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Air Force One


Reviewed by Melissa Shoemaker

Air Force One was extremely well performed. It deals with the President of the United States (played by Harrison Ford) and his family as they travel in Air Force One. From the very moment it begins you can feel the intensity of the action and it draws you into the story immediately. There is continuous shooting and fighting throughout the whole movie. The President's family and co-workers are held hostage in a small conference room at the back of the plane. Every once in awhile a gunmen goes and picks a hostage and right then and there shoots that person. The gunmen think the President fled the plane in an escape pod, but he his really off on his own trying to call for help and trying to fight off other terrorists. It is truly a well-made movie, although I cautiously recommend that younger children do not see this film. But I do recommend it for teens and adults. If you are up for seeing it, make sure you're really ready because it's an intense movie.

Air Force One


Reviewed by Sarah Key

This action thriller starring Harrison Ford is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Ford plays the President of the United States who has been meeting with leaders in the Middle East. He and his family and advisors are on their way home aboard Air Force One. The plane is hijacked by terrorists who desire that their leader be released from prison. There is not a dull moment as the President tries to avoid detection while seeking for a way to save his family and friends whose cries of terror can be heard over the plane's intercom. Meanwhile the high-ranking officials in Washington have been contacted by the terrorists and are trying to devise a plan to save the President. The terrorists are executing one of their hostages on board the plane every half-hour until their leader is released. The action continues right up the all-American end of the movie. Harrison Ford performs wonderfully as his typical action hero character. If you enjoy excitement Air Force One is a must-see movie.

Pride and Prejudice

Reviewed by Meredith Layne

Set in the 18th century, Pride and Prejudice is a very good movie for all age groups. Funny and romantic, this film is one of my favorites. Throughout the entire movie you will find yourself falling in love with the characters and hanging on every word. My entire family loved the movie and I find myself recalling scenes over and over in my mind. Though a little long this movie contains good moral values and lessons well worth learning. This is the perfect movie for a rainy day just to unwind. I highly recommend this movie for everyone and anyone.

Star Trek: First Contact


Reviewed by Billy Harless

"Fate protects fools, little children and ships named Enterprise."
-- Commander William T. Riker

Once again, the crew of the starship Enterprise travels the great unknown in an effort to save Earth, this time from what Paramount calls the Federation's most feared enemy: The Borg, half human, half robotic creatures, whose only intent is to assimilate new worlds and news civilizations into their collective.
Though fans of the thirty-one-year- old space saga Star Trek, "I'm one of them," seemed to give last year's Star Trek: First Contact good reviews, I wasn't very pleased. Poor dialogue and a dull sense of humor diminished what could have been one of the better Star Trek films.
Asleep in his quarters aboard the newly commissioned starship, the U.S.S. Enterprise-E, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) awakens from a frightening nightmare. In the nightmare, he was reliving his assimilation into the Borg collective, (continued) (Star Trek: First Contact continued) an event from The Next Generation's third season which changed his life forever. He knows something is wrong. The Borg have returned.
Against orders, Captain Picard and Co. take the Enterprise into the heart of the battle, where they follow the Borg vessel, through time, to the mid- twenty-first century -- shortly after World War III, one day before Zephram Cochran (James Cromwell) first flies a space craft with warp drive (first chronicled in the original Star Trek television series). The event will cause extra-terrestrials to make first contact with Earth, which will in turn lead to the foundation of the United Federation of Planets.
With Borg swarming the Enterprise, the crew must ensure that Cochran completes his historic flight, while defending their ship. Cochran turns out not to be the brave, daring man expected, but a wild, irrational person with a great brain, a person who cares more about his liquor than his invention. With effort, First Officer Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Engineer Geordi LaForge (Lavar Burton) convince Cochran to complete the ship. On board the Enterprise, Captain Picard and Star Trekšs best known Klingon, Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn), attempt to rid the ship of the Borg, while Data (Brent Spiner) the android is tempted by the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) to join the collective and turn over the Enterprise to her.
The plot is well conceived, and the acting is good, yet the veteran Star Trek writers, Brannon Bragga and Ronald D. Moore, wrote an script based on action, not thought, unlike the other movies in the series. The dialogue was all very simple where it could have been strong and meaningful. And as in the last Trek feature, most attempts at humor failed by a large margin. Through the whole story Cochran makes many attempts at jokes which would be better fit for a Saturday morning cartoon.
Despite its shortcomings, First Contact has a few memorable Star Trek events. And thanks to a high box office gross, Trekkers across the country can look forward to Star Trek IX, scheduled for release in November 1998.

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