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Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (Widescreen Edition) |
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Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (Widescreen Edition)
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by Paramount
Sales Rank: 41924
Price: $14.95
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Widely considered the best movie in the "classic <i>Trek</i>" series of feature films, <i>Star Trek IV</i> 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 Earth's 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 TV's <i>7th Heaven</i>) plays the 20th-century whale expert who is finally convinced of Kirk's and Spock's benevolent intentions. With ample comedy taken from the clash of future heroes with 20th-century urban realities, <i>Star Trek IV</i> was a box-office smash, satisfying mainstream audiences and hardcore <i>Trek</i> fans alike. <i>--Jeff Shannon</i>
Viewer Reviews
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home, was one of the best Star Trek movies involving the original cast. The movie was continuation from Star Trek III - The Search for Spock. During the opening scenes of the movie, Admiral Kirk and his crew, were making the hard decision to return to Earth to answer for their violations of Starfleet rules and regulations. At the same time, the alien space probe was approaching Earth and creating major problems. During the flight home, Kirk, Spock and McCoy discover the alien space probe was attempting to communicate with the humpback whales. During his research, Spock informs Kirk and McCoy, the humpback whales had been extinct on Earth since 21st century. In order to save Earth, the only viable solution was time travel. During the course of the movie, Kirk and his crew must locate humpback whales and make repairs to their captured Klingon Bird of Prey without violating the temporal prime directive or altering the time line to Earth's future. Adding to the problems, was Chekov. He was seriously injured trying to evade capture and Dr. McCoy did not leave him in the hands of 20th century medicine. For Kirk and his crew, it was a race against time. The whales they wanted were now in the open ocean and a rogue whaler had the whales in the sights of their harpoon gun. In the end, Kirk and his crew, accomplished their mission with little or minor damage to the time line. Admiral Kirk and his crew, were cleared of the major infractions that could of sent them to prison. The only thing that was distasteful, Admiral Kirk was held accountable for a minor infraction of Starfleet Regulations and demoted for it. If given a chance, he might have been able to clear himself.
The movie had a excellent story line and the special effects from Industrial Light & Magic, was the major draw to the movie. Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home, would be an excellent addition to anyone's movie collection. I thought it was appropriate for Gene Roddenberry and the cast & crew of Star Trek, to honor the crew of space shuttle Challenger when the dedication appeared at the beginning of the movie.
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