Just an enjoyable romp that never takes itself too seriously, gives each cast member moments and something to do, has a message, and manages to capture the spirit of the original show maybe better than any other of the films. Such a fun movie that you can overlook a few issues (like the fact that they left technology in the past... whoops!)

Having been one of the shows that was part of my childhood and growing up, the original 'Star Trek' still holds up as great and ground-breaking, even if not perfect.The feature films based on the original series has been a mixed bag. 'The Motion Picture', 'The Search for Spock' and 'Final Frontier' were disappointing, but there were also some gems and 'The Voyage Home' is one of them. The overall best of the films? Not quite, to me the biggest contender for that title is 'The Wrath of Khan'. 'The Voyage Home' is easily the most entertaining.It may not be the 'Star Trek' film if you are looking for sense, a few parts are absurd and a little all over the place, or the one to see if one is wanting traditional sci-fi spectacle (though the film is not devoid of that).Very little of that matters however, when you are so engrossed in the characters and their relationships and conflicts, the humour, captivated by the production values and basically enjoying yourself so much.'The Voyage Home' is a visual treat, the production values of the film are significantly improved generally over those for the original show. It's beautifully shot, very elaborate in setting and the special effects are pretty amazing. Leonard Rosenman proves himself a worthy successor to Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner, rousing without feeling over-scored and with sensitive moments too, if not quite as clever as Horner's scoring.Leonard Nimoy's directing is so much more relaxed here than it was in 'The Search for Spock', more expansive and far more suited to feature film. 'The Voyage Home' is full of witty humour, in how it pokes fun at the idiosyncrasies of modern California life, romantic intrigue and intelligent thought. Shatner's romance is nicely done but the comic double act with Nimoy is far more interesting.The story is enormous fun, tightly paced and the characters are true to character and fascinatingly developed. The save the whales message is not exactly a subtle one, but it is direct, makes its point and doesn't feel too preachy.William Shatner's performance here is one of his better performances in the series, not overacting as much. Nimoy demonstrates why Spock is such an interesting and impossible to forget character, and DeForest Kelley's material is some of his meatiest which he relishes. Catherine Hicks is a nice presence. The team really let their hair down and clearly have fun while still feeling like the 'Star Trek' characters we know and love.In conclusion, great, a voyage well worth taking and one of the better films based on the original series. 9/10 Bethany Cox

After the brilliant previous two "Star Trek" movies, we now have one that plays more like a family film. The plot is rather thin but at least there is some good humour in the script and the film is given a larger scale - via all the location photography in San Francisco. Watching the Enterprise crew struggle their way through what was then modern day 1986, gets a few laughs! No wonder some of the citizens were staring at Kirk and Company - wouldn't you if you saw them??

I know amongst the nerd community that there are a lot of fantasy and sci-fi movies in the 80's that must take the premise to modern-day to save on it's budget and most of them were pretty bad. I haven't seen these movies myself but from what little I've seen of some, I really don't want to. This however is how to do this premise right because what could have been a standard time travel episode of the original show (with a larger budget) ends up being a very good sci-fi comedy with a lot of memorable moments.So the plot is that an alien probe starts sending a message that screws with space and Earth. on Vulcan continuing from 3 the crew decide to analyse the message and find that the only creatures that can hear it are humpback whales but they all died in a non-specific time frame between this movie and their time. They decide to time travel to find some so that message can get a reply. They try their best to accommodate to their new time and usually hijinx ensues but... unlike others of the time the comedy of trying to keep a low profile while Spock is mind-melding with a humpback whale in Sea World is actually funny.I'll say the effects are quite good for their time and the actors do pull through something... worth seeing (I say worth seeing because Shatner has never been a good actor other than when he plays egotists or just parodies of himself) but the main draw here is the comedy. I will always laugh at the bit where Spock nerve pinches a punk to get him to turn off his stereo while a bus cheers. If there is anything to say against it I would say while there is a villain they're probably the most uninteresting villains in Star Trek history (it's just the American authorities in 1986) and that... It's not that I dislike what was done here it's just that when I watch Star Trek I do prefer it when it's actual space exploration, new worlds and aliens (unless it's Insurrection!). I'd say this is also the most accessible of Star Trek movies (either this, Wrath Of Khan or First Contact). so I would recommend this.