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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Directed by Leonard Nimoy
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Overview
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize earths oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Rated PG | Length 118 minutes
Actors
William Shatner | Leonard Nimoy | DeForest Kelley | James Doohan | George Takei | Walter Koenig | Nichelle Nichols | Catherine Hicks | Mark Lenard | Jane Wyatt | Majel Barrett | Robert Ellenstein | John Schuck | Brock Peters | Robin Curtis | Kirk R. Thatcher | Alex Henteloff | Joe Knowland | Scott Devenney | Madge Sinclair | Michael Snyder | Michael Berryman | Grace Lee Whitney | Jane Wiedlin | Vijay Amritraj | Nick Ramus | Monique DeSart | Bob Sarlatte | Everett Lee | David Ellenstein | Kimberly L. Ryusaki | Philip Weyland
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2013 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 3.5 stars |
| 03/08/2012 | Computer | Streaming | Owned | 4 stars |
| (Average) 3.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
THE VOYAGE HOME is a standout amongst the Original Series movies, and not in a bad way. Humorous episodes are not strangers in the Trekverse, so it’s nice we saw at least one movie of the same vein. The story and sci-fi execution are hokey and somewhat laughable, for sure, but it plays so damned charming.
The movie also triumphs over THE MOTION PICTURE, as it used a destructive probe as well. Neither film had a real villain, but TMP was entirely too bleak and slow for such a subject. TVH does a good job of ignoring the probe (been there, done that) and focusing on the solution and levity.
THE VOYAGE HOME also taught us a valueable lesson: never let whales evolve to have legs or their voices will destroy all things landlubbers hold dear.
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