2. Spock’s Death (Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, 1982)
The moment that had fans weeping into their replica uniforms - Spock meets a heroic death to save his friends.
With the Enterprise limping away from the supernova-like Genesis Wave detonation, Spock takes it upon himself to get the ship’s warp systems working again - without the benefit of proper protective gear.
Kirk arrives just as his ruined, oatmeal-faced mate is collapsing before a glass door and the two share a final, touching exchange.
We’ll overlook the slightly over-egged funeral scene with Scotty on bagpipes and Kirk sniffling his way through a tribute...
Trek Trivia: The scene was originally planned to off Spock permanently, but after the studio heard the fan outcry, subsequent prints added his torpedo coffin soft-landing on the Genesis Planet and a chance for him to return...
But director Nicholas Meyer wasn’t best pleased, and refused to return to the franchise as director until Trek VI.
Next: The number one moment...
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mattburgess
May 4th 2009, 16:33
Star Trek Generations, and the Enterprise-D is moments from being destroyed by a vastly inferior klingon warbird. But thanks to a nifty little trick by Data, they force the warbird to drop its own shields, and in one brilliant, heart stopping, breath taking moment, Commander Riker gives the order: "Fire!" A single, fateful photon torpedo later, and the warbird is a complete wreck. Brilliant! (Never mind the fact that Riker has previously asked for a spread of torpedos)
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jhr01
May 5th 2009, 21:42
6. “This Far. No Further!” (Star Trek Generations, 1994) The scene involving Patrick Steward and Alfie Woodward's Lily Sloane is from First Contact, not Star Trek's Generations! Shame on you Total Film!!!!
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jwhite
May 7th 2009, 21:26
Argh! My bad. I'm turning in my phaser and heading to the Agony Booth for a sesh. Error fixed!
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Juliette
May 8th 2009, 19:53
Brilliant article, thanks! Though I think Spock's death has to be No 1 for me, and I also have a soft spot for Chekov's 'Now would be a good time!' in Star Trek IV
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stewart
May 10th 2009, 18:08
A really good article, thanks! Personally I thought your number 3 was probably the number 1 - Kirk destroying that which he coveted above all else - and of course the exchange between Kirk & Bones that followed. I felt that Star Trek III was the best of the lot - despite the critics harangueing it no end, and largely because of the scenes from that filn that you included in this article!
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