Comments on: 20 Facts About Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

By: Stephen Waterstram

Stephen Waterstram — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:13:22 +0000

This had by far the best and BIGGEST bridge of any Enterprise. I don’t like the fact in ST-VI, they shrunk the bride and rturned th floor back to a metallic look. They also reinstated stupid push button system when ST-V’s computer panels were completely touch button and in all sorts of green blue and black colors. I also prefer the Desert Sand Beige color vs. the Burgundy standing station pad panels.
The only problem with the viewers in the work staations on this bridge is that they were screwed with using CRT’s instead of the benefit of having LCD screens like Archer did.

More blues and ggreens were also exaggerated in the Great Barrier. Why did they exaggerate blue and green in this movie?

By: Browncoat

Browncoat — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:15:40 +0000

The author of this piece has things backwards……the sets, in particular the corridors, of the Enterprise D used forms and molds first developed for STTMP.

By: Crusade2267

Crusade2267 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:42:43 +0000

Star Trek V will always hold a special place in my heart as the first Star Trek movie I ever saw in the Theaters. It’s also the film that sparked a major crisis of faith in my 4 year old brain: Does God really eat people like Sybok? Apparently, I inspired a sermon at my church because of this!

By: N

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:56:39 +0000

Gosh I hate those red/brown uniforms from those movies!

By: Hippie Killer

Hippie Killer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:19:34 +0000

The phasers props looked cool.

That’s the only good thing about this movie. Trek V was an abortion.

By: Closettrekker

Closettrekker — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:34:00 +0000

#148—”The movie is just about character, script and conversation. Something we will never get with this new JJ Trek. ”

ST09 is full of poignant character moments. I’m not sure you saw the same movie that I did.

And you’re given it far too little credit, no doubt because you cannot buy into the notion that a film can have that much exciting action and still deliver something more.

To be fair, I think you’ve ignored its exploration into the human condition—-the psychological significance to a young man of a paternal relationship (regardless of whether or not the father is alive or dead) is explored through both of the story’s two main characters.

We also see the blatant racism in Vulcan society, and that arrogant bigotry is only mildly toned down (in the form of underhanded praise) in the council scene as compared to the Vulcan equivalent of the schoolyard playground. Indeed, Spock’s biracial heritage is perhaps even more socially significant today than it was 43 years ago—particularly given that such a large portion of the population (including the US President) now deals with similar cultural issues in their lives.

Add to that the philosophical ground covered in the fatalistic/deterministic manner in which certain events and relationships in the story are almost naturally predestined—-and I would say that this film gives the audience more than enough to chew on besides a couple of hours worth of action.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:56:23 +0000

#148

If you want mindless action, there’s no better place to start than TFF.

By: TheWon

TheWon — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:56:52 +0000

I love Star Trek V for the same reason I love IV. The fall in line in what I believe is real Star Trek. Like the episode “The Inner Light from TNG. You may get 2 to 3 ship fly bys. The movie is just about character, script and conversation. Something we will never get with this new JJ Trek. I’m calling it now. The next Trek will be like th upcoming Transformers 2. Just s whole lot more of mindless no reason action.

So enjoy old thought provoking Trek and get ready of more of that. For people with A.D.D. Sci Fi movie.

By: Magic_Al

Magic_Al — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:53:18 +0000

^22. Shatner was indeed in good shape for this movie, and is a very energetic presence. Shatner directs himself instinctively, in contrast to how Nicholas Meyer would wear him down with multiple takes to try to get a subtle performance. It’s one of many reasons this feels more like a second-season TOS episode than part of the film series.

Although Shatner got his weight down, I doubt if even as a teenager he was ever as thin as his climbing double in this movie. The first sign this movie has big problems is the intercutting of a breathtaking, real, record-setting freefall stunt with awful blue-screen of Shatner hanging from strings.

By: The Invader (In Color!)

The Invader (In Color!) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:42:00 +0000

People rag on the 79 decks or whatever, but nobody ever talks about how that hangar deck is WAY too small! I mean…just look at those bay doors — they are barely bigger than Kirk and crew!

Pitiful.

Compare that pitiful set to what they had in ST:TMP — there is no…ahem…comparison! Granted they used matte paintings to make the TMP hangar deck bigger, but even so…

The one in TFF is way too small.