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[Kumiko Nikaido]

Best price for the week (3/15 - 3/19): $12.99 at Circuit City.

Star Trek: First Contact - Special Collector's Edition DVD was released today, and after viewing the film and half of the extras, I'm still impressed by this production from 1996.

Here are the contents of this 2-Disc package:

Disc 1

* Text commentary by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda.
* Audio commentary by Director and Actor Jonathan Frakes.
* Audio commentary by Screenwriters Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore.
* Anamorphic Widescreen Version (2.35:1) Enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
* Dolby Digital:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
- English DTS 5.1 Surround
- French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
* Subtitles:
- English
- Spanish

Disc 2

* The Star Trek Universe:
- Jerry Goldsmith: A Tribute.
- The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane.
- First Contact: The Possibilites.

* The Borg Collective:
- Unimatrix One
- The Queen
- Design Matrix

* Scene Deconstruction:
- Borg Queen Assembly
- Escape Pad Launch
- Borg Queen's Demise

* First Contact Production:
- The Story
- The Missile Silo
- The Deflector Dish
- From "A" to "E"
- Making First Contact
- The Art of First Contact

* Archives:
- Storyboards
- Photo Gallery

* Trailers:
- Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer
- Borg Invasion Trailer

The remastered main film transfer was great, and the audio was superb in DD 5.1 sound. Even the front-end interface was nice as it was modeled after the Borg-battle introduction. I checked out like half of Disc 2's goodies, and the background and production work that went into making First Contact was insightful and interesting.

The "From 'A to E'" segment was cool as it explained the design work of the Enterprise-E, the designs of the Federation starships used in the Borg-battle intro., and the design of the Vulcan survey ship seen in the finale and closing scenes.

The "Story" segment chronicled the drafts of how they took the approach of First Contact compared to Generations. It was a pure fun and a thrill-ride this time around, and was easier to make than Generations. Plus, the approach on how they made First Contact appeal to a broader, wider audience was explained.

A sweet DVD edition for all you completist Star Trek fans out there. If you have the bare-bones DVD edition of First Contact, you may want to trade-up or invest in this one (hey, it's pretty cheap) and gain thumbs-up insight on this fab production.

Bring on Special Editions of Insurrection and Nemesis!

 

[Morts]

Aww damn. I just got the barebones edition for Christmas. I don't usually care about featurettes on DVDs, but some of those actually look pretty interesting.

 

[teiresias]

The DTS track is supposed to be a really good upgrade from the DD5.1 original release as well as much better than the DD5.1 track on this new edition too.

Unfortunately, my funds today were earmarked for the Vol. 3 of the Farscape Starburst editions and The Incredibles.

 

[Willco]

First Contact and Wrath of Khan are the only watchable Star Trek films (and damn good ones at that) for people who like to stick their penis in vaginas.

 

[Outcast2004]

I was reall yon the fence about picking this up. Now I have too... for $12.99 how can I say no?

It is a great movie, just alot of fun and really well done. I doubt Star Trek will ever be this good again.

 

[Grimlock]

Might wanna take a quick trip to the local CC then. I went by mine after work today and they apparently had only the one copy-which is mine now, but still...

 

[ManaByte]

First Contact and Wrath of Khan are the only watchable Star Trek films (and damn good ones at that) for people who like to stick their penis in vaginas.

First Contact > Wrath of Khan.

 

[Vgamer]

I for sure plan to pick this up tommorow! At that price it really is a steal. First Contact is the best Trek movie IMO. It has it all: A dangerous enemy from the show, time travel, plenty of action, a fleet battle, some humor, and Picard going nuts!! Plus its just a whole lot of fun from start to finish. I cant wait to hear the new DTS track to test out my new surround setup! And all the effects really hold up well in this movie considering it was released almost a decade ago. It could easily pass for a new release today, heck alot of the scenes are just as good if not better effects wise as Nemesis which is only 2 years old. And if the Braga and Moore Commentary is half as good as the Generations one then I will be happy indeed as the Generations track was very entertaining and insightful.

 

[Groder Mullet]

First Contact and Wrath of Khan are the only watchable Star Trek films (and damn good ones at that) for people who like to stick their penis in vaginas.

Star Trek VI rocked as well.

 

[Willco]

Star Trek VI rocked as well.

I will admit to seeing The Undiscovered Country in theatres and enjoying it, but it is pretty geeky.

It was a definite step up from STAR TREK V: GOD NEEDS A FUCKING SPACESHIP.

 

[Alcibiades]

damn, this is the one week I won't be in a town with a Circuit City in it...

 

[SpoonyBard]

I quess I'll have to get this one as well, I already have all the previous collector's editions. But this is the last one, no way in hell I'm going to buy Insurrection again.

 

[soundwave05]

Star Trek VI is fantastic, for me its just as good as Star Trek II. Those wide vista shots of that frozen planet are awesome.

The things I didn't like about First Contact was the cheesy time travel plot device (they should never be allowed to use this again in Star Trek) and the idea of the Borg Queen.

 

[Soybean]

I got the DVD yesterday and I'm quite pleased also. DTS track is nice.

 

[Hournda]

Bring on Special Editions of Insurrection and Nemesis!

Except for the fact that Insurrection and Nemesis totally blew ass.

 

[tedtropy]

Fry's has it for $11.99. That's a whopping dollar less, people!

Seriously, if you live close to one, that's a hell of a bargain. I think I'll be running to the Circuit City near my work to grab this. It's easily my favorite of all the Trek movies and it's stunning that Berman had anything to do with it.

 

[Tabris]

I liked Wrath of Khan, The Undiscovered Country, Generations (cause of Stewart only) and First Contact (cause of Stewart only).

Everything else sucked.

 

[Kumiko Nikaido]

Except for the fact that Insurrection and Nemesis totally blew ass.

Yeah, but still......must complete collection!