It's absolutely brilliant the way Shatner delivers that line when he gives the final code. He puts the perfect amount of emotional emphasis on the word "destruct." It carries all the momunental weight and burden of what he's about to do.
This is probably one of the most iconic scenes in television-to-big-screen franchises ever. From the moment Kirk engages the computer with the destruction code and we see the expressions on both Scotty and Chekov's faces we know this is it. The expression on Scotty's face is one of resoluteness in he knows what Kirk is doing is right. Chekov still shows a bit of his youth in the expression of disbelief that Kirk is going to blow up the Enterprise, their home and refuge for the last two decades. But then each man knows they have a part to play. When the interior of the bridge begins to explode, we're not that fazed because we've seen the bridge destroyed before in the prior film. But the part that always chokes me up is when we see the outside of the bridge imploding then exploding out, we know she's done. The sizzling of her name and registry number is just heartbreaking and horrifying to watch. Then the front part of the saucer section explodes up, then is utterly destroyed as she begins her dive. The scene on that promentory when Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, and Chekov watch as the old girl, The Enterprise takes her final dive is just so sad, but knowing she won't fall into the hands of Kruge is so satisfying. I think the line that always gets me though is Sarek's at the end to Kirk: Sarek: Kirk, I thank you. What you have done is... Kirk: What I have done, I had to do. Sarek: But at what cost? Your ship. Your son. Kirk: If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul. This film epitomizes everything I've believed about what this thing known as the human condition should be. Family doing what family has to do for one another. And by family, I mean the family of man. This is one of those films that is the exemplar of what we as humans should be but sadly aren't. Of course the true heart of this film is Leonard Nimoy and his dedication to bringing us one of the most important films of this franchise. Thank you to both Mr. Nimoy and Mr. Horner for if not the most gut wrenching scenes ever to appear on celluloid.
I think we sell ourselves short. I know a great many people, and there are a great many we can read about in the history books, who would have, and have done things like this. The real-life Captain Kirk was probably Captain Jack Aubrey. He was such a man. A warrior poet with a heart to explore and learn. There are many human beings out there who do measure up to this, even if the whole doesn't always match the sum of the parts... Gene Roddenberry believe humans, today, were capable of great things.
One of the greatest scenes in movie history. It gives you such a large array of different emotions from anger, despair and heartache to hope and happiness.
John Ritcher For me it's still blowing up the enterprise...it is start trek... I saw this when I was 11 the first time...I'm 40 now and seeing that ship burn and kirks "what have I done" still makes me a bit misty eyed. Love Star Trek!!!
And in the end they flung him right back in the briar patch- back on the bridge.of a ship, where he always wanted.to be. Pretty ironic that as they pulled the Enterprise out of space dock, Captain Swaggerstick told him "if you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again." And thats exactly where he.ended up.
I grew up watching TOS and the "Original Crew" Movies. The fate of the original Enterprise was always a defining moment for me and still one of my favorite scenes from the movie series.
Man just seeing the looks on the faces of the crew seeing they're beloved Starship burning across the sky like that was heart wrenching especially on Scotty as we all know how much he loved that ship just like Kirk did.
3:06 is the part that breaks my heart where the Enterprise's name and registry number ruptures as the saucer section is about to explode. I actually hate and like this sequence at the same time. I hate it because it's the death of Enterprise and I also like it because it's so brilliantly done. I find it much more emotional than the Enterprise-D destruction in Generations.
yup, even with shields down if Worf had fired off one of those 10 torpedo spreads and spammed phasers like in Yesterdays Enterprise that BoP would be gone in seconds. I always felt the duras sisters should just have had a vorcha class in that movie
Andrew Chapman deforest kelly once said at a convention after this movie came out...after all this time and everything we had been through on the show and the dam ship ends up being more popular than us...he was right. The Enterprise was in my book always will be the best character of all the Star Trek movies
@@Jarsia indeed since he said it himself the ship that the Duras sisters where flying was indeed retired from service cuz of defective plasma coils which where part of the cloaking devices which was the G12 type Brell Bird of preys.
