They Killed Klingon Gorbachev!

It doesn’t take a die-hard Trekkie to tell you that the Star Trek films were erratic; in fact, they were so inconsistent, there’s actually a rhythm to their fluctuation in quality that can quite simply be summed up by this: the even-numbered sequels are good, the odd-numbered sequels are pretty crappy. Sure, Search for Spock is alright….but it’s not enough to save the odd-numbered films. Clearly 2, 4 and 6 are where it’s at.

And while II is a Spectorqular Hall of Famer (with an all-time overacting showdown between Shatner and Montalban), and IV wins by using the all-too-easy plot device of having the Enterprise travel to modern day San Francisco, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country earns a place here for its thinly-veiled metaphor of the “dying of the Klingons”, just a couple years after the separation of the Soviet Union and the final death knell for the Cold War.

What to watch for:

+ Christopher Plummer as Commander Chang — a man who’s so tough, his eyepatch is literally screwed directly into his skull.

+ Globules of flourescent purple Klingon blood flying everywhere in zero-gravity, utilizing ultra-hip lava lamp CGI technology.

+ Worf (Michael Dorn) from Star Trek: TNG appearing as a defense attorney in a Klingon trial for Kirk & McCoy.

+ Former Mannequin and Sex in the City skank Kim Cattrall as a Vulcan crew member on the Enterprise.