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[@ra7157]

The Undiscovered Country is basically about the Soviet Union’s demise, and the prejudices that both sides (USA & USSR) had with each other.

[@tomyoung9049]

and that was an odd time to live thru, I got out of the military myself just about the same time that happened. There was discussion about the first ever Soviet ship visiting our main naval base and thinking how crazy that sounded.

[@coffeeveins]

Likewise the energy providing moon of Praxis blowing up near the movies start was an allegory for the Chernobyl disaster near the end of the Soviet Union(Gorbachev once wrote that perhaps Chernobyl more then anything else was the biggest reason that the Soviet Union collapsed).

[@michaelccozens]

@@tomyoung9049 If only we'd rendered real aid to Russian democratic movements in the '90s, instead of leaving the nation to the predations of Yeltsin, his protege Putin, and their rapacious oligarchic friends. Instead, Clinton sat on his hands, and here we are.

[@thisistheway3812]

You're the only reactor on KZbin that has reacted to the Star Trek movies

[@shanenolan8252]

I have seen one other but they did the jj Abrams ones

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

Give it a week and at least 2-3 more will as well

[@shanenolan8252]

@@JohnDoe-bz4yl sweet

[@empirejeff]

A few channels have done some star trek.

[@thisistheway3812]

@@empirejeff yeah like 2 other but not all of the originals

[@leephillips2837]

"For Gene Roddenberry" that's what the opening credits said. The entire crowd stood for a standing ovation. That was my experience at the Biograph Theatre in Chicago on opening night.

[@davewolf6256]

More Trivia: Christopher Plummer plays the one-eyed Klingon. He and William Shatner used to work together doing Shakespeare--William Shatner was his understudy.

[@shanenolan8252]

Yes Christopher plummer he passed away recently academy award winner. Remember him in 60s movie as the Roman emperor commadus in the fall of the Roman empire , gladiator was basically a remake sort of Joaquin Phoenix character in the movie was played by Plummer with alec Guinness and Sophia Loren. And many other great movies over his career

[@esclad]

The music score by Cliff Eidelman is fantastic in this movie.

[@lordmortarius538]

The explosion of Praxis and the subsequent coverup are a direct correlation to the Soviets and the Chernobyl disaster, as well as them sheepishly admitting that they need help. In the Star Trek timeline this ultimately led to the Khitomer Accords which ended formal hostilities with the Klingon Empire. Klingons are absolutely the opposite of the Vulcans: act on emotion rather than logic, and will make very rash decisions based mostly on how angry they are lol. As to the Excelsior looking like the Enterprise: Gene Roddenberry dictated Starfleet ship design had to follow a certain set of artistic rules, including have a saucer section of some kind and warp nacelles in sets of 2 that weren't integrated into the primary hull (this rule was broken with the Defiant class and with the future Enterprise-D in the season finale of TNG, but by then Roddenberry had already passed) Star Trek: Generations, as well as First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis, are all set approx. 90 years after the original films and follows the exploits of the crew of the Star Trek: The Next Generation show on the Enterprise-D, a Galaxy-class multi-role command starship that is the largest and most powerful ship of the line ever built by Starfleet. I highly recommend you watch the series (although the first two seasons are a little corny as it was trying to be more like the original series and not it's own thing til season 3), as well as Deep Space Nine and Voyager. The show Enterprise is a prequel series set before the original and also very good. The newer JJ Abrams Star Trek films are basically a reboot of the original films and are ok.

[@leephillips2837]

Trek was always parallel to our world. the hostilities between the Federation and the Klingons are the USA and USSR during the cold war. The Klingon neutral zone is the dead man's land between West Berlin and East Germany. The Romulan neutral zone is the DMZ between North and South Korea; while understanding that the Romulans are representing the Chinese.

[@Retro6502]

"Let's be honest, there's a fuckin' Star Trek movie where the plot was about going back in time to bring a whale to save the Earth" When you think about it that way... 🤣

[@minnesotajones261]

Two whales.... (commenter ducks quickly....)

[@MrDeathpilot]

Yeah, but you can't complain that it wasn't an original plot for a movie.

