I'm not the biggest fan of films that explore the existence of God (don't ask me why, I just don't), and this film revolves around the idea of a character believing they can visit the almighty one himself.
Star Trek: The Final Frontier loses all momentum the series previously had.
Where the last three films had been enjoyable trips through the Star Trek universe, The Final Frontier was the most painful 102 minutes since the first film.
The basic storyline at the beginning of the film was a good one.
A Vulcan named Sybok - Spock's half-brother - was the presumed "bad guy". He takes Romulan, human and Klingon hostages on planet Nimbus III, and it's up to our champion captain James T Kirk (William Shatner) and the rest of the Enterprise (they got a new one) to save the day.
It sounds like a brilliant idea, but takes a turn for the downright weird by making Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) take over the ship so he can fly it to the centre of the universe, where he believes God to be...
Yeah it does go down that road.
Sybock brainwashes his hostages, all of whom fall for his charms apart from Spock and Kirk, and they all make their merry way to the planet where creation began.
Look, I'm not going to lie, it's a bit of a train wreck. I probably should've turned off when Kirk, Spock and McCoy were enjoying some much-needed R&R around a campfire in Yosemite, roasting marshmellows and singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".
Only watch it if you are a diehard fan, or are making it a mission to watch all Star Trek productions.
Star Trek: The Final Frontier: 102 minutes (1989)
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