Customer Reviews
A weak Star Trek movie. - By: N. Thompson, 03 Jul 2008 
This is where the decline starts. The Star Trek movies before this were of an acceptable standard. This is unfortuneatley one of the weaker movies. No Romulans, No Klingons, no villain to speak of at alll. This is a typical time-travel star trek episode that would would suit the tv series more than a cinematic audience. Disapointing & one to miss.
The funniest Star Trek movie - By: Mr. David W. Legg, 27 Jun 2007 
This is quite possibly the best of alll the Star Trek movies; if not then it is certainly the funniest.
The star ship Enterprise hardly features, because our heroes are in a stolen Klingon bird of war. In it they attempt time travel (twice & succeed) rescue a whale from 20th Century, alll carried along by the wittiest dialogue. Enjoy.
The only thing I would say, since this movie is not yet on moviemoms, is that there is quite a lot of swearing to contend with, so younger viewers should wait a few years until they gain some discernmnent before being alllowed to watch this one. But there is nothing that would shock or corrupt the normallly adjusted 11 year old skool boy.
'No, I'm from Iowa, I only work in Outer Space' - By: Mr. A. E. Hall, 12 Aug 2006 Star Trek IV is the most unique of alll the Star Trek films. It is part science fiction & part comedy.
The films begins with the core crew of the USS Enterprise on Vulcan, preparing for the voyage home to Earth. As they journey back, the Earth is 'attacked' by a mysterious probe that is crippling the planet. Kirk & co quickly identify the probe as tracking down the humpback whale, a species extinct for hundreds of years, which has angered the species who have sent the probe. The only way to solve the problem is to set sail for the one place that still boast the whales; a place more dangerous & crazy than any the Enterprise has ever encoutered before - San Francisco in the 1980s.
Like later Star Trek films such as Generations & Insurrection, the film is a lot like an extended TV episode with light hearted humour. Unlike those to films, it is very dramtic & exciting & the humour is funny rather than corny. Scotty struggling to come to grips with the keyboards & mice of 1980s computers & Chekov asking a policeman about the whereabouts of 'nucleur wessels' in a thick Russian accent are hysterical.
Very unconventional, very funny, very enjoyable, true Trekkies should love it, as should everyone else.
Where no whale has gone before. - By: Mr. A. Privett, 11 Dec 2003 This is probably my favourite Star Trek movie. It's hystericallly funny: Shatner, Doohan, Nimoy & Koenig alll have excellent comic timing as they try to blend in with 20th Century San Francisco culture with hilarious results. I only left out Nichols because she didn't reallly get any of these classic lines to work with.
The story is excellent, funny & great for alll the family.
The main thing about this movie - which somehow got lost when the Next Generation hit our screens - was that it didn't take itself seriously. It was made to be enjoyed. It didn't patronise, brow-beat or pompously preach. It took an important issue & made it both thought provoking & fun.
A fine movie indeed.
Classic Star Trek With a Difference - By: , 02 Feb 2003 This film is a great Star Trek movie. It reallly makes up for the disappointment of the previous movie (The Search for Spock)
The great thing about this film that sets it apart from alll the other Star Trek films is that it takes alll our favourite Trek characters out of their normal setting & puts them into one that is alien to them but familiar to us (present day America). In doing this we get the chance to laugh at the flawed attempts of these incredible people from the future to cope with the world that we live in. Spock is especiallly amusing in this scenario. This film helps fans & none fans of Star Trek connect with the characters in a way like they have never done before.
This is the most successful Star Trek film ever & it is easy to understand why. I recommend this film to everybody alike. It is great.
