A moment of silence for that one Steamrunner-class ship that made it through the whole battle, only to be destroyed when caught in the cube's explosion.
@baronvg Жыл бұрын
I always found that part to be so pathetically sad 🤣 I still hold out hope that it only APPEARED to blow up in the Cube’s explosion wake and managed to fly off to safety.
@ScreamingTc Жыл бұрын
"We've made it!" *Sees a huge chunk of debris flying towards them* "...aww, nuts..."
@lothar3654 Жыл бұрын
I’m sure it’s fine. Some duct tape. Buff out the scratches. It’ll be as good as new.
@sonar_bandit Жыл бұрын
Lol
@jamesboulger8705 Жыл бұрын
Dude, ships blow up like every 3 seconds, in every scene. If they wanted to give the impression the cube was tough, they succeeded. Haha
@hypercriticalbrit4 жыл бұрын
Can we take a moment to appreciate that this came out 24 years ago! It came out in 1996 and the special effects still hold up today
@marccamp63764 жыл бұрын
So true :0
@Aaltonen1194 жыл бұрын
Exactly, and anyone who thinks this movie is awesome is a legend.
@tommytmt4 жыл бұрын
The special effects don’t just hold up, they’re perfect. Seriously I can’t think of anything that could use improvement.
@brucebanner35664 жыл бұрын
They should have made a series of five movies for the next generation crew. Then they should have done a one off movie for deep space nine and a one off of the Voyager crew to grow the Star trek brand more.
@christopherdean13264 жыл бұрын
I admit that technology has improved since 1996, but they weren't exactly using hand-cranked cameras and paintbrushes back then! I think they even had computers and digital watches..............
@happisakshappiplace.6588 Жыл бұрын
The Defiant's helmsman only has a few lines but he has the best one. 'Another starship coming in. It's the Enterprise!' That line always gives me goosebumps.
@JohnnyJonestown Жыл бұрын
Adam Scott. 😂 AKA Ben Wyatt
@happisakshappiplace.6588 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyJonestown Never seen that show. heh.
@aliali-ce3yf Жыл бұрын
That's Griff from "Boy Meets World" - he was the cool new gang leader of Joey the Rat and Frankie Stekino!
@thesisko3715 Жыл бұрын
Adam Scott! Of Party Down and Parks and Rec fame. I heard he’s a huge Trekkie, must’ve been a dream for him to have landed that bit part.
@spangly_J Жыл бұрын
You look like you wanna punch me in the face.
@nathanrobinson2130 Жыл бұрын
Best ship, best uniforms, best crew, best story, best music. Hands down one of my favorite movies.
@cyclopstb Жыл бұрын
I don't like those uniforms. They look military like.
@nathanrobinson2130 Жыл бұрын
@@cyclopstb Um, they're literally in a navy. I guess you'd prefer the pajamas from TMP?
@cyclopstb Жыл бұрын
@@nathanrobinson2130 The early DS9 and Voyager uniforms.
@acurisur Жыл бұрын
@@cyclopstb DS9 and Voyager were not primarily built for war, where as the Enterprise E was built specifically to fight the Borg . The uniforms in First Contact reflect a time when Starfleet went all out in their fight against the Borg so it has a more military look.
@thesisko3715 Жыл бұрын
The TOS movies and First Contact/late DS9 era had by far the best uniforms. TNG and VOY uniforms look like pajamas lol
@avengermkii7872 Жыл бұрын
I love how Riker was constantly trolling Worf as soon as he came on the bridge.
@DSROBB Жыл бұрын
Absolutely "tough LITTLE ship" and "you do remember how to fire phasers"
@bigddannyflynn-filmmaker5694 Жыл бұрын
What a perfect time for joking about with the boys
@martinbaxter2616 Жыл бұрын
That's Brotherly LUUUUUV.
@Agent3711 ай бұрын
Fleet admiral's dead, Worf Just saw most of his bridge crew die and was prepared to sacrifice himself and the rest...perfect time to crack jokes.
@hellacoorinna99959 ай бұрын
@@Agent37 Exactly. It's called gallows humour.
@Wolf-o8f4 жыл бұрын
If there is anything that Star Trek has taught me, it's don't be on the Admiral's ship when fighting the Borg.
@cmauger864 жыл бұрын
Likely because they wouldn’t have the same technological distinctiveness being only the 21st century.
@nunyabusiness8634 жыл бұрын
...And it never pays to be the new guy nobody recognizes in frame with the heavies...im talking to you Mr. Hawk ;-)
@KawaiiSoulB424 жыл бұрын
Star Trek taught me don't be promoted to Admiral you just end up dead. USS Europa Taught me that. lol
@2bituser5694 жыл бұрын
Unless you’re Klingon you may ask for the admiral ship to guarantee Stovacore sp?!
@thevoid980524 жыл бұрын
nothing makes for a more rigid story telling than hearing "Sir! The Admirals flagship has been destroyed"
@FekLeyrTarg4 жыл бұрын
"The Defiant?" "Adrift but salvagable. The producers over on DS9 insisted that they still need that ship."
@LordHoth_904 жыл бұрын
Rightfully so I’d say
@tinacorbet47054 жыл бұрын
LOLLLLLL dam right!!! RIP Defiant
@doofkos4 жыл бұрын
Just to destroy it by themselves?
@andrewshouse98404 жыл бұрын
@@doofkos DS9 production team thought it made no sense for their hero starship to simply cease to exist between episodes with little ceremony. At least when it was destroyed, it contributed to the storyline.
@MasterofSpiders4 жыл бұрын
Not really, season 7 of DS9 proved they can just shit a new one within a few episodes.
@NorthWlf Жыл бұрын
26 years old and that fleet volley starting at 3:55 is still one of the most exquisite scenes in Trek history.
@Ecclesia_ Жыл бұрын
THe one time where Starfleet acts as a Hivemind... the irony :')
@Sovereign018 ай бұрын
So you wouldn't have been born yet when this was made 😄
@jonathanward73206 ай бұрын
And to think now, 2024 you see a Star Trek battle in Discovery or Picard and it’s looks so fake and boring that they can’t emulate what happened back then. It’s worrying how much regression there has been because the craft of making things real has been overtaken by cheap laziness
@NorthWlf6 ай бұрын
@@jonathanward7320 You are correct on much of that though *spoiler* third season of Picards Enterprise vs Borg fight was excellent.
@jonathanward73205 ай бұрын
@@NorthWlf I agree that battle was decent, but watch it again, it looks more like a computer game with computer game graphics. And the Enterprise D manoeuvring like the Millennium Falcon inside the Cube again was just too unrealistic to be taken seriously. The galaxy class was meant to be a capital ship heavy exploration cruiser, but the way it moved was like the defiant in first contact, moving side to side dodging the tractor beams like small and nimble fighter, not a ship that’s nearly 650m long. The only time Star Trek really got it right with ship CGI and making it look even better than the model work was with Voyager & DS9. Those CGI scenes are miles better than current CGI of Discovery or SNW. Maybe the bigger the effects budget the more opportunity there is to make it worse, and the lesser the budget the more you had to really refine what you did blending model work with CGI touch ups.
@340streaming53 жыл бұрын
Picard: “Mr. Worf, we could use some help at tactical.” Tactical Officer (who just destroyed a Borg Cube): “This is some bullshit...”
@Rattus-Norvegicus3 жыл бұрын
Stolen comment
@reliant17013 жыл бұрын
Anybody else want to see an Enterprise E lower decks bit during this?
@kenk52693 жыл бұрын
@@Rattus-Norvegicus stolen comment or not, some of us think that way.
@danieldickson85912 жыл бұрын
The responsibilities of the Tactical station are a lot more than just targeting weapons.
@LEDC50002 жыл бұрын
Suffering with mega depression right now but this made me LOL, stolen comment or not. Thank you, sir. And I absolutely feel for that tactical officer.
@USAgent-gk8es4 жыл бұрын
That Akira class spraying Torpedoes is just BadAss.
@nongjude4 жыл бұрын
at what time?
