NEW Star Trek TOS Fans Watch Star Trek V: The Final Frontier for the First Time

Now that you've seen ST5 you should probably be made aware of this classic internet meme created from Shatner talking during interviews for ST5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2ftCitvyQ

Fun fact: Star Trek V was the very first piece of Trek I ever watched when I was 6 or 7 years old - and I absolutely loved it! I can see the issues with it these days, but personally I still think it is made out to be way worse than it actually is. After watching TOS about ten years ago for the first time, I felt even more validated in that view. Star Trek V really feels like one of the more goofy TOS episodes that doesn't try take itself too seriously. And there's nothing wrong with that, though I am still happy that it was followed by Star Trek VI - which I won't say anything about until you guys have watched it.

I haven't watched this edit yet, but I probably will eventually. I just finished finally watching the uncut reaction and I now have a headache. The movie seemed to take forever when I watched it on my own for the first time last month and it still did with the reaction. If I were to give it one of the same ratings I've been giving the TNG episodes I would have to say it's on the low end of "Time Filler With Good Moments". On the other hand, my new external Blu-ray drive worked perfectly with the laptop, so there's that.

26:40 Nobody believes the world is flat.

Did they sample James Brown to make the cat lady noises?

Random fact (which may have been covered in the uncut version, but just in case) - the admiral who gives Kirk the mission close to the beginning is Harve Bennett!

Dare y'all to read the IMDB trivia section for the name of tge McGuffin planet. ;)

Jiminy frikken crickets! Scotty hitting his head... It's so... GRR-MARTIN! HE LOOKED UP! He looked up at the path ahead! Watch! grr!

I love all the original crew movies (hell, I even love TMP) and of course I recognise the technical shortcomings of this movie, but have to say, this and the Undiscovered Country are the ones I rewatch the most. (TMP is beautiful but glacial, II, III and IV each feel like parts of a larger story) V and VI are self contained, and while VI is unequivocally a better movie (maybe even the best TOS movie in my opinion) V is just raw goofy fun!

There are some good moments. That stuntman performing a record breaking controlled fall (ruined by the insert of Shatner in a wobbly process shot). Sybok's wordless discouragement when Kirk reaches for a phaser in the shuttle & Kirk's "Okay. We'll play it your way." (nice insight into both characters).....but the film feels patched together and it suffers even more in comparison to the movies before and after it.

I really enjoyed watching your reaction, some of the wonder came back to me. It occured to me that I've had over 30 years to eviscerate this film fair or not. I'm glad you guys gave me some of that perspective. Where did the Klingons in this movie rank for you?

One example of how badly plotted this movie is: compare how each villain/threat is introduced: V'Ger destroys Klingons easily; Khan uses the Ceti eels; Kruge kills his own girlfriend; the whale probe shuts down Earth; and ... Klaa blows up an old satellite and says he's bored.

I'm surprised the Discussion video was never released to Patreon at this point. I thought we would have gotten that before the movie hit YouTube. But, I know you two have been busy with TNG as well.