Conference bookie::movies

RE: -.1

>>> (I wonder why the movie is being called "first contact" then?).

I heard ST8 involves time travel (puke!), so that could explain the "first
contact" subtitle. 

    Spoiler, I guess:
    
    The time travel and "first contact" thing probably has some connection
    with the rumor I'd heard that one of the main characters in the film
    (other than the usual TNG crew appropriately dressed in colorless
    uniforms) is none other than Zefram Cochrane, who "discovered the
    space warp" if I recall the exact terminology from the old episode
    "Metamorphosis".  They did not get the original actor (Glenn Corbett,
    I think) to play Cochrane.
    
    In addition, there's also a new Enterprise (because ILM gleefully ditched
    the despised Enterprise-D in the previous film), and something called
    a "Borg Queen" (your guess is as good or better than mine).
    
    Apparently Jonathan Frakes (Riker, aka Number One) is directing.  This
    may be lucky for the audience if his directing duties manage to keep
    him off the screen most of the time.
    
    Chris

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> .... and something called a "Borg Queen" (your guess is as good or
> better than mine).

	In the trailer there appeared to be two Borg ships, one the familiar
	square shape one, and a 2nd GIANT sized ship shapped much differently.
	Maybe this 2nd ship is the Queen ship?

> Apparently Jonathan Frakes (Riker, aka Number One) is directing.  This
> may be lucky for the audience if his directing duties manage to keep
> him off the screen most of the time.

	Unless he directs as bad as Shatner :-)

    
    <------ We know he acts just as bad...... 8)
    

    
    
    His directing is excellent! He directed some of the best TNG episodes
    for example the episode "Frame of mind" where he is on an alien
    world in prison but can't differentiate between what is a real
    or in his mind.
    
    Chris
    :)

    See over in America.... Do they have "Star Trek" specials on QVT the
    shopping channel ? 

    Frakes really isn't a bad director.  He's done some pretty good
    episodes and seems to know his way behind a camera.  Can't say the same
    for other TNG alums who have tried (yes, Burton, I'm talking about
    you).
    
    I'm kind of anxious to see what he can do with a mega-budget and plenty
    of time.
    
    Rick

    re: mega-budget
    
    Somewhere I'd read that the budget for ST:FC was around $40 million.
    I haven't been keeping up with movie budgets lately; is that considered
    about average, or somewhat above or below average, for this kind of
    film (presumably with lots of effects footage, etc.)?
    
    Chris

> re: mega-budget
> Somewhere I'd read that the budget for ST:FC was around $40 million.....

	I interprested the comment about the mega-budget to be relative
	(in comparision to) the per-episode budget for the ST:TNG TV series.

	BTW, is principle shooting already complete for ST:FC?

    re -1, -2
    
    -1 is right, I meant the mega-budget comment relative to the
    per-episode budget of television.
    
    
    
    Rick

I want to know more about StarTrek:The First Contact. Can anybody help me ?
Thank's
-Krishna-
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    What do you want to know? The storyline? Background? What?
    	I can tell you that it was a great movie! 
    
    Alex
    

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