No, hear me out.
This isn't a joke. This is the fourth film of the Star Trek film series, and potentially one of the more head-scratchy installments since Mr Spock floated through space on a chair in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Yes, that happens as well. No I don't know why.
We continue where Star Trek: The Search for Spock left off, on the Vulcan homeworld with a resurrected Spock (Leonard Limoy) after overcoming the peril thrown his way in the second and third film. His memory is patchy, which leaves for some chuckle-worthy scenes with James T Kirk (William Shatner) and Leonard McCoy (DeForrest Kelley). The former crew of the USS Enterprise has been forced to live in exile due to the events in Search for Spock, and are intent on returning to Earth to face trial for said events.
They receive a distress signal from Earth on their trip back to our lovely green and blue planet, warning of a probe that is causing a series of catastrophes on the Earth's surface.
The very same probe broadcasting calls of humpback whales.
You see, the film is built upon an environmental message - the classic "Save the Whales" and anti-whaling movements that are still occurring today.
It is a bizarre ride through space and time, and regardless of how strange and comical it seems at times, it is well worth remembering that it is science fiction. And I'll admit it is pretty fun.
Well worth a look.
Star Trek: The Voyage Home: 114 minutes (1986).
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