub-woofer ambience, particularly during the outer space scenes, which will give your surround speakers a good workout too. As usual the brilliant music composer Jerry Goldsmith’s orchestral film music score is up to his really excellent outstanding standard and adds a great deal to the overall experience of watching this film. But be sure your neighbours are not around, as if they are they will definitely know that you are watching a Sci-Fi film of this calibre!
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Audio Commentary by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis: Here both of them introduce themselves and tell us who is who in the film ‘Insurrection,’ especially when the names appear on the screen and make little comments about them. They also praise the amazing village that was designed by Herman Zimmerman. They also give great praise to the late great genius film composer Jerry Goldsmith. As the audio commentary moves along, you can hear they are both enjoying and having a wonderful time doing the commentary and at the same time do some funny sarcastic remarks about certain people that appear in a certain scene in the film. Jonathan mentions that he finds it curious fact that all the Ba’ku people have 99.9% blond hair and not one black actor among them, but Marina reminds Jonathan that they were originally descendants of the Swedish people, but how they got to this planet is not really explained. In general all the comments about the film is very light and frothy and we do not get any insightful information about the film, and just gives quick comments about the actor appearing on the film and things that went wrong with each scene shot and where sometimes when Michael Dorn [Worf] did his scene, he kept fluffing his lines and had to shoot a scene several times. As we get near to the end of the film and the credits roll up the screen, Jonathan and Marina make lots of comments about certain names appear on the scene and how they liked working with them, but we also get lots of comments like, “we had a good didn’t we Johnny,” “what a great gig” (meaning the film). We get more comments on certain names that appear in the credits and say nice comments about them, they also comment on certain names of people who have sadly passed away since the film was released in the cinema. But as we get to the end of the credits, both say, “That was a good picture.” All in all, it was quite an amusing audio commentary and one of the lightest so far and was quite funny in places and will keep you amused throughout the film.
Special Feature: Library Computer: This special feature is a very cool interactive graphic trivia interface, which is loaded with screen-specific information with just about every aspect of the STAR TREK universe. The Library Computer is overflowing with data that pours out at steady amounts of clips. The Library Computer is an interactive experience that allows you to access information about People, Technology, Locations and more, at the moment each item appears in the film. Switch to Index Mode to scan the entire database and jumps directly to the items of interest. All content is divided into the following categories: Culture; Science & Medicine; Starfleet Ops; Miscellaneous; Life Forms; Planets & Location; People; Technology and Ships.
Special Feature: Production: Here you have a selection of seven different features, which are as follows:
It Takes A Village [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [16:41] Here we get an i-depth look at behind-the-scene filming of the film ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ plus comments from people involved with the film, especially the technical aspect of filming different scenes. The Ba'ku village was built in full scale on location at Lake Sherwood, California, with architectural designs combining Thai, Balinese and Polynesian styles. The village included a bakery, a farm with a full irrigation system, a city hall, and a city square which was referred to as the "rotunda." The location shoot lasted for six weeks, and had three months to design and construct 55 full sets for the film, eighteen more than used in the previous films in the series and was the most expensive film for building brand new sets. Find out what was so special about the Lamas in the film.
Location, Location, Location [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [19:56] With this special feature, we once again have a rare look behind-the-scene of the specific locations for the ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ film, and we also hear how everyone enjoyed working on this film and especially being about to work on location at Lake Sherwood, California, as well in San Gabriel Dam, San Gabriel Canyon, Angeles National Forest, California. Everyone gives great praise for the awesome set design by Herman Zimmerman and how like a real village it looked and when the film was released in 1998, people wanted to know the exact location so they could visit it.
The Art of Insurrection [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [14:53] John Eaves [Illustrator] was the concept illustrator artist on ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ where he did several drawings for the space crafts, the sets and props. We get to see a lot of stunning black-and-white line drawings of the Enterprise space crafts, and other types of space crafts you see in the film. John Eaves goes into great technical detail why he chose the specific designs for the space crafts and the solar collector and tends to go into great long details and to me I found it totally boring and it will only be of interest to nerdy Trekkie fans who love all this vacuous information.