One of the best parts about this scene is the fact that just as Kirk knew the bird of prey typically had about a dozen crew members when sulu told him that, the klingons knew a federation ship of that size had about 400. But of course they didn't realize it was just Kirk and a handful of his crew cause they stole the Enterprise made it bittersweet and just plain awesome
The fear in Lloyd’s voice when he realizes what Kirk has done. He may have ruled his crew with an iron fist, as a Klingon would, but his care for his people was clear in that moment.
Star Trek 3 was a great movie, sans the ending. It had alot of heart and deserves a better reputation than it received. Star Trek 2, 3, and 4 are the golden age of Star Trek.
Except for ST 5 they were all good. You need to re-watch the Directors cut of the Motion Picture. They fixed that one too. I can easily watch 1-4 anytime, they are that good now.
I was living overseas in Panama at the time, we were getting ready to move back stateside after 4 years living on Howard Air Force Base. This was one of the last movies I saw before leaving. I remember going to one of the going away parties after the movie I was in a funk at the party, my father asked me what's wrong and I told him, they blew up the Enterprise!!!
Awwwe hugs hon. That's how I feel about this scene. While I love it on one hand due to Kirk knowing what to do in that Kobayashi Maru situation. What did Kirk do? He reprogrammed the situation. He did the unthinkable. And that's what makes this scene so bittersweet.
Minor point. They use the exact destruct code from the TOS episode Let This Be Your Last Battlefield, but here Scotty gives Spock's code and Chekov gives Scotty's code, despite him being acting science officer. The only thing I can think of is that the codes are given in descending order of rank.
I remember this scene when I saw it in the theater. At 3:05, when the name and regristry number begin to burn up, the audible gasp from the audience was incredible and then silence as the Enterprise burned up in the Genesis Planet atmosphere 🌎
I remember being in one of those old mall survey question things and watched a screening of just the Enterprise destruction. They kind of said “we’re considering this as part of an upcoming movie”.. what is your reaction? You saw the self destruct countdown, explosion and flaming out. I think I remember saying something about it being a huge waste,something very bad must have happened for that to transpire. No emotional reaction. Of course, I forgot about it until I saw it in years later (my wife doesn’t like Star Trek so we never went to the movie).
Whenever I see this scene, I remember the 'Naked Time' episode, where the Enterprise was about to burn up as she was spiraling down to the planet. Just as Kirk regained his composure from the effects of the virus.... He says to the Enterprise, " I will never lose you" I know there were no other options than to self destruct the ship, but it always feels like he broke his promise! Lol
🖖😎👍Very cool and another of one of my all time favorite scenes indeed and what makes it even cooler is the destruct sequences used are also the ones used in the original TV series as well!,👌.
I have seen this so many times but I'll find it the first time when Kirk looks to Scotty and Scotty goes gives out a quick sigh before he begins his district code.. in that brief sigh he knows it's the right thing to do at the same it was heartbreaking to do so
All three of them, even Kirk who ordered the Enterprise's destruction, look like they're in shock that they're doing this and are just going through the motions.
The original Star Trek films have aged very well. They were panned by younger sci-fans at the height of the Star Wars era, including me. But they are all worthy of another look and I like all of them that feature the original cast. I also think the Picard era was good, as well as the recent JJ Abrams reboot.
Back in the good old days when a death, in this case the Enterprise, had the power to shock and dismay. Now it's expected that there will be an entirely gratuitous death or two that is there simply to buy a shot of surprise.
Yes, Jim. What HAVE you done? An emotional scene when so much of the stories have involved this iconic ship. How many forms will he have to fill in to justify the destruction of what I assume was a very expensive vessel?
