how bad was this??

I may have to watch it to see how bad it is.

I watched it. It was bad on all fronts. Almost like a parody.

I like it

I don't agree with the argument that there are absolutely zero redeeming qualities in The Final Frontier. I said not too along ago, that the movie is beautifully shot, especially the parts on Nimbus III. I think that Andrew Laszlo was the unsung hero of this movie just like Jerry Goldsmith and Douglas Trumbull were the unsung heroes of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (the other notoriously "flawed" Trek movie featuring the original series cast).

I also liked the scene involving McCoy being forced to relieve the "pain" of having to euthanize his father just before a cure was discovered for his condition. DeForest Kelley really acted the hell out of that scene. There's also the part at the end where Kirk said that once lost a brother, but he was fortunate to get him (meaning Spock). There are actually some nice character moments here and there.

Maybe I'm in a minority here, but I actually think that some of the stuff involving Kirk, Spock and McCoy on their campout was genuinely funny. Like when McCoy says that he liked Spock better before he died. Or when Spock says that he's trying to understand the meaning of the words in "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". I don't care about the more forced, slapsticky bits of comedy like Scotty banging his head or Kirk, Spock and McCoy going up and down the shaft with Spock's turbo thrusters.

I love Star Trek 5. Last of the good Star Trek films, for me, because it felt genuinely like a TOS episode, especially with the SFX and the relationship banter between the 3 key characters. I’ve watched it many times.

Of the films since, sT6 was okay, only the borg film of the TNG series was okay, and the last three sucked.