Star Trek: First Contact

Any concern over the momentum of this series was alleviated by the end of this film.
What an entry!
It's the first in the series to feature only the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV show), and breathes new life into the series.
Sure the character development and acting wasn't the best you would ever see, but this film was right in almost every other way.
The use of the Borg as the enemy was an interesting one, but their sudden introduction to those of us who hadn't seen the television series was more than sufficient. Nothing is left to the imagination with the Borg - which is exactly how it should be in science fiction.
Star Trek: First Contact takes us on another time travel adventure, but it's one that gives the ultimate background to the whole franchise. In the film, the Borg decide to travel back in time and enslave the human race before Zefram Cochrane (James Cromwell - who also played Farmer Hoggett in Babe) was the first man to go into space and use warp speed. It also happens to lead to man's first contact with extraterrestrial beings.
It's a novel but unoriginal idea that is executed better than one could've imagined.
The Borg themselves are the ultimate enemy. You see, they aren't just a bad guy or girl, the Borg are a conscience, and can adapt to any weapon or situation in moments. As an example, one or two can be removed by a weapon but the rest will develop an immunity and learn how to defend future attacks of that nature.

It also happens to help that captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) had been taken prisoner by the Borg in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It gives him the perfect reason to have knowledge of how to defeat the enemy, and adds an element of revenge to the storyline.
There isn't much bad I can say about the film.
It ranks as one of the best films in the Star Trek franchise, and was much better than several previous chapters. It's going to be a hard act to follow that's for sure.

Star Trek: First Contact: 106 minutes (1996)