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With the return of director Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country restored the movie series to its classic blend of space opera, intelligent plotting and engaging interaction of stalwart heroes and menacing villains. Borrowing its subtitle (and several lines of dialogue) from Shakespeare, the movie finds Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his fellow Enterprise crew members on a diplomatic mission to negotiate peace with the revered Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner). When the high-ranking Klingon and several officers are ruthlessly murdered, blame is placed on Kirk and crew. The subsequent investigation, which sees Spock taking on the mantle of Sherlock Holmes (and even quoting some of the great detective's lines), uncovers an assassination plot masterminded by the nefarious Klingon General Chang (Christopher Plummer) in an effort to disrupt a historic peace summit.
As this political plot unfolds Star Trek VI takes on a sharp-edged tone with Kirk and Spock confronting their opposing views of diplomacy and testing their bonds of loyalty when a Vulcan officer (Kim Cattrall) is revealed to be a traitor. With a dramatic depth befitting what was to be the final movie mission of the original Enterprise crew, this film took the veteran cast out in respectably high style, with the torch being passed to the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the following movie, Star Trek: Generations. --Jeff Shannon
On the DVD: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a two-disc set with the main feature presented in anamorphic widescreen at the fascinating (as Mr Spock would say) ratio of 2.00:1. Sound is strong Dolby Digital 5.1. Director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Flinn provide an audio commentary and Trek-trivia gurus Michael and Denise Okuda give another of their fact-packed text commentaries. The second disc has several lengthy and interesting documentaries: The Perils of Peacemaking delves into the many deliberate parallels with the Cold War; Stories from Star Trek VI consists of eight separate chapters about the making of the film (where it's revealed that "Gene Roddenberry hated the script", and that "The studio was not ready to relinquish the original actors possibly because they were still ambulatory"!); The Star Trek Universe has various nuggets of information, including the creation and evolution of the Klingons. Finally, in Farewell there are interviews with the principal cast from the set, plus a tribute to DeForest Kelley. Nicholas Meyer, Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner all provide up-to-date contributions throughout. --Mark Walker
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William Shatner, David Warner, Michael Dorn, Iman, Christopher PlummerDirector: Nicholas Meyer
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Just like all the films in this series, Paramount initially released a bare-bones edition when dvd's first came out, finally now this film gets the special edition treatment it deserves.
Although often paling in comparision with ST:2, Undiscovered Country is very underrated and easily one of the contenders for best in series. Carrying on some of the themes from Khan, such as old age and fear of change and combining them with an intelligent and effective plot. This is what the TNG crew should have had, a dignified exit, going out with an emotional bang, instead of a pyrotechnic whimper.
On the dvd there are multiple featurettes and you realise just what an arduous process it was to get this made. Nicholas Meyer confirms all the "rumours" that this film was based on "the wall coming down" and in the commentary actually talks a lot about politics and history which play a central theme. The final farewell is interesting and the tribute to DeForest Kelly is a touching finale.
All in all a fine package
Although often paling in comparision with ST:2, Undiscovered Country is very underrated and easily one of the contenders for best in series. Carrying on some of the themes from Khan, such as old age and fear of change and combining them with an intelligent and effective plot. This is what the TNG crew should have had, a dignified exit, going out with an emotional bang, instead of a pyrotechnic whimper.
On the dvd there are multiple featurettes and you realise just what an arduous process it was to get this made. Nicholas Meyer confirms all the "rumours" that this film was based on "the wall coming down" and in the commentary actually talks a lot about politics and history which play a central theme. The final farewell is interesting and the tribute to DeForest Kelly is a touching finale.
All in all a fine package
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I had some doubts about getting this film. It is probably my favourite of the motion pictures, narrowly beating Wrath of Khan. The reviews I read suggested the transfer to blu-ray was not too hot. Having seen it I think it's actually much better than Khan.
I first saw this film at home on an early Philips Disk Player (VCD?) and I thought it was good then, but on blu-ray it is stunning. Christopher Plummer is great as are the rest of the cast and watch out for Christian Slater's bizarre cameo and Kim Katrell's even stranger hair-do!
I'm buying these one by one - first II, now VI and soon IV -
I first saw this film at home on an early Philips Disk Player (VCD?) and I thought it was good then, but on blu-ray it is stunning. Christopher Plummer is great as are the rest of the cast and watch out for Christian Slater's bizarre cameo and Kim Katrell's even stranger hair-do!
I'm buying these one by one - first II, now VI and soon IV -
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I my opinion, one of the better Star Trek films. The quality of the DVD was good but the Blu-ray version is worth having.
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Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
Star Trek 6 The Undiscovered County is a welcome return to form for the Star Trek franchise after the disappointment that was The Final Frontier. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. G. Robinson
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Enjoyable romp. Is star trek Shatner or Shatner star trek? A classic film, fun ride start to finish, blu ray was great way to revisit this clasic epic
Published 6 months ago by R
Blue ray is better than VHS tape for star trek films!
I like sic-fi so any good space film will entertain me on a weekend. Star Trek films are good, so to watch on blue ray was good but they are limited quality. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Richard T. Tracey
Good blu-ray, but missing a scene, compared to the dvd
I'm referring to the 2009 blu-ray version.
Here's why I'm writing this: the dvd (NOT the spec ed, just the normal dvd) had an important scene in it which was not part of the... Read more
Here's why I'm writing this: the dvd (NOT the spec ed, just the normal dvd) had an important scene in it which was not part of the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bruce Wayne
There is an old Vulcan proverb: only Nixon could go to China.
Star trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is directed by Nicholas Meyer who also co-wrote the screenplay with Denny Martin Flinn. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Spike Owen
star trek vi
Not one of the better star trek films, but if you watch them in sequence it seems better at each viewing!!
Published 18 months ago by K
A Final Triumphant Hurrah
The Undiscovered Country is a very good final film featuring all of the principal cast of the orginal television series. Read more
Published 18 months ago by HBH
"If there is to be a brave new world, our generation is going to have...
This is the last of the 'original crew' Star Trek films and sees a Cold War influence as a new order is established in pan-galactic society. Read more
Published 19 months ago by GeekZilla
Amazing Trek
If you Like star trek then you have no need to read this, as you know this is amazing and well worth adding to your collection.
Published 20 months ago by James1981
An upgrade worth the money
This is the second best movie to The Wrath of Khan. The movie acts as a perfect sendoff for Kirk et al. Read more
Published on 30 May 2009 by J. Gordon
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