STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT [1996 / 2016] [Limited Edition 50th Anniversary SteelBook] [Blu-ray] [UK Release] I Am The Borg! Resistance is Futile!
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. After an epic battle against the Borg (cybernetically-enhanced life forms) Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise-E follow the Borg Sphere back into the 21st century to prevent the Borg from contaminating Earth’s timeline and preventing Earth’s first contact. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew must work together to battle the Borg Queen before she assimilates all of mankind and changes history forever. Resistance is futile.
FILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 1997 Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Makeup for Jake Garber, Michael Westmore and Scott Wheeler. 1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films: Win: Best Supporting Actor for Brent Spiner Win: Best Supporting Actress for Alice Krige. Win: Best Costumes for Deborah Everton. Nominated: Best Science Fiction Film. Nominated: Best Actor for Patrick Stewart. Nominated: Best Director for Jonathan Frakes. Nominated: Best Writer for Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore. Nominated: Best Music for Jerry Goldsmith. Nominated: Best Make-Up for Jake Garber, Michael Westmore and Scott Wheeler. Nominated: Best Special Effects for John Knoll [Industrial Light & Magic]. 1997 BMI Film & TV Awards: Win: BMI Film Music Award for Jerry Goldsmith. 1997 Hugo Awards: Nominated: Best Dramatic Presentation for Brannon Braga (story/screenplay), Jonathan Frakes (director), Rick Berman (story) and Ronald D. Moore (story/screenplay). 1997 Image Awards: Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Alfre Woodard.
FILM FACT No.2: The majority of ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ CGI effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic under the direction of John Knoll. Smaller effects sequences, such as phaser fire, computer graphics, and transporter effects, were delegated to a team led by visual-effects supervisor David Takemura. Accustomed to directing episodes for the television series, Jonathan Frakes was frequently reminded by effects artist Terry Frazee to "think big, blow everything up." Most of the effects sequences were planned using low-resolution computer-generated animatics. These rough animated storyboards established length, action and composition, allowing the producers and director to ascertain how the sequences would play out before they were shot. ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ was the last film to feature a physical model of the Enterprise. For the ship's dramatic introduction, the effects team combined motion control shots of the Enterprise model with a computer-generated background. Sequence supervisor Dennis Turner, who had created Generations' energy ribbon and specialized in creating natural phenomena, was charged with creating the star cluster, and modelled after the Eagle Nebula. The nebular columns and solid areas were modelled with basic wireframe geometry, with surface shades applied to make the edges of the nebula glow. A particle render that ILM had devised for the earlier tornado film Twister was used to create a turbulent look within the nebula. Once the shots of the Enterprise had been captured, Turner inserted the ship into the computer-generated background and altered its position until the images matched up.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Michael Horton, Neal McDonough, Marnie McPhail, Robert Picardo, Dwight Schultz, Adam Scott, Jack Shearer, Eric Steinberg, Scott Strozier, Patti Yasutake, Victor Bevine, David Cowgill, Scott Haven, Annette Helde, Majel Barrett (Computer voice), C.J. Bau, Hillary Hayes, Julie Morgan, Ronnie Rondell Jr., Don Stark, Cully Fredricksen, Tamara Krinsky, Don Fischer, J.R. Horsting, Heinrich James, Andrew Palmer, Jon David Casey, Dan Woren, Robert Zachar, Joey Anaya (uncredited), David Keith Anderson (uncredited), Patrick Barnitt (uncredited), Mike Boss (uncredited), Brannon Braga (uncredited), Michael Braveheart (uncredited), Cameron (uncredited), Tracee Cocco (uncredited), Jeff Coopwood (voice) (uncredited), Steve DeRelian (uncredited), Noelle Hannibal (uncredited), Thomas Robinson Harper (uncredited), Randy James (uncredited), Wayne King (uncredited), James Mapes (uncredited), Dan McGee (uncredited), Ronald D. Moore (uncredited), Louis Ortiz (uncredited), Ethan Phillips (uncredited), Shepard Ross (uncredited), Gregory Sweeney (uncredited), Ray Uhler (uncredited) and Michael Zaslow (uncredited)
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Producers: Marty Hornstein, Peter Lauritson and Rick Berman
Screenplay: Gene Roddenberry (television series STAR TREK), Brannon Braga (story/screenplay), Rick Berman (story) and Ronald D. Moore (story/screenplay)
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, Portuguêse, Finnish and English SDH
Running Time: 110 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Paramount Pictures UK
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: For the first time in the seventeen-year run of the successful STAR TREK film franchise, there is no Admiral James T. Kirk. ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT,’ and the eighth entry into the STAR TREK motion picture series, is the first to rely exclusively on the crew of The Next Generation, who were introduced to film audiences via the ‘Star Trek: Generations.’ Following in the wake of a trio of disappointing features, ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ proves to be the most entertaining STAR TREK Sci-Fi film in more than a decade. First time director Jonathan Frakes, who also plays Riker, the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise-E's second-in-command, injects some badly-needed energy and inventiveness into a series that, prior to this effort, was sinking under its own weight and boldly going nowhere.
