Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, action-packed Star Trek adventure!
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This is one of the best movies I have seen. It has a great story line and great acting. It is better then the show. It is also better then the first Star Trek movie. Star Trek V is better. But still this a great movie.
Just an enjoyable romp that never takes itself too seriously, gives each cast member moments and something to do, has a message, and manages to capture the spirit of the original show maybe better than any other of the films. Such a fun movie that you can overlook a few issues (like the fact that they left technology in the past... whoops!)
A probe of unknown origin is approaching Earth causing climatic destruction and issuing a message similar to the whales' song, but as they are extinct in the XXIII century, Kirk & Company travel back in time to 1986' Earth in order to capture a couple of humpback whales. There they get it and they go back to their time and everything goes well, with the probe stopping the transmission after hearing the whale song (or communicating, it is also an hypothesis however implausible it is) and turning route to any unknown destination. Thank goodness that whales are not vindictive towards humans, otherwise the end might well have been another, right?Honestly, this movie looks like a parody and destroys everything that Star Trek has to offer. It clearly is a film of the 80's Hollywood stupidity era. And I just do not give it 1/10 because that score I only reserve to movies that I really hate, but it's near, very near. 2/10
This film is the fourth film of the franchise and clearly addresses a naturalistic theme, very dear of this time, when ecological movements began to be noticed. In fact, the script itself consists of a trip to the past to save the last representatives of a certain species of whales. Obviously the issue around time travel is pure science fiction and the way the Enterprise craft does this seemed unlikely, but everything else is extremely positive in the movie. I loved the way the script made comedy with the shock of the future travelers (especially Dr. McCoy) with our social and technological backwardness. These moments of humor are the strongest and most appealing point of this film. The technical details of the film are roughly the same as the previous films, in particular with regard to the special effects that these days do not seem very surprising due to the computer effects we get used to. And as for the actors it can be said that it is the film of DeForest Kelley par excellence, in that the actor gets some of the most memorable scenes. The remaining cast, however, live up to our expectations, contributing to make this film a worthy continuation of the franchise.