Even if he had given the order to his men to get out there to leave the Enterprise it wouldn't have mattered as by the time they got back to the transporter room the Enterprise would have been exploding by then so they were already dead before they could even escape.
Admiral Kirk's predecessors, Robert M. April & Christopher pike, would've been disappointed to hear that the Enterprise had to be destroyed after 40 years of service to prevent her from being decommissioned due to her battle damage from the Reliant or captured by the Klingons.
Kirk is facing the ''No Win Scenario '' his ship is disabled ,his son is murdered Spock and Savik are the remaining prisoners or hostages the Klingons are going to board the Enterprise capture Kirk and the rest of the crew as prisoners take all the info out of the Enterprise computer later destroy her maybe and take Kirk his crew and the remaining two prisoners below back to Kronos maybe so Kirk has to sacrifice something to save everyone and prevent technology from falling into enemies hands
When I was a kid watching I think"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" I thought.No .They'd never do that (self destruct) because there were more episodes coming So I was shocked when they did it in the movies
Since those were the same codes as was in the tv episode, This Will Be Your Last Battlefield, as Kirk said before the five seconds mark, the computer could be halted. The Kingons actually had three seconds to stop the final destruct sequence.
I know Scotty was lookin up as the Enterprise was flaming across the sky like “How in the blood fuck am I gonna fix that?!” The Enterprise was Kirks ship but that was Scotty’s baby 😂😂😂
Admiral Kirk and his crew hated to do it, but they couldn't let the 40-year-old U.S.S. Enterprise fall into the hands of the Klingons, or let it be decommissioned because of her battle damage from the U.S.S. Reliant, either.
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"Turn death into a fighting chance to live" awesome line.
Kirk- "0000 DESTRUCT 0"
Computer- "please use a stronger password"
1-2-3-4-5
(Worked in Spaceballs lol)
hhahahaaaaa!!!
@@AndrewChapman Amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage!
It's absolutely brilliant the way Shatner delivers that line when he gives the final code. He puts the perfect amount of emotional emphasis on the word "destruct." It carries all the momunental weight and burden of what he's about to do.
And the lesson to be learned here? Never underestimate, or piss off, James T. Kirk.
James Spring It was at this moment....Kruge knew....he fucked up.
Kruge is not the only who fell for it Kang did too .
And kruge managed both in 5 minutes, what a guy 🤣🤣
Kirk: My God Bones, what have I done?
McCoy: What you had to do. What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.
This is probably one of the most iconic scenes in television-to-big-screen franchises ever. From the moment Kirk engages the computer with the destruction code and we see the expressions on both Scotty and Chekov's faces we know this is it. The expression on Scotty's face is one of resoluteness in he knows what Kirk is doing is right. Chekov still shows a bit of his youth in the expression of disbelief that Kirk is going to blow up the Enterprise, their home and refuge for the last two decades. But then each man knows they have a part to play.
When the interior of the bridge begins to explode, we're not that fazed because we've seen the bridge destroyed before in the prior film. But the part that always chokes me up is when we see the outside of the bridge imploding then exploding out, we know she's done. The sizzling of her name and registry number is just heartbreaking and horrifying to watch. Then the front part of the saucer section explodes up, then is utterly destroyed as she begins her dive. The scene on that promentory when Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, and Chekov watch as the old girl, The Enterprise takes her final dive is just so sad, but knowing she won't fall into the hands of Kruge is so satisfying. I think the line that always gets me though is Sarek's at the end to Kirk:
Sarek: Kirk, I thank you. What you have done is...
Kirk: What I have done, I had to do.
Sarek: But at what cost? Your ship. Your son.
Kirk: If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul.
This film epitomizes everything I've believed about what this thing known as the human condition should be. Family doing what family has to do for one another. And by family, I mean the family of man. This is one of those films that is the exemplar of what we as humans should be but sadly aren't. Of course the true heart of this film is Leonard Nimoy and his dedication to bringing us one of the most important films of this franchise. Thank you to both Mr. Nimoy and Mr. Horner for if not the most gut wrenching scenes ever to appear on celluloid.
