@@proteus404 Yes, Bones did say that. But, I would point out that, most of the time, Spock won the arguments. Spock’s “Beads and Rattles” rejoinder to Bones was top notch.
I was thrilled to see Mr. Nimoy play Caligula on stage in Austin, Texas, and saw him again at a bookstore when I bought a book of poetry that he had written and published. He literally lit up when I mentioned his outstanding performance!! I was able to determine which car in the parking lot was his by the cartons of Kent cigarettes in the back seat. Sure do wish he had never been a smoker!! He would still be hanging out with Bill Shatner on the History channel !
@@samshawful1I saw him in Vincent in 1980 in Dayton Ohio and encountered him while walking back to my car. I wasn't going to say anything to respect his privacy, but he must have seen the Playbill in my hand because he turned to me and asked if I'd enjoyed what I saw. I answered "yes, Mr Nimoy, it was wonderful"...geek. we crossed the street, he stopped, asked my name,.I told him, he reached out,.shook my hand and said "thank you, Lou Ann, have a safe drive home" . I thanked him and he went on down the street. I was 20. ..sometimes I remind myself that I shook Spock's hand!❤
This is the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek. Star Wars is a space opera. Star Trek is like getting together with old friends for an adventure.
@@stevetarrant3898 I have heard different reviews about Picard. I watched the first season. It was okay but like Enterprise it lacked the old ST feel. The new ST is darker, there are more special effects and explosions and action (which can be tiring after awhile), it's more politically correct/woke in places (which is irksome, sort of like a mosquito buzzing in your ear, ruining an otherwise good experience), it's morally ambiguous, all the characters constantly seem to be in psychotherapy and unsure of themselves (in other words, the narcissistic millennial worldview), and it seems to lack the humour and humanity and maturity of the old (the old being TOS, TAS, VOY, TNG, DS9). I watched the first season of Strange New Words and the new version of the Gorn is like a horror movie, rather sickening and there is this constant feminist subtext that detracts from it. I will give Picard another go but quite often when I am in the mood for ST, I just re-watch the old stuff.
I never understood why folks related the two and had to "choose" one or another. One is based 400 years in a theoretical future of earth, the other has nothing to do with our reality as we know it based in another side of the universe lol
Scotty so savage he also took out the Excelsior's impulse drives, not just the warp. I love the conking out sound effects too, so simple yet so effective at letting us all know how messed up that ship is
@@schachsommer12 wait hold on a sec you saying that star fleet has security when was this when have they ever had security to oh say stop the enterprise from being stolen from someone who wanted to steal the enterprise when was this I must have been sleeping when they had security to stop this from happening
@@schachsommer12 yeah but that's like the Russians saying they have an army. I just love how the Captains doing his nails when they call for yellow alert out of all the things he could be doing. it's his nails.
@Dead Serious It depends how the impulse speed scale works. Maybe they can order 'one impulse' and 'two impulse' and so on and 'full impulse' is equivalant to some much higher number, far more than four times 1/4 impulse (and that assumes it isn't some sort of logarithmic scale).
It's absolutely fucking fantastic music that I loved from the moment I saw this in the theater in 1984 and still love cranking the crap out of now. Genius work by a genius we lost far too soon!
How sad that most of those wonderful actors are passed.... We will remember them forever, We grew up with them, We learned from them, We were entertained by them... They will always remain in our hearts....
Uhura is something else. Beauty, brains, guts, and a lot more. And what she said to Adm. Kirk at the end of the sequence---"All my hopes"---she said it for all of them.
Uhura's bit is my favorite, and she's not even in the rest of the movie until the very end. That look she gives Mr. Adventure when he talks about her winding down her career is priceless.
Uhura's function was essential here---get that young officer out of the way, beam Kirk and Co. onto the Enterprise bridge, then clean up some loose ends and take off for Vulcan.
I met Nichelle on several occasions, both back in the late 1980's and in the early 2020's. Even though she had aged and it was one of her last convention appearances, she was still as graceful and beautiful as ever. Plus, despite her advancing age, you could tell that her fans were always at the middle of her heart.
@@zitacarno4443naw. I saw an interview were the writers admitted they didn’t know what else to do with her. She was always an afterthought in the series and again in the movies. This one scene is the longest time she ever spoke in the entire franchise.
I love so much about this scene. One thing not often mentioned, Captain Styles immediately started pursuit before the doors were opened. He knew Kirk would have them open. That's a sign of respect.
@@JOESMITH-qs8ue you want me to over think it? right well they would assume that they had a getaway plan so would mobilise the exelsior, scotty had his plan to open the doors and it worked - barely before they were able to overide his acces to the controls leaving him unable to even attempt to close them behind him, yes there will be tractor beams all over the place but as they would only be intended to help manuver a ship to align with the docking ports they likely are not powerful enough to pull an entire starship that is actively resisting. There, all thought out and reasoned with using in world explanations, I'm a Trek nerd. overthinking is what we do!
@@Pygar2 That's what I heard, "overthink the plumbing". Even the Closed Captioning had that. So was this a case of "the more they overthink the autocorrecting spell-check, the easier it is to confuse it"? 😁
Sad to see that James B Sikking passed away over this last weekend. A fine actor who will be missed, having played a number of roles in Star Trek, Doogie Howser and perhaps most famously as Lt Howard Hunter in Hill Street Blues. 😢
The red suits with the silly helmets are the enlisted security I think. The big guy was probably some kind of security officer. After all he was the only guy in there that got to sit behind a desk!
Most loved part of any star trek. "Yellow Alert, captain to the bridge, yellow alert!. Brdige how can you have a yellow alert in spacedock?. Sir somone is stealing the enterprise.". Also shows how peaceful and layied back starfleet was.
@@1337penguinman Important comment, and really makes these movies different on rewatch, to maybe defend the Captain a little bit, I think his comment was directed at the officer of the watch and could read like "Captain to the bridge how the f could you order a yellow alert without involving me?' Again in defense but, the captain found out from the ship wide alert and that's probably bad for your career.
@@FromMyBrain Because that would have come directly from Starfleet command at Spacedock one, Spacedock one is the main hub for all Starfleet operations so they would have known well before the Excelsior did and told that officer... Further proof is of that window shot as the Enterprise is head for the dock doors, it's also constantly saying "yellow alert", meaning Spacedock one went on alert before the Excelsior did.
I love Miguel Ferrer's performance in this scene. He doesn't even speak much, but you can clearly see this poor guy's entire universe unraveling as he does everything he's been trained to do under the eye of one of the most exacting captains in the fleet and _nothing works._
Seriously man I was just leaving a comment about Miguel Ferrer and that I feel like in my life Miguel was just in so many things he was just one of those guys you know like Brian dennehy or something where he's just always in everything and that's something that you remember you know like Joe pantoliano who was just in every freaking movie since the dawn of time and he never had any hair
This scene is one of my favorite from all the Star Trek movies. The dialogue, the one liners, the camaraderie between old friends, the soundtrack (a character in and of itself), the shot angles selling scope and size, all play out perfectly. Throw in the memories of watching this with my dad and it brings a smile to my face.
I also like the pace. Can you imagine this being made in the present time? There'd be explosions, snapping camera angles, shouting, techno music and a whole lot of needless shouting with stunts and heaps of CGI and lens flares...
This is one of my favorite sequences in all of Star Trek history. Kirk sacrificed his ship. He lost his son. Because he loved Spock and the friendship they had. One of my favorite lines in the movie is when Sarek is speaking with Kirk and he says "at what cost, your son your ship..." And Kirk replies "if I hadnt tried the cost would have been my soul." Truly powerful. Stuck with me for all these years. Sometimes you have to sacrifice immensely in order to do what's right.
That's nice and all, but ... Kirk so obviously delights in pulling off this caper with his old team, you have to think he'd do it just to add Starfleet to that long list of befuddled Klingons and Romulans.
@@retrofrontier86 And sacrificing his career too. At that point in time, Kirk couldn’t count on bringing whales to 23rd century earth to save his career. He could only go off the information he had at that time.
I always think of Star Trek 2 and 3 as two parts of the same story. The destruction of the Enterprise in ST3 hit home because it was like losing one of the crew, like Spock dying in ST2.
@@daryl1776 Agreed. I don't see how someone can watch 2 but not 3. About the Enterprise, that's true. She was like an old friend and Kirk had her for 20 years (with a few changes in command here and there of course). So when Kirk and his crew are looking up watching the Enterprise burn up in the atmosphere after being destroyed its heart wrenching. Still stirs the emotions after all these years.
