Movie Notes: Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country

May 11th, 2009

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.

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Movie Notes: Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier

May 10th, 2009

Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier

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.

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Movie Notes: Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock

May 8th, 2009

Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock

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.

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Movie Notes: Star Trek: The Motion Picture

February 24th, 2008

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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.

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