The highlight of ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ is the recklessly-paced, dazzling display of special effects that is exhausting in its intensity. For the first time in eight films, there's no "getting to know you" period. Five minutes after the opening credits have ended, we're right in the middle of the action. And what action it is, is the most spectacular space battle ever to grace the screen in a STAR TREK film. It's clear that this sequence, with dozens of Starships doing battle with the enemy, a cube-like Borg vessel, what took up a considerable portion of the budget.
As a species, the Borg is effective, cinematic villains, although, on an individual level, their "Borg Queen" [Alice Krige] is probably the least menacing of them all. The Borg's natural implacability enhances their sinister aura. The Borg's hive, is actually the corridors of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise-E's lower decks and bears more than a passing resemblance to the nest of the Alien queen in James Cameron's ‘ALIENS.’
If there is an obvious area where ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ falls slightly short, with its stabs at humour. Many of these seem like forced attempts to reduplicate the lightness of STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME’ (the one with the humpback whales), and only a few do not come across as misplaced. There are occasional instances of natural comedy, but Counsellor Deanna Troi [Marina Sirtis] getting drunk rings about as true as Scotty cracking his skull on a bulkhead in ‘STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER.’
The script is cleverly written so that non-fans will be able to follow and enjoy the plot while aficionados will get all the little "in" references. ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ effortlessly negotiates a number of potential problem areas, such as time travel, which is a credit to the screenwriting team of Brannon Braga, Ronald Moore, and producer Rick Berman.
After three consecutive less-than-stellar adventures, ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ has single-handedly revived the STAR TREK film franchise series, at least from a creative point-of-view. If the box office results follow suit, there will be a ‘STAR TREK IX: INSURRECTION’ has once again Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his usual crew on board. Whatever the case, there's little doubt that ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ has come along at the right time to ensure that the STAR TREK film franchise continues at a pace and especially to live long and prosper.
STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT MUSIC TRACK LIST
MAGIC CARPET RIDE (Written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve) [Performed by Steppenwolf]
OOBY DOOBY (Written by Dick Penner and Wade Moore) [Performed by Roy Orbison]
Vallon Sonore from 'Les Troyens' (Written by Hector Berlioz) [Conducted by Sir Colin Davis] [Performed by Ryland Davies and The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden]
MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU (Written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen) [Performed by Julie Morgan]
MAIN TITLE – STAR TREK: The Motion Picture (uncredited) (Written by Jerry Goldsmith) [Performed by Jerry Goldsmith]
MAIN TITLE / LOCUTUS (uncredited) (Composed by Jerry Goldsmith) [Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith] [Contains "Theme from 'Star Trek' TV Series" by Alexander Courage]
END CREDITS (uncredited) (Composed by Jerry Goldsmith) [Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith] [Contains "Theme from 'Star Trek' TV Series" by Alexander Courage]
Blu-ray Image Quality – Paramount Pictures UK has once again presents you with a stunning 1080p encoded image, with an equally impressive in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio that is anamorphic enhanced and is a huge improvement in image quality over the inferior DVD release, and is a step up in quality which of course counts all the time. Colours are richer and more vibrant, making formerly ordinary-looking scenes have a new visual appeal. Additionally, the contrast looks like it's handled better: blacks are deep and dark, but even in the film's many dark scenes, the right amount of detail is always present, and it never looks too dark. By comparison, the same scene in the original release looks murky and overly dark. The print is noticeably cleaner, with not a trace of any dirt, noise, or grain to be found. The image as a whole is crisper and more finely textured, and there's no trace of edge enhancement as far as I could see. From live-action to CGI, and from tight close-up to long-distance shot, the film looks absolutely fantastic, and definitely earns full marks for top video quality.