Originally Posted by Danny Stewart
Star Trek: First Contact.  |
One thing that I never bought into with
First Contact though was the Borg Queen, which I understand became a mainstay in
Voyager as well. I always liked the Borg for being components of the same driving force, with no individuality.
There's something really strained about the direction and performances as well, I think. Looking at it again recently I found again that I didn't buy into Picard's mental collapse as he's reliving his nightmares. Patrick Stewart seems very mannered throughout. Like when he says: "That's what they came here to do – stop First Contact". It doesn't sound natural, it's like he's reading it cold. And his: "A line must be drawn here" felt very inauthentic to me. That's the only time I haven't believed in his performance in the entire series, and I still find it puzzling.
Aside from that the action is immense at the beginning and the Borg are particularly scary and menacing when they're repeating their usual creed over subspace. The new Enterprise is also a real favourite of mine because I like the way it harks back to the old Constitution-class style of the Original Series. My favourite bit in the whole thing is Picard ordering for quantum torpedoes to destroy the Borg sphere. Love that bit.