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Title: Strong story, disappointing reading
Review: The story and movie are one of the strongest in the Star Trek series. There is a very powerful villain, dire consequences to his actions and Kirk, Checkov and Scotty appear in dramatic yet somewhat comical roles. We also see a vulnerable side of James Kirk, where he regrets the focus on his career to the detriment of his personal life. Kirk saves the Enterprise twice, costing him his life both times and in the second, he is teamed with Jean-Luc Picard in a fight to the death with a brilliant madman. For these reasons, the story is interesting.However, I found the dramatic reading by John De Lancie to be a bit disappointing. His work as the pixie like Q in the Next Generation series shows his capacity to be dramatic, and yet on the tape he sounds flat. There are points where a great deal more emphasis should have been placed on his words, and yet it just wasn&#65533;t there. Nevertheless, it is still a tape worth listening too, and I recommend it to everyone.
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