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Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Star Trek VI is fun, entertaining end to original cast...
Review: While this was a very solid sendoff for the Next Generation cast films, it was also an improvement over Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It brings you back with a little more action, and a little less blah. This time around, the crew of the Enterprise find themselves on their last mission.

While Captain Sulu is helming the USS Excelsior, Kirk and crew find themselves on a mission with the Klingons after their moon Praxis explodes and puts serious repercussions on the Klingon Empire. While Kirk is still agitated by the death of his son David at the hands of the Klingons, he reluctantly takes up the mission to escort the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council to a meeting on Earth. However, the Enterprise apparently fires upon the Chancellor's battle cruiser and heads begin to spin. A conspiracy is unfolding that involves General Chang, Lt. Valeris, and Admiral Cartwright and the Romulan ambassador, and when Kirk and McCoy are framed for the Chancellor's death, it's up to Spock and the rest of the crew to help rescue them and free them of responsibility for the death of Chancellor Gorkon. In the end, as usual, the Federation triumphs and peace is restored between the Klingon Empire and the Federation.

There are some terrific actions sequences, particularly the battle involving the new prototype Bird of Prey and the Enterprise (and later, the Excelsior). It's one of the best to come around in a long time. Also, some very good acting from the likes of David Warner (Gorkon), Christopher Plummer (Chang), and even an appearance by the exotic Iman!

STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country brings the films of the original cast to a good conclusion, in time to transition to the Next Generation feature films, which aren't as good...but still managed to keep the Trek saga alive and well. STAR TREK VI adds nicely to a rather illustrious and influential space saga.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Final Journey
Review: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is probably the most entertaining film of the Star Trek franchise. Released in 1991, 2 years after that stinker Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (It had it's brief moments, though) Kirk and crew make their final journey after 25 years of thrilling us with their adventures. Awesome special-effects, excellent acting all around, an incredibly good villian (Chang) played well by Christopher Plummer and a perfect ending, passing on the torch to the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation. An absolutely thrilling Star Trek film to watch again and again. Kirk returned in Star Trek: Generations meeting a tragic fate at the end. If you haven't yet, add this great Star Trek film to your collection.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A great sendoff!
Review: Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country, no better way to finish the movies with all of The Original Series characters. In my opinion, this was the best of their movies. The writers and producers really did a wonderful job with this one. It was great to see Sulu become Captain Sulu and get his own ship. Which later helped Voyager do an anniversary episode with Lt. Cmdr Tuvok having been a member of his crew. Kim Cattral as a Vulcan. Michael Dorn (Lt. Worf), playing his grandfather. Rene Auberjunous (Odo) as Col West, a couple years before Deep Space Nine. Many other notable Star Trek names making appearances in this great movie. Everything was great about this movie, from the state dinner with the Romulan ale, to the search of the Enterprise for the assassins. The space battle was one of the best treks ever put on screen. If you're one of the ten or less people on the planet who've not seen this, buy it, rent it or borrow it. This is the finest example of what Gene Roddenberry intended Star Trek to be.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Nicholas Meyer Returns!
Review: This final installment with the original crew was received pretty well at the box office. The Final Frontier was originally meant to be the last movie with the original crew, but since it was so bad (thanks to Paramount cutting the budget), Paramount hired Nicholas Meyer back to help give the crew a good final installment. Despite Meyer's efforts, I must say I didn't care for this movie too much. The story is quite good, but I didn't care for the whole whodunnit angle. Why not have those opposed to the peace treaty with the Klingons be open about it and form a separate coalition? Why not have all three factions feud during the movie and then have an important event unfold that leads them all to an agreement? I really didn't care for the whole prison part of the story, or for the characters in it........ especially the horrible performance by Iman. I also didn't care for Kim Cattrall's version of a Vulcan as it seemed really inconsistent at times. And while there is humor in this movie, it doesn't even remotely live up to the humor in The Voyage Home. I guess I can understand why people like this movie so much, I just don't agree.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The end of a golden era!
Review: Aside from the fact that this movie is the last that the entire cast of the original series made, this movie was great far verious other reasons. The Kirk was indirectly the deciding factor on weather or not The Federation and the Kligon Empire would remain at war was an excellent plot point and His(and the crews) retirement and the signing of the treaty happening at roughly the same time also was an excellent plot point. The storyline in general was great.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Widescreen or cut-off?
Review: In comparing the DVD to the full-screen VHS version, I have to say that in this case I prefer the VHS version. The bars at the top and bottom of the letterbox were unequal on my copy, with the movie shifted upward, also I noticed in several scenes that the black bars actually cut off part of the full-screen image on my VHS tape. So to get a "widescreen" image, I am actually giving up part of the image on the original print, not gaining much in my opinion. Perhaps this is the reason we are seeing more "full-screen" versions of the latest releases. Some movies shot in "scope" definitely benefit from the widescreen version though.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The End of an Era
Review: The Undiscovered Country was the final, and best, original series Star Trek film. The movie itself is by far the best of the six films, and has lots of great action and special effects. Kirk and McCoy are arrested by the Klingons and charged with conspiracy to assassinate the Klingon Chancellor, sentenced to the dilithium mines, and tossed in the mix with some of the galaxy's most notorious criminal aliens. All the while, the real assassins are preparing to strike again, this time with the Federation President in their sights. It's an all out attempt to destroy what peaceful ties the Federation and Klingons have managed to muster, and only Kirk and crew can stop it.

The DVD itself is a little basic, with the only special features being the teaser trailer and movie trailer. All in all, though, it's THE Star Trek movie of them all that you MUST see, and I suggest getting it tonight!! It's one you will watch over and over again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Guess who's coming to dinner...
Review: A great film. The great Star Trek original series finale. It was extremely entertaining whether you like Star Trek or not. It was a great way to end the series of movies (not counting Generations). A must own for a fan and a must see for others.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Its an Even # that means its not bad its the best
Review: Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Bones and the rest are all old now. There is always of course one last hoary. This time it's a cozy assignment, escort the Kilgon Prime Minster to earth so he can sign a peace treaty. Of course it makes things rather difficult when you are framed for that same guys murder.

So really its not the best Star Trek movie, but it is the last of the old generation and you have to give it credit

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Discover This One!
Review: Nicholas Meyer is back at the helm. Bringing to the screen what he enjoys most - a story, humor, adventure and a lot of color.

Although his first Star Trek (Wrath Of Kahn) is far superior, this Undiscovered Country has a lot of great scenes, snappy dialogue and takes fun at our governmental priorities but done in the 24th century.

Kim Katrall plays a great Vulcan. You start out liking her and then...oppsss.Don't want to give it away. The Enterprise takes another beating and the Klingons certainly learn their place. Leonard Nimoy (Spock) was the executive producer on this film.

This is a good Star Trek movie to have in your collections. Fun and energetic with that touch of Shakespear that Meyer likes to add! Tally Ho!


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