@victoriamuller92194 жыл бұрын
@@nongjude kzbin.info/www/bejne/emiudJVjhJdjfMk left one
@nongjude4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@RailsOfTheSouthProductions4 жыл бұрын
Well the damn thing does have 15 torpedo bays on it so yea
@lieutenantdata71563 жыл бұрын
Thought in the battle against the dominion (Battle of the tear of the prophets) 2 Akira class are destroyed easily
@justinwbohner4 жыл бұрын
Picard: "we could use some help at tactical" Tactical officer who put all shots right on target and blew up the Borg ship: Am I a joke to you all?
@nunyabusiness8634 жыл бұрын
Lol underrated comment! That guy was like: 'So glad im off stage right. Im a redshirt!'
@antonschaf40884 жыл бұрын
@Justin Bohner you made me laugh out loud man! HaHa :)
@Clenched.Cheeks4 жыл бұрын
lol not to mention being the first Starfleet officer to land a kill shot on the Borg.
@informationyes4 жыл бұрын
Yeah but he doesn't have a plated forehead and and metal sash
@Greippi104 жыл бұрын
It does help if you're not a nameless redshirt.
@tonybesser2 жыл бұрын
Just love how Capt. Picard is like I’m taking command of the fleet and no one questions it. Just shows how badass he is!!!
@markrtoffeeman2 жыл бұрын
He's the Captain of the Federation Flagship, and protocol is that commanders of ships are seniority ranked based on their ship tactical capabilities (quoting Janeway from USS Voyager, talking to the Captain of USS Equinox). Technically, Picard as Captain of the Federation Flagship outranks all other captains in Starfleet and the Enterprise would normally be a designated command ship, to all other ships, in any sector they are in. Picard is only outranked by Admirals, technically.
@tonybesser2 жыл бұрын
@@markrtoffeeman Alright but still badass
@henrysmith98122 жыл бұрын
It's somewhat fortunate the Admiral's ship was destroyed or he wouldn't have had the authority
@kristiannoel48662 жыл бұрын
There was a can of "Whoop ass" that needed to be opened, and that was the best time.
@dallasparty3162 жыл бұрын
@@markrtoffeeman there is always that one person in the comments. Smh
@philiphunn1944 жыл бұрын
I love how the Defiant is barely hanging together but is still able to fight more effectively than some of the larger ships. Sisko definitely knew what he was doing when he helped design it.
@toddsmitts3 жыл бұрын
It's finally doing what it was designed to do, and if anyone, besides Picard, had motivation to kick some Borg behind, it's Sisko (which is probably why Starfleet had Worf on the Defiant and not him).
@Jamal70703 жыл бұрын
Ships in its class along with the Akira class ships were purposely designed to fight the Borg. During that time the Ablative armour on the Defiant was ridiculously strong.
@animateddepression3 жыл бұрын
@@Jamal7070 Ablative plot armor engage!
@Bitterman58683 жыл бұрын
there is also the Bozeman, a time lost relic who is holding its own against the cube.
@datacipher3 жыл бұрын
@@Bitterman5868 yep, the old stuff was just built better - before Starfleet outsourced everything to China and Taiwan and was made to be disposable. Donald Trump tried you stop that but he was banned from holographic social media.
@chrispeters57804 жыл бұрын
This movie has one of the best scenes of any Star Trek movie: when the Enterprise flies in front of the Defiant and you see the scale of the two ships. I remember people gasping in the audience at the movie theater when this movie came out. Truly an awesome shot.
@nancydemoss84214 жыл бұрын
I agree, Chris Peters! Every time I watch this movie or see this scene on KZbin I always wait for the grand entrance of Enterprise! Damn it's a big ship!! And I always think that Worf says "He just cut me off!" SPACE RAGE!!!!! You just don't cut off a Klingon!!!!!
@FreshPez3 жыл бұрын
I always really like how the extra says, "another starship coming in....it's the ENTERPRISE!" The guy should announce winners at awards shows
@youtert3 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that they exaggerated the size difference a bit.
@GrieverSSBU3 жыл бұрын
@@youtert the Enterprise E is 700+ Meters long. That scale difference is fairly accurate I'd say. The Defiant isn't exactly a little ship since it has multiple decks but it isnt one of the Cruisers you normally see either. It's great to see a War Horse like the Defiant actually being in need of assistance though. Iirc there was a part in DS9 where the Defiant was used as a threat to destroy an entire planet. If THAT needs help you know the Borg aren't to be trifled with.
@SnufkinTheNomad2 жыл бұрын
@@FreshPez That guy is Adam Scott, parks and rec and a long time trekkie / star wars fan.
@BadApe3514 жыл бұрын
I love the moment when the Enterprise runs blocker for the Defiant. It was breathtaking to watch at the cinema on first release.
@joeridestrijcker4454 жыл бұрын
absolutely... although I always wondered how they managed to beam the Defiant's crew to the Enterprise... I can't imagine they lowered their shields for that, but I don't know if they were able to beam through raised shields either
@BadApe3514 жыл бұрын
I can't say how they did it...but if they did drop the shields momentarily it would have definitely been worth the risk to get Commander Worf back on the Enterprise :)
@RaKenobi4 жыл бұрын
Still boss today at home on a big screen in the dark.
@joeridestrijcker4454 жыл бұрын
@@BadApe351 or maybe they found a way to drop only segments of the shields... keeping the dorsals up while lowering (part of) the ventrals, beaming through there?
@BadApe3514 жыл бұрын
@@joeridestrijcker445 Quite possibly they could do that. After all...it is the 24th century...and it is the magnificent Enterprise E.
@redstonecasey47132 жыл бұрын
The sound design for the Borg "collective voice" is magnificent. It's perfectly ominous and downright spine-chilling.
@IndySidhu882 жыл бұрын
Still to this day, I'm 34, and it terrifies me; the whispering collective electronic reverbing voices chill my spine.
@IndySidhu882 жыл бұрын
@Logan The Mad Philosopher BRO STAAAHP.
@mabutaanon61832 жыл бұрын
@Logan The Mad Philosopher Eat Boltgun, foul Xeno!
@jimhuffman94342 жыл бұрын
That's what you get when have over a thousand drones talk at the same time, in the same tone and at the same speed
@eg2159 Жыл бұрын
Far better than some "Borg Queen" lol
@MrBubbleJet3 жыл бұрын
1996 could be considered as Star Treks golden age. TNG just ended. DS9 on full speed. Voy just been launched and finally this masterpiece made it to the theaters.
@pulptubenetwork88622 жыл бұрын
Tng ends in 1994
@ToothlessDragon5362 жыл бұрын
@@pulptubenetwork8862 He knows that. He's saying that general time era in terms of events
@MagnumoftheMountains2 жыл бұрын
1000% agreed. I feel like we might be on the cusp of Star Trek's "silver age" with Strange New Worlds, which is FINALLY good Trek after decades of mediocre stuff.
@solucaoatende2 жыл бұрын
@@MagnumoftheMountains; no, it's not. Nonxense timeline and screenwriters who disrespect the other series or even are capable of mantain a cohese plot at an episode and another...
@bobjames03billybob582 жыл бұрын
@@solucaoatende I’ll admit the final was good (except the actor they used for Kirk just no.) everything else wasn’t good at all
@Matthias_F.4 жыл бұрын
Only Riker is allowed to piss off Worf two times within one minute, without getting klingoned.
@Zaluskowsky4 жыл бұрын
Hehe
@Dowlphin4 жыл бұрын
Anyone else would have been a klingoner.
@daveygivens7354 жыл бұрын
That second comment was uncalled for.
@NotShowingOff4 жыл бұрын
No, later in the movie Picard insults Worf to the extent that I think Worf would have killed Riker.
@Matthias_F.4 жыл бұрын
@@NotShowingOff Damn, you are right! 😄
@swtoni44644 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or this is one of the best sci-fi movies ever made?
@IIISentorIII4 жыл бұрын
This movie is a Masterpiece and i love every second of it
@swtoni44644 жыл бұрын
@@IIISentorIII I cried at the end. Film gave me so much hope and positivity I literally cried happy tears.
@raymondmasullo66864 жыл бұрын
@@swtoni4464 Same here! We know that is the beginning of the Federation!
@raymondmasullo66864 жыл бұрын
It is DEFINITELY not just you! :)
@metazare4 жыл бұрын
It's easily my favorite of the movies of in the TNG era.
@otterpoet Жыл бұрын
Saw this opening night. Still remember how the entire audience howled at Worf's affronted reaction to Riker's comment about the Defiant. "Little?!" Just a great movie and so glad I got to share it with a packed theater.
