Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 4K 1989 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

The crisis that broke out on the neutral-zone sand planet of Nimbus III seemed to be just another act of local rebellion wanting only to attract the attention of the Federation - but not this time.

Now the rebels have a leader, a native of the planet Vulcan named Sybok, who even by Vulcan standards has outstanding parapsychological abilities - all he needs is a brief chat for a human or other alien to feel an undivided trust in him.

Saibok declares himself the new messiah and plans to go in search of - who do you think? - God! And at just the right time the Enterprise and its crew will be forced to carry out this mission, because even Spock, one of the few who have not succumbed to compulsion, can not raise a hand against his... sibling.

Their way is to the center of the galaxy, beyond the Great Barrier, to the mysterious planet of Sha Ka Ree, where, according to ancient books, the Great Creator himself awaits them in all his glory. But will they find what they believe, what they wish to find, or will the myth forever remain a myth? All the answers are in Sha Ka Ri.

The most amazing voyage of the Enterprise begins...

Review 4K Movie

Yes, that's right. The fifth part of the legendary series, like no other, absolutely accurately conveys the atmosphere of space fiction, as we all love it. It can only be compared to the first full-length film.

"I like Star Trek V: The Final Frontier just as much as I like Wrath of Khan (the best Captain Kirk team movie in my opinion). This movie is like a good book - there's no way you want it to end. That rarely happens to me, and this is one of those times. "Last Frontier, one of the last Star Trek movies I saw, gave me a strange feeling of nostalgia... I'd never seen it before, but it has such an air of childhood, of the late '80s and early '90s, that you begin to feel a kind of warmth, like a dear thing that ties you to the past.

Meanwhile, the film itself, of course, is about the distant future, set in the mid-23rd century, where the crew of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), on the newest but still untried starship Enterprise NSS 1701-A, is sent urgently on the first Starfleet mission - to settle a riot on the planet Nimbus III, which is in the Neutral Zone, Romulan territory. But for the legendary crew, it didn't turn out to be that easy...

It must be said that for the role of Vulcan Cybok (Lawrence Luckinbill), the producers wanted to invite Sean Connery. But Sir Connery was busy at the time filming in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," so the authors have reconciled and the role of Sybok played by a much less expensive Lawrence Luckinbill. Also on the list of likely candidates was Max Von Sydow, but why his candidacy was rejected is unknown.

To be fair, it should be noted that Lawrence worked his part perfectly. Not only that, but he appeared similar to Connery. For all that the Lukinbill character is sort of negative, it is very difficult to agree with that, because Sybok evokes more sympathy than antipathy in me. What cannot be said about the other, I would even say, key character of this film, who appears near the end...

The rest of the cast, as always, played great and with heart. Especially DeForest Kelley who, for reasons I don't understand, was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for his role as Dr. McCoy in this film. What criteria the local jury uses to determine the "worst" work in movies is still a mystery to me. I can understand it when Shatner is given two awards for "worst actor" and "worst director" in a particular film, but to give veteran actor Kelly such an "honor" is a bit much...

Yes, of all the Star Trek films, Last Frontier has received the most negative reviews from critics and audiences, but I can't call them completely justified. Even objectively speaking, there is nothing so awful about this movie that could get such low ratings. I suppose the main disadvantages of the film are the special effects, the budget of which was severely cut and how Shatner did not beg the producers for more money for the production, but the studio was adamant. That's why all the special effects of the film were not shot at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) studio for the first and last time. Nevertheless, this had more of an impact on the scale of filming than on their quality.

Well, for me, the biggest, and the only, disadvantage of the film is the plot, which comes from the "Road to Eden" Star Trek TOS (1969) series. Pretty much the same plot, but thankfully implemented differently. It was the same with the first Star Trek featurette, which was pretty much an extended version of one of the episodes of the series. "Last Frontier" is shot in the same vein, but this installment is more in the spirit of the Original Series than its predecessors, with its inherently ineffable atmosphere and sparkling dialogue between the great trio of Kirk/Spock/McCoy.

As a result, we have one of the best examples of the space fiction genre and the most underrated film of the "Star Trek" epic. A must-see for all lovers of quality "sci-fi movies"!