Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989 • 106 minutes

About this movie

The crew of the Federation starship Enterprise is called to Nimbus III, the Planet of Intergalactic Peace. They are to negotiate in a case of kidnapping only to find out that the kidnapper is a relative of Spock. This man is possessed by his life long search for the planet Shaka-Ri which is supposed to be the source of all life. Together they begin to search for this mysterious planet.

Ratings and reviews

"Insurrection" is dull, "The Undiscovered Country" and "The Voyage Home" are both a little flat, and "Nemesis" is a sassy but apocryphal mess, but no Trek film flies as far off the rails as "The Final Frontier." From the beginning, the tone is off, the dialog inconsistent with the characters we know, the jokes lame, and the story - my god, the story. Never has a movie careened faster from mildly interesting to stupid to totally laughable. The climactic confrontation is the stuff of Razzie legend.

Could've been a great addition but it is what it is...a flop. Can't blame it all on Shatner considering the writer's strike at the time. I think if they redid it, it has the potential to be a good addition to the series. Avoid unless you're immensely curious, then rent only (don't say no one warned you).

Not terrible, could have been better. It had a decent storyline that suffered from being underdeveloped and had average effects. Still, not as bad as some say. Star Trek VI was a big improvement on this one.