Star Trek First Frontier

The dialog is mixed so low as to be drowned out by the music and the audio effects are deafening. T.J. Garland is credited (blamed?) as production sound mixer. Many of his other credits are as a boom operator. The visual effects are a mixed bag. Some are on a par with ST:TMP, others are reminiscent of very early Doctor Who. Early Doctor Who was constrained by the technology of the day, a handicap which doesn't apply to STFF.

Based on what I was able to piece together from the visuals and snippets of dialogue, some force from the future is threatening to destroy Earth and the Enterprise saves the day. Or something.

It's OK if you can forgive it some technological failings.

Others have commented on the poor sound and I have to agree. The movie doesn't seem to have been mastered to a consistent level which makes it difficult to follow and spoils the whole thing.

As mentioned in other reviews the movie captures Star Trek the oiginal series BUT...the soundtrack and lighting needs work bigtime! Whomever did the audio for this movie needs to really re-think their profession. The background FX sounds drown out the dialogue. Often to the point of it being un-intellagible. PLEASE FIX THE SOUNDTRACK!! Also, just as important is the POOR lighting. I fully understand that low light makes things grittier but like most movies over the last 20 years, the lighting is so poor you can't see anything! There seems to be a trend with movies that not being able to see the characters movements and faces has become a sick joke. I never heard that this movie was even being made. Looking around on YouTube over the last week has found numerous STAR TREK TV shows/movies that never saw the light of day. Thank you YOU TUBE for saving these tasty treats!

A great action adventure, classic Trek movie with great characterization. Very enjoyable from the starting credits (featuring a Nichelle voiceover) to the end. Great music (also featuring a Nichelle voiceover) to the end. The special effects, while not always excellent in some setups (you could tell the actors were playing before a green screen in some shots) werre still very good, and largely on a par with the original series or beyond. Liked the andorian communications officer. The uniforms and make up were good, so glad to see no overproduction in these things, which so often happened in other productions merely because they had the funds. Anyone who appreciated the original series should love this movie, as I did. Far superior to anything put by network showrunners.

Yes the sound was a distraction. But is a minor thing considering how good the story is. Brianna Ferris as Lieutenant Lyra is a high point for me, as the details and fanboy details. id love to see this company get another shot.