What you did or didn't like about TUC....

[I-Am-Zim]

Well, there were people out to get Kirk--Starfleet and Klingons--so they might have tampered with the tapes...

And General Chang wasn't really giving Kirk and McCoy a chance to explain themselves; they were already found guilty.

Maybe. But really, why would they have to tamper with the recording? Both statements basically said the same thing. It was just an oversight by the editing/production crew. It's a little, instgnificant thing. But it still irritates me.

 

[plynch]

I like seeing the porters setting the table, and the crewpeople sleeping in bunks. Mundane details like you saw the first half of TOS s.1.

 

[ScottDS]

LIKES:

-the visual effects, give or take a couple of subpar shots
-Cliff Eidelman's theme and music for the space battle and sign-off (see more below)
-Kim Cattrall as Valeris (though Saavik would've been nice)
-the costume design and make-up effects... the Klingons have never looked better
-a much better use of the TNG sets... I love the moody lighting, the pipes, decals, etc.
-the Enterprise-A bridge in this film is one of my favorites bridges in all of Trek
-a great supporting cast: Christopher Plummer, David Warner, Brock Peters, Kurtwood Smith, Iman, Michael Dorn, Grace Lee Whitney, John Schuck, etc.
-some (but not all) of the historical references, especially "Earth, Hitler, 1938"
-Sulu finally gets his own command
-this line: "Then quite frankly, Mr. President, we can clean their chronometers."
-the second unit photography of the Alaskan tundra... really opens up the movie
-the space battle
-the courtroom scene
-the sound design (they brought back the sliding door sound effect!)
-the overall story is a good one and hasn't dated as badly as similar movies of the period (including Meyer's own Company Business)
-Martia, the Chameloid (especially the Kirk vs. Kirk stuff)
-the sign-off

DISLIKES:

-three words: "Right standard rudder"
-due to either budget or time issues, there are some nasty editing mistakes in this film (Mr. Valtane's position on the Excelsior bridge, some sound sync issues, etc.)
-the translation scene... I can understand why Nichelle Nichols would be upset but the thing I hate is that nameless female officer making her "Hurry up!" motions
-while I love parts of the score, much of it is just forgettable atmospheric stuff (one wonders what Goldsmith or Horner would've done)
-while I applaud Meyer's attempt to get all seven main characters involved, some of it doesn't quite work (Scotty showing up in the mess hall, for instance)
-Paramount is sitting on many deleted scenes, including more material from the dinner
-Uhura's name is misspelled in the credits as "Uhuru"
-I don't mind the "Scooby Doo" ending... I watched this film in its extended form first so that's how I always thought the film ended
-the end after Kirk's little speech and people start clapping... what are they posing for?

 

[shadowedgalaxy]

Although most of the movie bores me, IMO this is one of the best-looking Star Trek films of all time, next to NEM and XI.