“And…Now, Mr. Scott!” “Sir?” “The doors, Mr. Scott.” “Aye, sir, I’m workin’ on it.” Done completely with a straight face. That’s what makes it so funny. 😂
It really shows the importance of good writing...in acknowledging and respecting the characters and their interplay...too many new adaptations are a mess of egos and action overtaking proper character development.
That and also carrying a stick as a badge of office like a British officer whose daddy had bought him a commission. Even in that far off century there were effete snobs still.
He learned that from what Kirk did (when "possessed" by Dr. Janice Lester in the notorious "Turnabout Intruder" episode, the finest showcase in all of Star Trek for William Shatner's overacting, so grand that Starfleet captains for decades afterwards were required to view it, including the nail filing.)
I would say that from the approach to the space doors to their warp out is perhaps one of my favorite pieces of music and I would pay a lot to watch it performed live by a symphony orchestra. Here’s something to try: listen to this while driving in moderately heavy traffic, but where you can still go … briskly 😂, just make sure there isn’t any of the local constabulary around 😂
@@JRL6211 There was a Star Trek music concert tour that occurred in the United States about 2017-2018 time frame. I saw the concert in Hollywood with the music conducted by the original composer. I recall meeting many of the composers after the show. A phenomenal event.
As I have written before, this is by far my favorite of all the films. I thought Leonard did an exceptional job with this film. This film is chock full of scenes like this where true Trek fans can really appreciate someone (Nimoy) who truly understood what made Trek great. This scene shows how all the crew were willing to do anything for a chance to see their resurrected, beloved shipmate again. Nimoy also gave some added screentime to his co-stars which was long overdue. Sulu, Uhura, Scotty. The scene with the destruction of the Enterprise is classic. A closeup on all of the crew still gets to me 33 years later. I always enjoyed the guest stars, too. Hooks, Sikking, a young Miguel Ferrer, the brilliant Christopher Lloyd, Brandscombe Richmond, John Larroquette, Lenard, and Dame Judith. RIP, Mr. James Horner's music for TWOK & TSFS was exceptional. Just pulls at the heart strings. This film is often overlooked because it may not have been as action packed as TWOK but the ideas of friendship, sacrificing the many for the one, and showing the love between the original crew was clearly evident. TSFS is the perfect middle film in the trilogy 2, 3, and the Voyage Home. I could go on and on but this is a very good film.
matt murdock Define "true Trek fan" please. Don't tell me you're a other of these _if you don't like what I like then you're not a true fan_ morons. A person is either a fan or not a fan and it's up to them, not us, to define them as such.
matt murdock That's a yes, then. And let me be clear: I'm not saying you care what I think or that you _should_ care. What I'm saying is that if you're the moron I describe in my previous comment, which you just admitted to being, then you're a son of a bitch. I say again, it's not for you to determine what a true fan is. It's your job to stfu and enjoy what YOU enjoy and not look down on people who like different things, or the same things in different ways. In short, fuck you.
Well said. I always thought this film didn't really get the respect it deserved. I saw it in the theater the year i turned 12. Practically the whole audience gasped when the Enterprise was destroyed. Good memories of family time
matt murdock this movie is proof that the odd/even argument is moot. This is easily one of the most adventurous stories in the series. Plus it's really cool seeing a different side of Starfleet. Just the scope and scale of spacedock is mesmerizing. It's also really cool to see some of the crew out and about as civilians. This is one of the most watchable ones for sure. A lot of really cool things going on.
Mike Fougere Great post, Mike. Yeah, I never put much credence in the odd/ even debate. III is my favorite and I really have come to love TMP and the whole V’ger reveal in the film. Was TMP, perfect? No, but it was decent. The only film from TOS that I really did not like was V. I was happy to see this film kind of flop when Shat told Paramount he would be done w/ Trek if he did not direct V. We know the only reason was because he was so envious of the success Leonard had w/III and IV.
The dialogue here perfectly encapsulates what modern day Trek is sadly devoid of - the banter carries its own sense of camaraderie, double entendres and humour, which gives it the classic Trek feel. The sequence is a great example of how to create suspense.
So many stars have boldly gone, Deforrest Kelly, James Doohan, Nichele Nichols,, Mel Ferrer, and most recently James B. Sikking. May the wind be at their backs as they boldly go.
I always loved that moment of pause from Kirk when Captain Styles contacts him and says "Kirk, you do this you'll never sit in the Captain's Chair again". And it's like a flood of emotions and thoughts go through Kirk's head. I value my career, I love being the Captain and I love the Enterprise... And in the end the love for his friend overrides all that and he thinks "I'm coming for you Spock" and then says "Warp Speed" because he knew he was doing the right thing.
falcon3268 I guess he thought that no one else would steal it. Maybe he knew about Kirk's quest for Spock. My answer may not be good. So I want to see other answers😊 I don't remember the whole movie with all the details at the moment. Hehe.
I remember seeing this in the theatres - I was in 5th grade. The moment when the Enterprise slips past the Space Doors and the music crescendos made the audience cheer. Later, when the Enterprise self-destructs, you could have heard a pin drop in the theatre (but for the film sound) - there was not a single noise from the audience. Despite seeing it in the trailers, the audience was in shock. My dad must have realized how disturbing this was to me and he leaned over and said, if they can bring back Spock, they can bring back the Enterprise.
What makes Star Trek so beloved by its fans is how the Enterprise itself is part of crew, inspiring the same passion and emotion as the humans she carries.
@@lakecountynaturalist7617I think it was even. William's work totally matched SW but Horner was never ever given proper credit for his early work. My opinion is Horner's finest is Krull, Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III and of course........ALIENS 👾
James B. Sikking does such a good job as Styles. He doesn't have a lot of screen time, and when he's on screen he really never does anything bad or wrong. And yet you automatically hate his guts because Sikking just does such a good job of making him smarmy and arrogant.
If there was one thing Sikking could do very well was being a popmous arse. He knew just how to play some soo full of himself. Probably an excellent Captain but still someone you'd want to see taken down a peg or two.
Not "funny" at all. The timing of the whole sequence was perfect, and the music contributed immeasurably to the intensity. What was funny, if anything, was the way all the actors played it---all seriousness, believe it or not.
The costumes are beyond epic. The tall guard in the trucker's cap complete with a bike reflector glued on, the pre Judge Dredd guards and the coupe de grace, Pavel Chekov dressed like a 4th grader in a Thanksgiving themed school play.
My favorite scene in the entire franchise. The beautiful old girl Enterprise gives everything she has for them, one last time. James Horner is of course the MVP here, but the scene where Enterprise clears the spacedoors never fails to raise the hairs on the back of my neck.
When I saw this at the theater I was thinking, "That moron had Ohura all to himself at a very quiet duty station. Instead of hitting on her he offered insults. What a dweeb."
As she cleared the doors leading from her gilded cage, she tossed a wink at her would-be successor who was making haste to follow. The feel of the stars on her hull felt so good she found her self momentarily forgetting the stakes at hand. Spreading her wings and souring under the station in her ocean of stars once again was a moment to good to ignore. A fleeting moment it would be as her young headstrong sister gave chase, growling all the while to stay and accept that her time was over. Despite the risks, the dangers, the unknowns, the weariness in her old bones and the fresh bruises on her skin, she was going to bring her captain home, and no one was going to stop her. She felt a measure of her old youthful bravado returning, "probably due to Jim's presence" she mused, he always brought this out in her. Casting a glance over her shoulder at her now snarling pursuer she decided that someone needed a lesson in humility. With a dazzling grin she let the Excelsior have it. "The stars belong to me little sister, catch me if you can..."
"Kirk... you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again." Kirk never flinches in light of performing one last duty for his friend and says "Warp speed!" One of those moments that is underrated.
This comment just reminded me of Shatner in airplane where he's talking about the blinking and the beeping and the flashing lights lol they are blinking and BEEPING AND FLASHING AND THEYRE FLASHING AND BEEPING ... I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE LOLOL
The reason this movie works, is at the core, it is a movie about helping your friends and to what lengths we are going to go for our friends. There is something about that, that is not only wonderful, and touching, but it's something that gives me hope. We all want to live in a universe where our friends are willing to step on the wire for you. There are times, where collectively, the needs of the one, outweigh the needs of the many.
