Comments on: Star Trek V 20th Anniversary : Collectibles From ‘The Final Frontier’

By: Adam Bomb 1701

Adam Bomb 1701 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:08:52 +0000

I got two marshmallow dispensers, after eating a ton of marshmelons. Well, at least two packs of them. One I opened, the second never was. The box is still sealed, even 20 years later, with my 1989 address on it. And, they’re not for sale. Sorry.

By: John-Robin!

John-Robin! — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:55:30 +0000

I agree with Lukas! Have FUN y’all! J-R!

By: lwr

lwr — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:32:15 +0000

My son and i were watching Trek V the weekend after ST09 opened and we both said the same thing about the Goldsmith score, it was great!
especially loved the fanfare/ STTMP opening that blended into the rock climbing song. also strong were the Nimbus 3 melodies as well as the god thing tune.
the only thing i did not like is the abrupt fanfare at the beginning of the end credits (they did the same thing for First Contact, and i did not like it there either).

as for the film, I think the special effects killed this movie. the “warp speed now!” flash of the Big E going to warp to avoid the klingon torpedo looked like something from southpark. also the over abundance of the bird of prey staock shots were just mind numbing. and the great barrier was about as menacing as algea in my pool!( heck they would have been better of using V’ger cloud footage, since by this time most people ha not even seen that movie in a decade or so).

Shat did a very good job on the action. if he would have bolstered up a few scenes on nimbus, and cut out some of his lame jokes, and had a real effects team, this pic could have been as good as Voyage home

By: sean

sean — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:22:38 +0000

Boy, even the toys associated with STV were weird. ‘Action figures’ that couldn’t move, marshmellow dispensers…oi vey. Star Trek V was a strange time, my lads.

That being said, I did have the AMT model of the ENT-A & shuttle. But since I had the AMT kit with lights from I think Star Trek IV, I ended up kit-bashing the STV version, Doomsday Machine-style, and giving it battle damage from STVI. Haha. I’d have loved to have put a lighter to Star Trek V as a whole, obviously, so I was working out some healthy aggression. :)

And every time I see that ‘Why are they putting seatbelts in theaters this summer?’ poster, I can’t help but remember the famous retort: To keep the audience from leaving!

By: dep1701

dep1701 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:00:58 +0000

John,
I would like to add that the diecast ERTL ships were actually repainted reissues of items released for “Star Trek 3-The Search For Spock”. The toys were not exactly very well detailed ( the Enterprise looked chunky and clunky, and the bird of prey had virtually no detailing at all ), and looked pretty cheap. There also was a third ship in the original release: a diecast U.S.S. Excelsior, which was probably the best of the three. Sadly, that one wasn’t re-released, since it did not appear in TFF.

The Enterprise is basically the same as the first version with the exception of the “NCC-1701-A” moniker. The Klingon Bid Of Prey actually got an upgrade with this release, since it was repainted in more correct shades of green. When first released it was inexplicably painted robin egg blue, and had the “Star Trek 3 logo emblazoned on it’s wing!

Even as late as 1992, these same ERTL toys could be found in the gift shop of the Smithsonian’s National Air And Space Museum, repackaged on specially printed backer cards with the NASM name and logo on them. At that time, they were about the only Trek related gift item in the shop.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:51:06 +0000

I remember the end of Trek IV with Kirk and co. going into warp, and thinking WOW I cannot wait until V! Finally, the crew was whole and with a new Enterprise…it was as though the whole series story arc was now full circle, and we could get a really great story for the next movie. Hell, possibly another 3-movie story arc, in the scale of II, III and IV. They were all still barely young enough to pull it off, after all.

I was pretty disappointed with V, and recall being pissed off that it didn’t even come close to my expectations. I agree a special edition of this movie is desperately needed.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:45:58 +0000

Don’t know if anyone mentioned it, but the Trek V poster art is certainly the very best of the entire series, IMO. It’s just a beautiful design, gorgeous color and Kirk and Spock look very iconic.

By: Brett Campbell

Brett Campbell — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:29:32 +0000

#45 – I just listened again, for the first time in a while, to Goldsmith’s score for “Planet of the Apes” (1968). That is one of the most amazing and brilliant film scores he ever wrote, influenced a good deal by Bartok and Stravinsky.

Apparently a lot of people thought he had used synthesizers and other electric sources for it, but a lot of the interesting sounds were from percussionists playing on kitchen mixing bowls and other unconventional items.

He and Horner both wrote some great scores for Trek films. It’s sad that he is no longer with us. He was a great composer.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:16:47 +0000

You know, I think I’m going to have to re-watch Trek V. I’m reminded that the soundtrack was pretty great, and the cast actually looked pretty good in this film. It’s like they were right on the verge of being too old but not quite there yet (Star Trek VI? Definitely past their prime in that one). The entire God/Kirk confrontation scene was classic Trek, and I thought the campfire scene was incredibly poignant. Checkov pretending to be captain was genuinely funny (probably the only genuine humor in the whole film), and I liked the Sybok/Spock relationship as well. All we have are these 6 movies featuring the original cast. I’m glad for Star Trek V, especially now.

By: Millennium Vulcan

Millennium Vulcan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:55:35 +0000

Same here bro. Starfleet lost three or four good starships to my youthful appetite for destruction.

The Enterprise-D was annhilated by a rouge semi-sentient gaseous anomaly. And by rouge semi-sentient gaseous anomaly I mean me, some gasoline and a lighter.

IMHO the highlights of the score are the intro/outro and the revamped Klingon theme.