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The following will be the section for reviews of all things Star Trek...

Star Trek: The Original Series Review

What a massive surprise this was. I was expecting a show based on (at the time) unknown actors, a VERY weird story concept, and a horribly low budget to fail big time. I had no idea that I was in store for something this remarkable. Yes, sure, the visual effects were horrible (even for the time), as were the costumes, but my goodness did they make up for it in character development and actually incorporating UNIQUE and INTERESTING story concepts. I can’t tell you how many times I was stunned by were the story went. To discovering Apollo really existed (granted, as a multi thousand year old super intelligent robot), to the characters obtaining super powers, to alternative dimensions where Spock has facial hair and is evil, the show just didn’t stop delivering ideas. Some were quirky to the point that they failed hard (the ridiculous energy ball that was attacking the ship, in one episode), but the overall idea of having something drastically different and unique in every episode was extremely refreshing and shocking, giving its low budget. Overall, this show surprised me and was an excellent experience.

20/25

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Review

This movie feels leaps and bounds improved over the show in most respects. While the show was ahead of its time for character development, it was incredibly low budget in special effects. This movie was clearly trying to give Star Trek the "Star Wars" feel and, for the most part, succeeded in doing so. The movie was suspenseful (I honestly had no idea where it was going), and this feeling of imminent doom was always there (the "bad guy" was like 20+ something AU's in diameter, I believe, which is massive) heading closer and closer to Earth. The movie had an older cast (years and  years after the show) and with that, some internal ship stress and politics came with it (I won't spoil too much), which made for an interesting setting and plot. The ending, though, was truly phenomenal. I did NOT see that coming what the "villian" ultimately was, nor did I predict what the solution would be, and I still have no clue what the heck the new entity is and means. Maybe those things will be revealed in the sequel? Or maybe not? Regardless, it was a good movie, though I found it to not be as groundbreaking as the original Star Wars movie.

8/10

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn Review

Holy cow people. I LOVED that they brought back a seemingly random villian from the show (a incredibly small portion of the show) and made a sequel story about him that was just awesome. This movie, more than the first movie, reminded me of the quality of character development found in the show. You could really feel the hatred from Kahn towards Kirk and, eventually, from Kirk towards Kahn. They started to be reckless in their fight against each other, going against all logic, and that was what was amazing; to see main characters engage in a battle of passions and not with a great deal of coordination was amazing. This movie had more "winging it" moments than your likely to find in most sci fi stories (this one doesn't have the force in it to guide you through those moments, either) and it made for an incredibly fun and engaging story. The first movie established the basis for what Star Trek can be like given the movie quality treatement, and this movie blew it out of the water. Absolutely fantastic experience!

10/10

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Review

This movie leads right where the second movie ended (which is different from the first two movies, which had quite some time in between themselves and the show), continuing the emotional turmoil in Jim for Spock dying and discovering that he has a son. Also continuing is the looming breaking point that Jim has with being an Admiral yet, naturally feeling the urge to do things that aren't very Admiral-like. Eventually, without spoiling too much, he goes rogue, in a manner, and has to save the day again. Compared to the first movie and the second one, this movie feels smaller in size and impact. It is clear that the enemy in this movie seek the genesis "torpedo" to have as a weapon, to what end is never explored due to a personal hatred that blinds logic on the Klingon's part. At the end of it, with Spock's revival, the movie ended on an incredibly powerful note with him remembering who he was and who his friends are. This movie was more focused, less "big picture" than the first too, and yet more emotionally involved because of it. If the first movie was the response to Star Wars, and the second movie was a return to character development focus that made the original series so wonderful, this was the movie to focus on the emotions of fellowship and brotherhood, regardless of where you come from or what kind of person you are, and in that respect it hit the nail on the head. Notwithstanding, this was, in my opinion, a drop off from the quality seen in the first two movies and particularly in Kahn.

6/10

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Review

Ok, what a weird movie! This movie definently stands out (a LOT) compared to the first three movies. It, once again, leads off right after the third movie, with the Enterprise crew ready to go back to Earth and accept the consequences for their actions. You think, based on the opening diplomatic scene, that this movie is going to have to deal with the looming political fallout between the Klingons and the Federation (which would be fascinating), only to discover that some random ship like structure is coming towards Earth destroying anything in it's past to find... you guessed it... whale noises. If that isn't left field enough for you, they go back to a "primitive" time, capture the whales (while rescuing them at the same time), bring a lady back with them (which seems like it would have significant time altering impacts, but the movie doesn't seem to care), save the day, and all basically get pardoned and Jim gets "demoted" to a position that he really loves anyway, being a Captain. So... basically this movie leaves the crew off to where they were at the end of the first movie (and it appears that Spock is now also Kirk's first officer again and not a Captain, because why have two Captain's on one ship?). There are a lot of questions after watching this movie that I'm sure won't be answered in the next ones (What is the origin of that space ship? What are the Klingon ramifications? Did anything get altered by going back in time, changing things, then bringing someone back? And why was the Federation building a new Enterprise in the first place and how did they have time to do that if this movie takes place right after the 3rd movie?). The plot of this one was overall garbage compared to it's predecessors and clearly focused on animal rights leftist agenda, yet it had something the first three movies lacked in comparison; humor. This movie was filled with moments where I was just cracking up, so great job there!

4/10

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Review

This series is interesting. Every movie touches on different themes and this one, unlike the previous four movies, hits on the religious/heavier note (which is fascinating in a universe that primarily has non religious figures). You never knew where this was going until they finally mention the Great Barrier, then you really don't know where it's going since no one has gone there before (at least in recorded history). When they finally do arrive, they find this very "wizard of Oz" like creature that claims to be an all powerful god (though very clearly is not, even in this universe). Once again, this movie leaves me with questions that will no doubt NOT be answered by following movies, not the least of which is where did this being come from, who put him there for "all eternity," and did he really get destroyed by a measly laser attack from a ship? Despite the questions, this was a much better story than the fourth movie and just felt like a better movie altogether (there was actually a main antagonist with a personality, ermagosh!).

8/10

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Review

Unlike the previous movies other than the original, this one does not take place right after the last movie. Indeed, this movie has more similarities (I find) with the original than the other ones. The whole tone of it has the lonesome, old dog feel that you felt for the protagonists in the original movie; one where it feels sad because you know the end of their careers is coming. In fact, knowing full well this is the last movie with these guys and despite that, I could tell this was the last rodeo with this crew the entire movie because they kept hinting at it in kind of a sad, romanticized way, which was beautiful to watch. The quality of this movie was great, and being someone who deeply appreciates intensive political ramifications in movies for seemingly important events, I was glad to see that finally, after multiple movies of political absence, this one was going to focus on the consequences of recent galactic events as well as how the galaxy can push forward with peace. I found the sudden and imminent threat of extinction for the Klingon's to be kind of a shock out of no where that made the political atmosphere even more interesting; a proud race reduced to either going out in a blaze of glory or sucking up their pride and admitting the need to assimilate and dismantle their power. This movie felt almost like a political thriller, a "Hunt for Red October" of the Star Trek Universe, if you will, with multiple people from various races having secret or open pledges with each other. This movie isn't the first time I've seen a story where groups that hate each other team up with beings from another group in order to sabotage peace talks so they can keep fighting, but it may be the oldest movie I've seen it in, and I really appreciate what this movie did there because of it.

9/10

Comprehensive Star Trek Review Scores: 65/85