I keep thinking of that quote from Shakespeare: "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers". I think that line is from "Henry V"---and it sure sums up the crew, large or small, of that mammoth starship.
honestly that ironic, since in real life they all hated each other, they all disliked William Shatner for being egotistical and attention hog, George Takei and Walter Koenig had a massive hate for each other, honestly that shows what fantastic actors they all were for not letting any of there animosity show in the movies
@@sword4005 is Shatner egotistical and an attention hog? Most would disagree. Star Trek from the beginning of Shatner was supposed to be focused around him with a slew of side characters...on the side. I met Shatner several times at conventions and every single time, he was down to earth, cordial and not at all full of himself. Everyone but George Takei seemed to understand that TOS was centered around Shatner. As to why it was centered around Shatner is really anyones guess...probably due to his popularity at the time. Why Takei is still pissy with him to this day is due to him getting attention from it. Shatner has stated on countless podcasts that he has no idea as to why Takei is still holding a grudge. Shatner has offered time after time to sit down with him and hash it out. Takei has always declined because it would solve the issue. I ccant remember why Koenig had issues with Takei...I think it was from Takei getting some of Koenig's lines to stop Takei from throwing a hissy fit. As I have I stated before, everyone has moved on, grew up, and matured...except Takei.
@sword4005 There was some initial tension between George and Walter on the show, but the two became very good friends. In fact, Walter knew George was gay for many years before he came out. IIRC he was best man at Takei's wedding.
I love how Search For Spock fit so nicely as a sequel to Wrath of Khan. The music, the storyline/arch. Everything transitioned so well. This, really, was the only the time this happened throughout the Star Trek franchise. It's almost like the two make one movie.
@molengat1 Yeah, I'm 5 years late. Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and Voyage Home were conceived as a trilogy, which is why they "transitioned so well" as you said. The trilogy was producer Harve Bennett's idea.
There are two scenes in my mind that sum up the glory of Star Trek. The first is during "Amok Time", when Kirk requests to take Spock to Vulcan before he is killed from the effects of pon farr, and he is declined by Star Fleet. Kirk goes anyway; when Bones says it will mean his career, Kirk says, "He's saved my life a dozen times over. Isn't that worth a career? He's my friend!". The second is this one. It's the essence of Star Trek. Friendship bound by sacrifice and honor. Great scene-making.
There were many more such scenes. Remember that Kirk was not, and had never been, afraid of Starfleet, and he would disregard their "orders" when the safety of the Enterprise or any crewmember was at stake.
This is my favorite scene in all the Trek movies, featuring tons of good moments: Styles giving himself a manicure and oblivious to the fact a yellow alert was called in Spacedock (of all places), Uhura stuffing a fresh-faced lieutenant ("Mr. Adventure") into a closet at gunpoint, the lone busboy cleaning up dishes and thinking "what the shit..." as the Enterprise backed out of its berth...yeah, love it.
My God, how could anyone ever prefer Calvin timeline-era Star Trek over this? A scene involving opening some doors has more tension than anything Star Trek has seen the past 10 or 15 years.
I don't think he took the Enterprise to save her from scrapping. Rather I think it was; he still had the keys to the company car, and no cabbie was going to take him to the shady part of town.
Gorgeous visuals, wonderful music, and old friends: who could ask for more? Too bad it cuts off when Kirk says "I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving!"
And that "best speed" was probably Warp 8. It reminded me of the scene in "Amok Time" where Kirk, after having been informed by Dr. McCoy that they had to get the ailing Spock to Vulcan within a week, says "Tell Scotty I want Warp 8 or b etter. Push her for all she'll take."
Hmmm...I was just reading about some scientific experiments regarding mind-meld, and here we have an example---when two people hit on the same idea all at once, that could be construed as a mind-meld. As they say on Vulcan, sem-rik (fascinating).
Ironic as it sounds , but the Enterprise has been stolen twice. On the Menagerie, Spock stole the ship from Star base eleven to bring Capt. Pike to Talos 4. A forbidden planet, and on this movie, Kirk steals the ship to save Spock , this time the Enterprise is stolen from Space dock one. And once again to a forbidden planet. Geneisis . Grand Theft Star ship. 23rd century style.
@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm I'm not sure about that. It's a Starfleet building and he showed the other dude his ID. Plus, in StarFleet there's the expectation if you go through the academy you know how to behave properly and to respect other people, whether they're officers or not. If he wasn't busy helping break McCoy out that a-hole would get a write-up on his record, lol. I realize there's some irony here.
Starfleet security appears from the elevator as Sulu escapes the detention block. The guard uniforms have the planetary patch on their hats and the metal Starfleet insignia logo on their shirts.
@@kenhayashida4654 They could still be contractors. Many law enforcement agencies do the same thing with hiring contractor security forces to augment sworn officers of the actual department. They may have similar levels of authority being deputized officers. My local airport, for example, has the sheriff department in charge but half of their force on duty are deputized armed guards from a private security company who can issue citations and make arrests. The same may apply here, particularly as this type of work is mundane and may not be the best use of resources for a fully Starfleet trained officer.
Call me old fashioned, but this right here is as good as star trek ever got. Nothing produced before or since catches the grandeur, excitement and scale of what the trek universe could be. And yes, all done without glossy CGI.
What makes Star Trek so beloved by its fans is how the Enterpise itself is part of the crew, a technological extension of the passion and emotion of the humans she carries.
If only we could bring Leonard Nimoy back the way they brought Spock back. Wouldn't that be wondrous? A young Leonard Nimoy, hopping about Hollywood, directing amazing movies, staring in the reboots. Wowzzzaaa!
Watching this scene brings me back to great memories as a kid over 30 years ago. I would go to my grandparents home and my grandfather would put this on whenever I would ask and I’d watch the Star Trek movies over and over again.
Who would have thought that so much camaraderie and loyalty could be conveyed in a 10 minute scene that really amounts to stealing Dad’s sports car from the garage and ditching the police?
Took my girlfriend to see this when it came out. She knew nothing about Star Trek or the previous movies. She asked a few questions early on about what was happening but settled in and really enjoyed it. The scene where we first discover McCoy is "possessed" by Spock's lifeforce/ spirit/ whatever scared the shit out of her. Also took her to see 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Same deal, knew nothing about 2001, asked a few questions but again, she loved it. I think she was 17 and I was 20.
@@scorpionx7044 This has been debated before and a large argument rests on how transwarp in this context simply meant the ship didn't have to incrementally go each step up in warp, rather it instantaneously got to warp 5 instead of warp 1,2,3,4 then finally 5. It's like a car that could hit 100 mph instantly without having to go 0-99mph. The idea is that by TNG all ships had the technology integrated.
Anyone notice on the USS Excelsior 7:35 minutes in his helmsman suddenly sounds like Lenard Nimoy after the Captain says, "Standby Tracker Beam!" Helmsman says, "Tractor Beam, Aye!" I never realized it was the same man with a completely different voice till now. The things you miss!
This had to be one of the most hilarious scenes in all of Star Trek! Every time I watch this I can't help chuckling and laughing my rear end off as the command crew pulls off Grand Larceny Starship, complete with that look on Sulu's face---absolutely ecstatic---and the growing frustration of the captain of the Excelsior as he discovers that his transwarp drive and everything else have been disabled---and his threat answered by Captain Kirk's two classic words, "Warp speed", spoken as if all he was saying was "Please pass the potatoes" at dinner...And Uhura's "All my hopes", voiced quietly and with the utmost sincerity. A true comedy classic, albeit with serious intent. I love it, I love it!
yeah I mean seriously how do you steal the enterprise you would think they would lock the keys up in a vault not leave them on the main bridge for anyone to use🤣
I love the shot of the Enterprise leaving space dock from the coffee shop windows. It's a subtle nod to the HoJo's featured on the space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
And how about that busboy, who while clearing the dishes stopped and stared at the Enterprise moving inexorably toward the spacedoors and wishing he were on that mammoth starship?
James, rest well sir. Growing up you were one of many fathers in many different roles and I truly appreciate your contribution and your art. You will not be forgotten my man trust me.
"That green blooded son of a bitch, It's his revenge for those arguments he lost"
it's ok Tiny I know you are in your quarters doing your nails just like the captain🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmao
one of the best mccoy moments ever....
@@proteus404 Yes, Bones did say that. But, I would point out that, most of the time, Spock won the arguments. Spock’s “Beads and Rattles” rejoinder to Bones was top notch.
That's it! I love that line 😂😂😂😂😂
Only Star Trek can make backing out of the garage a majestic moment.
Always helps to have Horner's music!
@@goldenpacificmedia thats true for everything. I wont even bother trying to take a piss without it these days.
When the ships actually looked and performed like naval vessels, not stupidly accelerating CGI bullshit.
@@cjad100 What about space resembles water such that they SHOULD perform like Naval Vessels?
