Star Trek VI: Das unentdeckte Land (1991)

Star Trek VI: Das unentdeckte Land: Directed by Nicholas Meyer. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan. On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.

“The final Star Trek film to feature the original cast is an enormous improvement after the awful fifth film, and might just be the best in the series. Much of it is probably thanks to the return of director Nicholas Meyer, who is responsible also for the classic Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (while film III through V were directed by cast members). Meyeru0026#39;s very professional directing shows in every scene on ST-VI, and the old cast – William Shatner (Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), DeForest Kelly (McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty) and the rest – give here what is without doubt their finest performance. Mind – Shatner and Nimoy are by now 60 years old, while Kelly and Doohan are well into their 70s. But there isnu0026#39;t a trace of the pathetic silliness that characterized the fifth movie; Meyer knows what to do with these aging actors that wouldnu0026#39;t make them look like idiots. What we see in Star Trek VI is a much more mature approach, and the crew members have to face, more than an outside enemy, their own aging, and their fear of change. That fear is a key element here, and itu0026#39;s an issue that is well handled and is always relevant.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile the old cast members are doing splendidly here, the movie introduces some fantastic new characters. First and foremost, the experienced Shakespearean actor Christopher Plummer makes a fascinating villain in the conservative and suspicious Klingon General Chang, endlessly throwing out Shakespeare quotes on every turn. (u0026#39;You havenu0026#39;t truly enjoyed Shakespeare until youu0026#39;ve read it in the original Klingonu0026#39;) Also, Kim Cattrall, who achieved much success lately in the acclaimed u0026#39;Sex And The Cityu0026#39;), plays the Vulcan Lt. Valeris and gives a great performance. Finally, David Warner gives a brief but memorable performance as the visionary Chancellor Gorkon. The real stars here, though, are Shatner and Kelly, whose attempt to save the Chancelloru0026#39;s life, as well as their trial for assassination before a Klingon court (CAMEO: Michael Dorn, who plays Worf in the Next Generation, plays Kirk and McCoyu0026#39;s attorney here – Colonel Worf. An ancestor, probably) make for some of the best scenes ever seen on Star Trek. The directing and camera work are splendid, and the script has just the right amount of self humor, which was dreadfully lacking from the fifth movie (e.g.: Spock: u0026#39;If I were human I believe my response would be u0026quot;go to hell.u0026quot; …If I were human.u0026#39; All in all, a remarkable sign off for the original crew of the Enterprise and one of the best sci-fi movies of all time.”