Anatomy Of A Stunt [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [6:33] The footage we are informed that you get to witness, was filmed for a stunt that never made it to the final cut of the film. Here Rick Avery [Stunt Coordinator] goes into great detail on the stunt they are about to film, which mainly involves Brent Spiner [Data] and with three stunt extras falling from a great height onto air bags. Then you get to see the finished scene as a rough cut.
The Story [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [17:19] Here we get to meet Michael Piller [Screenwriter] who explains in detail how he came up with the storyline for ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ which came about when he put on some face cream, and especially with the scenario of the So’nar are totally obsessed with wanting to stay constantly young, and searching for the “fountain of youth,” but was also in homage to the film ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ but unfortunately the first draft storyline outline was rejected and so Michael decided to go back to the basics in homage to Gene Roddenberry and the scenario of being a rebel and going against the Federation. Michael talks about an old friend Gene Siskel, who was film reviewer for the Chicago Sun-Times, to host a show on the local WBBM-TV as news broadcaster, and through his widow, said that Gene Siskel thought ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ was the best genuine STAR TREK film he had ever liked, and of course this meant a great deal to Michael Piller.
Making ‘STAR TREK: INSURRECTION’ [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [25:06] We are told that ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ is a great story telling, but that they feel ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ was a hard act to follow and it showed that the cast were having a lot of fun on this movie, than the previous STAR TREK film and doesn’t have the constant drama like they did with Generations and First Contact, but more aimed at a family oriented film, that has principles, ethics, morals, but most of all in showing people’s total greed and jealousy and what drives people to do the wrong thing, like in the tradition of the Gene Roddenberry storyline. All who are interviewed gave great praise for Jonathan Frakes as a truly special director and was totally suited to directing STAR TREK films.
Director’s Notebook [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [18:56] This special is all about Jonathan Frakes [Director/William T. Riker] and his work and insight into directing ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ and hearing his inner thoughts on working on the film in general, and although he felt it was an enjoyable time overall, Jonathan felt the storyline was not as strong as STAR TREK VIII, but felt more confident directing ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION.’ Jonathan informs us he loves acting and directing, but with a couple of films under his belt directing, found it very luxurious, to be able to get to the studio in the morning and check the shoot sheet, have a cup of coffee with the crew, instead of getting to the studio a couple of hours before the shoot to have the make-up done, which is also nice, but the main difference he confides in us, that between being and actor and a director, is that being an actor we are pampered, and when you show up in the morning, they make you a cup of coffee, they exactly know what you want for breakfast, they cut your fruit, they give you your rye toast, the hairdressers are very gentle to you, hand you a newspaper, someone brings you lunch, someone puts your clothes out for you, but most important, they are always taking care of you. But when you are a director, you have to do everything yourself, and answer all the questions thrown at you. Jonathan sums up that he had a brilliant time in directing STAR TREK IX and especially what the camera filmed and what you see on the silver screen.
Special Feature: The STAR TREK Universe: Here you have a selection of seven different features, which are as follows:
Westmore’s Aliens [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [17:43] Here we get to meet Michael Westmore [Make-Up Designer/Supervisor] and talks about the hundreds of make0-up jobs he has done for all the aliens that have featured in all the different STAR TREK TV series and also the STAR TREK films. We find out Michael’s inspirations in coming up with the concept for each alien and tends to get his inspiration designs from around the world, especially from a variety of insects, fish, birds, mammals and dinosaur bones. Michael informs us that working on the STAR TREK films was a great privilege and still does not get bored, even though at the start of 1998 he had been working for 12 years then when this interview was filmed and hopes to never retire, as the job gives him total satisfaction and fulfils a dream come true in being a professional make-up designer.
