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Summary: To boldly go where no DVD player has gone before
Review: This box set is a much better value for the money than buying the 3 films separately. When the "Classic crew" made their last film in "The Undiscovered Country", many were hoping "The Next Generation crew" would start moving to the big screen. As was the series, these 3 films of Picard and company are excellent. Although many expected to see both crews complete in "Generations", just seeing Shatner and Stewart play off each other is a ball. By the way Whoopi Goldberg's Guinan appears unbilled, but it's the same character she played in the series beginning in the second season. By the way those of you watching DS9 and wonder where Worf got promoted, it's in this movie. Also, yes that is Tim Russ soon to be of Voyager on the Enterprise B in the opening segment. Seeing the Duras sisters finally get their reward is worthwhile. (fans of the series know what this means). By the way a Star Trek Generations CD game was made after the movie and is even more fun. It includes clips from the movie. First Contact and Insurrection are excellent too. Although Glenn Corbett's Cochrane from the Classic Trek episode Metamorphosis is more convincing I think than Cromwell's in First Contact. Look for more of the Borg Queen on Voyager too.
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Summary: The great generation
Review: This boxed set is an awesome collection of some of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made. TNG takes Star Trek to it's highest level. I love these films and I recommend them warmly. PS. Check out the "Alien Legacy" box as well.
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Summary: No DVD collection is complete without Star Trek.
Review: This triple threat DVD pack includes what can be considered Star Treks 7, 8, and 9. Each of the DVD discs were created individually, so there is no continual theme, and the older the DVD the less fun features. Insurrection being the newest, has the most to offer with commentary from the cast, and a behind-the-scenes special. First Contact is a blessing alone to enjoy in wide screen, and be rid of that awful pan-and-scan, which the VHS was a victim. It also includes Spanish subtitles and English captions (Insurrection does not). And with Generations being the oldest there are the Spanish and English language options, but also the added piece of calm, knowing Picard and Kirk will never get knocked out of track, due to the limited lifetime of VHS tape.
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Summary: Get this ONLY if you don't own any of them singly
Review: With three movies under their belts after taking over the cinematic franchise, I think the NextGen crew has done a decent if not consistently good job of continuing the legacy of 'Trek on the big screen. Even though they had the semi-misfortune of starting off their celluloid voyages with an odd-numbered sequel, I thought 'Generations' wasn't half-bad (Now I'm sure there's some nitpickers who're saying, "Wait a minute... Paramount quit numbering the sequels when NextGen entered the scene!" That may be so, but for many fans, myself included, the curse of the odd-numbered sequels still stands!). Data's coming to grips with his new-found emotions made for some of the silliest 'Trek comedy I've ever had the fortune of watching! Being a big fan of the Borg in general and Picard's Borg alter-ego Locutus in particular, my nod for fave NextGen flick naturally goes to 'First Contact'. The super-hammin' "The line must be drawn HERE!" scene is one of the greatest moments of 'Trek overacting. I daresay it puts some of Kirks' best moments of method acting to shame! I've discussed 'First Contact' with other fanboys at the local nerd herd corral (read: comic-book shop), any many of them didn't like the fact that Zefrem Cochrane, the guy who invented warp drive in the Star Trek universe, is portrayed as an alcoholic with dreams of avarice. Personally, I found his alcoholism and lack of joviality & enthusiasm to reflect the post-nuclear-holocaust era he lived in. It also showed that he was flawed- he wasn't perfect, as all human beings are and likely will always be. There's also rumors that Cochrane is an allegory of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who's been portrayed as a booze-binging, pill-popping womanizer in more than a few unauthorized tell-all biographies. I thought that 'Insurrection' would've made a decent two-part TV cliffhanger episode, but lacked the scope to be a good cinematic outing. Also, many of the silly moments were rather over-the-top, even more so than what is usually expected in a cinematic 'Trek, the best examples being Data offering himself as a flotation device, and Riker using a joystick to manually control the vessel. Still, it isn't all that bad a show to sit through as far as odd-numbered 'Trek sequels go. Okay, so I've reviewed the movies, now it's time to review the set. Upon hearing about this collection's release, I was hoping that it would include Special Edition versions of the three movies- showing and/or restoring cut scenes, more trailers & teasers, and other such additions. I was relishing the chance to check out a those moments from 'Generations' (Kirk's skydive landing, Soran torturing LaForge, the alternate Death of Kirk scene, etc.) and 'Insurrection' (Ship's library hijinks, Data's rescue of aliens he pushes off a cliff, etc.) that never made it past the cutting room. Unfortunately, the boxed discs are the exact same ones that were released singly. And since I'd already collected them when they came out one at a time, there wasn't any sense in me grabbing more of the exact same thing. So, unless you don't already have any of these DVDs, I wouldn't recommend you get this set. However, if you don't have any of them, and you're a completist when it comes to your Trekkie digital video library, then I won't try to stop you... 'Late!
