Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home
(Two-Disc Special Collectors Edition)
starring Vijay Amritraj, Michael
Berryman, Mike Brislane, Robin
Curtis, James Doohan
Save The Whales!
Widely considered the best movie in the classic Trek series of feature
films, Star Trek IV returns to one of the favorite themes of the original TV
series--time travel--to bring Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, and
Chekov from the 23rd century to present-day San Francisco. In their own
time, the Starfleet heroes encounter an alien probe emitting a mysterious
message--a message delivered in the song of the now-extinct Earth
species of humpback whales. Failure to respond to the probe will result in
Earths destruction, so Kirk and company time-travel to 20th-century Earth--
in their captured Klingon starship--to transport a humpback whale to the
future in an effort to peacefully communicate with the alien probe. The plot
sounds somewhat absurd in description, but as executed by returning
director Leonard Nimoy, this turned out to be a crowd-pleasing adventure,
filled with humor and lively interaction among the favorite Star Trek
characters. Catherine Hicks (from TVs 7th Heaven) plays the 20th-century
whale expert who is finally convinced of Kirks and Spocks benevolent
intentions. With ample comedy taken from the clash of future heroes with
20th-century urban realities, Star Trek IV was a box-office smash,
satisfying mainstream audiences and hardcore Trek fans alike. --Jeff
Shannon
The final movie of the so-called Star Trek trilogy wraps up everything
nicely. Kirk and Company are facing serious charges for disobeying
Starfleet in the previous movie. Thankfully for them, they have an
opportunity to save the Earth, and in the process, their careers.
At the end of the movie, Kirk and Company are treated as heroes and
Admiral Kirk is reduced to Captain. With the rank of Captain, Kirk is given
command of the new Enterprise-A. The heroic actions of Kirk and
Company also allowed the name Enterprise to be passed onto future
generations. It is amazing how everything came together in the Star Trek
trilogy.
Sadly, things went downhill for Star Trek after 1986. Most of the movie
sequels were not satisfying and the numerous spin-offs degraded Star
Trek even more. To steal a quote from Scotty, Hang on lassie, it gets
bumpy from here.
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