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Star Trek - Insurrection
Stars:
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn,
Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, and Anthony
Zerbe
Writer:
Michael Piller
Based
On A Story By: Rick Berman and Michael Piller
Director:
Jonathan Frakes
Feature
length: 108 minutes
Extras:
Trailer
Languages:
English Stereo Sound
Subtitles:
N/A
Packaging:
Two-Disc Jewel Case
Chapter
Stops: 10
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 1998/VCD Release: 2003
Theatrical
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Home
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment
Through HVN (In Malaysia Only)
MPAA
Rating: PG
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
After
the huge success of “Star Trek: First Contact” the producers of the
franchise chose not to attempt another story with a villain as dangerous as The
Borg because quite honestly they had already gone down that road already and
wanted instead to aim for something lighter, but still in tone with the events
that were occurring in the “Star Trek” universe at the time, which was the
war against The Dominion as dramatized on the TV series “Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine.” After a mysterious malfunction in Data causes him to behave
aggressively on the beautiful world known as Ba’ku, the Enterprise-E
investigates what caused Data’s reaction and discovers a virtual Garden of
Eden inhabited by humans from another world who forsook technology to lead a
peaceful life inspired by art and harmony. The planet is shrouded in particles
from a ring around it that has regenerative powers that effectively can sustain
a person for centuries. When it is discovered that a Starfleet Admiral in
cahoots with an alien race with their own secret agenda known as the Son’a is
going to forcibly remove the inhabitants of this world in order to harvest the
regenerative particles for personal use, Picard and key members of his crew go
renegade to expose this blatant disregard of the Prime Directive.
F.
Murray Abraham’s villainous role is made all the more humorous if not campy by
his character’s almost infantile temper and Anthony Zerbe lends some nice
presence as the mislead “Admiral Doherty.” This VCD edition presents “Star
Trek: Insurrection” in a panned and scanned (1.33:1) aspect ratio with a clear
digital quality English Stereo Soundtrack. While the soundtrack is as fine as
one might expect from a CD, the picture though rich and colorful still sufferers
at times from limitations of the MPEG-1 format so there are compression
artifacts that simply cannot be avoided under the circumstances. A (1.33:1)
trailer for “Star Trek: Nemesis” precedes the feature on the first disc. A
very rudimentary interactive menu informs the viewer that they can jump ahead
ten minutes into the film on both discs yielding 10-chapter stops for the entire
film.
Those
who might have a small display or CD-ROM drive might prefer this digital
presentation of “Star Trek: Nemesis” over other incarnations and it is the
only panned and scanned version available on a digital format for those who just
can’t get used to letterboxed or widescreen films on a standard television.
The VCD is PAL formatted so check your player’s documentation for
compatibility issues before buying. “Star Trek: Insurrection” is available
on VCD now from Paramount Home Entertainment and HVN and can be ordered directly
from www.eurekamovies.com.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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Star Trek - Insurrection