NO, I'M NOT A CONVERT

Since I enjoyed the new Star Trek movie so much, I decided to dust off the only Star Trek movie I have at home, Star Trek: First Contact, and watch it for the first time in probably 10 years. I found it entertaining, just as I remember it. But, age has made me much more discriminating. So, for those of you who are Star Trek fans and know this movie, I have just a few observations of things in the movie that bother me. You can email me your responses at milest@milostoyzenmore.com. Problem #1: When Captain Picard is taking Lilly through the ship for the first time, she asks him how big the ship is. He responds that the ship has 24 decks. But a little later, when Picard and Lilly come up through the hatch where Lieutenant Worf and Ensign Hawk are waiting, Picard asks Worf for a report. Worf responds that the Borg have taken decks 26 through 11. Where did the two extra decks come from? Problem #2: When Picard, Worf and the security team are going through the Borg hive on Deck 16, Picard tells them to lower their weapons because the Borg will leave them alone until they are considered a threat. My problem here is that the Borg assimilate without prejudice every other crew member that crosses their paths, why would they need to consider these particular people a threat before they assimilate them? Same thing when Picard and Lilly are going through the same area. Problem #3: The laws of physics are the laws of physics. I realize that The Next Generation takes place in the 24th century but that just means that time and technology has advanced, the laws of physics would still remain constant. So how, just because Picard disables safety protocols in the Holodeck, could holographic bullets all of sudden obtain mass, thereby achieving penetration of the Borg and killing them? "I disabled the safety protocols...without them, even holographic bullets can kill." C'mon. Really? Problem #4: In the very beginning, when Picard first tells the Senior Officers that the Borg have invaded Federation Space, he tells them that reports from Deep Space 5 put the Borg cube an hour away from earth. A few moments later, before Picard tells them that they aren't going to fight, but are going to patrol the Neutral Zone instead, Data says that it will take them 3 hours at maximum warp to reach earth. Later, when they decide to defy Admiral Hayes' orders and enter the fray, Picard tells Ensign Hawk to set a course for earth, maximum warp. Despite Data's statemen that they are 3 hours away, they arive in the fight just moments later.

I know I'm being picky, but really, these things to me a rather glaring. Now, I know Star Wars isn't perfect but it's hard to find these kind of obvious blunders. Again, feel free to email me and let me know your thoughts.