[@richardb6260]

It was cool when Daft Punk started killing Klingons. I did not hear that you rated The Final Frontier over The Wrath of Khan. I. Did. Not. Hear. That.

[@bmatt2626]

"Generations" won't land for you without some TNG character development.

[@replimatreviews]

That's nonsense. The Motion Picture landed for him fine without watching TOS/TAS.

[@Stormcastle]

@@replimatreviews 'The Motionless Picture' had a lot of protracted reaction shots and languid action that really sold each character out of the box - but 'Generations' really hits the ground running without setting up any of the characters (and I'm one of the few who thinks 'Generations' is an overall good movie, if not a bit rushed into theaters)

[@replimatreviews]

@@Stormcastle It does, but what do you need to know? Picard is captain, from France, Riker is first officer, Beverly is the doctor, Deanna is counsellor, Worf is head of security, Data is an android... and so on. Everything that's necessary for the film is there. Only fans can't look beyond the continuity and see that, like in any film, it's just background details of lives lived before the film began.

[@replimatreviews]

I mean, in TMP, you learn absolutely nothing about Sulu, Checkov, Uhura and Scotty. Other than their ranks.

[@replimatreviews]

@@niefali I dunno. How many other films do you need to read up about before watching? Everybody gets their moment in Generations where you learn what’s needed for the film.

[@leytonjay]

You’re so right, he is a LEGEND to the most Klingons despite being the enemy, they respect a warrior.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Which IIRC was how Kirk originally cheated the Kobyashi Maru test; he programmed the simulator to make the Klingons afraid enough of him that he'd have the time to make the rescue.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Yup, I remember a bit of foe-yay in the original series where Kirk and his opposite number had a guarded respect for each other, and even seemed to relish the verbal sparring.

[@lazerbungalow]

"Tiberius? No wonder he's such a badass, with that middle name."

[@knopfler7777]

By putting "The final frontier" before "The wrath of Khan" you're reeeaally boldly going, where NO ONE has ever gone before :) Thanks for reacting to Star Trek.

[@mickeymoran1850]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Literally!

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

"All good things....must come to an end." Kind of prophetic words.

[@hellowhat890]

21:23 "The Excelsior kinda looks like the Enterprise." Funny story, ship designs like Excelsior were actually among the initial prototypes and first designs that the studio built when they were trying to pick a ship to be the Enterprise for Star Trek. The Excelsior was even in the running to be the Enterprise D in The Next Generation until they settled on the widely-known Galaxy-class starship.

[@carlosestruga4322]

You can see at the begginning that Valeris comes to Spock to talk to him about something, she cries because she knows he is not listening, so she keeps it for herself. I guess Spock realizes at the end.

[@sphinx3r]

This is the greatest Star Trek movie. There are some other strong contenders, including First Contact and Wrath of Khan, but this is such a beautiful sendoff to the original crew. It has everything that made the original show the original show: The camaraderie, Kirk being a womanizer, McCoy being witty, Spock being a good leader and friend, Scotty being a good engineer, a klingon villain, space battles, and the bad starfleet admiral trope,. And ultimately a lesson about coming to terms with our own demons. And that scene with Sulu snapping "fly her apart then!" at his XO, will always send shivers down my spine.

[@lordmortarius538]

I always loved Sulu as Captain of the Excelsior and kind of wished we'd gotten a series with them. I absolutely loved the Voyager episode that brought all of the same crew members from that scene in this film back for an excellent episode.

[@jpavlik04]

This is also my favorite one. ItsAPrimate needs to watch more than 3 episodes of TNG to prepare for the new movies. To understand what is going on in all the movies he has to watch the 2 part premier "Encounter at Farpoint", "skin of evil", "the neutral zone", "the measure of a man", "q who", the two part "best of both worlds", "the Emissary", "yesterday's enterprise", "sins of the father", "sarek", two part "redemption", "i borg", and season finale "All good things"

[@frankz5103]

Primates gunna flip with the Battle of Sector 001

[@jpavlik04]

@@magicbrownie1357 you think undiscovered country is the worst TOS movie?

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

He got snapped at in Red October the year before. He just couldn't seem to catch a break.