Well, that’s the biggest garage I’ve ever seen😊
Leonard Nimoy- what a brilliant Director you were
And elevator voice
Imagine your laying in bed doing your nails and you get a Yellow alert while your ship is docked in space dock🤣🤣
❤
I was thrilled to see Mr. Nimoy play Caligula on stage in Austin, Texas, and saw him again at a bookstore when I bought a book of poetry that he had written and published. He literally lit up when I mentioned his outstanding performance!! I was able to determine which car in the parking lot was his by the cartons of Kent cigarettes in the back seat. Sure do wish he had never been a smoker!! He would still be hanging out with Bill Shatner on the History channel !
@@samshawful1I saw him in Vincent in 1980 in Dayton Ohio and encountered him while walking back to my car. I wasn't going to say anything to respect his privacy, but he must have seen the Playbill in my hand because he turned to me and asked if I'd enjoyed what I saw. I answered "yes, Mr Nimoy, it was wonderful"...geek. we crossed the street, he stopped, asked my name,.I told him, he reached out,.shook my hand and said "thank you, Lou Ann, have a safe drive home" . I thanked him and he went on down the street.
I was 20. ..sometimes I remind myself that I shook Spock's hand!❤
Rest in peace James B.Sikking ...(the Excelsior Captain)..who passed away 7/14/24 at age 95.....
I wonder if his ashes will be sent into space as was Scotty's.
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I did not know....
Thanks for posting this...
Lt. Howard Hunter, Hill Street Blues!
[PS He was 90
Not 95 and he passed on the 13th]
@@maxwellcrazycat9204
No
He was Doggie Housers dad on that TV show and he was on Hill Street Blues.
This is the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek. Star Wars is a space opera. Star Trek is like getting together with old friends for an adventure.
The Star Trek of old anyway. The new stuff is terrible.
@@SophiaPerpetua Not Picard
@@scidriver3rd season only.
@@stevetarrant3898 I have heard different reviews about Picard. I watched the first season. It was okay but like Enterprise it lacked the old ST feel. The new ST is darker, there are more special effects and explosions and action (which can be tiring after awhile), it's more politically correct/woke in places (which is irksome, sort of like a mosquito buzzing in your ear, ruining an otherwise good experience), it's morally ambiguous, all the characters constantly seem to be in psychotherapy and unsure of themselves (in other words, the narcissistic millennial worldview), and it seems to lack the humour and humanity and maturity of the old (the old being TOS, TAS, VOY, TNG, DS9). I watched the first season of Strange New Words and the new version of the Gorn is like a horror movie, rather sickening and there is this constant feminist subtext that detracts from it. I will give Picard another go but quite often when I am in the mood for ST, I just re-watch the old stuff.
I never understood why folks related the two and had to "choose" one or another. One is based 400 years in a theoretical future of earth, the other has nothing to do with our reality as we know it based in another side of the universe lol
Scotty so savage he also took out the Excelsior's impulse drives, not just the warp. I love the conking out sound effects too, so simple yet so effective at letting us all know how messed up that ship is
the sound of the engine dying always reminds me of one of my parent's cars 🤣
Excelsior becomes a badass ship under Captain Sulu.
@@lauranolastnamegiven3385we had a Chevy Citation that used to do that. 😆
Scotty took pleasure in putting that “bucket of bolts” out of commission! 😂
Considering it's an NX prototype they probably have everything run through the computer.
This scene NEVER GETS OLD!
if he thinks he's getting away with warp drive man he's in for a shock
enterprise warps away
excelsior stalls out🤣🤣🤣
@@raven4k998 The poor Starfleet security is also a running gag.
@@schachsommer12 wait hold on a sec you saying that star fleet has security when was this when have they ever had security to oh say stop the enterprise from being stolen from someone who wanted to steal the enterprise when was this I must have been sleeping when they had security to stop this from happening
@@raven4k998 at least they had and still have security officers^^
@@schachsommer12 yeah but that's like the Russians saying they have an army.
I just love how the Captains doing his nails when they call for yellow alert out of all the things he could be doing.
it's his nails.
The star of this entire sequence....James Horner......Makes two ships moving at 1/4 impulse inside a space dock super exciting.....RIP
@Dead Serious It depends how the impulse speed scale works. Maybe they can order 'one impulse' and 'two impulse' and so on and 'full impulse' is equivalant to some much higher number, far more than four times 1/4 impulse (and that assumes it isn't some sort of logarithmic scale).
I want Scotty's jacket!!!.
They're on thrusters only... This clip shows what 1/4 impulse power really looks like...
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It's absolutely fucking fantastic music that I loved from the moment I saw this in the theater in 1984 and still love cranking the crap out of now. Genius work by a genius we lost far too soon!
This and The Wrath of Khan were both excellent soundtracks.
How sad that most of those wonderful actors are passed.... We will remember them forever, We grew up with them, We learned from them, We were entertained by them... They will always remain in our hearts....
always someone has to make this comment
For sure my friend, for sure. Evan Miguel Ferrer who was the guy that I grew up with seeing him in so many things
@@chrisplese9293 I couldn't quite place him but I knew his face then it came to me he was in The night flier.
Very well said.
So true
40 years later, I still find this scene the best of all Star Trek.
Best? I don't know. Most Fun? Yes
Yes, except for wimpy George tossing someone.
"I recommend you all for promotion.....in whatever fleet we end up serving."
I think the Pakleds will always be looking for help to make them strong...
Criminal edit right there.
Good job opportunities available in the Orion Syndicate.
Star Trek III wasn't the best Trek, but these 9 minutes were amazingly written, shot, acted and oh my god that soundtrack. So beautiful.
Definitely the best part of this movie
And the Enterprise herself, as beautiful and stately as a swan.
My favorite Trek tbh, it's Kirk at his most heroic.
One of my favorites.
Except Chekov's outfit. He looks like an oompa loompa in a pepto bismol factory.
"Oh, I'll have mister adventure eating out of my hands, sir."
Gotta LUV Uhura!!!
Uhura is something else. Beauty, brains, guts, and a lot more. And what she said to Adm. Kirk at the end of the sequence---"All my hopes"---she said it for all of them.
@@zitacarno4443 Totally agree!
She should have had a bigger role. I've always wondered if there were additional scenes that we never saw.
Make one wonder how “Mr. Adventure”, the pretty boy with the George Michael hairdo, became a lieutenant.
@@dekirkbride Ensign to jg is usually a 6 month thing. Like private to private first class.
The exterior bridge lights turning on gets me every time.
come I will take you to the promised land✊
I love Scotty's silent eye close and look of relief as Sulu says "We have cleared space doors...".
Also, James Horner's music really makes this scene.
it's time to do your nails yet again✊
Uhura's bit is my favorite, and she's not even in the rest of the movie until the very end. That look she gives Mr. Adventure when he talks about her winding down her career is priceless.
Uhura's function was essential here---get that young officer out of the way, beam Kirk and Co. onto the Enterprise bridge, then clean up some loose ends and take off for Vulcan.
I thought he'd burst into flames.
I met Nichelle on several occasions, both back in the late 1980's and in the early 2020's. Even though she had aged and it was one of her last convention appearances, she was still as graceful and beautiful as ever. Plus, despite her advancing age, you could tell that her fans were always at the middle of her heart.
While in La last week I saw a lady that looked like Nichelle Nichols. She was one of my favorite Star Trek members.
@@zitacarno4443naw. I saw an interview were the writers admitted they didn’t know what else to do with her. She was always an afterthought in the series and again in the movies. This one scene is the longest time she ever spoke in the entire franchise.
I love so much about this scene. One thing not often mentioned, Captain Styles immediately started pursuit before the doors were opened. He knew Kirk would have them open. That's a sign of respect.
The smart thing for Scotty to do would have been to close them again!
stop making up stuff to feel important..
@@IIISentorIII to be fair the thought occured to me too!
Can't overthink it. Else you would wonder why starbase of this design doesn't have tractor beams all over the place.
@@JOESMITH-qs8ue you want me to over think it? right well they would assume that they had a getaway plan so would mobilise the exelsior, scotty had his plan to open the doors and it worked - barely before they were able to overide his acces to the controls leaving him unable to even attempt to close them behind him, yes there will be tractor beams all over the place but as they would only be intended to help manuver a ship to align with the docking ports they likely are not powerful enough to pull an entire starship that is actively resisting. There, all thought out and reasoned with using in world explanations, I'm a Trek nerd. overthinking is what we do!
The greatest line in the series: "The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain".
Overthink.
Right up there with ST 4: "The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe."
Kirk…you do this you’ll never sit in the Captain’s chair again!
@@jameswithey5855 Warp Speed.