I think we sell ourselves short. I know a great many people, and there are a great many we can read about in the history books, who would have, and have done things like this.
The real-life Captain Kirk was probably Captain Jack Aubrey. He was such a man. A warrior poet with a heart to explore and learn. There are many human beings out there who do measure up to this, even if the whole doesn't always match the sum of the parts... Gene Roddenberry believe humans, today, were capable of great things.
One of the greatest scenes in movie history. It gives you such a large array of different emotions from anger, despair and heartache to hope and happiness.
The ultimate sacrifice.
Add to that Shatner‘s earlier portrayal of Kirk‘s reaction to David‘s death and you have quite a masterpiece of a movie with some really flawed parts.
The single most sad part for any old school Trek fan, that and Kirk passing away in Generations.
Or Spock's Death in Star Trek 2.
John Ritcher
For me it's still blowing up the enterprise...it is start trek...
I saw this when I was 11 the first time...I'm 40 now and seeing that ship burn and kirks "what have I done" still makes me a bit misty eyed.
Love Star Trek!!!
76Superdude Someone made a 1/350 refit Enterprise as a blown up ship just like this and won awards for it.
I didn't mind Kirk Death actually.
I would say Spock dying first, (I saw it at 10 years old), this second as a shocking moment.
Kirk's long character arc comes to fruition, the greatest fear was always loosing his ship yet he faces it and still comes through victorious
Kirk is has some of the biggest balls in the universe. He knows his career is over but his love for his friend Spock keeps him going
Not quite Kirk got away with this thru starfleet he got one charge for disobedience of the commander
And in the end they flung him right back in the briar patch- back on the bridge.of a ship, where he always wanted.to be. Pretty ironic that as they pulled the Enterprise out of space dock, Captain Swaggerstick told him "if you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again." And thats exactly where he.ended up.
I grew up watching TOS and the "Original Crew" Movies. The fate of the original Enterprise was always a defining moment for me and still one of my favorite scenes from the movie series.
Those are the same destruct codes used in "Let that be your last battlefield"
also Bender's self destruct codes from futurama
Jarsia 🤯 “Thanks Jerk!”
Enterprise goes like any ship ship should. Saving others, in rescue or battle. Not farmed out to a ship breaker like an old horse to a knackers yard.
RustiSwordz Damn right. If the Enterprise were human I often think she'd say: "If I'm going out, I'm taking you bastards with me!"
I hear another commander said those same words during a 'line battle'. :)
+Alex Palmer "Target main cruiser. Set for full-velocity ram. Afterburners on my mark...... MARK!"
She went out in glory. It was a warrior's funeral pyre for the old ship. A fitting end.
Kirk, "I'm so sorry old girl."
Enterprise, "Don't be, Captain. We're Star Fleet. We take care of each other. Good luck and kick some Klingon ass."
Man just seeing the looks on the faces of the crew seeing they're beloved Starship burning across the sky like that was heart wrenching especially on Scotty as we all know how much he loved that ship just like Kirk did.
Yet, so much better a glorious end in battle than being hauled off to the scrapyard.
gives me chills seeing the OG Enterprise go out like that.
The sounds and visuals of the Enterprise destruction remain so incredible after all this time
3:06 is the part that breaks my heart where the Enterprise's name and registry number ruptures as the saucer section is about to explode.
I actually hate and like this sequence at the same time. I hate it because it's the death of Enterprise and I also like it because it's so brilliantly done. I find it much more emotional than the Enterprise-D destruction in Generations.
Andrew Chapman That was just stupid. Enterprise D should have blown that bird all to pieces rather than be destroyed herself.
yup, even with shields down if Worf had fired off one of those 10 torpedo spreads and spammed phasers like in Yesterdays Enterprise that BoP would be gone in seconds.