Westmore’s Legacy [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [12:45] Here we have a much more up-to-date look at the master STAR TREK make-up artist, Michael Westmore. Here we meet Michael in his home and talks about the Family Tree History and especially George Westmore [Grandfather] who use to make wigs for the Crown heads of England. At the turn of the century the family moved to California, where he taught his sons how to make wigs, and they were Wally, Ern, Perc and Monty Westmore and with each generation went into the same business. They also developed other innovations like latex, hair lace, individual eye lashes, and also a new beauty product entitled “Tru-Glow.” They also created the Westmore’s Salon of Beauty [1935 – 1965] at 6638 Sunset Boulevard. Michael talks about his time in working in the STAR TREK TV and Film franchise series, and over time really refined his skills. We get to see a special room where he has two rare STAR TREK pin ball machines that he designed; we also see a very rare 8 feet x 5 feet STAR TREK pastel coloured poster that was done by Ms. Carole Kabrin and Emmy award winning artist from Dearborn, Michigan. Michael also has mounted a rock that was part of the grave of Captain T. Kirk in the film ‘Generations’ [1995]. Michael also received the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the 3rd October, 2008. Michael feels very proud and very honoured to have worked on all aspects of the STAR TREK franchise over an 18 year period.
STAR TREK’s Beautiful Alien Women [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [12:40] Here we take a look at all the alien and human women that have appeared in both the STAR TREK TV series and STAR TREK films. Contributors include: Jonathan Frakes [Director/William T. Riker], Marina Sirtis [Deanna Troi], Connor Trinneer [Charles "Trip" Tucker III], Mike Sussman [Producer/Screenwriter], Robert Picardo [The Doctor], Terry Farrell [Jadzia Dax], Chase Masterson [Leeta], Alice Krige [Borg Queen], Patrick Stewaart [Jean-Luc Picard] and Donna Murhy [Anij].
Marina Sirtis: The Counselor Is In [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [8:26] here we get an in-depth interview with Marina Sirtis and talks about her alto eager character Deanna Troi in the STAR TREK TV series and STAR TREK films and says if their STAR TREK TV and Film franchise was still going, Marina would still be there and loved all of the 7 years working on the franchise project, but when it all finished Marina was very sad, as she made lots of friends over the many years. Marina talks about her acting performances in the films ‘First Contact,’ ‘Insurrection’ and ‘Nemesis.’ All in all, Marina had a totally brilliant time with her acting career in the STAR TREK franchise and again was very sad when it all finished.
Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 3 [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [8:17] Here for the third time we again get an intimate interview with Brent Spiner talking more about his character Data, especially of course in the STAR TREK franchise and how he approached to acting like an android robot. Brent informs us that whenever they were doing really serious scenes, which turned out to be comedy moments and sometimes they would go into uncontrollable hysterical laughter. Brent tells us that he has worked with F. Murray Abraham Original Broadway Production of the “The Seagull” in 1997. But because F. Murray Abraham lives in Spain, did not know anything about STAR TREK and did not know Brent Spiner was involved with the franchise. Brent Spiner finally informs us that he is most grateful to have played Data, and being part of the amazing epic that was STAR TREK, and way, way, way more ups than downs about it.
Trek Roundtable: Insurrection [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [10:50] Once again we meet those four boring nerdy people, talking about the ‘STAR TRK IX: INSURRECTION’ film, and again what they talked about is such boring information and is just not worth viewing.
Starfleet Academy: Origins of the Ba’ku and Son’a Conflict [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:00] This is the ninth in a series of plot recaps hosted as though they were Starfleet instructional videos at the Starfleet Academy, Ex Astris, Scientia, San Francisco MMCLXI. In this episode, Starfleet Science Officer [Sarah Backhouse] from the 24th century examines the history of the Ba'ku and Son'a, along with the intervention of the United Federation of Planets in 2375. The Ba'ku which is from the Ka'bu term meaning "the Peaceful" and are a humanoid civilization that reside on the planet Ba'ku located in Sector 441 of the Beta Quadrant. The Son'a were descendants of the Ba'ku, who left the planet Ba'ku in 2270 when their rebellion against Ba'ku philosophies failed. These renegade Ba'ku soon took on an air of narcissism and materialistic behaviour.
