By: David A. Murray

I think a new cut would be an improvement. I always liked Laurence Luckinbill as Sybok and Jerry Goldsmith’s music was excellent. If it was Paramount that insisted on the ‘humour’ element being emphasised and that could be toned down in a new cut then it would help. Enhanced special effects are a necessity, but ultimately the film needed more work at the script stage and that can’t really be solved, only tinkered with. I do think Shatner should be accomodated by Paramount and whatever necessary parties, because he did afterall earn Paramount considerable profits from the franchise (along with obviously other key cast and crew).