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 Movie
B+ |
Video A- | Audio A
| Extras B+
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner,
LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Ron Perlman,
Tom Hardy, Dina Meyer, Jude Ciccolella, Kate Mulgrew
director Stuart Baird | Paramount Pictures
2002 | Science Fiction - Adventure - Action | PG-13 | 116 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic
widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio
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Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his Enterprise crew is on a short break for the marriage of
Deanna Troi and William Riker. Their festivities are shorted lived as they are interrupted by a new order from the Federation Starfleet and sent to
a sector near the Romulan Empire to perform a diplomatic function on behalf of the Federation.
There, Jean-Luc Picard meets the Romulan Empire leader, Shinzon, a mysterious human who looks like
Picard's near-identical twin, but only decades younger. Jean-Luc is confused
by this stranger's uncanny resemblance to him and his intentions for intergalactic
peace. Will Jean-Luc remember to put his crew, the Enterprise, and
the Federation before his personal feelings towards this human leader of
the Romulan Empire?
Admittedly, the theatrical trailer makes the movie seem much more than it really is.
As good as the movie is, it somewhat fell short of my expectations based on the
theatrical trailer. Besides the story behind Jean-Luc Picard’s near-identical twin, not much else is original compared the other Star Trek movies.
If you don't mind the lack of originality, this Next Generation Star Trek
movie may be your ticket to intergalactic action and adventure.
DVD-wise, the picture transfer is excellent, with a superbly mixed
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and a
marvelous soundtrack from Jerry Goldsmith. There's a fair amount of
bonus materials, considering this is a Paramount Home Entertainment
release.
Special Features: commentary by director
Stuart Baird; deleted scenes (8); "New Frontiers: Stuart Baird on
Directing Nemesis" featurette; "A Bold Vision of the
Final Frontier" featurette; "A Star Trek Family's Final
Journey" featurette; "Red Alert! Shooting the Action of Nemesis"
featurette; photo gallery; previews of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
DVD series for all 7 seasons of this television series, The Hours
DVD released on 5/20/2003 | Reviewed 5/19/2003
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Additional Notes: Unless we specify otherwise, the
video and audio quality are very good when their grades are "A-"
or better. Only the highest number of channels of surround sound
format is listed (e.g., Dolby Digital 5.1). If there are both Dolby
Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtracks, then both are listed. All
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
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