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Summary: This is phoney Star Trek.
Review: With three movies under their belts after taking over the cinematic franchise, I think the NextGen crew has done a decent if not consistently good job of continuing the legacy of `Trek on the big screen. Even though they had the semi-misfortune of starting off their celluloid voyages with an odd-numbered sequel, I thought `Generations' wasn't half-bad (Now I'm sure there's some nitpickers who're saying, "Wait a minute... Paramount quit numbering the sequels when NextGen entered the scene!" That may be so, but for many fans, myself included, the curse of the odd-numbered sequels still stands!). Data's coming to grips with his new-found emotions made for some of the silliest `Trek comedy I've ever had the fortune of watching! Being a big fan of the Borg in general and Picard's Borg alter-ego Locutus in particular, my nod for fave NextGen flick naturally goes to `First Contact'. The super-hammin' "The line must be drawn HERE!" scene is one of the greatest moments of `Trek overacting. I daresay it puts some of Kirks' best moments of method acting to shame! I've discussed `First Contact' with other fanboys at the local nerd herd corral (read: comic-book shop), any many of them didn't like the fact that Zefrem Cochrane, the guy who invented warp drive in the Star Trek universe, is portrayed as an alcoholic with dreams of avarice. Personally, I found his alcoholism and lack of joviality & enthusiasm to reflect the post-nuclear-holocaust era he lived in. It also showed that he was flawed- he wasn't perfect, as all human beings are and likely will always be. There's also rumors that Cochrane is an allegory of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who's been portrayed as a booze-binging, pill-popping womanizer in more than a few unauthorized tell-all biographies. I thought that `Insurrection' would've made a decent two-part TV cliffhanger episode, but lacked the scope to be a good cinematic outing. Also, many of the silly moments were rather over-the-top, even more so than what is usually expected in a cinematic `Trek, the best examples being Data offering himself as a flotation device, and Riker using a joystick to manually control the vessel. Still, it isn't all that bad a show to sit through as far as odd-numbered `Trek sequels go. Okay, so I've reviewed the movies, now it's time to review the set. Upon hearing about this collection's release, I was hoping that it would include Special Edition versions of the three movies- showing and/or restoring cut scenes, more trailers & teasers, and other such additions. I was relishing the chance to check out a those moments from `Generations' (Kirk's skydive landing, Soran torturing LaForge, the alternate Death of Kirk scene, etc.) and `Insurrection' (Ship's library hijinks, Data's rescue of aliens he pushes off a cliff, etc.) that never made it past the cutting room. Unfortunately, the boxed discs are the exact same ones that were released singly. And since I'd already collected them when they came out one at a time, there wasn't any sense in me grabbing more of the exact same thing. So, unless you don't already have any of these DVDs, I wouldn't recommend you get this set. However, if you don't have any of them, and you're a completist when it comes to your Trekkie digital video library, then I won't try to stop you... `Late!
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