Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 Directed by Nicholas Meyer
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The battle for peace has begun.
The crews of the Enterprise and the Excelsior must stop a plot to prevent a peace treaty between the Klingon Empire and the Federation
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There is an old Vulcan proverb: only Nixon could go to China.
-SpockThe film that helped solidify the myth that the odd numbered Star Trek films were cursed, while the even numbered films were the only good ones. There's a much more simpler explanation for this occurrence however and it's the simple fact that all the even numbered films, including this one, had major involvement from writer/director Nicholas Meyer while the others didn't.
The 25th Anniversary of Star Trek was looming and Paramount Pictures wanted a new film to mark the occasion. Harve Bennett, the producer and co-writer of every film since Wrath of Khan, brought up a story idea that Gene Roddenberry had over 20 years earlier. He…
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Why couldn't Nicholas Meyer do all the Star Trek movies? He brought the perfect tone to the films and the perfect amount of Trekness to the movies while having them not feel like an extended episode.
Few franchises (or in this case: crews) get a good sendoff, so it's refreshing to see The Undiscovered Country managing to give a good sense of finality to the events. Thankfully Meyer doesn't bash the audience in the head with a giant sign saying "THIS IS THE END", and more or less just lets it figure in where it needs to be. The plot is already about the signaling of a new era gone by, and Meyer knows better than to hammer it home.…
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A struggle for peace, confronting (and accepting) innermost prejudices to get to The Undiscovered Country, where no one has gone before? The perfect send off for Kirk and Crew-- no, Kirk and friends.
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Not a bad little send off for "original" Enterprise crew. I'm always amazed that his crew don't ever turn around and say "Oh, fuck off Jim!"
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Klingons, politics, assassination & conspiracy! Great last outing for the original crew. The best of the original six films. 8/10.
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Wow. I couldn't have asked for a better way for the series (of Star Trek films featuring the original cast) to end. All members of the cast shine, but as always, William Shatner carries the film with his natural charm and charisma. The story and the main idea behind it is intriguing, perfectly complemented by the director's excellent achievement in the tone and excitement department.
Currently fourth in the Star Trek stakes (behind First Contact, The Voyage Home and The Wrath Of KHAAAAAAAAN!).
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A very fitting end to the Original Series movies. Nicholas Meyer of Wrath of Khan fame returns to direct this intriguing political thriller, with great results. Christopher Plummer makes for the best Star Trek antagonist since Khan, and I also really liked Kim Cattrall as Spock's assistant Lt. Valeris. The rest of the cast all get their individual moments to shine in this, and the plot is extremely captivating, albeit a little bit predictable. It suffers from a few slow moments here and there, but other than that this is a great sendoff to a good series of films.
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This is the sort of Hollywood movie that's all too rare now, fun without being dumb, involving without being convoluted. www.themoviewaffler.com/2013/05/stardate-2013-undiscovered-country-1991.html
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country can't hope to match The Wrath of Khan, but Nicholas Meyer certainly steers it back into the right territory. The social commentary is pretty plain, but it works.
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Klingons, politics, assassination & conspiracy! Great last outing for the original crew. The best of the original six films. 8/10.
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I quite enjoyed this film.
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If only the TNG cast went out on a high note like this (instead, they have to live with Nemesis). Everyone gets their moment to shine, and the pacing is terrific. Kirk and Bones are attempting to survive, Spock is leading an investigation on the Enterprise, and the action keeps moving.
Also, it's worth noting that the best Star Trek: TOS films are the ones that harken back to the best aspects of the original series. Wrath of Khan represents the space battles, The Voyage Home represents the time-travel episodes, and Undiscovered Country is the political commentary (that's not to dismiss Search for Spock, which is a good film in its own right; it just has the misfortune of being…
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fun facts: this breezy, thoughtful and inventive adventure is actually the first cinematic "Star Trek" entry to be about a secret Starfleet false flag operation to destabilize/colonize the Klingon Empire, and it also happens to be directed and co-written by the director and co-writer of the indelible THE WRATH OF KHAN.
zero g pepto bismol blood ftw.
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Why couldn't Nicholas Meyer do all the Star Trek movies? He brought the perfect tone to the films and the perfect amount of Trekness to the movies while having them not feel like an extended episode.
Few franchises (or in this case: crews) get a good sendoff, so it's refreshing to see The Undiscovered Country managing to give a good sense of finality to the events. Thankfully Meyer doesn't bash the audience in the head with a giant sign saying "THIS IS THE END", and more or less just lets it figure in where it needs to be. The plot is already about the signaling of a new era gone by, and Meyer knows better than to hammer it home.…
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Into Darkness put me in the mood to see this one.