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] star trek : first contact a film review by michael
dequina copyright 1996 michael dequina star trek :
first contact ( pg-13 ) anyone familiar with the series of star trek movies knows of the " even - odd pattern " --the even - numbered installments of the series are good while the odd - numbered ones are , well , not - so - good .
the pattern continues with the new star trek : first contact , an energetic sci - fi adventure that
( coincidentally ? ) is the eighth entry in the hugely popular series .
in this first trek feature to feature only cast members from the late star trek : the next generation television series , captain jean - luc picard ( patrick stewart ) and the rest of the 24th - century crew of the starship enterprise -- commander will riker ( jonathan frakes , who also directed ) , android lt .
cmdr .
data ( brent spiner ) , lt .
cmdr .
geordi laforge ( levar burton ) , lt .
cmdr .
worf ( michael dorn ) , dr .
beverly crusher ( gates mcfadden ) , and counselor deanna troi ( marina sirtis )
--travel back to 21st - century earth while doing battle with the borg , a race of cybernetic beings that share a collective mind with the borg queen ( alice krige ) .
the borg intend to alter history and assimilate all of humankind into their race -- starting with the earth - orbiting crew of the enterprise and a 21st century stowaway ( alfre woodard ) .
this is an interesting plotline that is sure to mesmerize trekkers everywhere and engage everyone else , but , unfortunately , it only makes up the star trek half of the script by brannon braga and
ronald d . moore .
the other half of the title -- first contact -- refers to a subplot that takes place on 21st - century earth , where riker , troi , and laforge meet legendary scientist zephram cochran ( james cromwell ) , who is about to embark on the first warp speed flight in human history , which directly leads to the first contact with extraterrestrials .
while this story does tie into the main plot and pays off interestingly in the end , it is nowhere near as involving or exciting as the borg battles on the enterprise .
not helping matters is the tiresome cochran character , an eccentric whose drunken schtick starts out funny but becomes too one - note after a while .
in the end , though , the first contact subplot does n't detract from the enjoyment of the film as a whole .
the story is typical sci - fi fantasy , but the conviction of the cast -- most notably the always - phenomenal stewart -- makes you believe and care .
frakes , making his feature directorial debut , keeps the action swiftly rolling along and delivers the action goods , even upping the violence a notch ( this is the first trek film to bear a pg-13 rating ) to greater effect .
st : fc has a bigger budget than the last trek outing , the middling star trek generations , and it definitely shows on screen -- the production design and especially visual and makeup effects are outstanding
( in particular those involving the borg queen ) .
braga and moore 's mostly sharp script will please both trek devotees and the rest ; the references to the borg storyline in the tv series , the continuity with the previous film ( e . g .
the ongoing saga of data 's emotion chip ) , and a fleeting star trek : voyager crossover will make trekkers squeal with delight , but such points are made easily accessible to those less familiar to the trek mythos .
paramount was reportedly worried about the staying power of its trek franchise with the next generation cast now carrying the helm .
based on the entertaining success that is star trek : first contact , i 'd say the studio has nothing to worry about
( at least not until this cast retires and the crew of the wan star trek : deep space nine takes over . . . ) .

Answer: P


Question: humanities quest for knowledge never ends .
so a team of scientists and film - makers travel to the amazon to search for a legendary indian tribe .
the party consists of anthropologist steven cale ( eric stoltz ) and the camera team consisting of terri flores ( jennifer lopez ) , danny rich ( ice cube ) , gary dixon ( owen wilson ) , denise kahlberg ( kari wuhrer ) and warren westridge ( jonathan hyde ) .
early on their journey they meet paul sarone ( jon voight ) whose boat is stuck on the shore .
they agree to give him a ride to the next village .
he claims to know the area well and can be useful locating the native tribe .
very soon their friendliness backfires on the group because sarone turns out to be a snake hunter without scruples who only wants to catch a giant anaconda and sell it to a zoo .
we do n't have to wait too long for the giant snake .
she just had a panther hors d'oevre and now is looking for the main course .
our heroes paddle around in the amazonas as if it were the pool in their own backyard .
no wonder giant animals mistake their splashing for a dinner bell .
our anaconda is a polite one and swallows the first victim in one big gulp .
enjoy !
so much for the first attempt to catch her .
but who would want to catch a giant snake with a fishing pole ?
our villain sarone shows his soft side when he stops terri from shooting the snake . too bad that anaconda is just about to strangle another member of the expedition .
one by one she goes after the others .
eric stoltz is stung by a giant wasp right in the beginning and is mercifully unconcious for the rest of the adventure .
the rest of the crew keeps entertaining the viewer although not the way the makers of the movie had planned .
however the scenes without the anaconda are rather boring .
whenever the leading lady shows up we 're in for a laugh .
the snake reminds us of a favorite character of a famous animated movie even if she should be an awe - inspiring monster .
her attacks always follow the same plan : one last hypnotic look - she 's looking at you , kid - then she speedily wraps herself around her victim and starts to gush it down .
mostly we do n't see the act of devouring .
but she looks nice when she wiggles away with her bulging middle part . whoever did the special effects on this movie may have wanted to go to a zoo first and study some real snakes .
maybe then the anaconda model would have looked more real .
the animatronics are somewhat more believable .
but that did n't work for the strangling scenes .
do n't go see the movie for the f / x .
they are everything but up - to - date .
the viewer who likes to watch the end credits will see to his / her surprise that a snake expert was a consultant for the team .
we may doubt though that he has ever seen the final result of his work .
a well known american science magazine is also mentioned in the credits , but i will refrain from naming it here to avoid further damage to its reputation .
the majority of viewer will have left the theater as soon as the credits start rolling , anyway .
what kind of audience is the target group for this movie ?
hard to say .
this ca n't be a serious horror movie , or can it ? see for yourself .