[@RoyBatty555]

Much respect to you for keeping the OG Star Trek stories and characters/actors alive and relevant.

[@jamieearwood2751]

In the trail, Michael Dorn plays as Colonel Worf defending Kirk and Bones. He is the ancestor to Worf in the TNG and DS9 series, which he also plays as Worf.

[@kuribayashi84]

In my opinion, the neccessary TNG-episodes to give the next movies context are „Q Who“, „Best of both Worlds“ and „Family“, so I hope these will the ones youre going to watch.

[@bmatt2626]

These are good. I might add a Data episode.

[@bmatt2626]

Maybe "Datalore", for an overall..? especially if this is eventually heading for ST10: Nemesis...? 3 ToS episodic seasons vs 7 TNG seasons w/arcs is a tall order for anyone grasping the TNG movies cold, but I think you have "ST8: First Contact" covered. Trying not to spoil anything for Primate, but I know you know a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, eh?

[@suicunesolsan]

It's hard to choose. There are an incredible number of good TNG episodes. I wish he didn't only watch the ones associated with the films. :( Alas...

[@MrDeathpilot]

@@bmatt2626 I think he will "get" Data with the 3 episodes mentioned. The idea is to best prepare him for Generations and First Contact with the fewest episodes. I think those three do the job nicely. "Q Who“, "Best of Both Worlds“ and "Family".

[@Nimbus1701]

I agree these are good. For him, as a newcomer to this franchise, he may appreciate the pilot (when Bones and Data are talking), Relics (with Scotty) and Unification (both parts)..... possibly even the episode about Sarek (which, I think is the title of that episode. It will show a crossover of the original series and even has the cameos, and helps explain the evolution of the doctrine of Starfleet, which seems to be much more focused plot points, even in casual conversation moving forward. Of course, there are the iconic episodes which you mentioned, but there are a few that deal with Worf and the Klingon/Romulan war and that whole thing that can be pivotal in Star Trek: Nemesis and even comes up a little with Lursa and B'Tor in the next movie. Great comment and recommendations from you all!

[@derworfnet]

Man, these movies (alongside the Original Star Trek-Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and, of course, the Original Star Wars-Movies) were my Childhood. One thing I especially enjoy about them is that they are very different from one another. Despite featuring the same/same-looking ship and the same Main Cast and set within the same continunity, each has a unique story and a unique feel, almost belonging to different genres. For example, the first was a meditative hard Sci-Fi-Film, the fourth was straight up comedy with a serious core and this one was a Detective Story/Political Thriller in Space. And I love each of them to different degrees. Something that needs to be considered when looking at "The Undiscovered Country" is the historical context of the time it was made in. In 1991, the Cold War was about to end and the Klingons were always more or less meant as the ST-counterpart to the Soviet Union. So the basic premise they chose was "What if the Iron Curtain came down in space?" Thus the Klingons in this movie mirrored the Soviet Union of the late 80s, with equivalents to Gorbachev, Chernobyl and Perestroika/Glasnost, as well as Gulags and Show Trials. All this to set up TNG, which started airing in 1987 and is set 70 Years later. By that time the Klingons and the Federation are Allies, so this Movie can be looked as as a Prequel of sorts. As usual, some factoids: - The Movie was dedicated to Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, who died mere days before the Movies' premiere - 1991 marked the franchises' 25th Anniversary. - The director was Nicholas Meyer, who also directed "The Wrath of Khan". He brought back that movies' darker, nautical, more militaristic feel - While most of the Effects were still done with traditional means, CGI was used extensively for the first time: The shockwave at the start and the floating blood were done with digital effects - Speaking of Effects, this was the last time the Model of the _Enterprise,_ originally built for the first movie was used. AFAIK, it is currently owned by Jeff Bezos. - This Movie sadly marked the final onscreen apperance of De Forest Kelley (Bones). He died in 1999, the first of the Original Actors to go - Christopher Plummer's Chang is one of my favourite Villains of the Series. Legendary Actor, too. He passed away last year but starred in high profile movies until nearly the end of his life. - I heard that Kevin Feige is a huge Star Trek-Fan and that it was his idea to end "Avengers: Endgame" with a signature-scene as well. When I saw "Endgame" for the first time, I *instantly* thought of STVI. For me, back then, that was just the icing on the cake. Anyway, again thanks for these reactions. Looking forward to your thoughts on the TNG-Movies. I can pretty much guess which Episodes were recommended to you, but I'm curious about what you'll think of them.