Special Feature: Creating The Illusion: Here you have a selection of three different features, which are as follows:
Shuttle Chase [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [9:36] Here we get the voice over of Peter Lauritson [Co-Producer/2nd Unit Director] who was involved with the film ‘Insurrection’ and goes into great detail about the illustrations you get to view of the designs for the space shuttles, which are stunning well designed illustrations. We also get to view brilliant 3D models and we also get to view the results of all these designs transferred into basic computer graphic images, which eventually we get to view the finished results of a rough cut clip from the film, as well as some rough cuts of actors again a blue screen. But eventually we actually see the finished film clip.
Drones [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [4:43] Here for the second time is the voice over of Peter Lauritson [Co-Producer/2nd Unit Director] explaining about the Drone sequences in the film ‘Insurrection,’ and the drones you get to view are first of all computer generated images, then you get to see them combined with the film, which you see the finished results. We also get to see behind-the-scene filming and especially seeing an actual model of a drone. Contributions include Patrick Denver [Model Shop Foreman: Blue Sky/VIFX].
Duck Blind [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [4:36] Here for the third and final time is the voice over of Peter Lauritson [Co-Producer/2nd Unit Director] explaining about the storyboard illustrations of the “Duck Blind” sequences with Data’s head appearing when being chased around the village. We also get to see some rough cut scenes with the guys in their red suites doing their stunts, plus finished clips from the film, especially where Data fires the phasor at the observation platform. One thing I am curious about is that no one explains why it is called “Duck Blind.”
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [12:56] Here you have a selection of seven different deleted scenes, which are as follows: Ru’afo’s Facelift Scene #32 Extended Scene; Working Lunch Scene #36 Deleted Scene; Flirting Scene #40 Extended Scene; The Kiss Scene #155 Deleted Scene; Status: Precarious Scene #268 Deleted Scene; Disabling The Injector Scene #270-277 Deleted Scene and Alternate Ending Scene #201-304 Alternate Scene. Here we get to see Peter Lauritson [Co-Producer/2nd Unit Director] explaining at the start and two other times why certain scenes were deleted from the film ‘Insurrection.’ As usual you can either watch them separately or “Play All.”
Special Feature: Archives: Here you have a selection of two different features. To view the said features you get displayed, you have to use the right and left arrow keys on your remote control to view the said images in these galleries, which are as follows:
Storyboards: Secondary Protocol: Here you get to view a total of 49 very basic drawn storyboard images.
Photo Gallery: Here you get to view a total of 40 colour images of rare behind-the-scene filming and publicity images.
Special Feature: Advertising: Here you have a selection of three different features relating to the film ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ which are as follows: Teaser Trailer [1998] [1080p] [2.35:1] [1:38]. Theatrical Trailer [1998] [1080p] [2.35:1] [1:38]. Original Promotional Featurette [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [5:02]. With this last item, it looks like it was made for American Television.
Special Feature: BD-LIVE: To view the contents via your Blu-ray player, it has to be connected to the internet; otherwise it is not BD-LIVE capable. For possible solutions to resolve this problem, please consult your Blu-ray player manual.
Finally, some Trekkie fans really enjoyed ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ others did not, but I personally found it a very enjoyable experience. ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ is a film worth revisiting, and is a film that warns of the dangers of letting modernity and technology affect our humanity. It is a film that teaches us that haste makes waste and that slow and steady wins the race. It is a refreshing, nostalgic, funny, and romantic film. However, ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION,’ has the characters reacting as more of their normal selves, although also in surprising ways because of the narrative. , ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ isn’t merely an adventure, as was First Contact, but also a social commentary in fine STAR TREK tradition. From a visual standpoint, this is easily the most impressive Star Trek film to date. With location shooting done in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, cinematographer Matthew Leonetti has captured a series of gorgeous vistas, as well as the brilliant computer generated images. Brilliant composer Jerry Goldsmith, back for his fourth assignment overall and his second consecutive one, lends an element of musical continuity. Meanwhile, in two outings as director, Jonathan Frakes has proven that he understands what makes STAR TREK work on the big screen. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
