First Contact is no grab bag of camp gewgaws; it stands proud and apart, accessible even to the Trek-deficient. This old Star, it seems, has a lot of life in it.
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05/03/09
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:11
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: First Contact contains enough enjoyable moments to appeal to non-Star Trek fans.
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: The Borg have once again targeted the Federation--but this time, their devious plot threatens not only the present, but Earth's past as well. While Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Geordi La Forge... [More]
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
Director: Jonathan Frakes
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Reviews for Star Trek: First Contact
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Top CriticThe elegance of the story is enhanced by the sure direction of Jonathan Frakes, who also plays Commander William Riker.
06/05/07
Top CriticA smashingly exciting sci-fi adventure that ranks among the very best in the long-running Paramount franchise.
06/05/07
Top CriticThe series now lacks all of its original stars and much of its earlier determination. It has morphed into something less innocent and more derivative than it used to be, something the noncultist is ever less likely to enjoy.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe excitement comes from Frakes's direction.
07/31/02
Top CriticA nicely constructed science-fiction film, with a simple premise, a charismatic villain and a good back-story to enhance the action.
06/18/02
Top CriticBlessed with clever plot devices and a villainous horde that makes the once-dread Klingons seem like a race of Barneys, First Contact does everything you'd want a Star Trek film to do, and it does it with cheerfulness and style.
02/14/01
Top CriticA thoroughly enjoyable visit with the crew of TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation.
01/01/00
Top CriticFollowing in the wake of a trio of disappointing features, First Contact proves to be the most entertaining Star Trek in more than a decade.
01/01/00
Top CriticStar Trek: First Contact is one of the best of the eight Star Trek films: Certainly the best in its technical credits, and among the best in the ingenuity of its plot.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe first stretch and the home stretch are so filled with visual interest and, more importantly, with the patented Star Trek philosophical and humorous tidbits that fans will gladly suffer the dull Borg patch for the pleasure of the rest.
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