zaphod@mit-eddie.UUCP (Chris Ross) (06/06/84)
Presenting...
Star Trek IV: The Search for a Ship
or
How to Learn Klingonese in 10 Easy Lessons
Does the Genesis effect regenerate the Enterprise? And if it does,
will the Vulcan high priestess have to refuse Scotty's soul to it to
make it work? Are Spock and Saavik married now? Or just living
together in each other's body?
No, just kidding, really. I loved ST III; have seen it twice so far,
and will probably go again. Excellent special FX, good screenplay,
marvelous characteriztions (with Sulu & Uhura finally getting to say
something more than 'Aye, Sir'). I think Nimoy's directing needs a bit
of work, though; the first 20 minutes or so of dialogue seemed a bit
strained. Christopher Lloyd as Kruge did a great job of showing the
evil Klingon nature. And now, for random nitpicking:
* death of David Marcus *
The entire first-showing audience cheered when he bought it; I
don't think anyone likes him.
* destruction of the Enterprise *
>SOB!< >Sniff.< There should be a law against that sort of plot
twist. I'd love to see where the crew gets another ship. I also think
the explosion should have been a bit more spectacular; in Let That Be
Your Last Battlefield, Kirk seems to indicate that the Enterprise's
destruction will take out everything in the sector. But then again, the
doomed vessel's flaming reentry had a powerful effect.
* The USS Excelsior: NX-2000 *
A souped-up bathtub with an ugly bridge and a flake for a
commander. I hope the Enterprise crew doesn't wind up on it. The new
ship is best described by one of the definitions of 'excelsior': the
little white styrofoam frobs used to cushion items in packages.
* Robin Curtis as Saavik *
Why, oh why, did Kirstie Alley (sp?) demand more money? R.C.
just doesn't cut it; she is too cold and unemotional; K.A., with her
slightly sultry look, did a much better job of showing Saavik's Romulan
ancestry. Curtis' voice is wrong for the part, too (don't ask me why;
it just doesn't sound right).
TSfS leaves me wondering. Just how does Paramount plan to continue
with the series? Kirk can no doubt get back his command with no
trouble; in Amok Time, T'pau convinced Starfleet that the Captain's
actions were justified, so T'lar should have no trouble doing the same.
The problem is the plot: if part of STIV deals with getting a new ship,
what will happen in the other hour of the movie? If STIV is all about
the new Enterprise, I think it will turn out rather boring. Maybe Kirk
and friends should use the captured Bird of Prey...
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Christopher Ross
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Zaphod@MIT-EECSfriedman@uiucdcs.UUCP (06/10/84)
#R:mit-eddi:-205100:uiucdcs:24900045:000:385 uiucdcs!friedman Jun 10 15:44:00 1984 "How to Learn Klingonese in 10 Easy Lessons" That's "Klingonaase"; cf. "The Last Reflection". Incidentally, that novel, which I HIGHLY recommend (I've read it twice), isn't completely consistent with the Klingons in TSfS, but then, I didn't really expect it to be. The differences are mosly small details (e.g., no one ever called a ship captain "Lord" in Last Reflection).
clark@sdcsla.UUCP (06/12/84)
How do you say "Beam me up" in Klingonaase? What is it that Kirk said to the Klingon Maltz? Anyone with a translation? Thanks, -- Clark