Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Brand: ParamountDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
DVD Review: Thought-provoking film with familiar charactors manages to break new ground
Summary: 5 Stars
It's something of a coup for the Star Trek "motion picture" series that it remained fresh and of high quality by the time it got to number six. This didn't happen with Police Academy, and apart from the Japanese "Toro San" films, I can't think of any film series that has reached such a high number (OK maybe the Carry-On or James Bond films, but they weren't numbered). This is the last film to use the original cast, and by this time the actors are secure in their roles, and merit a round of applause in the cinema when their names come up on the credits. This means that high calibre guest stars are needed for balance, and David Warner, Kim Catrall, and Christopher Plummer supply the necessary gravitas. There is also a role for the weak General Cartwright, but it's nice to see him get his come-uppande after having first demoted Kirk, and then revealing himself to be rather bigoted.
The story is very much of its time, with the questions of the post Glasnost Soviet Union, and the post-Berlin Wall Germany amplified onto an interplanetary stage. There are good character points, with Kirk and his fellow crew-members finding it hard to accept peace and the Klingons, although this falls down slightly as Kirk and co were never supposed to be stupid, nor ought they to be prejudiced and it leaks a little here. Writer/director Nick Meyer adds lots of little touches with literary quotes here and there, which means that the film rewards repeated viewings. There is some good CGI, and some nice model work.
The DVD has some rather poor extras, with the exception of the Director's and Writer's commentary, with Nicholas Meyer and Denny Flinn, which reveal how thoughtful and intelligent Meyer is. He often makes very insightful asides not just about the film, but about life in general, which show why he is such a good writer/director. Flinn also gives good value, though his insights are into the workings of the studio and the film-making process before any scenes are shot. He works as a good counterpoint to Meyer, being unafraid to contradict, and often giving a different point of view (though in a good-natured way).
This is well-worth buying, but I wish they'd invest some time and thought into the DVD extras.
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