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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Nicholas Meyer

February 7, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

The final of the Star Trek films to feature the entire original cast, Star Trek VI draws many parallels to the end of the Cold War between the United States (represented here by the Federation) and the Soviet Union (the big bad Klingons). An explosion occurs on the Klingon moon known as Praxis (an allusion to […]

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) | William Shatner

January 31, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Star Trek V starts off with the crew taking over the reins of new Enterprise starship, and their first impromptu mission requires them to travel to the near desolate planet of Nimbus III, where a rogue Vulcan known as Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) has placed several key ambassadors as hostages in order to draw a starship to […]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | Leonard Nimoy

January 24, 2020February 10, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Star Trek IV starts with our heroes on planet Vulcan, loading up to go home and face punishment from the Federation for their hijacking of the Enterprise and its subsequent destruction, as well as the sabotage of the Excelsior. As they approach Earth, they find that a giant space probe is threatening to destroy the […]

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | Leonard Nimoy

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Star Trek III starts off with the weary Enterprise crew returning home after their near-death battle with Khan, and the actual death of Spock, whose body had been torpedoed to the Genesis world, which was a newly transformed planet, formerly without life. While all involved are a bit worse for wear, the biggest effect on […]