I always felt the duras sisters should just have had a vorcha class in that movie
Andrew Chapman deforest kelly once said at a convention after this movie came out...after all this time and everything we had been through on the show and the dam ship ends up being more popular than us...he was right. The Enterprise was in my book always will be the best character of all the Star Trek movies
ncc1701chris Ha, that sounds like something he’d say. That’s awesome.
@@Jarsia indeed since he said it himself the ship that the Duras sisters where flying was indeed retired from service cuz of defective plasma coils which where part of the cloaking devices which was the G12 type Brell Bird of preys.
The 1st time I saw this in the Theater, there was an audible Gasp in the Audience when Kirk said, "Computer... Destruct Sequence One..."
One of the best parts about this scene is the fact that just as Kirk knew the bird of prey typically had about a dozen crew members when sulu told him that, the klingons knew a federation ship of that size had about 400. But of course they didn't realize it was just Kirk and a handful of his crew cause they stole the Enterprise made it bittersweet and just plain awesome
I remember watching this in the cinema, and feeling the utter despair and horror of everything that was lost, with that enterprise.
I saw this as a child in the theatre with my father and his mother. Heartbreaking. But, there was still hope after all was seemingly lost.
The fear in Lloyd’s voice when he realizes what Kirk has done. He may have ruled his crew with an iron fist, as a Klingon would, but his care for his people was clear in that moment.
The Enterprise Goin down and burning up in the atmosphere it's what we Norwegians call a viking funeral
ncc1701chris best way for a ship like Enterprise to go down.
Better a Viking funeral than the scrap heap, which is what the Enterprise was bound for.
And what a noble funeral it was.
Fitting, since the Klingons consider themselves warriors like the vikings. A good death for them.
Not only as Vikings but as samurais as well, trust me there culture is based on the Japanese and norigens
My God, Bones. What have I done?
What you had to do. What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.
Star Trek 3 was a great movie, sans the ending. It had alot of heart and deserves a better reputation than it received. Star Trek 2, 3, and 4 are the golden age of Star Trek.
Why didn't you like the ending?
Except for ST 5 they were all good. You need to re-watch the Directors cut of the Motion Picture. They fixed that one too. I can easily watch 1-4 anytime, they are that good now.
Star Trek 6 was a great sendoff for the ship and crew of the Enterprise
Agreed
@@layton3503you are absolutely correct, it was a great movie edited to mediocrity
My all time favorite movie trilogy: Star Trek 2, 3 and 4. Watch them back-to-back. Epic storytelling.
The 'Genesis Trilogy' is definitely my favourite slice of the Star Trek film series.
Oh how we Trekkers wept the day the Enterprise went out with a blaze of glory!
My words exactly!
I was living overseas in Panama at the time, we were getting ready to move back stateside after 4 years living on Howard Air Force Base. This was one of the last movies I saw before leaving. I remember going to one of the going away parties after the movie I was in a funk at the party, my father asked me what's wrong and I told him, they blew up the Enterprise!!!
Awwwe hugs hon. That's how I feel about this scene. While I love it on one hand due to Kirk knowing what to do in that Kobayashi Maru situation. What did Kirk do? He reprogrammed the situation. He did the unthinkable. And that's what makes this scene so bittersweet.
Minor point. They use the exact destruct code from the TOS episode Let This Be Your Last Battlefield, but here Scotty gives Spock's code and Chekov gives Scotty's code, despite him being acting science officer. The only thing I can think of is that the codes are given in descending order of rank.
With the epic James Horner Music Score
I remember this scene when I saw it in the theater. At 3:05, when the name and regristry number begin to burn up, the audible gasp from the audience was incredible and then silence as the Enterprise burned up in the Genesis Planet atmosphere 🌎
I remember being in one of those old mall survey question things and watched a screening of just the Enterprise destruction. They kind of said “we’re considering this as part of an upcoming movie”.. what is your reaction? You saw the self destruct countdown, explosion and flaming out. I think I remember saying something about it being a huge waste,something very bad must have happened for that to transpire. No emotional reaction. Of course, I forgot about it until I saw it in years later (my wife doesn’t like Star Trek so we never went to the movie).
