Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

How sad is this?

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Having been one of the shows that was part of my childhood and growing up, the original 'Star Trek' still holds up as great and ground-breaking, even if not perfect.The last of the six 'Star Trek' films based off the original series, 'The Undiscovered Country' is also one of the best of the six. Along with 'The Wrath of Khan' (the best) and 'The Voyage Home'. It is also a huge improvement over 'The Final Frontier', which wasn't that awful to me but by far the most problematic of the six (more so than 'The Motion Picture') and deserves its reputation as the worst 'Star Trek' film based off the original series, whether it is the worst overall counting the 'Next Generation' films is debatable.Not a perfect film by all means. It is a little too talky in places with parts needing a little more clarity, while the ending felt rushed and overblown even if visually epic and exciting as well.However, 'The Undiscovered Country' is one of the best-looking 'Star Trek' films, with a noticeably grander budget than the previous film, the sets are elaborate, the whole film is beautifully shot and the special effects are some of the most epic and most audacious of all six films put together. The film is beautifully, hauntingly and rousingly scored, a clever score with a wide range of emotions.Returning a more than welcome return, Nicholas Meyer delivers what is by far the best-directed 'Star Trek' film since 'The Wrath of Khan', there is a sense of loyalty to the original series while bringing his own style without being too ambitious.Aside from having moments of being too talky and not quite as clear as it could have been, the script is a perfect balance of provoking thought, genuinely funny and beautifully timed humour, humanistic messaging and affectionate lampooning. The story has a dark political tone, while also a heart-warming affectionate air and great entertainment value. Clever Shakespearean touches too.The character development, interaction and conflicts were always where 'Star Trek' particularly excelled. All the main characters are interesting and more complex than usual, even Kirk, while the supporting cast are in character and much better used.Leonard Nimoy demonstrates perfectly why Spock is one of 'Star Trek's' most interesting and iconic characters, while William Shatner wisely reigns in more than usual and gives easily his best performance of the six films and actually much better than the original series as well. DeForest Kelley and James Doohan are also spot on, Kim Catrall is not bad at all and Christopher Plummer is a superb villain (both menacing and fun, ties with Khan as my favourite cinematic 'Star Trek' villain).In summary, outstanding, the original 'Star Trek' couldn't have had a better send off. 9/10 Bethany Cox

The last flick with the original crew and for me the best one. There's suspense all over the flick and it never had a boring moment. But the most interesting thing is the fact that the comedy was left out an the characters and away from the parodies.Somehow if I compare it with part V the whole crew looks younger. But it was the final call for the whole crew. And they would be honored in the beginning of the flick but of course things go wrong when Kirk and Bones are taken in prison. From there on all is top notch. A must see for all Trekkies and non Trekkies. Great story, perfect acting, stunning effects.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

A great movie with cold war parallel and a dark tone that is darker than most star trek movies but still remains as great as ever. Bothe Deforest Kelly puts in one of his last performances and it goes over great.The three leads have great chemistry with each other. The Writing and direction by Nicholas Meyer are spot on and work with the dark material. Christopher Plumber brings a suspenseful presence to the villain with some Shakespearian dialogue that adds a level of gravitas that supports the gigantic theme of the movie. The cold war theme goes well with the story and mirrors history well. Overall the movie is acted good, shot good, written good, directed good and wrapped into a great cold war theme with great effects. Definitely worth a watch and one of the best Star Trek movies to date.

Not awful, just pedestrian. It was simply a longer talky TV episode - at least that was how it felt. William Shatner was just the same as ever -how could he be any different? The most convincing of all is the ever-reliable Leonard Nimoy. Most of the sets looked cheap and nasty, particularly the rocky caves that Bones, Kirk and Iman crawled through. The creatures and costumes were far from convincing and the makeup of some of the characters was amateur to say the least. it was 1991 when released so probably could not have benefited from the use of CGI then but overall the effects were pathetic. Action sequences needed better direction and execution and would the have involved the viewer. The new Star Trek movies were much better in execution, action and storyline and benefited from actors who could really carry their parts - I have affection for the classic ST series and some of the movies but this one was only just about watchable.