[@michaelccozens]

I recall hearing that the reason the Klingon "floating blood" was made a pink/lavender colour is that red blood would have been considered more violent imagery by the ratings board and resulted in a higher age restriction. The MPAA and their bizarre ratings board are a weird bunch.

[@kuribayashi84]

@@michaelccozens If I remember correctly, in all other instances Klingon blood was shown in the later shows, it was always red. Only in the Game _Klingon Honor Guard_ it changed back to purple.

[@hellowhat890]

23:15 When Endgame had the main actors doing their signatures in the end credits, it reminded me of this scene so much and I was super happy.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Totally what I thought too. They could have even used the same music and it would have worked! :)

[@RichO1701e]

@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures The producers of Endgame literally got the idea from ST:6, it was them paying respect, giving a nod to this movie, that's why they did it. It wasn't an accidental coincidence

[@paratus04]

If you want a bit more of Kirk Spock and the gang I’d suggest the following original series episodes (either react to or on your own time): City on the Edge of Forever Doomsday Machine Trouble with Tribbles Balance of Terror Mirror Mirror Space Seed

[@lawrenceschuman5354]

General Chang is Christopher Plumber, the Dad in Song of Music.

[@wackyvorlon]

You will absolutely love First Contact. It’s one of the best.

[@Trygvar13]

Hamlet is available in Klingon by the way. And you can watch the play (aslo in Klingon) on KZbin.

[@leighclifton8335]

No matter how many times I watch this movie I alway cry at the sign off

[@aleistergein114]

So, something that's going to be a little challenging going forward: When the first Star Trek movie came out, it had been 10 years since The Original Series had gone off the air. So they made sure to reintroduce all the main characters before getting on with the plot of the film. For people who had never seen the show, this was tremendously helpful. Generations is going to be different. They pretty much started filming it the day after they wrapped up Star Trek: The Next Generation. So they didn't have to explain who these characters were or what motivated them. They could get straight into introducing new growth and new conflicts for the characters--and if you haven't seen any episodes of the show, you might be left wondering why you should care. In particular, the movie pays off a 4 year old recurring plot device within the first act that radically changes the character to whom it applies. I guess what I'm saying is: if you plan to continue the series, expect to be a little confused starting out.

[@jrvthatsme]

Star Trek: Generations is set nearly 100 years after this movie and the ship is the Enterprise D, which is much bigger than even an Excelsior class starship.

[@TheRyujinLP]

Case in point, you can almost fit the original Enterprise inside the D's saucer section.

[@MrDeathpilot]

Actually it's 78 years after the launch of Enterprise B.

[@ralphroshia9247]

The Actor Who Played General Chang is the Late Great Christopher Plummer who passed away not to long ago other than Star Trek 6 his most famous movie has got to be Sound of Music 1965 R.I.P.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

The concept of the movie is inspired by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and how that was in some ways the nail in the coffin for the Soviet Union & making peace with the West. BTW, if you haven't already, def react to the HBO series Chernobyl. Also, RIP Christopher Plummer this year.

[@razorfett147]

Seeing this in the theater back then as a ST fan was something special

[@leytonjay]

This movie came out as the Cold War was ending. The story comes from a writer watching the news and saying “what if the Berlin Wall came down in space because of an alien-Chernobyl?”.Great video, thank you SO SO MUCH for this.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

It was released the same month the USSR ended; December 1991

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

The signatures on the end credits was a genius idea.

[@RichO1701e]

Yes, and even the MCU thought so when they did it for Endgame and a number of actors were finished with the series.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

"Target that explosion and fire"

[@HermanVonPetri]

Sulu's most badass moment in film. Along with "Fly her apart then!"

