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* [[2-D Space]]: Subtly averted. When the ''Enterprise'' and ''Kronos One'' first rendezvous, they are not aligned in the same plane. ''Enterprise'' very diplomatically adjusts to match the Chancellor's ship. Later, the Bird of Prey fires one of its torpedoes perpendicularly to the plane of the saucer section of the ''Enterprise'', damaging it extensively.
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: McCoy's quip about feeling pretty good "aside from a touch of arthritis" is met with stone cold silence. Accompanied by ''one Klingon laughing his frigging ass off''.
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: McCoy's quip about feeling pretty good "aside from a touch of arthritis" is met with stone cold silence. Accompanied by ''one Klingon laughing his frigging ass off''.
** McCoy looks pleased by his reaction, too. Chang, however, was not amused.
** McCoy looks pleased by his reaction, too. Chang, however, was not amused.
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*** The fact that Uhura explicitly mentions that she can speak three obscure dialects of Romulan in the 2009 Star Trek movie could be considered a [[Take That]] to this scene.
*** The fact that Uhura explicitly mentions that she can speak three obscure dialects of Romulan in the 2009 Star Trek movie could be considered a [[Take That]] to this scene.
* [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Praxis Shattering Kaboom]]: The event that kicked off the events of the movie. The real-world analogue is the Chernobyl plant disaster that weakened the Soviet Union just enough to get the ball rolling.
* [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Praxis Shattering Kaboom]]: The event that kicked off the events of the movie. The real-world analogue is the Chernobyl plant disaster that weakened the Soviet Union just enough to get the ball rolling.
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Pre-Asskicking One-Liner ]]: [[Tranquil Fury|"Target that explosion and fire."]]
* [[Pre-Asskicking One-Liner]]: [[Tranquil Fury|"Target that explosion and fire."]]
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: Kirk certainly walks the line at first.
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: Kirk certainly walks the line at first.
{{quote|'''Spock:''' Jim, they are dying.
{{quote|'''Spock:''' Jim, they are dying.
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** This trope is mostly avoided for all other scenes involving the Klingons on their own, however. Subtitles are used in all-Klingon scenes in almost all movies.
** This trope is mostly avoided for all other scenes involving the Klingons on their own, however. Subtitles are used in all-Klingon scenes in almost all movies.
** For some reason, it almost always switches to English whenever Chang starts talking, sometimes right after some untranslated Klingon. Maybe Christopher Plummer has trouble chewing scenery in Klingon.
** For some reason, it almost always switches to English whenever Chang starts talking, sometimes right after some untranslated Klingon. Maybe Christopher Plummer has trouble chewing scenery in Klingon.
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* [[2-D Space]]: Subtly averted. When the ''Enterprise'' and ''Kronos One'' first rendezvous, they are not aligned in the same plane. ''Enterprise'' very diplomatically adjusts to match the Chancellor's ship. Later, the Bird of Prey fires one of its torpedoes perpendicularly to the plane of the saucer section of the ''Enterprise'', damaging it extensively.
* [[Wasn't That Fun?]]: After General Chang's Bird-of-Prey blasting away at the helpless Enterprise with yet another [[Screen Shake]]:
* [[Wasn't That Fun?]]: After General Chang's Bird-of-Prey blasting away at the helpless Enterprise with yet another [[Screen Shake]]:
{{quote|'''McCoy:''' Well, this is fun.}}
{{quote|'''McCoy:''' Well, this is fun.}}
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* [[Wicked Cultured]]: General Chang might be willing to plunge the quadrant into war, but damn if he can't quote Shakespeare with the best of them!
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: General Chang might be willing to plunge the quadrant into war, but damn if he can't quote Shakespeare with the best of them!
* [[Wild Hair]]: The Federation President's mustache almost earned its own acting credit.
* [[Wild Hair]]: The Federation President's mustache almost earned its own acting credit.

* [[You Look Familiar]]: Chancellor Gorkon is played by David Warner, who played St. John ("sinjin") Talbot in the [[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|previous film]].
** [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|How many lights are there]], Chancellor?
*** Again, Worf. Who, [[The Worf Effect|of course]], does what he does best—get owned. Except this time, in court.
** Rene Auberjonois, who would go on to play Odo on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', plays Colonel West.
*** If Admiral Cartwright looks a lot like Joseph Sisko, that would be because they were both played by Brock Peters.
** In another life, the Federation President is [[Star Trek: Voyager|screwing around with the timeline to get back his home colony and, by extension, his wife]].
*** "This President is not above the law, [[That '70s Show|Dumbass!]]"


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