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Allegro non troppo (1976)
Lovely animation sequences, but very disappointing as a feature-length film
I watched this on tv when I was a kid and had fond memories of it ever since. Now, decades later, I watched 'Allegro non troppo' again - and was quite disappointed: the frame story is beyond stupid; very rarely you see something THAT dumb, dull and unfunny. On the other hand, the animation sequences are good or even beautiful (it varies), and I guess what I've remembered most in all these years must have been THE COLORS: simply captivating! So make sure you watch this on the biggest screen possible and turn off all other lights!
Yet, after about an hour or so even the animation parts become somewhat tiring, and now I think: collecting a bunch of nice and sometimes beautiful "animated classical music clips" connected by the unfunniest frame story one can think of just doesn't work, just doesn't make a good movie.
All in all:
animated sequences: 8/10;
live-action scenes: 2/10
- makes 5/10.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: First Contact (1991)
Not a perfect episode
...but a very good one. I like the way it mirrors several actual "alien mysteries" and that it shows reasonable reasons for not having had the "first contact" ourselves yet...
I'd like to refer to some of the "plot holes" ShogaNinja mentioned: "Secondly, if Riker was on the planet for months doing acculturation research where was the Enterprise during this time?" It was never said that Riker was there "for months". His mission was to contact the starfleet observers on the planet to get prepared for the first contact. And that certainly doesn't require "months".
About ambassadors not carrying weapons: I'm sure they DO have weapons - in case they have to defend themselves.
"Also why do humans always conduct First Contact, why not Vulcans or any of the vast myriad of alien races that belong to the Federation of Planets? More specifically why is it always the Enterprise initiating First Contact?" When or where is it said so?? I think we can assume that Starfleet is huge - and that we don't get to know each and every "first contact"! This series is focused on the adventures of the Enterprise. There might be thousand other stories to tell within the Starfleet universe.
But indeed, there ARE plot holes in this episode. Two of which I think haven't been mentioned before: 1) Since the Arkonians do not have fingers, we should see huge consoles, keyboards and buttons... 2) If the people of a planet regard themselves "the center of the universe", why would they call this planet Malcor THREE themselves...?