@paynie99578 ай бұрын
When Riker's "transporter twin" sees the Defiant in DS9 he says the same thing "tough little ship", confirming that they are both in fact Riker
@jbowen8674 ай бұрын
i remember going with my dad. was such a different time. life was so simple back then
@LukeLovesRose4 жыл бұрын
Not enough people praise this movie. It's easily the best Star Trek movie this side of Wrath of Khan
@emperorconstantine1.3614 жыл бұрын
I take it as the Wrath of Khan of the Picard Crew.
@cahivx4 жыл бұрын
Star trek IV. Double dumb ass on you! Haha
@johnshryock77974 жыл бұрын
I agree
@stephenjenkins39954 жыл бұрын
@@cahivx It's good. Great even. Not as good as this one.
@koalabrownie4 жыл бұрын
Undiscovered Country is better, but this is the best TNG movie by a wide margin.
@Saabsandcycles Жыл бұрын
Jonathan Frakes did a superb job with this film. Great storyline, pace, action, special effects acting and humour. Defo up there with Wrath Of Khan and The Undiscovered Country.
@edercortes1960 Жыл бұрын
I always wonder why he didn’t direct more films ?
@matiasdevaglia4541 Жыл бұрын
@@edercortes1960 He directed the following film, Insurrection, wich wasn't nearly as good. He has also directed many episodes in several Trek series.
@troyandrew6154 Жыл бұрын
What about star trek IV?
@StevieMooreOfficial Жыл бұрын
@@edercortes1960 he recently said that no studio wanted him for movies after the failure of ‘Thunderbirds’, even though it’s failure wasn’t his fault.
@georgegray2712 Жыл бұрын
He probably made sure he had every chance to roast Worf throughout this movie.
@Procrasti...2 жыл бұрын
Worf's willingness to go kamikaze on the Borg is a good bit of writing. Naturally it's in Worf's character to do this, but also, for anyone who hasn't seen any TNG, it helps to set up a contrast with the moment later in the film when Picard calls him a coward. The audience has evidence that this can't be the case and that it's Picard's PTSD talking.
@fencius2 жыл бұрын
Worf: “Prepare for RAMMING SPEED!” Adam Scott: “Gonna have to pretend I didn’t hear that.”
@necessaryvolitio2 жыл бұрын
Anything to avoid raising his son.
@duncancurtis59712 жыл бұрын
Today is a good day to die!
@mistermonologue24422 жыл бұрын
Even if you only saw DS9 and his interactions with the jem Hadar XD suicidal suckers infected his warrior spirit no he's ready to send it all for the thrill.
@garygarrow27182 жыл бұрын
Picards PTSD is so strong he forgot it was the Dominion invading their space and assimilating entire worlds and not the Borg.
@burnzy3210 Жыл бұрын
26 years old and still looks amazing, great work by ILM and everyone else who worked on this film!
@austin28424 жыл бұрын
Worf: Perhaps today IS a good day to die. Prepare for ramming speed! Everyone: Um, I think we need to talk to HR about this guy.
@rjc30394 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@fanirama4 жыл бұрын
Worf did use ramming speed on his wife last night
@Dowlphin4 жыл бұрын
Worf 359
@DrownedInExile4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully HR was one of the first departments lost to enemy fire.
@informationyes4 жыл бұрын
@@fanirama Perhaps tonight IS a good night to come, Prepare for ramming speed
@davidmcphail56532 жыл бұрын
My heart skips a beat, my throat tightens a little, and a tear comes to my eye when Commander Worf hears: “Sir, there’s another star ship coming in... IT’S THE ENTERPRISE!”
@tdog6520412 жыл бұрын
And he stands up to show respect.
@cneterer2 жыл бұрын
@@tdog652041 Worf knows where his loyalties lie. "If you were any other man . . . I would kill you where you stand."
@alexanderjones95722 жыл бұрын
That was good, except realistically wouldn’t Sisko have been commanding the Defiant for a battle like that? He could then have beamed Worf ( who’d have been aboard) to the Enterprise, and taken the Defiant back to DS9.
@JeerIoI2 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderjones9572 It could be seen as too big a risk for a commander of a static emplacement like DS9 to go, and it would fall to their first officer/tactical officer or someone who volunteered to lead what might been seen as a suicide diversion (which would be in character for Worf). Most of the ships there seemed prepared to die so I interpret Worf being in command as a gesture that this was a fight to the death. Obviously Picard and plenty of other important Starfleet officers were there in danger but it's probably more appropriate as a Captain. Plus the emphasis on many of the smaller class ships being destroyed so easily paints the desperation of the group who was able to assemble to try and save Earth.
@rjstine12472 жыл бұрын
That's Adam Scott, btw
@stlmark91114 жыл бұрын
Don't you just love the scene on the Defiant when the helmsman tells Worf that the Enterprise has entered the battle? The look on Worf's face says it all: "Now we're really going to kick some Borg ass!"
@joeridestrijcker4454 жыл бұрын
similar to Banner's reaction when Thor arrives during the battle in Wakanda (near the end of Avengers: IW)
@jamesspring46104 жыл бұрын
Or Worf is thinking: "Today is a good day for the Borg to die!"
@Ambarenya133 жыл бұрын
I always read that looks as a simultaneous: "Argh, the big bad E is going to come steal my thunder." Coupled with: "Damn, I'm glad the big bad E is going to come steal my thunder." If you know what I mean.
@ronn-ammon89753 жыл бұрын
If they'd gotten there while the Defiant was still armed, between the two of them, that sphere might not' even made it through the time portal.
@stlmark91113 жыл бұрын
@@ronn-ammon8975 Yeah, but the movie would have ended right then & there, so what's the fun in that? Having the Enterprise crew fight back against the Borg made for a much more interesting story line. Anyway, it's science fiction. No need to over-analyze it.
@ScorpiusZA.8 ай бұрын
Everything about this move was epic. The music, the acting, the effects, the story, the Ships (I love the Sovereign and Steamrunner classes). Saw this film when it came out and I have loved it since. No other ST movie beats it.
@jim0214 жыл бұрын
Picard: "They're creating a temporal vortex." Riker: "Time Travel..." Can always rely on Riker to translate scientific jargon into shitkicker english.
@brendanh89784 жыл бұрын
I have this mental image of Dax Shepherd as Frito Pendejo, with that slack jawed idiot look on his face, saying "Time musheen."
@mharbaugh4 жыл бұрын
It's also his job to comment on people being rude over the view screen. "Not very chatty..." "Charming woman..."
@80s_Boombox_Collector4 жыл бұрын
Um how about blowing up the probe before it escapes in the vortex?
@2bituser5694 жыл бұрын
80's Boombox Collector Yea like what were they waiting for?
@Dowlphin4 жыл бұрын
When you are married to a trekkie: You just took a bath, your pal leans over the tub rim: _Photonic sensors are detecting the formation of a temporary vortex ahead._
@SuperGamingeek4 жыл бұрын
I love the remixed Klingon battle theme when the scene switches to Worf on the defiant. Nice subtle touch!
@marwig873 жыл бұрын
and when Worf arrives on the bridge
@SlimThrull3 жыл бұрын
Nice. I never would have caught that if you hadn't pointed it out.
@LordHoth_904 жыл бұрын
Photon torpedoes are cool and all but there’s just something so satisfying about quantum torpedoes. So much heftier and badass sounding when launched.
@jamesoppy9003 жыл бұрын
@yagbos I think they are just called torpedoes to express an idea of their function
@nythepremier3 жыл бұрын
Why did they revert back to Photon torpedoes in the two movies after?
@christopherg23473 жыл бұрын
@@nythepremier They did not. They simply cartied both - same as the defiant - as the supply of Quantum Torpedoes was limited.
@Eradicator-jv9xr3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherg2347 no torpedoes do not possess a warp core. The way it was used in warp was that it sort of steals a tiny part of the ships warp bubble. It can maintain a warp field but not generate it.
@leejohnstone22853 жыл бұрын
@@nythepremier They depleted their load of quantum torpedoes
@dxrebel Жыл бұрын
I always love how the Klingons have no fear of dying. The bloodier the better.
