In short, this film gets everything right. Music, acting, effects and pacing/editing.It is well written and has the usual cheesy moments we would hope for from the originals series but also serious moments and even exciting action moments.The ending sequence literally had me at the edge of my chair which is quite impressive for a 1991 film being watched in 2017. It is hard for me to pick the best original series film but this will definitely be among the list. Along with Wrath of Khan and Search for Spock. But each are great in their own way.It kind of brought tears to my eyes in the end because you can tell the staff were very emotional about this being their last time to be in Star Trek and that emotion definitely came through on screen.Also I have to mention, a big shout out to Christopher Plummer for his stellar performance in this film. It just would not have been the same without him!

Having been one of the shows that was part of my childhood and growing up, the original 'Star Trek' still holds up as great and ground-breaking, even if not perfect.The last of the six 'Star Trek' films based off the original series, 'The Undiscovered Country' is also one of the best of the six. Along with 'The Wrath of Khan' (the best) and 'The Voyage Home'. It is also a huge improvement over 'The Final Frontier', which wasn't that awful to me but by far the most problematic of the six (more so than 'The Motion Picture') and deserves its reputation as the worst 'Star Trek' film based off the original series, whether it is the worst overall counting the 'Next Generation' films is debatable.Not a perfect film by all means. It is a little too talky in places with parts needing a little more clarity, while the ending felt rushed and overblown even if visually epic and exciting as well.However, 'The Undiscovered Country' is one of the best-looking 'Star Trek' films, with a noticeably grander budget than the previous film, the sets are elaborate, the whole film is beautifully shot and the special effects are some of the most epic and most audacious of all six films put together. The film is beautifully, hauntingly and rousingly scored, a clever score with a wide range of emotions.Returning a more than welcome return, Nicholas Meyer delivers what is by far the best-directed 'Star Trek' film since 'The Wrath of Khan', there is a sense of loyalty to the original series while bringing his own style without being too ambitious.Aside from having moments of being too talky and not quite as clear as it could have been, the script is a perfect balance of provoking thought, genuinely funny and beautifully timed humour, humanistic messaging and affectionate lampooning. The story has a dark political tone, while also a heart-warming affectionate air and great entertainment value. Clever Shakespearean touches too.The character development, interaction and conflicts were always where 'Star Trek' particularly excelled. All the main characters are interesting and more complex than usual, even Kirk, while the supporting cast are in character and much better used.Leonard Nimoy demonstrates perfectly why Spock is one of 'Star Trek's' most interesting and iconic characters, while William Shatner wisely reigns in more than usual and gives easily his best performance of the six films and actually much better than the original series as well. DeForest Kelley and James Doohan are also spot on, Kim Catrall is not bad at all and Christopher Plummer is a superb villain (both menacing and fun, ties with Khan as my favourite cinematic 'Star Trek' villain).In summary, outstanding, the original 'Star Trek' couldn't have had a better send off. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Star Trek VI: The undiscovered Country is my favourite Star Trek Film out of the series. It blends Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, and most interesting Polit-Thriller into one exciting movie, which is also the perfect end for the crew of the Enterprise, before the next Generation Crew got on board.The story is very intense and suspenseful. The idea that the human and the Klingon race has to work together, after a long time of being enemies, is a very well executed metaphor, and a great idea to continue.The special effects are state-of-the-art and have aged fairly well, most impressive, even today, are the great morphing effects used for a character in the movie who can change his appearance.The crew is great as always and everyone get something to do on his last mission. Nicholas Meyer also (again) shows us things we haven't seen before in a Star Trek movie, like Klingon ships from inside (outside the bridge), or the rest of the Enterprise-crew.The cinematography is great and the lighting extremely moody and gives the movie his own style.The soundtrack is great as always, but this is sadly one of the movies which don't use the Jerry Goldsmith-theme.All in all my favourite Star Trek Film, technically and thematically nearly flawless executed, and a great good bye to a great crew we'll never forget...

"Star Trek VI" is the reason I can't watch this movie series in numerical order. Well, mostly because it's a wildly uneven series, but also because this well-constructed grace-note is followed up with "Generations" - a movie that seems to want to muck up a good thing. "The Undiscovered Country" works so well because of, well, several reasons. One, it's a sincere send-off for the original crew. Everyone here's an aligned cog in a tuned machine. Two, it's a good murder-mystery/prison-movie/Cold War allegory. And there's a decent bit of fun to be had here, without toppling over into parody (you've gotta admit, watching Captain Kirk get into a fistfight with himself is pretty funny).But it's really just a solid movie, very watchable, and boasting a pretty great supporting cast. Unfortunately, it's sandwiched between two foul-ups (ehh, it's kinda all downhill from here on out, "First Contact" being a slight upward bump), but most importantly, these famous characters - by and large - don't go out like chumps.* 7/10 *You suck, "Generations".