Adventure and imagination will meet at the final frontier.

Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Laurence Luckinbill and the rest of the Enterprise crew.

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

"Damn it, Bones, you're a doctor. You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with a wave of a magic wand... I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!" - Kirk

Why watch this? It has action and suspense, but wanders a little astray.

Plot Summary: Captain Kirk and his crew face an urgent mission when a renegade Vulcan, Sybok, takes three ambassadors hostage on the Planet of Galactic Peace. Sybok, Spock's half-brother, believes a mythical planet at the center of the galaxy holds the key to the ultimate truth about existence. Hijacking the USS Enterprise, Sybok forces the crew on a journey to cross the Great Barrier and reach this uncharted world, which he calls Sha Ka Ree.

Dad's Preview: This film is the lowest ranked of the original crew films. It had the daunting task of following Star Trek IV (1986), which is an excellent film. It also is directed by William Shatner, and his inexperience in that role shows. It is the little details here that expose a film that doesn't know that it wants to be. The premise, that God has been discovered by Spock's wandering brother Sybok, is a little far-fetched. The plot would have made a good episode on the TV series. The character of Sybok was just uninteresting. That said, of course it's always fun to get the "old gang back together again", so for that, it's a good watch.

Paramount Pictures