@zhugzug4 жыл бұрын
To this day, the Borg standard hail gives me the god damn creeps, its so terrifying.
@TheBType4 жыл бұрын
It’s the verbal equivalent of a wrecking ball; they make a flat statement that doesn’t brook any discussion and then end the conversation.
@GregoryHager20114 жыл бұрын
It's almost as chilling as when Nancy Pelosi speaks
@zhugzug4 жыл бұрын
Gregory Hager yeah exactly. She owned trump like the Borg owned the Federation at wolf 359.
@rohitr94004 жыл бұрын
@@GregoryHager2011 , ya, Nancy Pelocy is intimidating whereas Trump talks and stabs you in the back like a Ferengi..
@GregoryHager20114 жыл бұрын
@@rohitr9400 I always equated him to a Romulan
@ryanhampson6733 жыл бұрын
Man I remember in the theatre when the Defiant was bobbing and weaving the whole place was like “Holy shit the Defiant” and when Worf emerged everybody cheered.
@hobomike69353 жыл бұрын
TNG: worf gets his @$$ kicked every episode DS9: worf kicks @$$ every episode First Contact: Worf manages to somehow both get his @$$ kicked and kick @$$ at the same time
@isaned2 жыл бұрын
Emerged is right! He goes from barely hanging onto the arm of the chair to right into the seat in less than a second! Then he's hanging on to that chair arm for dear life as the same extra runs out the door twice behind him between shots.
@MrAsmontero2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps today is a good day to die!
@jay-pp3yy2 жыл бұрын
@@MrAsmontero That still gives me goose bumps he he orders that.
@develynseether44262 жыл бұрын
Saw this opening night, came out and saw my sisters ex in the queue to go in for next showing. He and her went to see Generations and he had the Generations micro machines set I was so jealous. I felt extreme satisfaction at seeing this epic scene before him.
@emperorconstantine1.3614 жыл бұрын
This is the Wrath of Khan of the Picard Crew movies.
@ChesterRico4 жыл бұрын
I'd even say it's the Undiscovered Country of Picard movies...
@dchegu4 жыл бұрын
Funny that they then remake wrath of Khan with Nemesis.
@Certifiable4 жыл бұрын
@@dchegu that was after Insurrection. And Nemesis? Doesn't exist. 😉
@DazedN74 жыл бұрын
@@Certifiable kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2fMhauaqrqUmdU I enjoy this battle
@animateddepression3 жыл бұрын
@@Certifiable before they remade Wrath of Kahn for the Kelvin garbage, literally with Kahn?
@SolidMGSnake2 жыл бұрын
I get chills everytime those quantum torpedos get fired. They look and sound so damn cool!
@SpaceMonke994 жыл бұрын
This whole sequence has aged like fine wine. I feel like I could touch the Enterprise in these shots.
@franklinmills17564 жыл бұрын
It was the wreckage of that sphere that was later discovered by that artic team in the episode of Enterprise featuring the Borg.
@dandixon80804 жыл бұрын
Great episode
@spg17944 жыл бұрын
Which begs the question that if the ship crashed and the borg didnt survive , howd they assimilate the planet...?
@FREEK777ful4 жыл бұрын
Oh, that explains how they got there.
@SantomPh4 жыл бұрын
@@spg1794 Picard following them into the vortex means that the earlier future is averted.
@Ty-yt3lj4 жыл бұрын
Dan Dixon the crew making Enterprise apparently HATED the premise of the episode and they still made it work. Granted they made literal time travelling space Nazis work
@43nostromo4 жыл бұрын
I love how Jerry Goldsmith keeps the "Klingon Battle" theme, composed in TMP. Continually expands and evolves. Man, I miss him.
@MrAsmontero2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps today is a good day to die!
@ltcmdrtigs83302 жыл бұрын
The different sound effects for photon torpedoes from the different ships is so awesome! Each ship feels unique and special which is one of my favorite things about Star Trek
@strato1724 жыл бұрын
This film really captures the spirit of Star Trek while maintaining a more exciting plot line, with fleshed out character motives. Amazing film. Shame Paramount took the reins away from Johnathan Frakes for Nemesis
@pazuzu666134 жыл бұрын
At least he back directing for Picard.
@Ostermond4 жыл бұрын
I read an opinion piece saying that CBS should really hand the reins of Star Trek away from Kurtzman to Frakes. Probably wouldn’t be a bad idea.
@EVAUnit4A4 жыл бұрын
@@Ostermond I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately Jonathan Frakes may have [ignorantly?] joined the woke side a couple of months ago. When -star tp- was getting thrashed in reviews, Frakes tried to stand up for the show (or more specifically his friend Patrick Stewart), citing typical "toxic fans" excuses. Up until that very moment, I thought Jonathan Frakes was one of the strongest pro-Roddenberry voices behind the camera, but most regrettably that is now in question. Considering Stewart had gone full woke before the show even aired, it's possible he [understandably] informed Frakes about the situation, and Frakes was simply defending his friend and his friend's newest show. With both Amazon and Netflix having completely withdrawn from Secret Hideout's agenda, -star tp- may never get a second season _unless_ a third international distributor comes along and gets suckered. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGqrcoV4ppegfNk #DoomcockWasRight
@adamabbas14874 жыл бұрын
Most of the star trek episodes directed by Frakes are awesome. He really understood star trek. They should never let Abrams touch it.
@EVAUnit4A4 жыл бұрын
@@adamabbas1487 Well, don't forget that, when Paramount Pictures was deliberately attempting to branch off and create their own variant of _Star Trek_ movie [because Les Moonves had (foolishly) separated them from CBS in the early-2000, which in turn kicked off the alternate license mess we are still dealing with today], Jonathan Frakes had already directed the mildly-received _Clockstoppers_ (2002) as his first movie away from _Star Trek. But,_ he had also chosen to not direct _Star Trek Nemesis_ (2004) in favor of adapting _Thunderbirds_ (2004) to the big screen... which rapidly became a box office flop, and was harshly rejected by classic _Thunderbirds_ fans as well as original series co-creator Sylvia Anderson. So, by the time it came to shop for a new director to helm _2009's_ reboot, Frakes was considered damaged goods as far as directing movies, and probably wasn't even approached. In fact, to this day _Thunderbirds_ remains the last movie Frakes ever directed; it was _that_ damaging to his career. Since 2004, Frakes has directed numerous documentaries and TV episodes and still does now (three from -std,- two from -star tp- including the one he guest starred in with Marina Sirtis, and two from _The Orville_ ), but never another big-screen movie; Hollywood won't touch him for that role anymore. (In his defense, Leonard Nimoy directed a number of movies outside of _Star Trek,_ but also had just one flop in the theater that basically ended that part of his career, and he kept to directing TV episodes and documentaries afterwards.)
@LoganHunter823 жыл бұрын
"You remember how to fire phasers?" "I don't know... You remember how to plow Deanna?"
@Cerbyo3 жыл бұрын
plough
@jherrenor3 жыл бұрын
Course he does. He's her Zimbabwe.
@robgyanisu3123 жыл бұрын
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
@robgyanisu3123 жыл бұрын
@@jherrenor That's _IMZADI_ !
@jherrenor3 жыл бұрын
@@robgyanisu312 I know. I was referencing that interview with Jonathan and Marina.
@LouieTactical4 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on the big screen when it came out. So EPIC!!
@manwithoutfear054 жыл бұрын
LouieTactical I was a little boy and remember watching it. Then my folks took me to Chuck E Cheese. Now every Friday they watch Picard with me at my place
@robert234567894 жыл бұрын
@@manwithoutfear05 think i was round 10 when i saw this movies in cinemas so long ago
@TOK1504 жыл бұрын
2:49 which I had seen that on the big screen!
@drutalero29624 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Zaluskowsky4 жыл бұрын
Cinema went from deep breathless silence on... They ve engaged the Borg to cheering Yes! and clapping on... To hell with our orders
@bugs7253 Жыл бұрын
I fell in love with the Akira Class when I saw this scene.
@garyhalsey76933 жыл бұрын
I love the relationship between Worff and Riker. The banter, the knowing looks etc. It’s clear that they have great respect for each other. Riker has seen what Worff can do and Worff knows that Riker held his own on a Klingon warship during an exchange visit. No mean feat for a human!!
