While the production of the film was riddled with problems (writer's strike, inexperienced director, unavailable writer that Shatner wanted, ILM unavailable), it doesn't excuse some of the wild choices that were made.
The story alone seems kind of silly - the Enterprise searches for God?
The Uhura dance was just preposterous! Let's not even think about how your superior officer comes to you and asks you to fan-dance semi-nude to distract the enemy! Call HR immediately!
Later, a three-breasted cat lady dancer attacks Kirk for some reason and gets thrown into a water tank that's there.. and then she is dead or immediately unconscious? Just leave her face down drowning!
How does this Sybok mind control work?
Yes, Sybok makes you face your fear or unresolved issues but why would you die for Sybok then?
Spock defies Sybok and McCoy seems to be on board but then reconsiders. But what about the rest of the crew? Why didn't they reconsider? Why are they becoming Sha-Ka-Ree cultists? And why are they're back to normal once Sybok disappears?
It really becomes ridiculous when Sybok proclaims "What you fear is the unknown." - to KIRK! Who is out there seeking the unknown all the time!
Some of the scenes are poorly constructed, especially when Sybok holds Kirk at bay with this flimsy weapon and Spock then can't think of just wounding Sybok instead of killing him to resolve the situation.
They just pass the Great Barrier but without any problems. So why did everybody think it was impossible?
So they standing there, Sybok marveling on how the planet's surface is just how he imagined - nobody points out that THIS is where god is supposed to live: a barren wasteland that humans call "Eden"? Uhura exclaims "Scotty you've got to see this" - like a desert is something marvellous. The music is playing like they're in some kind of magical place but all the audience sees is the Mojave desert.
There's also a road clearly visible but then the group has to stumble over rocky areas to get there somehow.
Remember these rebels from the beginning of the move rampaging through a town, taking people hostage? They just stand around during the victory party, no harm done, right?
There's a nice scene at the end with the trio singing but this movie rightly takes the last place among the classic Star Trek movies. Shatner wasn't the right fit and shouldn't have pitched the story for this. The story is silly, the action unconvincing and the people behave sometimes in an inexplicable manner. The Klingons have nothing to do with this story and should have been cut entirely. Why woulkd the Klingons let Spock shoot their ship weapons anyway? Why was Spock needed at all in this scene - just for the joke?
The most stupid line of dialogue has to be: "You don't ask the Almighty for his id." What an appaling statement coming from a scientist!
The story alone seems kind of silly - the Enterprise searches for God?
The Uhura dance was just preposterous! Let's not even think about how your superior officer comes to you and asks you to fan-dance semi-nude to distract the enemy! Call HR immediately!
Later, a three-breasted cat lady dancer attacks Kirk for some reason and gets thrown into a water tank that's there.. and then she is dead or immediately unconscious? Just leave her face down drowning!
How does this Sybok mind control work?
Yes, Sybok makes you face your fear or unresolved issues but why would you die for Sybok then?
Spock defies Sybok and McCoy seems to be on board but then reconsiders. But what about the rest of the crew? Why didn't they reconsider? Why are they becoming Sha-Ka-Ree cultists? And why are they're back to normal once Sybok disappears?
It really becomes ridiculous when Sybok proclaims "What you fear is the unknown." - to KIRK! Who is out there seeking the unknown all the time!
Some of the scenes are poorly constructed, especially when Sybok holds Kirk at bay with this flimsy weapon and Spock then can't think of just wounding Sybok instead of killing him to resolve the situation.
They just pass the Great Barrier but without any problems. So why did everybody think it was impossible?
So they standing there, Sybok marveling on how the planet's surface is just how he imagined - nobody points out that THIS is where god is supposed to live: a barren wasteland that humans call "Eden"? Uhura exclaims "Scotty you've got to see this" - like a desert is something marvellous. The music is playing like they're in some kind of magical place but all the audience sees is the Mojave desert.
There's also a road clearly visible but then the group has to stumble over rocky areas to get there somehow.
Remember these rebels from the beginning of the move rampaging through a town, taking people hostage? They just stand around during the victory party, no harm done, right?
There's a nice scene at the end with the trio singing but this movie rightly takes the last place among the classic Star Trek movies. Shatner wasn't the right fit and shouldn't have pitched the story for this. The story is silly, the action unconvincing and the people behave sometimes in an inexplicable manner. The Klingons have nothing to do with this story and should have been cut entirely. Why woulkd the Klingons let Spock shoot their ship weapons anyway? Why was Spock needed at all in this scene - just for the joke?
The most stupid line of dialogue has to be: "You don't ask the Almighty for his id." What an appaling statement coming from a scientist!
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