[@omalleycaboose5937]

@@HermanVonPetri don't call me shorty

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@omalleycaboose5937 Touché. And now I'm picturing him chasing crew down the corridors, shirtless, with a fencing foil, too.

[@Menaceblue3]

"If the shoes fit, wear it!" *[Pavel chekhov]*

[@chrissonofpear1384]

An old Russian epic...

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

"... that sight never gets old for them; going out into space" And now "Kirk" will be doing it for real.

[@hdtv00]

The end of something...Interesting you put it that way. The trailer for this movie mentioned the crew had been a part of our lives for a quarter of a century...and this was their final Voyage as a whole crew. I seen this 4 times in 1991 in the theater. 25 yrs ......LEGENDS.

[@lynnettekertson8289]

Proud Trekkie. Named my dog Tiberius! Live long and prosper!

[@Erin-gp1ww]

"I'd give real money if he'd shut up" is my favorite quote, I use it quite often (as a joke).

[@shainewhite2781]

21:56, "Target that explosion and fire." Hell yeah, Sulu.

[@brauliob]

Tied with: Fly her apart then!

[@darthphayde508]

Wonderful send off for the original crew, saw this in the theater back in the day. This is tied with Wrath of Kahn as my favorite Star Trek films.

[@Polymathically]

I was lucky enough to watch this in the theaters when I was a kid. I'd seen reruns of TOS, as well as all the other movies, so this one really felt like it was a proper finale. At that point, no one knew if there'd ever be another Star Trek again. There are a lot of interesting things in this film, particularly the character development of Kirk and Spock. There's a deleted scene in which Kirk says "LET them die!" and he actually recoils at his own hateful words. In the old days, Kirk would've likely escalated or tried to bluff his way his way out of the situation with the chancellor's ship. It would've broken down the peace talks and continued the war. But he's gotten older and a little wiser. No one expected him to immediately surrender like that, which is why Chang, Valeris, and the rest of the conspiracy had to scramble to get him and Bones arrested and get rid of the evidence. His final line, "Second star to the right, and straight on til morning." is a reference to Peter Pan, and is a nod to Kirk's ever-youthful and optimistic view of the future. Much like the ending of Wrath of Khan, he feels young again. Also, Spock is still shown in all his logical and deductive glory, but he's openly more emotional now. Look at how he reacted to Valeris's betrayal, the way he slapped that phaser out of her hand, or his reaction to resorting to the Vulcan mind meld to get the information out of her. He basically mind raped her, and his facial expressions and broken voice afterward speak volumes. Also, Valeris was supposed to be Saavik (the female Vulcan from Wrath of Khan and Search For Spock) in the early drafts of the script, which would've made the betrayal that much worse. Anyways, there's a ton I could say about The Next Generation. I grew up watching that when it originally broadcast, and it's seriously one of my all-time favorite shows. Some of the episodes are seriously better than some of the movies. I wish I could explain more, but I don't want to spoil anything for you. Regardless, I'm so glad you're covering Sta Trek. See you next voyage!

[@anonimuso]

The Klingons get much more interesting in the later series (not Discovery). Worf had some of the best side stories in TNG and DS9, where you really learn more about Klingon culture. They become more than just "the enemy". @8:25 All the Klingons needed to do was call the Enterprise a "garbage scow" and it be on and poppin'... Please let us know which episodes of TNG you're planning on watching. TNG is very hit or miss for the first season, but it gets much better after that.

[@andreabindolini7452]

The Next Generation reworked very well the Klingons. They evolved from generic monodimensional villains to a very respectable race.

[@giantclam1822]

The Great Tribble war

[@Tommieboy2009]

This was the first Star Trek Movie I saw in Cinemas...but I was a Trekkie for a long time...

[@cyrilmauras4247]

I realized at the time of the firing on the Chancellor's ship, that the torpedos were Klingon RED. Star Fleet torpedos are white. Also, when the two men in space suits transported off the Chancellor's ship,the effect was Klingon red instead of Sgtar Fleet white.

[@michaelccozens]

Not sure you're accurate on the torpedoes in this movie. The ones we see the Excelsior and Enterprise firing at the cloaked Klingon vessel are also red.