@tamphex2 жыл бұрын
you can't spell.
@JerBuster772 жыл бұрын
@@tamphex Ohk boudy, yuu ween.
@pniner2 жыл бұрын
Worf and Troi had also called off their romance a year or so before, so I always found that dialogue to be kind of trollish on Riker's part.
@danielhandler6646 Жыл бұрын
One “f” in “Worf,” @Gary Halsey
@danielhandler6646 Жыл бұрын
@Hooly Dooly it can fire phasers 360 degrees from any point on the top and bottom phaser rings. It's also equipped with a foreword and aft torpedo launcher.
@EdricLysharae3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on premier weekend. The theatre was packed, and the entire room was just enthralled by these scenes! The E coming in to defend the Defiant was just a breathtaking moment.
@vram19742 жыл бұрын
I saw it in the theater as well. I could've sworn the Enterprise lit the cube up with a couple phaser shots as it passed in front of the Defiant. My memory must've made the scene more epic 🤣
@drdkenobi65312 жыл бұрын
Trekkies....SMH..
@TheLAGopher2 жыл бұрын
Same here. Just seeing the Defiant in action and the nod to Voyager gave me the same feeling I got years later with the first MCU post credit scene after Ironman. It was where all us fans in the know got something out of the scene that everybody else didn't.
@kristiannoel48662 жыл бұрын
I had goosebumps when I heard the Klingon march and Worf on screen. "Assimilate this!!" ✊
@JohnLutherable2 жыл бұрын
yes, when the Enterprise appears with a slight angle to pass over the poor Defiant getting smashed is one helluva "I got your back" scene
@NealX_Gaming3 жыл бұрын
Hearing the Borg message on the big screen was another level of chilling.
@KH4444444444N2 жыл бұрын
TNg Bord from bobw way more tinny sounding and terrifying
@Daisy-ef6bq Жыл бұрын
What did your girlfriend think of it.... oh wait ....
@NealX_Gaming Жыл бұрын
@@Daisy-ef6bq I'm sorry, are you asking if I'm single? Well, if it was anyone else but you asking, I'd say yes.
@hobbs1701a2 жыл бұрын
If there is one thing the Enterprise can do better than any other space vessel, is that she can make a dramatic entrance like a boss!
@zippacna4 жыл бұрын
3:35 Picard's like "trust me data" Data's like 'good enough for me'
@Ductos4 жыл бұрын
Nice tidbit: Just before you hear the Borg hail, you can hear someone ordering the Bozeman to fall back. That's Kelsey Grammer as Captain Morgan Bateson, Captain of the USS Bozeman from the 23rd century who got rescued along with his ship and crew by the Enterprise D 5 years prior to these events (Cause & Effect).
@MoonJung823 жыл бұрын
If only we could distract the Borg with Niles preparing Valentine's Day dinner.
@procyon63703 жыл бұрын
Can't imagine what it'd be like for those guys. I wonder if they survived the battle? Could we see a USS Bozeman A?
@deepconscious77413 жыл бұрын
But one thing was funny. In that episode- When Bozeman was in his ship and heard the name "Enterprise" and then Pickard, he should have asked that if that ship was the Enterprise then it should have been Kirk at command, as in his timeline, they were contemporaries, both having the Constitution class starships. He never did.. mystery to this day. Or a plain oversight by the canon writers.
@chriswalker43703 жыл бұрын
I think the Bozeman became a bit of an Easter Egg! I know there is a Millennium Falcon in the background somewhere in the battle, but I always like to think its the Bozeman at 2:17 in the top right of the frame, kicking some ass.
@HHopebringer3 жыл бұрын
@@chriswalker4370 I believe the Millennium Falcon scoots across the screen, just below that unfortunate Akira class ship in the shot!
@Adino13 жыл бұрын
I hope one day that Star Trek can be this epic again.
@Drakus_VII3 жыл бұрын
at least lower decks is on a good path
@SpecialProjectY2 жыл бұрын
Suggest watching The Orville, they did some nice space battles.
@rossrobson912 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately it could be a long time by the way Discovery has ruined the Trek name.
@deltadom332 жыл бұрын
J j abrams has ruined Star Trek forever
@cdname472 жыл бұрын
Tbf the battle of binary stars and the s2 finale were pretty epic on scope to, even if people here don't want to admit it
@Yarpon2 жыл бұрын
The first contact theme for this movie is simply perfection.
@leeharris772711 ай бұрын
Perfection.
@NeoTechni8 ай бұрын
agreed
@liamwilliams17944 жыл бұрын
That practical borg cube they used looks better than a lot of cgi ships in modern movies. I think hollywood should take a step back when doing their special effects in future
@develynseether44264 жыл бұрын
Star Treks use of real models has always been its strongest element in the tech dept.
@LanceVanceDance844 жыл бұрын
CGI is a lot cheaper though, which is the main reason it has almost completely erased practical effects from most movies. Thankfully there are still some movies that successfully employ both, but they're few and far between.
@animateddepression3 жыл бұрын
remember the original borg episode, with the almost-claymation cube healing itself?
@HuubHeesakkers3 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. all this modern CGI looks bland and weightless.
@tmk60223 жыл бұрын
Well, there's tons of great examples of CGI, too. The problem is that if you're using CGI to save money, it's probably not gonna be that great, because it has to be cheap. If you look at, for example, thanos though, especially the close-up shots, that's some damn fine animation.
@mr.constitution2 жыл бұрын
I saw this in theaters when it first came out. Still holds up today. The special effects and sound are outstanding
@TheLocutus702 жыл бұрын
It was fan-damn-tastic in theaters. I'll never forget seeing it on the big screen.
@mr.constitution2 жыл бұрын
@@TheLocutus70 Same. I may have seen it in theaters twice. I can't remember i was around 12 years old! Back when Star Trek was good lol
@timtaylorsmith2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.constitution Definitely saw this in theaters twice. I think to this day First Contact and Mad Max: Fury Road are the only movies I've seen twice in the theater.
@HarmonicWave2 жыл бұрын
I saw it twice in theaters in one week. First saw it with my family, then a buddy of mine wanted to go see a movie with me while our parents were at some boring get together. So he and I saw it, even though it had been less than a week since I first saw it. I also remember getting it on VHS in widescreen and watching it on my new stereo VCR.
@JoffreyBaratheon12 жыл бұрын
Looks great in HD. Can't wait for the 4k with HDR/Dolby Vision!
@andymaggie71374 жыл бұрын
Frakes did a great job with this one.
@jasonleetaiwan3 жыл бұрын
Not so much with the next one...
@bpe-music3 жыл бұрын
@@jasonleetaiwan I think the main problem with "Insurrection" was rather the screenplay/story than Jonathan Frakes' direction.
@ryuga813 жыл бұрын
@@bpe-music Insurrection wasn't bad. Maybe it wasn't a great "Star Trek movie", but it was quite a great "Star Trek extended episode".
@bpe-music3 жыл бұрын
@@ryuga81 Agreed. Also, one can only imagine how much better "Nemesis" could have been if it had a director who actually gave a damn about TNG and its characters...
@DocMicrowave3 жыл бұрын
@@bpe-music I will give Nemesis props, for at least the big battle at the end.
@CommanderWolf88811 ай бұрын
Imagine being the Captain or one of the crew on the USS Endeavour, the ONLY starship to survive the Battle of Wolf 359. Years later, even closer to Earth's doorstep, your ship is scrambled to face the butchers once more, memories of the 39 other starships and 11000 people flashing in your mind.
@Padge1123 жыл бұрын
I just love how they write Worf back into his role here. And the banter he has with Riker. It's all in there faces. Still though it's a crying shame DS9 didn't get a movie it would of done okay I'd say.
@WaterCrane3 жыл бұрын
And unlike Insurrection and Nemesis, his appearance makes perfect sense... the Defiant was built as an anti-Borg ship so it makes sense that it joins the battle (and makes for a great cameo). I'm surprised that Chief O'Brien wasn't on board though, but they might not have had much for him to do in the film other than be a member of the Defiant crew.
@Padge1123 жыл бұрын
@@WaterCrane You know they could of always had Sisko command the Defiant here and have him be the one to reign in Picards ambitions of defeating the borg. Lily could of still had her role but without needing to be Picards moral compass. I'd of loved to of seen that. Because it made so much sense. Especially after what sisko had put aside when meeting Picard. But hey ho I like to dream. And their budget probably would of never covered it realisticly.
