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Shummer movie: Is Star Trek V a good choice?

jestersagejestersage Member Posts: 8 Arc User
edited July 2013 in Ten Forward
We all know that Star trek V had been joked as "the end of the franchise", and so I actually skipped it. But looking back from 20 odd years now, do you think it's an okay choice as a Summer flick at home, or a literal case of do not even bother?
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  • UnknownUnknown
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  • jumpingjsjumpingjs Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Go for it!

    (It is funny, got a movie mistake (quite large in it) and the ending is kinda crappy, but it is better than the 2009 film, so yeah go for it!
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  • eldarion79eldarion79 Member Posts: 1,679 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    jumpingjs wrote: »
    Go for it!

    (It is funny, got a movie mistake (quite large in it) and the ending is kinda crappy, but it is better than the 2009 film, so yeah go for it!

    Now that's funny, Well enjoy the land the Marshmelons and Row-Row-Your-Boat.
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Its an ok film. there are some good moments and some bad.

    its all subjective anyway. you might as well give it a go.
  • grylakgrylak Member Posts: 1,594 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    There are parts that are decent. I really like the kirk/spock/mccoy scenes, they are some of the best scenes of their friendship in the entire 6 movies. And of course, who can forget Kirk's famous question?


    On the downside, while a great idea, the execution of the plot is a mess, the effects are rather dodgy compared to the other films and the great peril is pretty empty.


    Give it a go. Only you can decide if you like it.
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  • warmaker001bwarmaker001b Member Posts: 9,205 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Unless you're one of the guys that derive pleasure from watching terrible movies (I do at certain times), I wouldn't suggest "Final Frontier." It's a terrible Star Trek movie. The story is ridiculous, the villain is pathetic, the center of the universe shtick was absolutely dumb. And to top it off, with Star Trek at least being respected for good special effects, "Industrial Light and Magic" wasn't exactly used right (and too expensive) for Final Frontier. The result was some very noticeably bad effects and scenes.

    Kirk falling of the cliff looked awful.

    "Final Froniter" is one of those movies to a franchise that you wish you could make it disappear with nobody knowing about it, and every fan would be better off.

    It's a terribly stupid movie. And I'm so glad that the TOS crew got the best sendoff movie of the entire franchise with "Undiscovered Country." If the TOS crew were to end their run with "Final Frontier," it would have been sad...
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  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited June 2013
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  • collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Great movie if you're sitting in the front row of the theatre next to your two robot friends making cat-calls. Follow it up with the Star Wars Christmas Special to really round out your experience.

    Insurrection doesn't look so bad after you've seen ST:V.
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  • scruffyvulcanscruffyvulcan Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    In my humble opinion, Insurrection and Generations are far worse than Star Trek V.

    Yes, the story in Trek V is pretty lame, but the character interactions are very fun, IMO.

    It's on par with the less-than-stellar episodes of TOS.
  • corbinwolf#9797 corbinwolf
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    edited June 2013
    scruffyvulcan wrote: »
    In my humble opinion, Insurrection and Generations are far worse than Star Trek V.

    Yes, the story in Trek V is pretty lame, but the character interactions are very fun, IMO.

    It's on par with the less-than-stellar episodes of TOS.

    Nailed it. If nothing else its great nostalgia. :)
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  • steamwrightsteamwright Member Posts: 2,820
    edited June 2013
    collegepark2151 wrote: »
    Follow it up with the Star Wars Christmas Special to really round out your experience.

    Please, no. You know how long it took to stop my eyeballs bleeding the last time? :(
  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    edited July 2013
    Hell no. Almost as bad as the majority of TOS / TAS.
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  • shevetshevet Member Posts: 1,667 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    It's undoubtedly a low point in the movie series as a whole... arguably, the lowest; at least, I'd find it easier to defend "Insurrection" or even "Nemesis" than I would this one.

    The main problem, I think, is massive self-indulgence on the part of William Shatner, making his character look super-cool at the expense of... well, just about everything and everyone else, really. Most of the other series regulars are just caricatures of themselves, and the overall idea behind the story is... pretty thin. At best.

    It's not the worst movie I've ever seen, but I have seen some real doozies in my time... basically, your life will not be in any way incomplete if you don't bother with it.
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  • otisnobleotisnoble Member Posts: 1,290 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    The movie had it's moments but I've noticed that any movie directed by Shatner or books written by Shatner will always put Kirk as the focal point of the story because he thinks he is the center of the Star Trek Universe.
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  • marc8219marc8219 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Its not the best Trek movie, but I think its no worse then Insurrection or JJ Trek.
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  • collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    otisnoble wrote: »
    ...Shatner will always put Kirk as the focal point of the story because he thinks he is the center of the Star Trek Universe.

    as well as the center of this universe.
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  • misterde3misterde3 Member Posts: 4,195 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    If you watch it like a comedy it actually works most of the time.
  • age03age03 Member Posts: 1,664 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    jestersage wrote: »
    We all know that Star trek V had been joked as "the end of the franchise", and so I actually skipped it. But looking back from 20 odd years now, do you think it's an okay choice as a Summer flick at home, or a literal case of do not even bother?

    What ended the franchies was Gnerations not ST 5 as I rather liked that one but than again I more of ToS,TMP fan.
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  • chrisedallen89chrisedallen89 Member Posts: 17,293 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Star Trek V is one of the worst films of the franchise but for me it is a case of sharing worst film with another movie. *Not the reboot*

    The Kirk-Spock-McCoy scenes I liked. Especially Kirk refusing Sybok's gift.

    Including Kirk's question to "God"

    Other than that the film was TRIBBLE. Skip able? Yeah I would say so.

    I do think that the story while the premise of finding God was an interesting while far fetched idea.. but doomed to fail. But the journey itself maybe you do find god elsewhere.. In your heart.

    But most of the movie failed executing any subtly that could have went into it or much reasonable story events. Yes So much went wrong with this film...
  • aurelias1aurelias1 Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    jestersage wrote: »
    We all know that Star trek V had been joked as "the end of the franchise", and so I actually skipped it. But looking back from 20 odd years now, do you think it's an okay choice as a Summer flick at home, or a literal case of do not even bother?

    It's better than Nemesis, probably tied with Insurrection for second worst movie in the franchise. :P
  • crypticarmsmancrypticarmsman Member Posts: 4,115 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    jestersage wrote: »
    We all know that Star trek V had been joked as "the end of the franchise", and so I actually skipped it. But looking back from 20 odd years now, do you think it's an okay choice as a Summer flick at home, or a literal case of do not even bother?

    IMO - No. WORST film of the franchise (and I'm a TOS fan, but I recognize utter TRIBBLE when I see it.):D
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  • ricorosebudricorosebud Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Do some of you guys read every thread with sweaty palmed anticipation for a chance to bash the JJ Abrams Trek films? Get over it already. Some Trek fans like them.

    And a few enjoy "Final Frontier" as well. It's not great, but if you are stuck in on a rainy day and kinda bored, it's worth a pass. There are 'moments' in it, both good and ill. But don't expect greatness. It's just 'meh', but it is Trek meh.

    I personally enjoyed "Generations" too, never understood the hate. "Nemesis" I totally get the hate for however. And I really disliked "Voyage Home", seemed like a parody to me.
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  • edtheheroedthehero Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    artan42 wrote: »
    Hell no. Almost as bad as the majority of TOS / TAS.

    :eek:

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