[@ThammuzBabylon]

Such a good film, and very rewatchable.

[@chrisbullard5901]

A lot of Trekkies claim it’s the Even Numbered films that are good, but somehow that rule breaks with “Nemesis”. In reality, if you look at who was involved in the rewrites, every film that had Nicholas Meyer at the helm is successful. He’s uncredited for rewriting Khan and Voyage Home, but he touched up a lot of the broken, disjointed ideas in each. In Undiscovered Country, he not only directed, but helped work with Nimoy on the concept.

[@JD_ATX]

Lt. Saavik (Kirstie Alley) was intended to be in this film, however, the producers were unable to work around Alley's schedule on the sitcom CHEERS (or meet her inflated salary demands). As re-writes got underway, Saavik morphed into Valeris, with Kim Catrall being cast in the role.

[@Silentnarcotic]

There's always something so satisfying about watching that torpedo trace the gasses and then hit the bird of prey.

[@WileChile51]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, brings back so many memories. Glad to see someone reacting to it!

[@lordmortarius538]

The best of the original Trek films imo, with 2 being a very close second and 4 following. I have a 6 foot room divider printed with the theatrical poster for this film, it's great :D

[@xqlusive]

I'm glad i got to go watch this at the Cinemas when i was a kid. One of my favourite Star Trek movie in the series.

[@Ryan1495]

I really hope you watch The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, they are peak sci fi imo. Loving the Star Trek content in general though keep on trucking.

[@K-FLO-]

For real, I don't know how willing he is to get into another long TV series, but TNG and DS9 are so good. And I feel like the TNG-era movies require a bit more foreknowledge of the cast than the TOS era movies

[@JD.Knight]

The signing off from the actors was used as inspiration by the Ruso Brothers for Endgame end credits.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 12:41. "Come aboard and shit", sounds like an attack that, "The Family Guy", would do! 😳😂🤣

[@theendistheend123]

This is my FAVORITE star trek movie. Sulu's scenes were FANTASTIC. Sulu-"In range?" Helmsman-"not yet." Sulu- "come on, COME ON!" Helmsman- "she'll fly apart!" Sulu- "FLY HER APART THEN!"

[@paratus04]

Some of the aliens in Star Trek are weird… and he’s never seen a Horta.

[@Stormcastle]

...and this is the guy who sat through all nine 'Star Wars' films 😂

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 7:36. You see there! Actor David Warner's second character in two, "Star Trek", movies in a row! I suppose this being made in the 1990s, not the 1980s, helped some forget? 🤔

[@Vejitatheouji]

Not only my favorite Star Trek movie, but one of my all time favorite movies.

[@defiantwil]

I watched this in theater when it came out. It was sad at the end. You have 7 years of Star Trek: The next generation to watch.

[@VariusMayhem]

Praxis is the Star Trek Analogy for Tchernobyl. The state the Klingon Empire is in this movie is the downfall of the Soviet Union. There was hatred and distrust on both sides. But the assassination of Gorkon made Kirk aware how much prejudice was boiling deep in himself. Years of war and the loss of his son by the hands of a Klingon made sure of that.

[@mixtisoreviews6880]

In the VHS extended version, the Klingon assassin at the end was actually a member of the federation in a Klingon mask.

[@raymacdonaldcreations505]

This is my all time favorite ST movie because it's more of a "who done it?" mystery story...

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 18:07. Just life forms like you've seen. Odo, in one episode, becomes a toy top, to amuse a child. William Shatner, is about to play her copy of him! So two in one movie for him! 🖖

[@MdGuardian1032]

"We're getting to the newer days!" I mean yeah but also... 20 years ago!

[@boyp378]

So the end has come to the 6 month journey with the original crew of the Enterprise. The time has gone so fast and i'm a little sad that it's over.

[@cleekmaker00]

"Boldly going where no Man... where NO ONE... has gone Before." The true passing of the Torch from one Generation to the next.