@@Pygar2 That's what I heard, "overthink the plumbing". Even the Closed Captioning had that. So was this a case of "the more they overthink the autocorrecting spell-check, the easier it is to confuse it"? 😁
RIP James Sikking. You were fundamental to making this scene the masterpiece that it is.
Yellow Alert sir someone's stealing the enterprise!!!!
Sulus ship.....
WOW. Yes. Just looked him up. Died just 11 days ago on July 13, 2024. 90 years. RIP.
@@stratfordbaby8572 Great in Hill Street Blues.
@@stratfordbaby8572 damn he's Dead Jim for real🤪🤪
Hats off to the recently departed James Sikking for making Captain Styles so memorable. Not the biggest part in his long career but played perfectly.
Everytime I see him, I think to myself "Judas H. Priest!"
Watch him in Hill street blues
What was that staff that he was carrying around? Look like some sort of tyrant. lol How it made him look so evil and so authoritarian. RIP James
@@Panthorius Looks like a great bottle opener, though.
@@douglashenry6996 I thought he was going to use it to whip his staff if they didn’t comply. It also looked like a pain stick used by Klingons! 🤪
Don't insult Montgomery Scott's ship. Don't do that. He fought a bar room full of Klingons.
indeed, you are in the wrong side of a punch is you insult the Enterprise
That was when Klingons were just goatee wearing moustache twirlers. I very much doubt Scotty would have survived a room full of warriors.
yes
@@harmonyjones8035he'd be fine
drunk Klingons no less.
Takei hated the line, and refused to say it, but Bennett told him "just wait for the premiere".
Needless to say, it brought the house down😁😁
What is the line?
Don't call me tiny is the phrase
I laughed when I saw it in the theater. I thought it was hilarious, and the audience laughed too! 😂
Tiny?
“Not as big as her captain I think”, to paraphrase Scotty from Trek VI.
I wonder how he knows…
“Oh My…” 😉
George is lying. He loved that
I love how Scotty trolled the Excelsior captain with the screen going blank and displaying “Good morning captain”. 😂
Good Morning Captain was also the theme song to the Captain Kangaroo show...
I read it in a Scottish accent too.
I think the intention was that it was just a random malfunction due to the sabotage of the hardware and not an actual troll
Reminds me of Independence Day
Long before the techie in Jurassic park having himself on the screen going "nah-ah-ah!" :)
Sad to see that James B Sikking passed away over this last weekend. A fine actor who will be missed, having played a number of roles in Star Trek, Doogie Howser and perhaps most famously as Lt Howard Hunter in Hill Street Blues. 😢
RIP. LT. HUNTER
Hill Street excellent show.
Yes. RIP.
Judas Priest!
Did he not also appear in 'Outland', with Sean Connery?
Scotty's comment about overthinking the plumbing the easier to stop up the drain makes me think of modern vehicles. So many things to go wrong.
"Don't get smart, tiny" - Takes some balls for an enlisted to say that to a Commander
In the novelization, they said that someone should have told the guard that in Sulu's chosen martial art, being short was an _advantage._
Great balls, small brain!
The red suits with the silly helmets are the enlisted security I think. The big guy was probably some kind of security officer. After all he was the only guy in there that got to sit behind a desk!
he wasn't exactly in uniform so how would that dude know
@@BlacKnightRising Sulu flashed some sort of credentials at the beginning of the scene.
Most loved part of any star trek. "Yellow Alert, captain to the bridge, yellow alert!. Brdige how can you have a yellow alert in spacedock?. Sir somone is stealing the enterprise.". Also shows how peaceful and layied back starfleet was.
This was the beginning of the Golden Age of Starfleet that didn't really end until the Borg showed up.
@@1337penguinman Important comment, and really makes these movies different on rewatch, to maybe defend the Captain a little bit, I think his comment was directed at the officer of the watch and could read like "Captain to the bridge how the f could you order a yellow alert without involving me?' Again in defense but, the captain found out from the ship wide alert and that's probably bad for your career.
@@FromMyBrain Because that would have come directly from Starfleet command at Spacedock one, Spacedock one is the main hub for all Starfleet operations so they would have known well before the Excelsior did and told that officer... Further proof is of that window shot as the Enterprise is head for the dock doors, it's also constantly saying "yellow alert", meaning Spacedock one went on alert before the Excelsior did.
I have an erection.
"I'm on my way."
The music in this scene is freakin' epic. Some of the most iconic in movie history IMO.
RIP James Horner.
R.I.P. James Sikking. Live Long and Prosper. You did to a mighty 90yrs..
My prostate is still damaged from all the fun I had at a Star Trek convention a few months ago.
I love Miguel Ferrer's performance in this scene. He doesn't even speak much, but you can clearly see this poor guy's entire universe unraveling as he does everything he's been trained to do under the eye of one of the most exacting captains in the fleet and _nothing works._
Fortunately he had a future in robotics.
@@axebomber2108 Explosive ordnance disposal... not so much.
Seriously man I was just leaving a comment about Miguel Ferrer and that I feel like in my life Miguel was just in so many things he was just one of those guys you know like Brian dennehy or something where he's just always in everything and that's something that you remember you know like Joe pantoliano who was just in every freaking movie since the dawn of time and he never had any hair
@@axebomber2108 I thought he was best as a Harbinger.
This scene is one of my favorite from all the Star Trek movies. The dialogue, the one liners, the camaraderie between old friends, the soundtrack (a character in and of itself), the shot angles selling scope and size, all play out perfectly. Throw in the memories of watching this with my dad and it brings a smile to my face.
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The man, the legend, James Horner and his fantastic scoring for this film and the one before it.. The Wrath of Khan. R.I.P.
It's amazing how in these old Trek films even backing out the car from the garage is more exciting than J.J Abrams films.
I also like the pace. Can you imagine this being made in the present time? There'd be explosions, snapping camera angles, shouting, techno music and a whole lot of needless shouting with stunts and heaps of CGI and lens flares...
Rory O'connell still gives me chills..I was 10...I'll be 45 in may..
This is one of my favorite sequences in all of Star Trek history. Kirk sacrificed his ship. He lost his son. Because he loved Spock and the friendship they had. One of my favorite lines in the movie is when Sarek is speaking with Kirk and he says "at what cost, your son your ship..." And Kirk replies "if I hadnt tried the cost would have been my soul." Truly powerful. Stuck with me for all these years. Sometimes you have to sacrifice immensely in order to do what's right.
That's nice and all, but ... Kirk so obviously delights in pulling off this caper with his old team, you have to think he'd do it just to add Starfleet to that long list of befuddled Klingons and Romulans.
1:39 my favourite Uhura movie moment. "Jim? Your name is Jim" and cue Kleenex.
@@retrofrontier86 And sacrificing his career too. At that point in time, Kirk couldn’t count on bringing whales to 23rd century earth to save his career. He could only go off the information he had at that time.
I always think of Star Trek 2 and 3 as two parts of the same story. The destruction of the Enterprise in ST3 hit home because it was like losing one of the crew, like Spock dying in ST2.
@@daryl1776 Agreed. I don't see how someone can watch 2 but not 3. About the Enterprise, that's true. She was like an old friend and Kirk had her for 20 years (with a few changes in command here and there of course). So when Kirk and his crew are looking up watching the Enterprise burn up in the atmosphere after being destroyed its heart wrenching. Still stirs the emotions after all these years.
“And…Now, Mr. Scott!”
“Sir?”
“The doors, Mr. Scott.”
“Aye, sir, I’m workin’ on it.”
Done completely with a straight face. That’s what makes it so funny. 😂
I figured Scotty knew the doors would open at the approach of a ship from the inside, so his scheme was to block the command to keep them closed.
@@countOfHenneberg Naw. Scotty always multiplies his estimates by a factor of four. Thus, MIRACLE WORKER.
“We have cleared space doors.”
Captain & Chief Engineers life long relationship summed up in a couple seconds. A little bit of extra seasoning within a great scene.
Scotty loves drama 😂 he can fix anything before you can say it 😉
It really shows the importance of good writing...in acknowledging and respecting the characters and their interplay...too many new adaptations are a mess of egos and action overtaking proper character development.
I had the exact same thought watching this. Where did all the great scripter writers go? Today's scripts are mostly just shallow garbage.
The uniforms for ST:II-VI IMO where the best ever.
You mean the security guards right?
@@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219 No, I mean the regular Starfleet duty uniforms.
That was the joke. I disagree though. I think the uniforms get worse and more impractical with every iteration of Trek.
