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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a 1991 American sci-fi, adventure film directed by Nicholas Meyer. It is the sixth feature film based on Star Trek, and a sequel to the 1966–1969 Star Trek television series. Taking place after the events of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, it is the last film featuring the entire cast of the original series.

Plot
The destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their longtime adversary, the United Federation of Planets. After the Klingon chancellor is assassinated, the crew of the USS Enterprise face a race against time to stop a hostile faction that is determined to sabotage the peace talks.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It managed to save the Star Trek film series after the critical and commercial disaster that was Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
 * 2) * Just like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, it's the second time a Star Trek film was a major improvement over its predecessor.
 * 3) General Chang is a pretty well done looking villain, that he is an officer and chief of staff to Gorkon in Klingons. His pretty evil plan is that he wants to start a war with the United Federation of Planets to destroy the United Federation of Planets itself. Also, Christopher Plummer performance as General Chang is nothing even sh ort of awesome.
 * 4) Serves as a tribute to the Star Trek franchise's 25th anniversary, as well as the late Gene Roddenberry, who died a few weeks before the film's release.
 * 5) The special effects for the ships, like the USS Excelsior, USS Enterprise and the Klingon starships, are well-done and way better than the previous Star Trek movie's effects.
 * 6) It's one of the darkest entries in the franchise.
 * 7) Nicholas Meyer is back in the director's chair after nine years away.
 * 8) The campiness is toned down in this film.
 * 9) Kirk and McCoy are arrested and sent to the prison planet of Rura Penthe, which is a pretty great way to put the heroes in peril.
 * 10) The Excelsior and Enterprise's red uniforms are pretty good and they still hold up from the past Star Trek films.
 * 11) The soundtrack by Cliff Eidelman is pretty epic and well-done.
 * 12) Beautiful cinematography by Japanese-American cinematographer Hiro Narita.
 * 13) The ending is very memorable and a pretty good send-off to the original series.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The scene where the assassins kill the Klingon officers is pretty disgusting.
 * 2) * Also, the effects for the blood in this scene weren't too good by early-1990s standards.

Reception
The film received way better than mh:awfulmovies:Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and the film received positive reviews from critics and fans of the original series, and received an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Trivia

 * The film was originally going to be a prequel to the original series that involved younger actors portraying the crew of the Enterprise while attending Starfleet Academy, but the idea was canceled because of negative reactions from the original cast and the fans.
 * The premise was based on the then-ongoing collapse of the Soviet Union, which would fully dissolve 19 days after the film's release
 * The destruction of Praxis was inspired by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
 * In the ending credits, Uhura's name is incorrectly spelled as "Uhuru".