Movie Notes: Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country

Synopsis
An explosion on the Klingon planet Praxis opens an opportunity for peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

Synopsis
An explosion on the Klingon planet Praxis opens an opportunity for peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

Synopsis
Shore leave for the Enterprise crew is interrupted when the emotional, cult-leader Vulcan Sybok takes several ambassadors hostage with the intent to commandeer a starship for a spiritual journey.

Synopsis
Led by Admiral Kirk (William Shatner), the Enterprise returns to earth after a nearly fatal confrontation to learn of a chance to bring Captain Spock back to life. Meanwhile, Klingon commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) takes an interest in the Genesis project as an ultimate weapon.

That Star Trek: The Motion Picture was a box office success and launched a film franchise is hard to believe in retrospect. The jab “Star Trek: The Motionless Picture” is all too true. There are many reasons: in the late seventies, Paramount was working on Star Trek: Phase Two, a new television series that was prematurely aborted. A one-hour television episode V’Ger story was hurriedly expanded into a feature film after the unexpected success of Star Wars. The rest of the movie’s running time is filled with a large, nebulous cloud of pointlessness.