Ah, the monster maroons.... 😊
@@snakeenjoyingacanofbeans5219 Actually I think the Starfleet uniform introduced in ST-II: The Wrath of Khan was eminently practical.
I love the look that Uhura gives "Mr. Adventure" when he suggests that her career is "winding down" LMAO!!!!
Reminds me of that look your teacher gives you when you try to tell a tall one about why you don't have the homework....
That look was set to kill.
Uhura graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2259 and retired in 2333. She's less than halfway through her career at this point.
Oh man, when I saw this in the theater, I knew he was gonna get it somehow.
That side eye left scorch marks on Mr. Adventure!
I wanna know whose idea it was to have the Captain of the Excelsor buffing his nails? That was PURE GENIUS!🤣🤣🤣
That and also carrying a stick as a badge of office like a British officer whose daddy had bought him a commission. Even in that far off century there were effete snobs still.
He'd polished up the handles so carefully that now he is the ruler of Starfleet's navy!
They should have included his sister, cousin, and aunt
@@christinebutler7630 You sure he wasn't polishing knobs?
He learned that from what Kirk did (when "possessed" by Dr. Janice Lester in the notorious "Turnabout Intruder" episode, the finest showcase in all of Star Trek for William Shatner's overacting, so grand that Starfleet captains for decades afterwards were required to view it, including the nail filing.)
For years when the Enterprise starts backing out and James Horners score kicks in hard i tear up every time
It's epic!
I would say that from the approach to the space doors to their warp out is perhaps one of my favorite pieces of music and I would pay a lot to watch it performed live by a symphony orchestra. Here’s something to try: listen to this while driving in moderately heavy traffic, but where you can still go … briskly 😂, just make sure there isn’t any of the local constabulary around 😂
@@JRL6211 There was a Star Trek music concert tour that occurred in the United States about 2017-2018 time frame. I saw the concert in Hollywood with the music conducted by the original composer. I recall meeting many of the composers after the show. A phenomenal event.
I love Uhura's look when he says "career winding down". LOL
I need a challenge or two maybe even a surprise🤣
There's more heart, charm and adventure in this ten minute clip than in all the three Trek reboots combined.
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Agreed ! After all this IS Star Trek, Abrahamsverse is a piece of crap...
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Can’t we all just love all forms of Star Trek, except Discovery of course.
TRUTH!!!
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So much salt, everyone needs to shut up and get over it.
As I have written before, this is by far my favorite of all the films. I thought Leonard did an exceptional job with this film. This film is chock full of scenes like this where true Trek fans can really appreciate someone (Nimoy) who truly understood what made Trek great. This scene shows how all the crew were willing to do anything for a chance to see their resurrected, beloved shipmate again. Nimoy also gave some added screentime to his co-stars which was long overdue. Sulu, Uhura, Scotty. The scene with the destruction of the Enterprise is classic. A closeup on all of the crew still gets to me 33 years later. I always enjoyed the guest stars, too. Hooks, Sikking, a young Miguel Ferrer, the brilliant Christopher Lloyd, Brandscombe Richmond, John Larroquette, Lenard, and Dame Judith. RIP, Mr. James Horner's music for TWOK & TSFS was exceptional. Just pulls at the heart strings. This film is often overlooked because it may not have been as action packed as TWOK but the ideas of friendship, sacrificing the many for the one, and showing the love between the original crew was clearly evident. TSFS is the perfect middle film in the trilogy 2, 3, and the Voyage Home. I could go on and on but this is a very good film.
matt murdock Define "true Trek fan" please. Don't tell me you're a other of these _if you don't like what I like then you're not a true fan_ morons. A person is either a fan or not a fan and it's up to them, not us, to define them as such.
matt murdock That's a yes, then.
And let me be clear: I'm not saying you care what I think or that you _should_ care. What I'm saying is that if you're the moron I describe in my previous comment, which you just admitted to being, then you're a son of a bitch. I say again, it's not for you to determine what a true fan is. It's your job to stfu and enjoy what YOU enjoy and not look down on people who like different things, or the same things in different ways. In short, fuck you.
Well said. I always thought this film didn't really get the respect it deserved. I saw it in the theater the year i turned 12. Practically the whole audience gasped when the Enterprise was destroyed. Good memories of family time
matt murdock this movie is proof that the odd/even argument is moot. This is easily one of the most adventurous stories in the series. Plus it's really cool seeing a different side of Starfleet. Just the scope and scale of spacedock is mesmerizing. It's also really cool to see some of the crew out and about as civilians. This is one of the most watchable ones for sure. A lot of really cool things going on.
Mike Fougere Great post, Mike. Yeah, I never put much credence in the odd/ even debate. III is my favorite and I really have come to love TMP and the whole V’ger reveal in the film. Was TMP, perfect? No, but it was decent. The only film from TOS that I really did not like was V. I was happy to see this film kind of flop when Shat told Paramount he would be done w/ Trek if he did not direct V. We know the only reason was because he was so envious of the success Leonard had w/III and IV.
The dialogue here perfectly encapsulates what modern day Trek is sadly devoid of - the banter carries its own sense of camaraderie, double entendres and humour, which gives it the classic Trek feel. The sequence is a great example of how to create suspense.
I agree. The crap they are rolling out these days has Roddenberry crying as he looks down
yeeeeessssss
@@evilzzzability the TNG films, esp. Insurrection and Nemesis....even Ferengi couldn't see a profit in those 🤣
It’s hard to believe that most of this cast is gone and only Kirk,Chekhov and Sulu are left. These were GREAT DAYS for the original cast
So many stars have boldly gone, Deforrest Kelly, James Doohan, Nichele Nichols,, Mel Ferrer, and most recently James B. Sikking. May the wind be at their backs as they boldly go.
And Lenard Nimoy
@@MKnight24740And Kirsty Alley.
@@chrisleyhe9039and Eddie Pasky
I always loved that moment of pause from Kirk when Captain Styles contacts him and says "Kirk, you do this you'll never sit in the Captain's Chair again". And it's like a flood of emotions and thoughts go through Kirk's head. I value my career, I love being the Captain and I love the Enterprise... And in the end the love for his friend overrides all that and he thinks "I'm coming for you Spock" and then says "Warp Speed" because he knew he was doing the right thing.
Christopher Smart Yeah, great scene
Christopher Smart I always think Kirk is thinking one of two things: "I don't give a shit!" or "So be it!"
heres a question lets see who can answer it, How did Styles know it was kirk that stealing the enterprise?
falcon3268 I guess he thought that no one else would steal it. Maybe he knew about Kirk's quest for Spock. My answer may not be good. So I want to see other answers😊 I don't remember the whole movie with all the details at the moment. Hehe.
falcon3268 Who else would have the balls to steal a a starship from Spacedock? Especially the Enterprise.
I remember seeing this in the theatres - I was in 5th grade. The moment when the Enterprise slips past the Space Doors and the music crescendos made the audience cheer. Later, when the Enterprise self-destructs, you could have heard a pin drop in the theatre (but for the film sound) - there was not a single noise from the audience. Despite seeing it in the trailers, the audience was in shock. My dad must have realized how disturbing this was to me and he leaned over and said, if they can bring back Spock, they can bring back the Enterprise.
Dzam... So how drunk ARE you rt now
And they did both.
that is a wonderful story, thank you
Great Dad
Me? Crying? Nah…
"This is not reality... this is fantasy!"
Really one of the best lines in movie history
that line is true on so many levels when you think about it
"I'll just get in the closet."
Rest in Peace, James B. Sikking
YES!
What makes Star Trek so beloved by its fans is how the Enterprise itself is part of crew, inspiring the same passion and emotion as the humans she carries.
One the single best Trek moments ever and James Horner's music is spot on in bringing both visual and emotional into one.
sir some ones stealing the enterprise🤣🤣
It’s my opinion that James Horner did a better job scoring the Star Trek films than John Williams did doing Star Wars.
@@lakecountynaturalist7617I think it was even. William's work totally matched SW but Horner was never ever given proper credit for his early work. My opinion is Horner's finest is Krull, Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III and of course........ALIENS 👾
James B. Sikking does such a good job as Styles. He doesn't have a lot of screen time, and when he's on screen he really never does anything bad or wrong. And yet you automatically hate his guts because Sikking just does such a good job of making him smarmy and arrogant.
Actually it’s James B Sikking doing his character from Hill Street Blues… a Police Drama popular on NBC in 1980’s
I mean he has a freaking swagger stick in the 23rd century, you immediately know he's a ponce.
@@NealX_Gaming I always wondered. Where the hell did Starfleet find that throwback to WWI?
As scotty called him, a popinjay.
