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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) - 10 corrections

Directed by William Shatner, starring DeForest Kelley, George Takei, James Doohan, Laurence Luckinbill, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, William Shatner (add more)

Genres: Action, Sci-fi, Thriller

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When Kirk and McCoy try to climb the ladder to escape, the wall shakes. [In Kirk's words: "The Enterprise is a disaster." That floors and bulkheads may not be entirely secure is not surprising.]
Edit Corrected by JC Fernandez
When Spock, McCoy and Kirk are prisoners, Kirk tries to escape by the ventilation shaft. He falls and the floor shakes. [In Kirk's words: "The Enterprise is a disaster." That floors and bulkheads may not be entirely secure is not surprising.]
Edit Corrected by JC Fernandez
In the scene where Uhura comes to the bridge to bring Scottie his "dinner", look carefully at Scottie's right hand when he grabs the packet. His middle finger has been missing since before he was originally hired for the TV show but they hid that fact (even bringing in a hand double when close-ups of Scottie's hands were needed). Here, however, you get a clear view of his missing digit. (James Doohan lost his finger during WWII) [Scotty having all his fingers 20 years earlier, and then missing one here only suggests he's lost one at some point along the way. Doohan's missing finger can only be an error if he's shown to have it and not have it moments apart (like a hand double, then his real hand during the same scene), not years apart. The writers are not required to explain everything the characters do while off camera and in the time between the shows and films.]
Edit Corrected by John W Rosa Time
The crew's reaction to Sybok taking over of the ship is unrealistic. Unless otherwise told not to do anything by their Captain, they would not readily take orders from Sybok and would do all within their power to overthrow him, not casually act as if nothing has changed in the chain of command. [He has brainwashed them, just as he has done to everyone else that is following him in his quest.]
Edit Corrected by Jazetopher
Cybok, Spock's half-brother, has a messy ponytail through almost the entire film. When Kirk decides to go down to the planet (where God may preside), Cybok's messy ponytail is apparent as they enter the turbo lift. Presumably a few minutes later, they are on the shuttle craft. Cybok's ponytail is gone, and his hair is cut and neat. Did he get a trim in the turbo lift so he'd look nice for when he met God? [Sybok has also changed into a completely different outfit, devoid of all the padding and decorative chest pieces...and the robe. As you jokingly suggested, he has indeed stopped to clean up and change clothes for the big meeting. You also failed to mention that Kirk and crew have also changed into their red uniforms from the earth-tone colors they wore in the earlier scene. More than a few minutes certainly have passed.]
Edit Corrected by John W Rosa
Near the end of the film, Kirk mentions that he had a brother once, to which Spock appears surprised. Kirk then responds that he was lucky to get him back, referring to Spock's death and rebirth in the second and third films. One problem - Kirk DID have a brother, who died at the end of the original series' first season. Spock doesn't seem like the kind of person to forget about such things, especially as he was nearly killed by the same parasites. [If you recall, Spock's memory was not completely recovered from the end of Star Trek III.]
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General Korrd says that Klingon paradise is called Qui'Tu. But in DS9 we learn Klingon paradise is called Sto Vo Kohr. [There are a lot of names for paradise in English, why is it so hard to believe there are more than one in Klingon?] Furthermore, the word isn't for paradise, it's for the origin of life (i.e. Eden).
Edit Corrected by J I Cohen
When they reach the planet with "God" on it, the crew is up on the enterprise and are watching the events transpire. The viewscreen shows the 4 heroes walking away from the shuttlecraft, but it's as if there's a camera several feet to the side of the shuttle craft. Wouldn't any recording devices have to be attached to the craft? If they can pull up any image from any vantage point regardless of camera placement, then why do they bother even going down to planets? [The "God" creature is sending the images at this point.]
Edit Corrected by Grumpy Scot
When Kirk is making the emergency call to starfleet the stars outside the window are moving by as if the ship were at impulse speed. Why are the stars moving so slow if they are supposed to be at maximum warp towards the great barrier? [Sometimes the ships have to slow down (ion-storms, black hole etc.) to pass them safely. Maybe they just have past or heading toward something like that.]
Edit Corrected by Bjoern_Buller
In the movie, the Great Barrier is at the centre of the galaxy, and has never been crossed. But on the original Star Trek TV show, the Great Barrier was at the edge of the galaxy, and they had already crossed it. [The barrier on the edge of the galaxy is the Galactic Barrier, not the Great Barrier.]
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