"Star Trek IV" is the contender for best Star Trek movie. It is as hilarious as
"The Wrath of Khan" is touching. And it provides us sophisticated
20th-century folks with a look at our society of fifteen years ago. Have
we changed that much? Hmm...
And beyond being hilarious, it
also has a wonderful message. The Earth is being destroyed by a probe
which is searching for hump-backed whales. The whales became extinct in
the 21st century, and Earth's only hope is to go to the 20th century and
bring a couple of hump-backed whales to the future. It shows just how
important the protection of endangered species is.
Each of the
crew members has a special task when they reach Earth. Chekov and Uhura
have to try to find the Alameda naval base. Sulu gets a crash course in
flying a helicopter. Scotty and Bones have to find plexiglass for their
makeshift aquarium. And Spock and Kirk take on the mean streets of San
Francisco to convince a marine biologist to let them beam the whales in
her care on board.
From the moment Kirk and company land their
cloaked Klingon bird of prey in the park, this movie is nonstop laughs.
Experience all the "colorful metaphors," "dark age" medical technology,
and other 1980s phenomena as seen from the viewpoint of our favorite
folks from the future as they race to save Earth. And watch as Spock
becomes a bit more human in the process.
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