If there was one thing Sikking could do very well was being a popmous arse. He knew just how to play some soo full of himself. Probably an excellent Captain but still someone you'd want to see taken down a peg or two.
Funny how this scene has more intensity coming out of a space dock than the new movies combined.
Not "funny" at all. The timing of the whole sequence was perfect, and the music contributed immeasurably to the intensity. What was funny, if anything, was the way all the actors played it---all seriousness, believe it or not.
I'd agree entirely, with the exception of all the scenes with USS Vengeance
Especially Enterprise narrowly cleared the "Bombay" doors.
Still gives me goosebumps when they are clearing the space dock
the forgotten art and excellence of cinema is to make the boring enthralling.
RIP James B. Sikking -- Captain Styles. What a wonderful actor.
SIR Someone's stealing the broken down Enterprise!!!💀💀
RIP James B. Sikking. You will always be a Star Trek Star!!
Alpha Sikking star system
I love how the elevator's voice is Leonard Nimoy's XD
@@MissGreenAgain it wasn't until I read this, I noticed it.
So Spock's essence has infiltrated the computers 🤣🤣🤣
I love how they make the whole Bridge Crew of the Exelsior out to be upstuck and snobby.
Styles and the crew got taken off their high horses thanks to Scotty
Kind of a trope in fiction to make a crew take on a snobbish air due to an elite posting.
00:48 One of Sulu's best lines - "Don't call me 'Tiny'."
As, we all know, Sulu had had his training in various martial arts in Starfleet---including just throwing that guard to the floor!
Fly her apart then
That shot at 5:21! Looking out of the empty restaurant is just sublime. ILM and James Horner - an unbeatable combo.
The costumes are beyond epic. The tall guard in the trucker's cap complete with a bike reflector glued on, the pre Judge Dredd guards and the coupe de grace, Pavel Chekov dressed like a 4th grader in a Thanksgiving themed school play.
Yeah, Chekhov's costume in this always gave me Little Lord Fontleroy vibes. why would they do that to him??!!
This whole scene is all epicness due to the out of this world score by the great James Horner!. Goose bumps!.
“Don’t call me tiny” love that line!
Why doesn’t current trek make me feel like I do when I watch these movies.
Strange New Worlds is close
because the new ones weren't written for adults and assume the viewer needs everything explained, including what they're supposed to feel.
@@MarklovesAngels Don't forget the pronouns.
The new trek is an embarrassment.
Because New Trek was made to push a message rather than tell a story.
My favorite scene in the entire franchise. The beautiful old girl Enterprise gives everything she has for them, one last time. James Horner is of course the MVP here, but the scene where Enterprise clears the spacedoors never fails to raise the hairs on the back of my neck.
@Mike Stevenson James Horner: Legendary composer!
Give me a twenty-year-old Constitution Class Refit any day.
The fanfare when the doors finally open. I feel it every time.
After the Enterprise cleared the doors, Scotty should have closed them again, locking Excelsior inside.
When I saw this at the theater I was thinking, "That moron had Ohura all to himself at a very quiet duty station. Instead of hitting on her he offered insults. What a dweeb."
Came here to salute, RIP Captain.
Imagine if Scotty had not sabotaged the excelsior and Enterprise out ran her trans warp drive due to it not working like the lore said it did not work
@@raven4k998 I heard it was a disaster like killed people.
As she cleared the doors leading from her gilded cage, she tossed a wink at her would-be successor who was making haste to follow. The feel of the stars on her hull felt so good she found her self momentarily forgetting the stakes at hand. Spreading her wings and souring under the station in her ocean of stars once again was a moment to good to ignore. A fleeting moment it would be as her young headstrong sister gave chase, growling all the while to stay and accept that her time was over.
Despite the risks, the dangers, the unknowns, the weariness in her old bones and the fresh bruises on her skin, she was going to bring her captain home, and no one was going to stop her. She felt a measure of her old youthful bravado returning,
"probably due to Jim's presence" she mused, he always brought this out in her.
Casting a glance over her shoulder at her now snarling pursuer she decided that someone needed a lesson in humility. With a dazzling grin she let the Excelsior have it.
"The stars belong to me little sister, catch me if you can..."
Beautiful.
That..... Was excellent.
Sheer poetry!
That was beautiful 🖖
Magic.
"Kirk... you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again." Kirk never flinches in light of performing one last duty for his friend and says "Warp speed!" One of those moments that is underrated.
I get goosebumps every time from 6:49 to 7:05. Whoever decided to sync the flashing red lights on the space doors to the music is my hero.
Rightly so. The flashing red lights together with the spacedoors sliding open---terrific.
Music by the legendary James Horner ( r. i. p. )
This comment just reminded me of Shatner in airplane where he's talking about the blinking and the beeping and the flashing lights lol they are blinking and BEEPING AND FLASHING AND THEYRE FLASHING AND BEEPING ... I CANT STAND IT ANYMORE LOLOL
Never noticed that before, and I've seen this scene many times!
The entire music of this sequence was brilliant.
This whole part of the film was iconic
The reason this movie works, is at the core, it is a movie about helping your friends and to what lengths we are going to go for our friends.
There is something about that, that is not only wonderful, and touching, but it's something that gives me hope. We all want to live in a universe where our friends are willing to step on the wire for you.
There are times, where collectively, the needs of the one, outweigh the needs of the many.
RIP James B Sikking, USS Excelsior Captain, who Died July 13th 2024.
You just can't buy chemistry like this. That old crew were real old friends and it just flows through their performances and off the screen.
I keep thinking of that quote from Shakespeare: "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers". I think that line is from "Henry V"---and it sure sums up the crew, large or small, of that mammoth starship.
honestly that ironic, since in real life they all hated each other, they all disliked William Shatner for being egotistical and attention hog, George Takei and Walter Koenig had a massive hate for each other, honestly that shows what fantastic actors they all were for not letting any of there animosity show in the movies
@@sword4005this was going to ne what I said.
@@sword4005 is Shatner egotistical and an attention hog? Most would disagree. Star Trek from the beginning of Shatner was supposed to be focused around him with a slew of side characters...on the side. I met Shatner several times at conventions and every single time, he was down to earth, cordial and not at all full of himself. Everyone but George Takei seemed to understand that TOS was centered around Shatner. As to why it was centered around Shatner is really anyones guess...probably due to his popularity at the time. Why Takei is still pissy with him to this day is due to him getting attention from it. Shatner has stated on countless podcasts that he has no idea as to why Takei is still holding a grudge. Shatner has offered time after time to sit down with him and hash it out. Takei has always declined because it would solve the issue.
I ccant remember why Koenig had issues with Takei...I think it was from Takei getting some of Koenig's lines to stop Takei from throwing a hissy fit. As I have I stated before, everyone has moved on, grew up, and matured...except Takei.
@sword4005 There was some initial tension between George and Walter on the show, but the two became very good friends. In fact, Walter knew George was gay for many years before he came out. IIRC he was best man at Takei's wedding.
I love how Search For Spock fit so nicely as a sequel to Wrath of Khan. The music, the storyline/arch. Everything transitioned so well. This, really, was the only the time this happened throughout the Star Trek franchise. It's almost like the two make one movie.
@molengat1 Yeah, I'm 5 years late. Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and Voyage Home were conceived as a trilogy, which is why they "transitioned so well" as you said. The trilogy was producer Harve Bennett's idea.
There are two scenes in my mind that sum up the glory of Star Trek. The first is during "Amok Time", when Kirk requests to take Spock to Vulcan before he is killed from the effects of pon farr, and he is declined by Star Fleet. Kirk goes anyway; when Bones says it will mean his career, Kirk says, "He's saved my life a dozen times over. Isn't that worth a career? He's my friend!".
The second is this one. It's the essence of Star Trek. Friendship bound by sacrifice and honor. Great scene-making.
There were many more such scenes. Remember that Kirk was not, and had never been, afraid of Starfleet, and he would disregard their "orders" when the safety of the Enterprise or any crewmember was at stake.
ZITA CARNO Very true.
"That's what you get for missing staff meetings, doctor."
I love it🤣🤣
I said that at work the other day, leaving off Doctor. A few people got it.
"Are you going to just gonna walk through them?"
"Calm yourself doctor."😂
I sort of wished there was a McCoy line...
"Jim, I would have lived longer if you left me in the cell!"
This is my favorite scene in all the Trek movies, featuring tons of good moments: Styles giving himself a manicure and oblivious to the fact a yellow alert was called in Spacedock (of all places), Uhura stuffing a fresh-faced lieutenant ("Mr. Adventure") into a closet at gunpoint, the lone busboy cleaning up dishes and thinking "what the shit..." as the Enterprise backed out of its berth...yeah, love it.
