Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
The crew’s vacation at Yosemite Nation Park is cut short when they’re called to rescue political hostages on a nearby planet. But it turns out to be a trap arranged by Sybok, Spock’s half-brother, who hijacks the Enterprise to see if there’s a God beyond The Great Barrier, the scary area in deep space that many ships have entered but none have returned from. Oh, and all the while, they’re being pursued by vengeful Klingons. Ouch. This one sucked! It recycled too many old concepts, such as Klingon villains, an out-of-shape ship and “becoming one” with a mysterious entity. Unlike in Journey Home, the humor here fell dead flat. The film had a campy, B-movie quality that really set it apart from the previous films, which was surprising, considering it was the first in the series I consider "contemporary." The theme was religion, which could have been interesting, but there were hardly any attempts at philosophical dialogue, and the ending was way too Wizard of Oz. The film had its moments but not enough to compensate for its flaws. Skip it. 2.5/5 stars.
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