She went out in a Blaze of Glory!
Yeah. Took out a lot of Klingons with it.
Whenever I see this scene, I remember the 'Naked Time' episode, where the Enterprise was about to burn up as she was spiraling down to the planet. Just as Kirk regained his composure from the effects of the virus.... He says to the Enterprise, " I will never lose you"
I know there were no other options than to self destruct the ship, but it always feels like he broke his promise! Lol
Better losing her this way then being taken by the Klingons.
I was glad that they gave the enterprise a woman's voice when she finally got to speak. Her ongoing missions were finally at an end.
What an amazing series of events with TWoK and TSFS. Spock dies and then the Enterprise is destroyed. Just absolutely amazing stuff!
Longest minute ever, nice to see the federation and Klingon Empire run on Freiza time.
A warriors death. The enterprise in a way was a warrior to the end. Taking her enemies with her
Mad Magazine had a silly parody of the self-destruct code scene: Kirk was pressing buttons on a console & the screen told him he was out of quarters.
"Kirk was pressing buttons on a console" Mad Magazine!!! Love that schtick!!
This scene is priceless as the enterprise goes down in a blaze of glory.
Scotty and Chekov initial reaction is that a of shock. They all knew their ultimate role of the ship by putting in their codes
2:43 - upon hearing the final seconds of the countdown, Kruge realizes: Empty ship + countdown = BOOM
🖖😎👍Very cool and another of one of my all time favorite scenes indeed and what makes it even cooler is the destruct sequences used are also the ones used in the original TV series as well!,👌.
Absolutely sad end to a fantastic era
I have seen this so many times but I'll find it the first time when Kirk looks to Scotty and Scotty goes gives out a quick sigh before he begins his district code.. in that brief sigh he knows it's the right thing to do at the same it was heartbreaking to do so
Chekov, especially, looks like he can't believe this is really happening.
The cheerful voice of the computer counting down from 9..............
Scott's and Chekov's reaction. 😳😲
But, they never questioned him. 🫡
All three of them, even Kirk who ordered the Enterprise's destruction, look like they're in shock that they're doing this and are just going through the motions.
I love this sentence - deep wisdom : Turn death into a fighting chance to live ..*smile
The best f**k you moment in the franchise.
The original Star Trek films have aged very well. They were panned by younger sci-fans at the height of the Star Wars era, including me. But they are all worthy of another look and I like all of them that feature the original cast. I also think the Picard era was good, as well as the recent JJ Abrams reboot.
Commodore LaForge, report to the Mutara Sector. A starfleet ship is floating in the debris!!!!!
That computer has kind of a sexy voice.
3:11 I always knew the Enterprise was made out of glass 😬
Kirk saved who he could and that was more important than a ship. :) Well done.
3:12 yet another epic sequence in science fiction cinema
Back in the good old days when a death, in this case the Enterprise, had the power to shock and dismay.
Now it's expected that there will be an entirely gratuitous death or two that is there simply to buy a shot of surprise.
he's been trying to tell us something.
Turns out the Enterprise's self-destruct only blows up the bridge and about half the saucer section.
The thing was the Klingons never knew that it wasn’t a full ship of people when they encountered the enterprise
I like this one as much as the second one. Both were very good movies.😊
Yes, Jim. What HAVE you done? An emotional scene when so much of the stories have involved this iconic ship. How many forms will he have to fill in to justify the destruction of what I assume was a very expensive vessel?
Code 2B or not 2B?
That IS the question, isn't it?
@@alexpalmer9101 Target that explosion, and fire.
Better than the ship being taken from them.
