Best Trek Movie Moment 8: First Contact

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Best Moment in FC

Locutus/Enterprise-E flyby
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Chasing comets/Data speaks for the crew
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Engaging the Borg/Temporal Vortex
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38%
Borg attacks missile complex/Picard & Data look over Phoenix
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Borg cutting power/Deanna "blends in"
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10%
storming engineering - retreat/Borg Queen
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Geordi talks about the statue/Picard meets Lily/Data seduced
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Holodeck/Deflector Dish
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"The line must be drawn HERE!"/Abandoning the E-E
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24%
Flight of Phoenix/Picard & Data vs. Borg Queen/First Contact
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29%
 
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Best Trek Movie Moment 8: First Contact

Post by Varthikes »

Here's First Contact.


I love the flyby of the Enterprise-E--the first time we get to see that beautiful ship.

But, I'm going to pick the first contact scene at the end. Added with Goldsmith's music, and knowing how big a moment that is for the whole Trek Universe.

But the scene between Picard and Lily in the conference room is great, too.
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Post by Reliant121 »

I have to say that i voted for the bit where the Enterprise/Phoenix/Death of queen bit. second goes to the Lily/Picard argument and third goes to the attack on the Cube.
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Fighting the Borg Cube.
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Post by Sionnach Glic »

I'm going for the battle with the Cube.
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Post by Deepcrush »

Forget the Battle, I'm going with Picard's Speech.
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"They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further, and I will make them pay for what they've done!"

Brilliant. :D
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Post by Aaron »

I'll go with the speech, once again Stewart's acting saves the day.
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Post by Deepcrush »

Seafort just agreed with me! :jawdrop:
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Post by Captain Seafort »

Don't get used to it. :wink:
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Post by Mikey »

I had a tough time picking, but I went with the eye candy of the cube battle. Deanna "blending" wasn't a great moment for me, but I have to give an honorable mention to the use of a Roy Orbison tune in a 'Trek movie. :)
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Post by kostmayer »

Am tempted to pick the launch of the Phoenix, mainly for the great choice in launch music.

But it has to be the speech - Picard and Lily's relationship is the highlight of the film for me.
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Post by Captain Picard's Hair »

I have a hard time choosing here. It was great to see that gorgeous ship move across the frame for the first time, but the battle was great and Picard's speech is also something from this film that's stuck with me.
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Post by Tsukiyumi »

I had to go with the battle (short as it is), but Picard's speech stuck with me as well. It was awesome to see a Starfleet captain with such a high moral standard become so justifiably angry.
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gotta be the battle with the cube, though storming engineering comes a close second, that was epicly cool and creepy.
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Post by Teaos »

Data and the queen.

A truely great piece of interaction.
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