[@FreakDaMIghet]

A few pieces of trivia for you: 1. Kirk and Bones' defense attorney is the grandfather of Worf, a Klingon officer aboard the Enterprise D who you will meet in the next movie (or any episodes of The Next Generation you might watch). 2. Valeris was originally supposed to be Saavik, the Vulcan woman from Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock. But because two actresses had already played her previous, the filmmakers felt it would be too confusing to recast her again, so they just created a new character. 3. The Klingon assassin Scotty shoots wasn't actually a Klingon. In a deleted scene, one of the Klingon ebassidors notices the dead assassin is bleeding red, rather than the pink. They then pull off the guy's mask to reveal it was actually Colonal West, another member of Starfleet and an accomplice to Admiral Cartwright.

[@JCG52577]

Ahh, the first use of the Praxis Effect!

[@RichO1701e]

Trek leads, Star Wars follows

[@philipocallaghan]

Please, put the episodes that introduce us to the new crew on here.....PLEASE, put them on YT....

[@tomre2769]

I would recommend the last episode of TNG too. It is like a movie. Ties into episode one.

[@CraftsWithCrafts]

Trivia - Kirk and McCoy's Klingon lawyer is the same actor who plays Lt. Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation The prisoner Martia with the yellow eyes is Iman, who was married to David Bowie The Federation President was one of the bad guys in Robocop (80s version) and the dad in That 70s Show The one-eyed Klingon General was in The Sound of Music, and is the voice of Arngeir in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[@ryan1976]

I totally thought the guy that Sulu was talking to on the bridge was Dante from "Clerks" for a second.

[@EdgyNumber1]

5:33 I love exchanges like this in Star Trek. They give the franchise weight and richness on the story through how the characters react to the situations. Modern Star Trek can't hold a candle up to this.

[@nancyomalley6286]

Fun Fact: David Warner who plays Chancellor Ghorkin was also in the last Star Trek movie you watched as one of the hostages

[@Crolis]

My family saw this when it premiered in 1991. One of the few times I could get my entire family out to the theater. It was a great experience as all the fans where there that first night. Lots of applause at "Only Nixon could go to China" and "Guess who's coming to dinner". The whole theater erupted when Chang's ship was destroyed and after the final sign off. It was a great experience!

[@peterampee-kleisius]

I mean if you want more original crew, there is always the tv show. Just saying. A lot of the episodes hold up pretty well.

[@sixstanger00]

The next 4 films were made in the late 90s. In 1988, Star Trek returned to television with Star Trek: The Next Generation, which was set 100 years after the Kirk/Spock/McCoy period. The next two subsequent series, ST: Deep Space Nine and ST: Voyager, were also set in the TNG era.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie has some strong Cold War Overtones, implying that the Klingons are the Russians while the Federation of planets served as the United Nations.

[@blitzgirl6522]

100% it was a commentary on that. It's what I love about ST, and what made this one of my favorite ST films.

[@Yngvarfo]

Right down to the obvious parallel to the Chernobyl disaster.

[@youngThrashbarg]

Abit too obvious, Gorkon - Gorbachev.

[@lordmortarius538]

The Klingons have always been an allegory for the Soviets ever since the premier of TOS. After the USSR broke up in 1991 (the year this film was made), that was when you saw the Klingons on TNG, DS9, etc start to break away from that trope and become more of a proud dynastic warrior race with feuding houses and such.

[@eq1373]

The Federation was an allegory for the US

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey Primate, Fun Fact For you: The actor who played Chancellor Gorkon in this movie is David Warner, the same actor that played the federation diplomat in Star Trek V

[@melenatorr]

Some interesting wordplay here. "The undiscovered country" is a quote from Hamlet, from his famous To be or not to be speech. The speech is about the choice between living or dying (specifically by suicide). The undiscovered country Hamlet mentions is death: "...Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn No traveller returns..."

[@PassiveSmoking]

If you've got to go out, then go out on a high. This was a great sendoff for the original crew.

[@groundscoresteve4964]

I've NEVER seen SPOCK as PISSED-OFF as he is when he catches Lt. Volaris!!

[@richwagener]

If you like the original series characters so much, there is always the original series itself. They did some CGI rework on some of the effects years ago, to update the but make them look somewhat like what could have been done in the 60s.

