14 Dumbest Things In Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
4. Klingon Krap
Virtually everything about the Klingons in this movie is silly, but rather than list each dumb individually, let's just lump them together for convenience.
Vixis reports the Pioneer 10 probe Klaa shoots is "most difficult" to target, but, c'mon it's just spinning like a top along a straight-line trajectory through space, it's hardly bobbing an weaving.
The Klingons can conveniently eavesdrop on Kirk's communications with the Enterprise and get distracted into targeting the shuttle instead of the starship.
Later on Kirk's emergency communique from the Enterprise to Starfleet Command is also intercepted and a fake reply sent.
Encoded messages? Secure communications? Bah! Who needs 'em?
And think about this: Klaa wants to defeat Kirk in battle to prove he's a great warrior, but throughout he's willing to cheat by taking a potshot at a shuttlecraft or go after the Enterprise when it's been hijacked and Kirk is not in control. How exactly is that besting Kirk in battle, Klaa?
In the end, the Klingons serve no function in this story other than to just be momentary stumbling blocks for Kirk and Spock, and dealing with them really tests none of the heroes. They're there because they're easy villains...which is dumb.