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This is one of the better stories in the Star Trek series. Written, produced and directed by Leonard Nimoy, this tale gets more of the players involved in the story line. When whale-speaking aliens threaten earth because there are no whale-speakers left on earth, Kirk gets the bright idea to go back in time to retrieve some whales to bring back to the current century. So off to 1960s San Francisco they go. Once there we get Uhuru and Chekov roaming the streets of SF asking directions to Alameda "where the nuclear weapons are stored". We get Spock trying to learn how to use 60s profanity in his conversations, we get Kirk fumbling romantic situations w Catherine Hicks, and we get the doctor in a 60s SF hospital complaining about centuries old medical procedures and locking up a surgical team in a closet to keep them from performing brain surgery on Chekov. The story moves along smoothly, backed up by a terrific sound track and some great visuals of the whales at sea, A more than pleasant movie-viewing experienceRead full review
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I found the whale probe with a falo in this version. My surprise showing to my young children. It has a glow to avoid making a good photo.
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Star Trek IV has an interesting premise-- the crew has to save the Planet Earth from certain annihilation from a giant probe by traveling back in time to save the humpback whales. Whoa. I am a late convert to Star Trek. I admit, I prepped for 2009's Star Trek by watching Star Trek 2 and one old-school episode. Since then I've also watched Star Trek 3: Search for Spock and now 4: The Voyage Home. This story begins with the crew trying to get back to Earth after finding Spock (wow, just summarized the whole previous movie) who has not regained much of his memory but is still brimming with his characteristic personality. Emotions and humor confusing once more, classic! This movie really gets off the ground when it gets ON the ground....landing on Planet Earth in the 80s complete with swearing at cars almost hitting them and some punk on the bus playing his music too loud. It is HILARIOUS watching Kirk and Spock banter back and forth like an old married couple (one of whom is dealing with memory loss) and you get so many funny lines! I can see why hard core fans might object to the obvious "SAVE THE WHALES" agenda put forth deviating from our original theme but I think it was a fun adventure. As if that wasn't ramming the point home far enough, when they first show up in Earth's atmosphere in the past, Spock comments that it can be verified by the "level of pollution" in the air. They have to send Chekov to try and get energy for their vessel from nuclear "wessell". Genius to send the Russian after the nukes!! He ends up injured and taken to a hospital in critical condition. Doc McCoy, Kirk, and their new friend whale biologist Dr. Jillian dress in scrubs to bust him out all the while McCoy mutters about the "Dark Ages" of technology they are all operating in! Kirk......wow.....Play on, player. He is the MAN! He has full on swagger going and is utterly irresistible to women, even when saddled with judo-master Spock (has a strip of cloth tied around his head to cover his ear tips and with a white robe, he's the next karate kid) has a buzz kill. There's a particularly funny moment where Kirk charms their lady friend into discussing their space mission over dinner and she asks if they like Italian and Kirk says yes and Spock says no and then they switch until finally Kirk says "Yes....and so does HE" to cover. Spock never learned the art of the wing man...... This is a fun movie, a must watch for any fan or someone looking to become one. Beam me up!Read full review
Incredibly entertaining Star Trek, masterfully directed by Nimoy himself. This movie brings our earthbound environmental abuse and it's sad consequences back home in a highly engaging drama - that's really a delightful romantic comedy! How the heck did they pull that off? Disc two tells the story. Gene Roddenberry's character's and creative team at their best. You'll love it! And Kirk's famous line (which only Shatner could properly deliver) "No I'm from Iowa. I only work in outer space." Priceless! And what comes through re-watching this film after so many years, is the great tribute given to San Francisco by the writers. A very special movie!
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is one of the more enjoyable Star Trek movie adventures.Also has some of the funniest moments of the movie series,and some of the best dialogue too.Example: When Spock says,"Based on the pollution content of the atmosphere,I believe we've arrived at the latter half of the 20th century." Great stuff,and I think it's mostly due to Nicholas Meyer's terrific screenplay,which combines humor and adventure in a perfect sci-fi blend for the masses. Even if you didn't see the other Trek films,this one stands on its own....but it also works well as a continuation of events from earlier movies.The banter between Kirk and Spock is priceless,and well worth the purchase price all by itself.This is another time-travel story where the Enterprise crew travels back in time to retrieve humpback whales and return them to the 23rd century in order to save earth from destruction by a strange alien probe. The movie works on every level and is a grand piece of entertainment every Star Trek fan will enjoy. I especially like these collectors edition dvds because they give you bonus features,in depth interviews,behind-the-scenes stuff you don't ususally get with most dvds these days.A must-have for any Star Trek fan!Read full review
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