Answer: N


Question: the makers of jurassic park & the director of speed conjure up a storm !
( reviewed at eng wah 's new jubilee cineplex at ang mo kio ) " unlike earthquakes , their fury is precise .
unlike hurricanes , their reach is unlimited .
unlike fires , there is no way to combat them .
unlike floods , their terror is sudden .
" - excerpt from twister production notes i 'm sure many of us living in this part of the world have never seen tornadoes ( or twisters ) before .
i for one , have only seen the devastating effects and footage of tornadoes from news reports on tv and personally , i feel tornado - caused destruction comes
no where near the destruction caused by hurricanes and earthquakes . .
. . . . . . that is until i saw twister .
the destruction caused by twisters may be precise ( not widespread
but it moves very fast and its path of destruction is unpredictable .
it will suck in cars , houses , livestock , etc .
. . . . basically anything in its path that is not firmly rooted to the ground and in twister , you 'll get to see all this - close up !
twister tells a tale about a group of storm chasers .
these people are basically out - of - their - mind and for the sake of obtaining data on twister - occurrences , they risk their lives by literally chasing tornadoes , trying to get as close as they can . . . . .
that is if the tornado does not suddenly decide to change its path towards them !
jo ( helen hunt ) is the leader of this pack of kamikazes .
while they are gearing up for the mother - of - all - storms as predicted by satellite recon , bill ( bill paxton ) , a former co- leader of the team returns to settle some divorce papers with jo .
apparently , bill has left his rogue - ish days for greener and more practical pastures - as a television weatherman .
he catches up with his old - self and follows the pack like the good ole days , bringing his wife - to - be melissa ( jamie gertz ) along , a city - bred woman toting around with a handphone .
jo has finally implemented bills initial idea of a device called dorothy which measurement 's of a twister may lead to a better understanding on how tornadoes are formed so that a more reliable early - warning system can be implemented .
the problem is , the device has to be placed very near the twister , and in its path ( which is practically unpredictable ) of destruction in order for it to function .
to add to their current challenge , there is another group of storm chasers that is corporation - funded led by jonas ( cary elwes ) and they too have a similar device .
thus begins the race ; jo 's cheap government equipment with beaten - up vehicles against jonas 's high - tech computers and satellite link - ups with their sleek , black all - terrain vans .
plot wise , there are not really anything to shout about .
twister is as predictable as any summer box - office hit can get .
there is the danger of the twister , the competition with jonas^os more well - off team and of course , the settling of differences between jo and bill ( this part gives the film its human substance ) .
helen hunt , bill paxton and the rest of the actors / actresses give only average performances and all of them take back seat to the main thespian in this movie - the twister itself !
thanks to the impressive digital effects by ilm ( lucasfilm 's industrial light and magic ) , we get to see the terror and destruction caused by tornadoes up close ; from stripping barns and houses to lifting up livestock !
jan
de bont once again proves his visual abiility
( thanks to his years of experience as a director of photography for action films ) for action sequences .
like his previous film speed , the tornado sequences ( which are essentially the action sequences ) are well visualised and edited .
audiences will be holding tight to their chairs everytime a tornado comes on screen !
the surround sound effects sure does help a lot in stressing the terror of a twister !
( the cinema must at the very least support digital sound to fully appreciate this ) twister is definitely an effect - dependent movie .
now that id4 fever has begun to reside , and people are getting bored of watching will smith whoop et 's ass for the umpteenth time .
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. . . . twister is your sure bet of 7 bucks well spent !
watch it in a good theatre . . .
please .
the flying inkpot 's rating system :
* wait for the video .
*
* a little creaky , but still better than staying at home with gotcha !
*
* * pretty good , bring a friend .
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*
* * amazing , potent stuff .
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*
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* * perfection . see it twice .

Answer:
P