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Paramount Pictures UK has given you 5.1 Dolby TrueHD which is really great, but because there is a minuscule out of sync voice anomaly, I had to set my Pioneer A/V Receiver to Stereo mode to compensate for the sound anomaly and what a shame they could not supply a 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo track, which you only get with the audio commentary. But despite this it did not spoil my enjoyment as it is a rich textured feel to it, and makes excellent use of all the channels to create a convincing immersive experience. The dialogue is always clear and crisp; the music is perfectly balanced with the rest of the track, and the action sequences pump up the audio adrenaline without overdoing it on volume increases and is worth pointing out that the sound design for ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ is really outstanding. The film takes advantage of the fact that the STAR TREK world is really a very sound-effect-intensive one, from the turbo lift doors opening, to the computer beeping, to the sounds that the Borg make as they move around. All these little sounds, and more, are seamlessly incorporated into the film, somehow making it feel more detailed and real.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Audio Commentary by Director and Actor Jonathan Frakes: Here Jonathan Frakes introduces himself and talks about the old Paramount mountain logo and gives great praise to the brilliant Jerry Goldsmith the composer, who sadly is not with us anymore. We find out that this particular film is the last one that Industrial Light & Magic was involved with. We are also informed that all the spaceships are now being created with computer generated images and the previous models are now consigned to the history books. Jonathan felt his favourite scene was with Marina Sirtis [Troi] and James Cromwell [Zefram Cochrane] getting drunk. Jonathan also informs us that Patrick Stewart use to train as a boxer before becoming an actor and he also informs us that when STAR TREK VIII was released in the cinema, men secretly got turned on by the Borg Queen. The only thing that really annoyed me was that when Jonathan Frakes kept on going on about certain facts about the film, he would always mention that you only get this information on this DVD, well this is very unprofessional and lazy of Paramount Pictures, as it should have had a new audio commentary mentioning this was a an audio commentary for this Blu-ray disc. As the credits roll up the screen, Jonathan reads out some of the names while commentating on them, like Majel Barrett [Computer Voice] who is Gene Roddenberry’s Widow, Ronald R. Rondell [Stunt Coordinator] who Jonathan thinks is one of the all-time great Stunt Performer, Robert Blackman [Starfleet Costume Designer] who Jonathan thinks is really great and worked with him at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. But as the credits still roll up the screen, Jonathan really gets sentimental with all the names that brought back wonderful great memories.
Audio Commentary by Screenplay and Writers Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore: Here both of them introduce themselves and explains the story for this film began after the release of ‘STAR TREK VII: GENERATIONS,’ and Rick Berman spoke to them both and asked them to start doing the screenplay for START TREK VIII and constantly praise each other and keep telling us they enjoyed doing the audio commentary, to the point of total tedious boredom. But once again these two obnoxious nerds were a total tedious painful experience and to me this audio commentary was a complete waste of.
Audio Commentary by Damon Lindelof and Anthony Pascale: First up to introduce themselves is Anthony Pascale, who was the founder and editor of the TrekMovie.com web site, and is also the idiot nerd who is in the special feature “Trek Roundtable: First Contact” which is as you can see further down below, and the second person to introduce themselves is Damon Lindelof, who is one of the producers of the new STAR TREK film, and has no affiliation to this film they are doing the audio commentary for. Well as you know I stated that with No.2 Audio Commentary was a complete waste of time and gave no substantial useful information, apart from one or two facts about the film STAR TREK VIII, well with this audio commentary it is even more mind numbingly boring and totally dull, and again I just cannot fathom out why Paramount Pictures allowed to have these two nerdy obnoxious idiots anywhere near the recording booth.
Special Feature: Library Computer: This 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 six different features, which are as follows:
Making First Contact [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [20:19] Here we get to see at the start of this documentary behind-the-scenes with the making of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise-E models, but most importantly we get to see mainly the cast talking about their experience and wax lyrical about what a pleasure the movie was to make, which is reflected in the energy the film conveys on the screen and joy on working on the film ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT,’ and also enjoying doing stuff they had not done before, as well as saying the specially effects were truly spectacular, so all in all they had the best of times.
The Art of First Contact [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [16:34] Here we get to meet John Eaves [Illustrator] and talks about the model designs for the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise-E and the Vulcan alien spaceship for the STAR TREK VIII film and how the drawings evolved. You also get to view lots of stunning black-and-white line drawings and especially showing you how good and professional illustrator John Eaves is.