@corbin_47382 жыл бұрын
A DS9 movie regarding the final conflicts/battles of the Jem'hadar war would have been far better than the final episodes of the tv series I think (just my opinion tho)
@ravinraven6913 Жыл бұрын
honestly bubbles, I am glad it didn't. They had such huge battles on ds9, but there was a reason Voyager ran concurrently with ds9, it wasn't that good but it still is great specially compared with the bs of today
@manicmidwife4 жыл бұрын
I love how one quantum torpedo is enough to destroy a borg sphere... but Worf fires off another three just to be sure!
@StsFiveOneLima3 жыл бұрын
Because fuck that Borg....and that one.....and that one over there....
@OrbitFallenAngel2 жыл бұрын
Well you know 3 is always better than just 1...😉
@benn4542 жыл бұрын
No kill like overkill. - old Klingon proverb
@crazy746562 жыл бұрын
It was four actually ;)
@Totemplar332 жыл бұрын
Only one Quantum Torpedo's necessary, but I'm going to fire 4. Why? Because fuck 'em! That's why!
@birdmj4 жыл бұрын
Listen just to the music. 1:55 Enterprise goes to warp .. a subtle bit of the Enterprise theme 1:58 The Borg Cube - lots of horns and strings .. all bold and slow and lumbering 2:25 just after the cut to the inside of Defiant .. suddenly Worf lifts him self up and and you get the Klingon Theme which has been used in various forms since the opening Klingon Vejur battle in The Motion Picture; lots of lighter horns and drums - all "huntsman" 2:49 cut to external and you see Defiant as the Enterprise theme starts and the 1701-E soars into the screen all strings and hope and wonder. Its not just the visual effects its all about the background.
@Valen-xu2wy4 жыл бұрын
A soundtrack spotter like myself. I bet you love the rebel fleet entering/exiting hyper space in Return of the Jedi.
@birdmj4 жыл бұрын
@@Valen-xu2wy I find that SW tends to drown out the background music with sound effects. Yes you get the rousing horns and then perhaps some strings as the fighter squadrons move through the larger ships; but the actual jump moment is overpowered with the "whoosh" noise. Do you have a link to a "leaves hyperspace" ?
@Valen-xu2wy4 жыл бұрын
@@birdmj No. I really mean the lead up to the assault on the death star. I once saw a documentary covering that sequence. I'm a big fan of the power of violin in that scene. Id say you like Gladiator, very strong.
@iveslewis1084 жыл бұрын
Excellent, observant comment. Enhanced my appreciation. Thank you.
@tedgruver76184 жыл бұрын
That’s Jerry Goldsmith for ya.
@somebeinganonymous2 жыл бұрын
I like how the Klingon anthem plays every time we see Worf :)
@TheRealAfroRick3 жыл бұрын
This remains one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, and DEFINITELY the best one done with the Next Generation crew. It is up there with Star Trek 2 and in some ways is its better.
@balrighty35232 жыл бұрын
Best three Trek movies of all time, in no particular order: First Contact, Wrath of Khan, and GalaxyQuest.
@danieldickson85912 жыл бұрын
These movies focus on the characters, their relationships and story arcs. That's something so many of today's SFX-laden films forget.
@laced992 жыл бұрын
Better than star trek 2????? 🤔🤔🤔 No definitely not. Great movie but no where near original Khan!
@thecocktailian20912 жыл бұрын
Poppycock!!!!!!! ST2 is by far the best. Nothing holds a cable toi it. This is a reasonable move, but third at best.
@laced992 жыл бұрын
@@thecocktailian2091 Search of Spock was a great movie. To this day Id say it is the darkest of all of em. The way Christopher Lloyd played the lead Klingon was untouchable..... Even Worf can't beat his performance.
@Tyrantofthewind4 жыл бұрын
These scenes are what the movies did well, and interestingly enough were largely captured by another series some years later (Mass Effect). Picard is at the top of his game here, and you can see everything that made him a good Captain on the show. His introspection, the respect he has for his crew and the trust they have in him, and his willingness to defy orders and lead when he feels it is necessary. This was Picard from TNG distilled, I only wish some of this had rubbed off on everything that came after.
@morro1904 жыл бұрын
If your referring to Picard, i can understand your pain. It's not remotely like TNG in plot or pacing, and it feels rushed in places too. And while by the end of the show I liked most of the the characters, they are also undeveloped. However it got the parts that truly matter to me perfectly right and that was everything involving Picard himself. He's an old man who put his faith in the federation, got his heart broken, and for 20 years let it make him hide from the world. He has neglected his relationships and has to face the consequences of that when he needs help. But when the time comes, he is the man that everyone needs him to be and age is no obstacle to that. He doesn't say "We should be better." but instead "We must be better." He demands virtue in everyone and he rejects self service and ego. He reminds everyone that it doesn't matter who you like or what you believe, you have intrinsic value and are worth saving. Im hoping the second season fleshes the characters/plot/universe better. but as long as Picard is Picard (the character, not the show), I am happy.
@Asherek3 жыл бұрын
The line "we have it on visual, a Borg Cube on course zero mark" still gives me a bit of a chill.
@TheUnsungVil2 жыл бұрын
Pinnacle of space battle choreography - even the fact that the bridge crew of the Enterprise enters an active war zone without the main screen online (much like a submarine), thus relying on sensor data alone and that every subsystem operates as per predefined input-output procedures amazes me every time. The little “trldtldddd” chime when Riker receives the standby confirmation from the fleet is just the cherry on top :-)
@MegaZeta Жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? "Per predefined input-output procedures"? None of that is found anywhere in the script or the scene in the video
@justarandomviewer28193 жыл бұрын
When Worf said prepare for ramming speed, you can just hear the authority in his voice. Its everything.
@ronn-ammon89753 жыл бұрын
"Death before assimilation!!!"
@justarandomviewer28193 жыл бұрын
@@ronn-ammon8975 Death to the opposition, baseball match.
@ronn-ammon89753 жыл бұрын
Just a random viewer : Just imagine trying to convince a team of Klingons (the Klingon Cavaliers?) those "war clubs" aren't for hitting the other team.
@terminat13 жыл бұрын
Hear.
@ronn-ammon89753 жыл бұрын
And the award for the best (intentional or not) Abbot & Costello routine on this page goes to: terminat 1, & X Y 👏👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿🏆
@quinndrakon94683 жыл бұрын
"It's the Enterprise" is one of my favorite lines ever. The Enterprise probably could beam through their own shields by matching frequencies or something, like how the clunker of a Bird of Prey was able to penetrate the D's shields in the previous movie.
@thefenlanddefencesystem50802 жыл бұрын
"Mr. Data activate dramatic expedience."
@gcHK472 жыл бұрын
When I joined a massive petition for the CVN-80 to be named USS Enterprise, I imagined some Navy sailor saying that exact line during another Pacific War.
@TheOmegaXicor2 жыл бұрын
@@thefenlanddefencesystem5080 dramatic expedience indeed, this fleet has supposedly been fighting the Borg since the Enterprise was in the Neutral Zone, I know Warp is fast but that is a few DAYS journey but no-one questions it (not even myself the first few times)
@Clenched.Cheeks4 жыл бұрын
5 people are still convinced the Romulans are going to take advantage of the situation.
@MasterofSpiders4 жыл бұрын
I'd give you a like, but as I write you're on exactly 5 likes, which suits.
@JackPonissi4 жыл бұрын
Well, they probably are. But better leave a couple of systems to the Romulans than the whole federation to the Borg!
@Koays4 жыл бұрын
Romulans- Ha! The Enterprise is leaving! Pussies! The neutral zone is our! Long live the.....wait is that the Borg? Um...helm, very quietly put us in reverse.
@daniellewis553310 ай бұрын
Does anyone else notice that when the USS Bozeman is ordered to fall back, the reply is Kelsey Grammer (who played the Bozeman's Captain in TNG)?
@tanyichieh20734 жыл бұрын
star trek shows are normally about diplomacy, exploration and peace. this opening scene from star trek, first contact shows that when it's needed. the star fleet can indeed put up a fight that is stunning, impressive and rival that of star wars! the special effects were top-notch here and still holds up to date!
