For 25 years, we see the hatred and violence grow between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. However, when the Klingon moon Praxis explodes, the empire has roughly 50 years of life left...and some tough decisions. Peace talks begin, and the crew of the Enterprise is sent to escourt the Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (who bears a striking resemblance to Abe Lincoln). Shots are fired and Gorkon is dead; Kirk and McCoy are taken into custody for his death. They are placed on trial and we are given one of the best scenes in Trek history. They are sentenced to life on Rura Penthe...a dilithieum mining asteroid. They must escape not only for their lives and for the Federation.
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The review of this Movie prepared by Stephanie White
As The Klingon Empire and the Federation attempt to make peace after 50 years of hostility, Kirk and McCoy are framed for an assasination, and it's up to Spock and the rest of the crew to prove them innocent, catch the conspirators and prevent further assasinations from occuring and leading to intergalactic war.
The review of this Movie prepared by Willow
After years at war, the Federation and the Klingon empire prepare for a peace summit. But the prospect of intergalactic glasnost with sworn enemies is an alarming one to Captain Kirk''They are Animals!'' he warns.
When a Klingon ship is attacked and the Enterprise is held accountable, the dogs of war are unleashed again as both worlds brace for what may their final, deadly encounter.
The review of this Movie prepared by nooala
Star Trek 6 is mainly about how difficult it is to attain peace with century old enemies. People on all sides must over come prejudices, racism and false misconceptions about their old enemies. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise must also redeem themselves from these mistakes. Because change can be an incredibly difficult situation for people to deal with, there is a conspiracy to derail the peace process.
The review of this Movie prepared by trotsky
On the eve of peace between the Klingons and the Federation, Captain Kirk is implicated in a conspiracy to assassinate the Klingon High Chancellor. Intelligent script and subtle performances make for a high-quality, mature film.
The review of this Movie prepared by Artemis
The original Star Trek series characters (all but Kirk, anyway) are retired on a high note -- one of the best movies of the bunch. This 1991 triumph is likely creditable mainly to Nicholas Meyer, who directed and was involved in the scripting (Nimoy also participated in concocting the story). The massive explosion of Praxis (noted by Captain Hikaru Sulu of the nearby starship Excelsior), a moon and primary power source of the Klingon empire, trips off a crisis for the Klingons, whose oxygen will run out in less than 50 years. Moderates make overtures to negotiate a lasting peace with the Federation (incidentally paving the way for "The Next Generation"), while others on both sides urge an all-out war. Kirk and his team are sent aboard the new version of the Enterprise, still untested and under-fitted, to meet the Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (played by Warner, who was a Terran ambassador in ST-V!) and his Shakespeare-quoting Chief of Staff, General Chang (Plummer, at his stentorian best). Somehow the Enterprise fires on the chancellor's ship, and raiders board it in Starfleet spacesuits to assassinate him. Kirk and McCoy are put on trial by the Klingons and sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor in the dilithium mines of the penal asteroid Rura Penthe. The acting is solid, especially by Plummer, and Catrall in one of the best guest supporting performances of the series as Lt. Valeris, a Vulcan helmsman. The script is highly entertaining, with references to everything from Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes to Cinderella, Peter Pan, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and the Bridge on the River Kwai. There's lots to please a trivia buff: the overall plot replays the Cold War and the recent collapse of the Soviet Union, Colonel West (who conducts the Operation Reprieve briefing) is a spoof on Oliver North, Kirk not only gets a disgusted reproof from McCoy for kissing an alien hottie (Iman, in a nice cameo as a shapeshifter) but gets to fight himself, Christian Slater pops up ever so briefly as a communications officer on the Excelsior, and we get one last glance at good old Janice Rand (did you know Grace Lee Whitney is a fine singer and was a member of the band in the 1959 classic, "Some Like it Hot"?). An excellent piece of entertainment, one which Roddenberry viewed just 48 hours before his death.
The review of this Movie prepared by David Loftus
Klingon moderates propose peace with the Federation after an environmental disaster forces Klingons to rely on emergency recycling measures. But evil right-wingers on both sides create a violent dispute and frame Captain Kirk.
The review of this Movie prepared by steve