First Contact Production: The Story [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [15:29] Here we get a personal behind-the-scenes of STAR TREK VIII, where Jonathan Frakes [Director] describes the film as an action adventure movie, it is a friendship buddy movie, it is a romance movie, it’s got comedy, and Jonathan is very proud of it. We also hear from other people in saying it is the best movie they have worked on and the most fun they had working on the move. They also felt that they enjoyed a much better experience than working on the STAR TREK VII film.
First Contact Production: The Missile Silo [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [14:04] This feature concentrates on the actual real missile that they found in Tucson in Arizona, which was in fact a Titan missile, which is a family of U.S. expendable rockets used between 1959 and 2005. A total of 368 rockets of this family were launched, including all the Project Gemini manned flights of the mid-1960s and got to feel what it would be like to actual lift off into space.
First Contact Production: The Deflector Shield [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [10:30] Here we get to see the storyboard relating to the here crew members having to walk on the outside the Enterprise and disrupt the Borg, at the same time we get to see the actual scene in the film to compare the two images. We also get to see rare behind-the-scene filming. All in all a nice little feature.
First Contact Production: From “A” To “E” [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [6:38] This special feature is about of all the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise models built for all the STAR TREK films. We also see again rare behind-the-scene filming of the film STAR TREK VIII. We find out that where in the Enterprise the Borg set up their hive, this was filmed first and then they worked backwards. When the Paramount Executives saw the first print, they really liked what they viewed and gave the go ahead to release that print in the cinema and of course was a massive box office hit and everyone found working on the film a happy experience.
Special Feature: Scene Deconstruction: Here you have a selection of three different features, which are as follows:
Scene Deconstruction #1: Borg Queen Assembly [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [11:10] Here we get the voice over of Alex Jaeger [ILM Visual Effects Art Director] describing his work on the film STAR TREK VIII, and especially working on the Borg Queen and we get to see the wonderful illustrated black-and-white sketches of various forms of the Borg Queen.
Scene Deconstruction #2: Escape Pod Launch [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [4:58] Here once again we get the voice over of Alex Jaeger [ILM Visual Effects Art Director] talking about his work on the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise-E and the designing of the escape pods. Finally, we get to see the final film sequence of the escape pods leaving the Enterprise and heading towards Planet Earth.
Scene Deconstruction #3: Borg Queen’s Demise [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [3:12] For the third and final time, we get the voice over of Alex Jaeger [ILM Visual Effects Art Director] talking about his black-white-white storyboard drawings of the final demise Borg Queen when Data punched the hole in the cooling conduit that dissolved the flesh of the Borg Queen and we finally get to see the final film sequence of all Alex Jaeger’s hard work.
Special Feature: The STAR TREK Universe: Here you have a selection of nine different features, which are as follows:
Jerry Goldsmith: A Tribute [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [19:46] Here we get a rare and fascinating interview with Jerry Goldsmith [Composer] [1929-2004] and talks about how the film compositions he tackles for each film or TV series project. We also get contributions from people who have come into contact with this legendary auteur film composer and heap great praise and sadly feel that Jerry Goldsmith left us too early and a great sad loss to the film industry.
The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [12:18] Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character in the STAR TREK Sci-Fi franchise. Created by writer Gene L. Coon, the character first appeared in the 1967 STAR TREK TV episode "Metamorphosis," in which he was played by Glenn Corbett. James Cromwell later played Zefram Cochrane in the film ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ [1996] and the 2001 STAR TREK: Enterprise pilot, "Broken Bow." We get clips of behind-the-scene filming of STAR TREK VIII and also clips from the STAR TREK VIII film and also some clips from the STAR TREK TV series.
First Contact: The Possibilities [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [19:31] First Contact is about the idea that has been around for centuries, with the question “are we alone?” and especially as there are known billions of stars that has the possibility of Earth like planets that could be in the “Goldilocks” position that might have the possibility of civilisations like our own and we also wonder what they would look like. People at the SETI Institute are located at 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, California and have set up a scientific study in the search for extra-terrestrial life forms.
Industrial Light & Magic: The Next Generation [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [12:17] Industrial Light & Magic, or ILM, is a visual effects (VFX) company, which over the course of its existence has achieved a near legendary status in the motion picture industry. With this special feature they talks about the technical aspect of the special effects, the rest of the film was CGI generated.
Greetings From The International Space Station [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [8:31] Colonel Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke is a NASA astronaut who made an appearance as Lieutenant M. Fincke in the last episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, "These Are the Voyages..." and Colonel Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke received credit as an Engineer in the end credits of the episode. Here Colonel Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke is featured giving an interview from aboard the International Space.