@joeridestrijcker4454 жыл бұрын
about Starfleet and warships: if they have replicators that can build and install nearly anything... why not build some ships like the Scimitar? The Defiant was purpose-built and got 2 pulse-phasers and q-torp launchers... but it was tiny and there were only 2 or so of them built; would it be so difficult to build an Enterprise-E scale ship with a great many more torp-launchers and perhaps 4 times as many phaser banks? The Enterprise-E could put the Scimitar under phaser fire and deplete their entire armament of torps without making a dent... one or two salvos of ALL the Scimitar's disruptors would cripple the Enterprise, without even needing a torp. I understand the need for space exploration, discovering new worlds etc, but especially after Q-Who I'd think the newer Starfleet ships would have vastly upgraded their weaponry... and if not using new tech, at least multiplying their existing tech (more banks/bays) ; they ended up having to send hundreds of 'exploration vessels' to fight in the Dominion war! It's like putting the Pacific Princess in a game of 'Battleship' ;)
@markozvekic24482 жыл бұрын
@@joeridestrijcker445 most of the ships in the battle against the Borg are Warships first exploration ships second exactly because of the dominion threat. And the reason that they don't build Scimitar class ships is because it's placing too much eggs in one basket; and that it doesn't really go well with starfleet doctorine
@wickedeststeve4 жыл бұрын
I just love how the cube enters the scene, a massive unstoppable battleship.
@jimtuck19584 жыл бұрын
I believe the word you're looking for is "juggernaut."
@HuubHeesakkers3 жыл бұрын
@@jimtuck1958 There's a ship in Star Trek Online that's called "Borg Juggernaut" and it's HUGE!
@andybrown42843 жыл бұрын
Music ramping up into full "oh shit we're going to die" motif also helps
@develynseether44263 жыл бұрын
@@HuubHeesakkers not really. It's the same ship as used by the rogue Borg following Lore in TNG episodes Descent Pt 1+2. Borg Type 03: 1,200m long, 1,600m wide, 600m height. Borg Cube: 3,000m long, 3,000m wide, 3,000m height A Borg fusion cube (non-canon) was much bigger as it was made of 8 cubes combined and the Hypercube (also non-canon) was even bigger still.
@leonardmosca68524 жыл бұрын
Of all the next Generation movies this was my favorite Jonathan Frakes directed this movie was very well done and it doesn't get enough credit for what it is now we realize how bad movies are today we truly appreciate this movie how sad is that and my favorite part of this scene is when data says sir I believe I speak for everyone here when I say to Hell our orders
@2bituser5694 жыл бұрын
That part was reminiscent of Spock in end of trek VI TUC
@develynseether44264 жыл бұрын
Then 8 years later Frakes directed the horrific Thunderbirds movie! 😂
@SeizureGman4 жыл бұрын
@@develynseether4426 He don't make the script though so it can't be all on him
@develynseether44264 жыл бұрын
@@SeizureGman true at that its just funny he has directed some fantastic trek films/episodes....then thunderbirds 😖
@abhir78234 жыл бұрын
Please use some puncuation marks...
@IanWeaver2 жыл бұрын
I like how they incorporated Worf into this movie. It made sense. - Worf is on DS9 at this point. - He's become captain of the Defiant and often takes it on missions. - Borg come to Earth. What does starfleet do? Send one of its best ships to fight it. - Borg attack Earth, Defiant attacks Borg. - Enterprise comes in to help. Rescues Defiant crew. - Worf comes to the bridge because he knows he can be helpful there. - Worf is welcomed by his former crew. Jonathan Frakes did a great job with this movie. I love how the script fits together.
@ellistarceansa81822 жыл бұрын
One of the *best openers* to a film of all time. _And more than a quarter of a century old!!_
@paramorefan394 жыл бұрын
Having the defiant with worf in command is brilliant, so glad the defiant was included in first contact
@animateddepression3 жыл бұрын
They should've destroyed it in the movie, then had a tie-in episode of DS9 where they couldn't do X because the Defiant was destroyed, then a second Defiant class ship is delivered the next week. If they can blow it up and replace it once, they can do it twice.
@selinesbeau3 жыл бұрын
They had to get worf there somehow.
@DantesonofSparda853 жыл бұрын
@@animateddepression the second Defiant-class ship was the USS San Diego but Admiral Ross gave Sisko permission to rename it Defiant as a post-note.
@Vejitatheouji2 жыл бұрын
@@animateddepression If I remember correctly, the episode of DS9 that takes place after this mentioned how they couldn't do something because Defiant was under repair. I think they had to take a runabout or something?
@danieljackson12722 жыл бұрын
@@DantesonofSparda85 I believe it was actually the Sao Paulo, not San Diego.
@ChristopherNealBUSHIDO49ERS4 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic film! Everyone at the top of their game! I long for the days when STAR TREK was exceptional.
@WarGrowlmon18 Жыл бұрын
The Enterprise-E blows up the Borg Sphere. Captain Archer decades later: "Hey guys!!! You missed some!!!"
@My2Cents13 жыл бұрын
Still the best Star Trek movie. Even the music score was great.
4 жыл бұрын
Worf: "Prepare for ramming speed!" Helmsman: "Uhh, say what now?" Worf: "I said RAMMING SPEED!!" Helmsman: [Pretends to operate control panel] "Um, engines not responding, sir. We're out of gas, or dilithium crystals or whatever." [Enterprise warps in] Helmsman: "Oh, Jesus Motherf***ing Christ, THANK YOU‼"
@jamesspring46104 жыл бұрын
I imagine the ensign unclenched when the Enterprise arrived. Lol
@alexrosenthal28874 жыл бұрын
@@jamesspring4610 still may have made a lil bit of trouser chili
@cjinxed4 жыл бұрын
Truth be told, death by ramming speed is probably better than being assimilated.
@Dowlphin4 жыл бұрын
Sir ... there ... ah ... actually ... this might surprise you ... because ... the situation has just ... like ... changed a little ... in an interes ... Sir, a new ship has arrived! (phew!)
@Varekai07234 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the Defiant helm officer is played by a young Adam Scott from Parks and Rec!
@ELFNY4 жыл бұрын
That fleet audio is amazing.
@robgyanisu3124 жыл бұрын
The captain of the _USS Lexington_ sounded like Captain Sisko (Avery Brooks).
@MikinessAnalog4 жыл бұрын
In 2365, Captain Wil Thoms was the commanding officer of this ship. In that year, the Lexington was assigned a planetary exploration mission in Sector 028
@juliusarchibaldiv38804 жыл бұрын
@Energised Voyages I've always liked that part too leading up to the battle. It gave you a sense of a prideful well-prepared fleet being... humbled by the borg and sets the mood for the following scene.
@charlesdavis5454 жыл бұрын
Try listening to it with spatial audio on AirPod Pros!
@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo41513 жыл бұрын
“Warp core breach! All hands abandon ship!” “HULL BREACH!” “96 dead, 22 wounded on the Lexington!”
@Paxton420697 ай бұрын
When I was a teenager I watched this with my best friend even though I’d never watched Star Trek. One of the best movie experiences I ever had, even if my best friend constantly chimed in with stupid remarks. I remember I genuinely thought Data was a Borg drone that had been recovered/reverted but not fully and needed a chip to feel emotions. I also did a drawing of a smiley face, and she asked for the pictureand when she gave the paper back to me, she’d turned the smiley face into a Borg drone. Every time we met after that, for years she would shoehorn a pun about the Borg into our conversations because “I have to do it if I don’t wanna be assimilated by those fuckers when first contact happens, but I want to be assimilated because I’m a horny bastard with a borg fetish.” and every time I watch it I’m reminded of her. She passed away on April 25th 2018 at the age of 25
@anonymousrex52074 жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful scene and the movie is still one of the best sci-fi films I've ever watched. Its such a shame that the other TNG films were so hit or miss.
@paulprovenzano37552 жыл бұрын
“ Sir, there is another starship coming in… It’s the Enterprise.” and humanity survives.
@ShannonCarter552 жыл бұрын
Still love the shot of the Akira class USS Thunderchild, Norway class USS Budapest and Saber class USS Yeager sweeping in firing their assorted weapons: Thunderchild and Yeager firing torpedos and Budapest its phaser array. That shot always gets me. Kudos to the Steamrunner class USS Appalachia as well. Poor sister ships to the Steamrunner. They were the Miranda classes of this battle.
