I've seen this movie several times at this point, and each time I see it I notice more of its weaknesses. Pacing is terrible in this film -- plot points that should take a minute or two go on for much longer (e.g. disengaging the magnetic shield to prevent the Borg from communicating, this scene goes on and on and on), and stuff that should be emphasized flashes by in a blip (e.g. the scene with Picard deciding the fate of the Enterprise).
Someone else noted that the Borg are part biological, part machine. That point was respected with the Borg queen dying, but not with the Borg setting up the transmitter in space -- their flesh would have been frozen and destroyed by the vacuum.
And maybe it's just me, but I found the whole Zephram Cochrane subplot so cheesy it was embarrassing -- the way he behaved (a rocket scientist? Suuuurreee...), Deanna Troi getting drunk, the music... it all feels adolescent and ridiculous. The Vulcan coming out of the ship at the end and his first words being "Live Long and Prosper" (that's supposed to be a goodbye, not a hello!).
To summarize -- in my opinion, this film is the most overrated Star Trek movie ever made. I believe the most underrated to be the new director's cut of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." If you haven't seen the latest version of that one on DVD, I'd recommend a rental and skip this entirely... unless you're a *huge* TNG fan you're not missing much.
Someone else noted that the Borg are part biological, part machine. That point was respected with the Borg queen dying, but not with the Borg setting up the transmitter in space -- their flesh would have been frozen and destroyed by the vacuum.
And maybe it's just me, but I found the whole Zephram Cochrane subplot so cheesy it was embarrassing -- the way he behaved (a rocket scientist? Suuuurreee...), Deanna Troi getting drunk, the music... it all feels adolescent and ridiculous. The Vulcan coming out of the ship at the end and his first words being "Live Long and Prosper" (that's supposed to be a goodbye, not a hello!).
To summarize -- in my opinion, this film is the most overrated Star Trek movie ever made. I believe the most underrated to be the new director's cut of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." If you haven't seen the latest version of that one on DVD, I'd recommend a rental and skip this entirely... unless you're a *huge* TNG fan you're not missing much.