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star trek v the final frontier | Year: 1989 Directed: - William Shatner Actors/Actresses: - William Shatner - Leonard Nimoy - DeForest Kelley Good direction but a poor script. There are some brilliant moments in "Star Trek V", surrounded by some really bad ones. First off what's good? The cinematography, music, sound, and direction are all in fact very good. Shatner shows deft skill at movement and tone in a scene. There are scenes in this film between Shatner, Nimoy and DeForest Kelley that are sublime. Now what's not good... The plot, some of the performances, visual effects and the entire last twenty minutes. The plot is a noble intention; Star Trek crew meets God. It's problem is it's execution. In all Trek adventures, Kirk and the crew are the most active participants in the adventure. Here, they almost stumble upon God. And that's another problem. The concept of God can't be adequetly addressed in a Star Trek film. How can ANY director deal with this subject matter in a tidy 105 minutes while still adhering to demands of Star Trek? Now while Shatner provides good direction, his perfomance here seems rushed and even a little tired. Kirk looks like he's been up all night studying for mid-terms. The other performances seem so-so. Nimoy does a walk through and the other Trek actors look like their trying to steal the scenes from each other. Perhaps they felt a little competion from Next Generation? The visual effects here are the worst in the entire series. We all know that ILM lost the effects contract on this movie but there are plenty of effects houses that can offer good effects. I don't understand how a big franchise film like "Star Trek" couldn't afford another leading effects company. The 2-D effects shots have no blur resulting in effects that look like drive-in "let's go to the lobby" type animation. This film is pretty much a mess. While a good intention to take the Trek into somet hroughout the film is just how uniquely human the art of literature is. The fact that Jamal is an athelete as well as a scholar is a refreshing touch, especially considering how most Hollywood movies portray intellectuals as being stereotypical "nerds." The one factor which precluded my giving this movie 5 stars was its ar rvivors come across the white dog and later when they encounter a snipers' nest. <BR> I'm a big fan of Robert Mitchum, and I think he's effective as the weary iconoclast. Holliman and the other soldiers are okay in ng, funny, and full of clever dialogue (A favorite line: "Ten minutes with Elton John, and you're as gay as a maple!"), Richard Curtis has directed one of his best comedy projects yet. With the exception of small children, there's somet ly experience them. I don't think any of us will ever experience movies like this ever again in our lifetimes but who knows. Movie making doesn't get any better than this! Buy Star Trek V The Final Frontier at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Star Trek V The Final Frontier Search with the Priority Search Engine on Star Trek V The Final Frontier This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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