Review of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) by Daniel K — 29 Oct 2009
3: This may be my favorite of The Original Series films. Great title, as is the case with the sixth film. Fantastic idea. It's the kind of story one watches Star Trek for and makes me want to watch The Next Generation again simply because its structure and concepts remind me so much of the series.
Numerous scenes really look like they have no place in the Star Trek universe. For example, the opening desert scene seems to be a cross between Mad Max and Lawrence of Arabia. The character development is stellar throughout, as is the case with virtually all the films.
The climbing and campfire scenes are particularly effective. Star Trek always seems more interesting when characters are taken out of their natural element (i.e. a starship in space). These scenes really help make the film.
This particular story also deals with the big questions, which is something the Star Trek universe does extremely well. It's made to be larger than life and operatic, which one could certainly argue this is.
This review of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) was written by Daniel K on 29 Oct 2009.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier has generally received mixed reviews.
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