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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 06/07/2005 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 15 Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure See Also: Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Insurrection [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint]

Star Trek: Insurrection manages to recall the original 1960s series' spirit of liberalism, while transcending it for sheer boldness, embracing issues that are on the political cutting edge in the 1990s and beyond. The fact that the first 30 minutes are presented as a mystery only makes the material more engrossing. While assisting a survey team of Federation allies observing the populace of a distant planet, Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) seemingly goes berserk and attacks the survey team, exposing their existence to the populace and jeopardizing the mission. Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) brings the Enterprise into orbit to try and apprehend Data and find out what happened . He discovers that the mission isn't one of observation, but the involuntary relocation of a small, peaceful population, undertaken by the Federation and its rogue planet allies the Son'a, supposedly to secure the planet's youth-restoring qualities. As it turns out, there's a much darker side to the plans of the Son'a, and a personal side to the carnage planned by the Son'a leader Ru'afo (F. Murray Abraham). Picard and his officers, suitably outraged by this violation of the Prime Directive -- that no Federation mission may interfere with the natural evolution of an alien culture -- take matters into their own hands in an attempt to expose the plot to public scrutiny, risking their lives in the process. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

Patrick Stewart - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes - Cmdr. William Riker
Brent Spiner - Lieutenant Commander Data
LeVar Burton - Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge
Michael Dorn - Lt. Cmdr. Worf

When Captain Jean-Luc Picard is forced to disobey orders from The Federation, who wish to interfere with the natural development of a peaceful alien society, it can only mean that it must be yet another Star Trek movie and another jam-packed collector's edition release from Paramount Home Entertainment. The ninth entry in the Star Trek film franchise, Star Trek: Insurrection, is presented in a rich 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation with thundering audio in Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround, and DTS Surround. A French-language track and Spanish subtitles are also included along with the English subtitles. In addition to the language options, the always top-notch, entertaining, and informative text commentary by Trek trivia masters Michael and Denise Okuda is also included. Oddly missing from the disc is an audio commentary from the film's director and co-star, Jonathan Frakes, or anyone involved in the film's production. The answer may be found on the film's bonus feature-filled second disc, where Frakes and many the folks involved have some less than stellar things to say about the finished product in newly recorded interviews. Considering that the film received a mixed reaction from both Trekkers and critics, this lukewarm tone is both understandable and fascinating for hardcore fans to watch. As for the quality of bonus features, nearly every aspect of the film's production, from the initial concept of the film to the creation of the many special effects shots, is covered and is done in the usual exceptional manner. While no deleted scenes are listed on the DVD's packaging, they are included on the second disc and are actually memorable and would not have been out of place included in the film. Rounding things out on this superb release are a photo gallery, a handful of trailers, some interesting storyboards, and a vintage promotional featurette. ~ Jason Gibner, All Movie Guide