SpaceShipOne’s Historic Flight [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:41] SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with suborbital flight capability that uses a hybrid rocket motor. SpaceShipOne completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. In this special feature we see the SpaceShipOne's first official spaceflight and you view what he is seeing, which is an amazing experience.
Brent Spiner: Data and Beyond Part 2 [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [7:30] This is an extension to the previous Brent Spiner interview and mainly talks about his appearance in the STAR TREK VIII film, which he felt was the best STAR TREK film, especially bringing in the nasty evil villains of the Borg characters and having Data to interact with the Borg Queen. Brent Spiner talks about the fantastic time he had at the STAR TREK VIII film Premiere in London for the Benefit of the Prince’s Trust.
Trek Roundtable: First Contact [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [12:51] Once again we meet those four boring nerdy people, talking about the ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ film, and again what they talked about is such boring information and is just not worth viewing.
Feature: Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 008: Temporal Vortex [2009] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:36] This is the eighth 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 Borg's use of a Temporal Vortex. A Temporal Vortex is an artificially-generated rift in the space-time continuum. Allowing for travel from one point in space-time to another, temporal vortices have been known to have been used by species such as the Devidians and the Borg. Devidians were a vaguely humanoid, shapeshifting species native to Devidia II. Their physical characteristics composed of being between 2 and 3 meters in height; they had no apparent eyes but they possessed an orifice on what most humanoids would call their forehead that resembled a mouth. They lived out of phase with most other lifeforms with a positive phase variance of 0.004. They also possessed the ability to travel through time.
Special Feature: The Borg Collective: Here you have a selection of three different features, which are as follows:
The Borg Collective: Unimatrix One [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [14:15] We are informed that with the first and second season of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ TV series, Gene Roddenberry had an idea of creating the species called the Borg, but even though they are evil, they are still looked upon as the coolest bad guys ever to be created for the STAR TREK TV series, but despite their evil intentions, it is still a good villain, especially with their unstoppable nature to turn all humans into Borg. But of course over time they have become infamous, especially with their saying, “Resistance is Futile.
The Borg Collective: The Queen [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [8:31] Here with an intimate interview with Alice Krige [Borg Queen] talks about her character in the STAR TREK VIII film and feels that the Borg are like Eunuchs. But also feels the Borg Queen is the ultimate power, which is her obsession and also her concept is perfection. But what is nice is that we get some rare behind-the-scene filming of STAR TREK VIII and also a nice short glimpse of Jerry Goldsmith at work with the orchestra.
The Borg Collective: Design Matrix [2005] [480i] [1.37:1] [18:10] When the Borg first made an appearance in the STAR TREK TV series, they were not shown to their full potential of their character, but they felt having them in the STAR TREK VIII film they felt they could expand their character and make them look more realistic. People felt working with the Borg in the film was fantastic and looked very impressive, and credit is given to Deborah Everton and Michael Westmore who came up with the designs for the costumes. We also get to view some clips from the STAR TREK TV series as well as the STAR TREK VIII film.
Special Feature: Archives: Here you have a selection of two different features, which are as follows:
Storyboards: Here you have a selection of four storyboard images that you have to use the right and left arrow keys on your remote control to view the storyboard images in the following galleries and they are as follows:
1930s Nightclub: Here you get to view 53 very basic crude black-and-white line drawings.
Hull Battle: Here you get to view 49 storyboard images.
Hull Battle: Alternative Shots: Here you get to view 20 storyboard images.
Worf vs. The Borg: Alternative Shots: Here you get to view 13 storyboard images.
Photo Gallery: Here you get to view 48 images from the STAR TREK VIII film, which consist of rare colour behind-the-scene images, promotional colour images, and two black-and-white line drawings relating to the Enterprise spaceship.
Trailers: Here you get to view two separate trailers for the film ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT,’ and they are as follows: Teaser Trailer [1996] [1080p] [2.35:1] [1:19] and Theatrical Trailer [1996] [1080p] [2.35:1] [2:18]. Here you get to view some really stunning film trailers that are really brilliant presentations.
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, ‘STAR TREK VIII: FIRST CONTACT’ is one of my favourite of the STAR TREK feature films, and it's a pleasure to see it getting a significant upgrade in video and audio quality with this Limited Edition 50th Anniversary SteelBook UK Release. Plus it has a very generous selection of outstanding special features, so this Blu-ray disc is definitely worth the upgrade for viewers who have the earlier inferior DVD edition. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
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