And Admiral Kirk's two never-to-be-forgotten words: "Warp speed."
My God, how could anyone ever prefer Calvin timeline-era Star Trek over this? A scene involving opening some doors has more tension than anything Star Trek has seen the past 10 or 15 years.
Kirk knew that since the enterprise was going to be decomissioned, it was better it went in a blaze of glory rescuing spock than to be scrapped.
I don't think he took the Enterprise to save her from scrapping. Rather I think it was; he still had the keys to the company car, and no cabbie was going to take him to the shady part of town.
The ship the Enterprise was part of the family. And the whole family was going to rescue Spock. He would be remiss not to take her along.
The composer did some amazing work with switching the type and pace of music with each scene/cut.
We will never experience these moments of great movie making history duplicated in our lifetime. Simply stunning!
Gorgeous visuals, wonderful music, and old friends: who could ask for more? Too bad it cuts off when Kirk says "I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving!"
And then....''best speed to Genesis'' haha
And that "best speed" was probably Warp 8. It reminded me of the scene in "Amok Time" where Kirk, after having been informed by Dr. McCoy that they had to get the ailing Spock to Vulcan within a week, says "Tell Scotty I want Warp 8 or b etter. Push her for all she'll take."
I was thinking the same thing. Fantastic score, great visual effects for the time, a team of old friends who work well together. Perfect.
Hmmm...I was just reading about some scientific experiments regarding mind-meld, and here we have an example---when two people hit on the same idea all at once, that could be construed as a mind-meld. As they say on Vulcan, sem-rik (fascinating).
Ironic as it sounds , but the Enterprise has been stolen twice. On the Menagerie, Spock stole the ship from Star base eleven to bring Capt. Pike to Talos 4. A forbidden planet, and on this movie, Kirk steals the ship to save Spock , this time the Enterprise is stolen from Space dock one. And once again to a forbidden planet. Geneisis . Grand Theft Star ship. 23rd century style.
Loved the part with Uhura and the young guy when he talks about her "career winding down" !!!
Yeah! Little did he know she'd go on to dance nude in the desert in Tr..... errrr nevermind I shouldn't have brought up that film. lol
Linerunner99 😅😅😅😅😅😅
The way she looked at him, you knew he was in for real trouble.
he should have said "already seen so much".
he probably became Roger Wilco
Mr. Adventure was too cocky for his own good. Never insult Uhura.
This scene still gives me chills 33 years later. It wasn't the best movie, but it had several stellar moments. The death of Enterprise still gets me.
if you do this you'll never sit in the captian's chair ever again
"We have cleared space doors" Que the massive overture! RIP James Horner.
Hard to believe anyone would say, "don't get smart tiny" to a superior officer. A great scene showing how far true friends will go for each other.
I think sulu was wearing civilian clothing so the big guy didn't know he outranked him
@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm I'm not sure about that. It's a Starfleet building and he showed the other dude his ID. Plus, in StarFleet there's the expectation if you go through the academy you know how to behave properly and to respect other people, whether they're officers or not. If he wasn't busy helping break McCoy out that a-hole would get a write-up on his record, lol. I realize there's some irony here.
Actually I believe the guard may not have been a Starfleet officer. The uniform is not Starfleet. Most likely a contractor security force.
Starfleet security appears from the elevator as Sulu escapes the detention block.
The guard uniforms have the planetary patch on their hats and the metal Starfleet insignia logo on their shirts.
@@kenhayashida4654 They could still be contractors. Many law enforcement agencies do the same thing with hiring contractor security forces to augment sworn officers of the actual department. They may have similar levels of authority being deputized officers. My local airport, for example, has the sheriff department in charge but half of their force on duty are deputized armed guards from a private security company who can issue citations and make arrests. The same may apply here, particularly as this type of work is mundane and may not be the best use of resources for a fully Starfleet trained officer.
Call me old fashioned, but this right here is as good as star trek ever got. Nothing produced before or since catches the grandeur, excitement and scale of what the trek universe could be. And yes, all done without glossy CGI.
Agreed. No glossy cgi, but very glossy state of the art models and opticals vfx. Perfection.
I've always loved the great moments for Sulu ("don't call me 'Tiny'") and Uhura ("you want adventure?") in this sequence.
"Good Morning Captain" - Scotty trolling the captain.
Oh, I'll have Mister Adventure eating out of my hand, sir.
Just that one look from Uhura when told her career was winding down. Made her seem to be the most dangerous member of the crew.
What makes Star Trek so beloved by its fans is how the Enterpise itself is part of the crew, a technological extension of the passion and emotion of the humans she carries.
If only we could bring Leonard Nimoy back the way they brought Spock back. Wouldn't that be wondrous? A young Leonard Nimoy, hopping about Hollywood, directing amazing movies, staring in the reboots. Wowzzzaaa!
Watching this scene brings me back to great memories as a kid over 30 years ago. I would go to my grandparents home and my grandfather would put this on whenever I would ask and I’d watch the Star Trek movies over and over again.
Who would have thought that so much camaraderie and loyalty could be conveyed in a 10 minute scene that really amounts to stealing Dad’s sports car from the garage and ditching the police?
Took my girlfriend to see this when it came out. She knew nothing about Star Trek or the previous movies. She asked a few questions early on about what was happening but settled in and really enjoyed it. The scene where we first discover McCoy is "possessed" by Spock's lifeforce/ spirit/ whatever scared the shit out of her. Also took her to see 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Same deal, knew nothing about 2001, asked a few questions but again, she loved it. I think she was 17 and I was 20.
I can't imagine people seeing the movie 2001 a space Odyssey in the 60's, probably would take years to take in what master piece they saw..
I prefer 2010 to 2001 as it is more human.
She sounds like a keeper... 😉
Haha Sulu ends up commanding the Excelsior in Part 6.
The previous captain had to get his nails done.😅
@@davidsmith385get his nails DID. FTFY
And they never got that Trans Warp thing working.
@@scorpionx7044 This has been debated before and a large argument rests on how transwarp in this context simply meant the ship didn't have to incrementally go each step up in warp, rather it instantaneously got to warp 5 instead of warp 1,2,3,4 then finally 5. It's like a car that could hit 100 mph instantly without having to go 0-99mph. The idea is that by TNG all ships had the technology integrated.
He's got the most heroic line in that where he says, _"Fly her apart then!"_
You don't need speed, quick cuts or inability to linger on the human to be good. This scene is better than anything that's been in any sci fi
but, there was no lens flare!! ;-)
It's equal, don't forget 2001: A Space Odyssey
Anyone notice on the USS Excelsior 7:35 minutes in his helmsman suddenly sounds like Lenard Nimoy after the Captain says, "Standby Tracker Beam!" Helmsman says, "Tractor Beam, Aye!" I never realized it was the same man with a completely different voice till now. The things you miss!
sounds like but not Leonard Nimoy the voice is similar but not the same
Actually 2, 3 and 4 together are just one big thrilling adventure.
Agreed. Those were all so much fun.
This had to be one of the most hilarious scenes in all of Star Trek! Every time I watch this I can't help chuckling and laughing my rear end off as the command crew pulls off Grand Larceny Starship, complete with that look on Sulu's face---absolutely ecstatic---and the growing frustration of the captain of the Excelsior as he discovers that his transwarp drive and everything else have been disabled---and his threat answered by Captain Kirk's two classic words, "Warp speed", spoken as if all he was saying was "Please pass the potatoes" at dinner...And Uhura's "All my hopes", voiced quietly and with the utmost sincerity. A true comedy classic, albeit with serious intent. I love it, I love it!
yeah I mean seriously how do you steal the enterprise you would think they would lock the keys up in a vault not leave them on the main bridge for anyone to use🤣
Hilarious is the wrong word, more thrilling is the right word.
Wow, brings chills. Gotta rewatch that movie. Forgot how good it was.
I love the shot of the Enterprise leaving space dock from the coffee shop windows. It's a subtle nod to the HoJo's featured on the space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Hate to think what coffee would cost 300 years from now. I can't even afford it today.
And how about that busboy, who while clearing the dishes stopped and stared at the Enterprise moving inexorably toward the spacedoors and wishing he were on that mammoth starship?
@@marcparellaThey don’t use money. 😉
RIP James Sikking, Captain Styles of the Excelsior. (Also Lt. Hunter on Hill Street Blues)
James, rest well sir. Growing up you were one of many fathers in many different roles and I truly appreciate your contribution and your art. You will not be forgotten my man trust me.