Even if he had given the order to his men to get out there to leave the Enterprise it wouldn't have mattered as by the time they got back to the transporter room the Enterprise would have been exploding by then so they were already dead before they could even escape.
I can't believe Doc Brown from Back to the Future turned out to be a Klingon 😭
Great Scott!
@@Ama-hi5kn 😂
@@Ama-hi5kn I know, this is heavy lol
Love the secure passwords.
Scotty says "Commander" but is wearing a Captain's braid.
Computer didn’t update
I love the emotion in Scotty's voice.
Lots of emotion but not overly emotional or you could say great acting
It cost him his ship and his only son.
Khan and Kruge made the same mistake in the end.
You don't fuck with Captain Kirk.
I am a fan of Star Trek TV series and movies of the original cast
In TOS, Kirk, Spock and Scott used the exact same codes for the self-destruct. But it was a 30 second countdown, not 1 minute.
Enterprise forgave him
Turned death into a fighting chance to live...
It is said the uneven numbered star treks are bad but I enjoyed this one.
Admiral Kirk's predecessors, Robert M. April & Christopher pike, would've been disappointed to hear that the Enterprise had to be destroyed after 40 years of service to prevent her from being decommissioned due to her battle damage from the Reliant or captured by the Klingons.
Kirk is facing the ''No Win Scenario '' his ship is disabled ,his son is murdered Spock and Savik are the remaining prisoners or hostages the Klingons are going to board the Enterprise capture Kirk and the rest of the crew as prisoners take all the info out of the Enterprise computer later destroy her maybe and take Kirk his crew and the remaining two prisoners below back to Kronos maybe so Kirk has to sacrifice something to save everyone and prevent technology from falling into enemies hands
I never thought of this as Kirk's real life Kobayashi Maru. Nice work.
I had forgotten that the ship blew up, made me sad all over again
I always expected Mr Scott to say "aye....and I left my best pair of pants on her to boot"
When I was a kid watching I think"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" I thought.No .They'd never do that (self destruct) because there were more episodes coming
So I was shocked when they did it in the movies
Since those were the same codes as was in the tv episode, This Will Be Your Last Battlefield, as Kirk said before the five seconds mark, the computer could be halted. The Kingons actually had three seconds to stop the final destruct sequence.
The self-destruct sequence has transformed into a trap
I also have Star Trek shorts on my channel...so I subscribed...Live Long and Prosper!
My heart is still aching...
Best destruction/explosion vex of any ship, period. Past or present.
At these moments, this is the leadership I want from my self.
3:43 ... Kirk didn't ask Scotty what he had done ... because he didn't want to hear the answer lol ....
"Ya killed ma girlfriend, Admiral!"
Question. Why didn't they just beam the Klingons into space or dump the pattern buffer?
Pretty sure I cried a bit when the Enterprise died.
Daniel Kunkle I know i did, it was like losing an old friend.
Im sad now 😪
I cried when I witness the destruction of the Enterprise the first time :" (
never heard of a shuttle before . . . . . . . . .
Jesus - not exactly the most complex passwords for self destruction.
At 2:43 Great Scott!
I remember, people in the theater cried at this scene.
I was one of them
I know Scotty was lookin up as the Enterprise was flaming across the sky like “How in the blood fuck am I gonna fix that?!”
The Enterprise was Kirks ship but that was Scotty’s baby 😂😂😂
Although there was a 60 second countdown, around 2 minutes actually pass between the countdown beginning and ending.
Admiral Kirk and his crew hated to do it, but they couldn't let the 40-year-old U.S.S. Enterprise fall into the hands of the Klingons, or let it be decommissioned because of her battle damage from the U.S.S. Reliant, either.
Too bad the movie's trailers spoiled this. It would have been so much more shocking if we didn't know this was going to happen.
This how I will sign out the medicaid waiver
The one thing I still question about this movie is why they never made the count silent.
Scotty in 3 and 4 gets his 15 mins of fame