Alicia I love this movie so much

Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

hellseher-759-985447 I actually think this is the best of the Star Trek movies. Why? At first I couldn't pinpoint it myself, but I found myself re-watching it the most of all the Treks. I may be of a strange type, as I also like TMP a lot, but I finally found out what I like so much about it, and this is nothing new for all the fans of the film: It's a simple whodunnit you can enjoy also if you're not a Trekkie. Even if you don't know the backstories of Kirk & co., you can savour the thriller aspect of it. And on top of that the screenplay is simply a good one. The story moves along and events unfold at the right pace and there is no cringe-worthy dialogue as far as the eye can see. Actually, the opposite is true: I think Spock's line "What we require now is a feat of linguistic legerdemain and a degree of intrepidity before the Captain and Dr. McCoy freeze to death" is SO GREAT that I memorized it and use it on my job in variations when someone is slow. With this movie, Nicholas Meyer has proven (again) that he really knows what he's doing as a writer/director. And on a Star Trek film, this is not - nor has it ever been - a simple feat.

TheLittleSongbird 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

WakenPayne When it comes to Star Trek my opinions on the matters are mixed. Sometimes it can get really really good, other times it's cringe-inducing and boring. From what I've seen it's nowhere near as variant as Doctor Who or something like that but it does have it's own place. I found this at a Blockbuster that was only recently closing down (Yeah, I'm surprised too) and watching it, to me personally - this is what Star Trek should be.The plot is that disaster strikes the Klingon Empire that leads them to be on their knees politically. Considering they're history with the Federation they decide while there are people on both sides that hate the other that the best course of action would be to discuss things politically and eventually join. It's up to Captain Kirk to bring the Chancellor to the discussion despite his feelings towards the Klingon's killing his son in an earlier movie. Tensions that are already high finally break when the Chancellor is assassinated and Kirk is accused. There is a huge conspiracy going on that will do anything and everything to stop change from happening on both sides. It's up to Kirk and his crew to find out who and stop them and... I think you'd know the rest from here.This is good, it did legitimately suck me into the storyline. It's a perfect swan song for the original cast. I've heard Gene Roddenberry when creating the idea for Star Trek was a utopian future and in here and First Contact I feel that while that goal is somewhat achieved the characters still feel and can sometimes make mistakes and all that. Maybe Wrath Of Khan was better at storytelling but this one did make me feel like this was closer to the mark.Okay what else? The cinematography, the art design, the sets - everything is all competently done. I do quite like the make-up as well. From a technical level I don't think there is anything bad in this entire movie except maybe the Klingon Blood CGI Zero Gravity bit. That does need mentioning but I'll also say it's not too bad for 2 reasons: 1. CGI was experimented with at the time and while Terminator 2 has CG effects that still hold up it was still in it's infancy and 2. It's alien blood in Zero Gravity so in the realms of the story there is a reason of how that can be excused.I'm going to say my one major complaint with the movie is that sometimes it can get a little slow. Either way when this gets going it is pretty good. I would recommend it if anyone wants an answer to the question "Say, what if The Phantom Menace's emphasis on the politics of the world CAN make a good movie?".

Mr-Fusion "Star Trek VI" is the reason I can't watch this movie series in numerical order. Well, mostly because it's a wildly uneven series, but also because this well-constructed grace-note is followed up with "Generations" - a movie that seems to want to muck up a good thing. "The Undiscovered Country" works so well because of, well, several reasons. One, it's a sincere send-off for the original crew. Everyone here's an aligned cog in a tuned machine. Two, it's a good murder-mystery/prison-movie/Cold War allegory. And there's a decent bit of fun to be had here, without toppling over into parody (you've gotta admit, watching Captain Kirk get into a fistfight with himself is pretty funny).But it's really just a solid movie, very watchable, and boasting a pretty great supporting cast. Unfortunately, it's sandwiched between two foul-ups (ehh, it's kinda all downhill from here on out, "First Contact" being a slight upward bump), but most importantly, these famous characters - by and large - don't go out like chumps.* 7/10 *You suck, "Generations".