Oh, great, a Kirk Vs. Picard post. Well, I'll tell ya one thing... Kirk had the better looking ship!
Look at her. Excelsior is simply pudgy in comparison. Sexiest ship EVAR.
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs13/f/2007/112/3/9/The_Undiscovered_Country_by_okan1701.jpghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p1hxvPOIhE (I know it cuts off, but it's the best quality video of her movin' out.)
I still get goosebumps with that scene. So majestic. Robert Wise knew what he was doing, too bad Paramount rushed him... but they made good on the 25th Anniversay DVD.
And Jerry Goldsmith is the MAN with the music in this movie. Stunning work, ya ask me, I think it's one of, if not the, best works he's ever done.
/Yeah yeah, John Williams is the man too, but that's a whole other subject.