[@jessicacooper5622]

I love the original Star Trek movies but First Contact with the Next Generation cast is definitely one of the best ones in my opinion

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

The first film I ever saw in the theaters was Star Trek III. I think I was 7 or 8 at the time. The last film I saw in a duplex was Star Trek VI (multiplexes started being built after that and the duplexes very quickly disappeared). I remember the night well.

[@davidclough3951]

This movie was directed by the guy that directed the wrath of Khan. The character Valaris was originally scripted to be Saavik.but they couldn't get the actress from Star trek 2 so they changed the character.

[@SilentBob731]

Nice job covering these, haven't noticed anyone else react to them. I watched them all in the theater between the ages of six and eighteen. They had their ups and downs but overall it's an awesome movie series.

[@elzar760]

Saw this in the theater with my dad. Being a huge Trek fan, it did hit the feels a little bit knowing this was the end of TOS.

[@hettbeans]

This being the final film with the original crew, I wonder how the folks over on Patreon are doing preparing him for the switch to TNG. I feel like going into Generations with no knowledge of the TNG crew is going to be jarring. I've been looking forward to these reactions every month as Trek is my favorite franchise and there's not really anyone else reacting to these films.

[@ruf1970]

The actor under all the make up playing the Federation President is Red Forman of That 70's Show. Surprised he didn't say "dumbass" once to anybody, ha. Lol

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1.1K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍. Thanks for the fun, digital video recording! 🎬 ✌️😎🖖 "KEEP ON TREKKING!"

[@porflepopnecker4376]

My favorite Next Generation episode is "Where Silence Has Lease" if you ever get a chance to check it out.

[@corundummohs9719]

This is the best star trek movie ever for any crew.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

I'm increasingly coming round to your way of thinking. I love Wrath of Khan, a grand Hornblower-esque tale, and the good-natured whimsy of Voyage Home is something I appreciate more and more, but Undiscovered Country has such a richness to it.

[@corundummohs9719]

@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures 2, 4, 6 and 8 are all very good movies. 2 and 6 are the best and they have the same director, Nicholas Meyer. 4 is great, just a slightly different feel to it. Not as serious. The music in 6 puts it over the top for me. 8 is the really good next gen movie IMO.

[@razorbeast8709]

Man, just wait until you get to Star Trek 8: First Contact. That movie blew my damn mind as a child in the movie theater back in 1996. Two words: The Borg.

[@RichO1701e]

I bunked off school with a mate to go see it on release day in the UK, Friday 13th December, 1996.

[@blitzgirl6522]

My favorite ST film! It has my favorite score, favorite villain, my favorite version of the Klingons, love the vibe/feel, etc etc etc. It's sooo good and I watched it so much as a kid on VHS and, later, DVD. RIP Christopher Plumber!

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Gene Roddenberry had 4 rules for Starfleet ship design, which is probably a big part of why Excelsior and Enterprise look similar. FWIW, the rules are: 1. warp nacelles in pairs. 2. warp nacelles must have at least 50% line of sight to each other 3. warp nacelles must be 100% visible from the frony 4. bridge at the top of the primary hull There are some ships that pop up which violate some of the rules, but in the main, this is why a Starfleet ship looks like a Starfleet ship.

[@actioncom2748]

21:12 - "Enterprise has been through hell!" Son... You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 13:52. The, Defense Attorney "Worf", is the paternal grandfather of the, "Worf", seen in both, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" & "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". 🖖. So at least two characters for actor, Michael Dorn! Actor Rene Auberjonois, plays a conspirator in this movie, but plays, "Constable Odo", in the series, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". He also is, "Father Mulcahy", in the movie, "M*A*S*H", and one of the senior partners in, "Boston Legal". 😎🤓

[@leytonjay]

Number 7 is the first Next Generation movie but Kirk, Scotty and Chekhov still appear in it. Number 8 (First Contact) is my favourite Star Trek movie and the first stand-alone movie with the Next Generation, you gotta see it, it’s the pinnacle. It had a huge effect on the entire franchise, inventing loads of new backstory and history.

[@susanfox6666]

The "shape shifter" is the model Iman, who was also David Bowie's wife.