@ShannonCarter55 Жыл бұрын
@@danielcoffin9949 lol why? I'm a nerd 🤓.
@jimtaylor2948 ай бұрын
Having read War of the Worlds, that choice of name for the Akira class ship is perfect 😌👌
@sbprime24834 ай бұрын
Mr. Worf is a dang good shot with those Quantum torpedos
@Boneworm8523 жыл бұрын
Defiant helmsman: "It's not about the cube...it's about the cones."
@gissgas3 жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant!
@arcturus66882 жыл бұрын
Prepare for ramming speed! Love how Worf delivers that line.
@davidhammond30334 жыл бұрын
I saw this three times at the cinema when it was first released. An epic film, which still holds its own today. Wonderful stuff!
@JackPonissi4 жыл бұрын
Me too. At the moment the Borg were going to appear for the first time the tape broke and we were left into a dark theater without warning...chills indeed!
@sjeunson14 жыл бұрын
Film not Tape. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35_mm_movie_film?wprov=sfti1
@kurtleonard30244 жыл бұрын
I used to go see it by myself in the theater, I loved it so much! Yes, I was a nerd prior to the advent of Spring 1997...but still some of my happiest memories.
@nunya31633 жыл бұрын
Better then nearly all films today.
@jackal1221 Жыл бұрын
The Klingon theme playing whenever Worf is onscreen gets me every time, I love it.
@wadeleetorres25853 жыл бұрын
It's all about that beautiful looking "Sovereign-Class Starship," along with it's very impressive, bad-ass "Quantum Torpedos."😎🖖
@martinsleight3213 жыл бұрын
Fell in love with the Akira at this point. What a wonderful design. The entire modern 'Borg' fleet Federation ships have a great uniformity with a lot of function in their appearance. More so, the scenes of them harassing the cube and gliding about it's hull will never cease to impress me.
@LigBoi2 жыл бұрын
All of the federation ships that were designed for war at this point look amazing
@laced992 жыл бұрын
I know a LOT of people didn't like Enterprise. I thought is was solid compared to the ground up dog sh*t we have today. The Borg episode in Enterprise was an amazing example of good writing for sure.
@Newie69MK Жыл бұрын
The Akira, Steamrunner, Sabre, Defiant, and Sovereign classes are what I consider to be peak Star Trek designs.
@TheJMBon Жыл бұрын
The Akira, the defiant and the Sovereign classes were all desogned for war.
@hobomike693511 ай бұрын
the Akira class, Nebula class, and Sovereign class starships were among the finest Starfleet ever commissioned.
@JimElford4 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this in the cinema, 2 years after the awful Generations. Best first act to any star trek movie hands down. The Borg cube nightmare, the new Enterprise an iron shadow backlit by the Pillars of Eternity, Picard's carefully contained fury at being sidelined during battle, the ominous Borg transmission along with the sounds of hundreds of officers fighting and dying, Picard's fuckit, the crew's enthusiasm, the new cube laying waste to squadrons of new Starfleet warships, Worfs fierce attitude, the Enterprise now an avenging angel delivering waves of energy and destruction at the heart of her captain's sworn enemies and former captors.. what an entrance.
@nunyabusiness863 Жыл бұрын
Picard: "We could use some help at tactical. You, Noname. Get off the set while you still live." NoName Tactical hustling offscreen: "With pleasure. Sorry Mr. Hawk."
@tyguy62964 жыл бұрын
the sound TNG phasers and torpedoes make is just... so good.
@rolandet2 жыл бұрын
26 years old, and still one of the best
@rowlandbuck27034 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. According to Galaxy maps and warp speed charts, and assuming the ships max speed was 9.95, it would have taken them 2 weeks to get from the neutral zone to earth were the Borg ship was. Set course for earth, PLOT SPEED ahead.
@Intrepid170114 жыл бұрын
Not Sure about that, there are multiple Soruces for Max Warp, even some who state Warp 9.995 ( Ships of the Line ) , i dont know which is the most Canon Like, but those are Official Books. And even if thats to much, they could run the Warp Core in Emergency Mode and ehance the Warp Speed, even if they risk to burn out the Warp Core - which wouldnt be that bad in that Case since they would be stranded in Earth Orbit. Its actually kinda clever that they never officially stated the Max Warp and the Cruise Warp of the Sovereign, and since Warp gets exponentially faster, they could get away with it. Maybe they just "overclocked" the Warp Core, or its even faster than the Intrepid ( which makes Sense since the Sovereign came out after the Intrepid ). The Prometheus is also much faster than the Intrepid. I dont know. But that was always a complicated Topic :D
@kieranfurlong63684 жыл бұрын
@dan p Another reason the Enterprise was able to get there in time might be I don't know but perhaps the cubes warp drive had been damaged while it was on course to earth so it wasn't working properly so it was using Impulse instead and as Data said It has sustained heavy damage to its outer hull I am reading fluctuations in their power grid. or maybe while it's being attacked it's unable to use the warp drive
@coryak17224 жыл бұрын
In other licensed material, it is argued, that the battle against the cube took place throughout federation territory. And it makes sense, that they don't engage when it almost reached earth. It is said, that there were multiple lines of defense, each reinforced by the left-overs of the previous defensive positions. The federation strategy was, to act like bees, attacking a bigger animal. Do as much damage as you can and don't give the cube time to regenerate the damages. It could very well be, that the "first battle", they witnessed via long range communication, took place at the outer edges of federation space. So, the time for them to get to earth was similar to the time the Enterprise needed to get there starting at the romulan border.
@superbear42274 жыл бұрын
It's almost like the writers didn't think about that.
@ukhalid2384 жыл бұрын
Sci Fi movies are really inconsistent like that ... why would queen show in one vessel, looking at damage single cube did, dozen of them would have easily defeated star fleet. Plus if time travel is so easy then borg should have done that to begin with.
@jackrides8486 Жыл бұрын
I love STAR WARS......and...STAR TREK....no arguments needed....🤗
@patwiggins69694 жыл бұрын
I love the Klingon theme when Worf appears. So martial!
@csnow4144 жыл бұрын
Brilliant composing! The moment when Worf steps on the bridge, the music shifts. It's a variation on the opening scene music of Sta Trek I, when the Klingons encounter V-GER.
@hhds1134 жыл бұрын
"Tough little ship" "Little?"
@pinky67584 жыл бұрын
Well... considering that the Defiant was literally designed by strapping guns to an engine...
@uncletaylorify4 жыл бұрын
Do you know the movie folks were planning on having the Defiant getting totally destroyed? But the DS9 tv people objected and said if they did blow it up they would just ignore it on the show. So a compromise was made.
@billyboblillybob3444 жыл бұрын
@@pinky6758 Sort of the A-10 of space craft...
@joshuaplotkin88264 жыл бұрын
That little ship was designed to fight Borg. It just wasn't completed in time for Wolf 359. I often wondered why they didn't make more of them. I only know of three : Defiant, Valiant and Sao Paulo. Considering their small size, high maneuverability and massive firepower, you would think they would mass produce these for the Dominion War instead of stop gap ships like the Centaur.
@uncletaylorify4 жыл бұрын
@@joshuaplotkin8826 I'm guessing it took a lot of time,material and man power to build Defiant class. And that was something the Federation didn't have. Also sometimes quantity beats out quality in war. German tanks were FAR superior to the pathetic US Sherman tanks. But the US could produce and replace them far in excess then Germany could theirs. So building ships that were quicker to build and replace was better?
@TheWarshire11 ай бұрын
I was 8 when this came out, and I had seen every trek movie to that point and next Gen was my series as my dad put it. So we made me work my butt off for a month and we drove 60 miles one way to a brand new theater. We put on our Sunday best and we had never been to a giant screen before. Always cheap little ones. It was opening day so the place was packed, I paid for my own ticket, the theater cup, and lunch after. We were both so blown away, we went back and saw it again. Other fans in the theater recognized us and they were there for the same reason. He had a bad car wreck the following year so sadly we never got that chance again. But we saw each following that. But we would always just love this one. Scared the crap out of me as a kid, but I loved it.