ST First Contact CE - 3/15
11-17-04 | 09:13 PM
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About time.
FC's my favorite TNG film and I can't wait to get it. Here's for DTS, Borg designs, and some other fun s**t!
Also, I didn't buy Nemesis just in case of a new version, so here's hoping.
FC's my favorite TNG film and I can't wait to get it. Here's for DTS, Borg designs, and some other fun s**t!
Also, I didn't buy Nemesis just in case of a new version, so here's hoping.
12-03-04 | 02:55 PM
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Sorry to bring back an old thread, but some of you might be interested to know that dvdanswers.com has posted the artwork: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?...5397&n=1&burl=
12-03-04 | 06:18 PM
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original First Contact Audio Issue
I'm watching First Contact from a rental and noticed that the Audio is one of those that have the effects and music pumped up , and speech way too low.....I hate when I have to lower the sound everytime there's 'action' .....I hope the reissue Collector's Edition fixes the audio. ANybody else notice this when watching ST First Contact?
12-03-04 | 06:31 PM
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tried everything
I tried listening to the movie in every which way and the music and effects are still 'loud' ....i mean i have over 120 DVDs and probably have 3 DVDs with loud Muisc 'n' Effects and low speech......so yea.....the other movies i got ...i have nothing to quibble about their audio....I'm just a guy who doesn't like to press down on my volume during action scenes...then up again to hear the actors.
12-27-04 | 12:24 PM
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Complete specs from dvdanswers:
Paramount has announced the collector's edition of Star Trek: First Contact which stars Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton. This new two-disc special edition will be available to own from the 15th March next year, and should set you back around $19.99 in total. As well as a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and English Dolby Digital 5.1 track, the first disc will house an audio commentary with director Jonathan Frakes and screenwriters Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore and a text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda. The second disc will include a Jerry Goldsmith: A Tribute featurette, a Legacy of Zefram Cochrane featurette, a First Contact: The Possibilities featurette, a Unimatrix One featurette, a featurette on the Borg Queen and a Design Matrix featurette. Also included will be a First Contact Production section that includes featurettes on The Story, The Misile Silo, The Deflector Dish, The Art of First Contact, another feature on the designs of the Enterprise as well as a making of documentary. Completing the package will be a Scene Deconstruction which features the Borg Queen Assembly, the Escape Pod launch and the Borg Queen's demise, storyboards, a production gallery and both the theatrical trailer and teaser trailer. The only notable exception is deleted scenes. Our thanks to Gustavo from TrekWeb for the heads up. We're also awaiting confirmation on the inclusion of DTS.
12-27-04 | 02:05 PM
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Great news that Jonathan will be doing an audio commentary...this was one of the "must have" areas of the DVD - nice to see Paramount make it happen.
12-27-04 | 03:38 PM
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Too bad about the lack of deleted scenes. Why is it that the only Trek DVDs to include those so far are 1, 5, 7, and 10, arguably the worst ones in the series? At this rate, the Insurrection SE seems like a shoo-in for deleted scenes.
And no, I don't count the director's cuts of Wrath of Khan or The Undiscovered Country.
And no, I don't count the director's cuts of Wrath of Khan or The Undiscovered Country.
12-27-04 | 08:14 PM
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Deleted scenes are over-rated IMO. Unless they're put back into the film itself. I feel they're over-rated for two reasons. 1) Usually they're not in anamorphic widescreen, and 2) Sometimes they're just rough-cut dailies.
If the scenes are important enough and don't interupt the flow of the story, aren't redundant, and are complete scenes (f/x completed), they should be put back in film, especially for the DVD.
A lot of scenes are just cut due to theatrical time restraints or studio decisions. But for the DVD release, like they did with the recent King Arthur DVD, because those restraints aren't there.
And then there's always the branching DVD. Like the ID4, T2 Ultimate, and the Alien Quad discs. Pick whichever version you want.
If the scenes are important enough and don't interupt the flow of the story, aren't redundant, and are complete scenes (f/x completed), they should be put back in film, especially for the DVD.
A lot of scenes are just cut due to theatrical time restraints or studio decisions. But for the DVD release, like they did with the recent King Arthur DVD, because those restraints aren't there.
And then there's always the branching DVD. Like the ID4, T2 Ultimate, and the Alien Quad discs. Pick whichever version you want.
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12-27-04 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lowrey
If the scenes are important enough and don't interupt the flow of the story, aren't redundant, and are complete scenes (f/x completed), they should be put back in film, especially for the DVD.
Now, in truth most DVD deleted scenes suck. Comedies in general have the best deleted scenes, but there are some films that have nice snippets that are neat to see, but really have no place in the film.
01-12-05 | 11:34 PM
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The Digital Bits posted confirmation of DTS!!!
"...we've confirmed that the video will be anamorphic widescreen and that the audio options will include both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1."
"...we've confirmed that the video will be anamorphic widescreen and that the audio options will include both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1."
01-13-05 | 04:00 AM
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Damn, not including deleted scenes bites. Thanks Paramount. 
I've always wanted to see the rumored-to-have-been-filmed scene of Captain Sisko ordering Worf to take the Defiant into battle against the Borg.
I've always wanted to see the rumored-to-have-been-filmed scene of Captain Sisko ordering Worf to take the Defiant into battle against the Borg.
