VHS : Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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Back when the first Star Trek feature was released in December 1979, the Trek franchise was still relatively modest, consisting of the original TV series, an animated cartoon series from 1973-74, and a burgeoning fan network around the world. Series creator Gene Roddenberry had conceived a second TV series, but after the success of Star Wars the project was upgraded into this lavish feature film, which reunited the original series cast aboard a beautifully redesigned starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Under the direction of Robert Wise (best known for West Side Story), the film proved to be a mixed blessing for Trek fans, who heatedly debated its merits; but it was, of course, a phenomenal hit. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew into the vast structures surrounding V'Ger, an all-powerful being that is cutting a destructive course through Starfleet space. With his new First Officer (Stephen Collins), the bald and beautiful Lieutenant Ilia (played by the late Persis Khambatta) and his returning veteran crew, Kirk must decipher the secret of V'Ger's true purpose and restore the safety of the galaxy. The story is rather overblown and derivative of plots from the original series, and avid Trekkies greeted the film's bland costumes with derisive laughter. But as a feast for the eyes, this is an adventure worthy of big-screen trekkin'. Douglas Trumbull's visual effects are astonishing, and Jerry Goldmith's score is regarded as one of the prolific composer's very best (with its main theme later used for Star Trek: The Next Generation). And, fortunately for Star Trek fans, the expanded 143-minute version (originally shown for the film's network TV premiere) is generally considered an improvement over the original theatrical release. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  - A prequel to the next series of Films
Star Trek the Motion Picture is fundamentally ok. I don't regard it as the great reprisal of Star Trek. There are a few areas where this film fails. First, it is has a feeling of being overally romantic, and second, the lavish production was better than the storyline and characters.
Just as an example for the overly romanticism here, The Ship, although redesigned effectively here, is shot too many times. I agree that the Scotty and Kirk sequence around the ship was just entirely ... Read More
Rating: - wanted to complete my collection
i used to be a HARDCORE trekker/trekkie now i don't watch as much as i used to but still watch sometimes so i wanted to complete my collection
Rating:  - What Could (Should) Have Been
Timing is everything.
The snarls and delays in getting the screenplay from paper to film made the journey for this picture very difficult; there was this "little" movie made - Star Wars - that revolutionized the Sci-Fi genre and placed a heavy premium on visual effects.
So, what appeared to be a trade-off with a major part of the Star Trek TV series - the dialogue of the actors - was jettisoned for visuals that looked impressive, but looked to be playing catch-up to Darth ... Read More
Rating:  - Star Trek: The Immobile Picture
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" gives motion pictures a bad name. After having enjoyed a brief cult run on the small screen, the crew of Star Trek dared to embark on an adventure on the silver screen. The crew is reunited, considerably paunchier and wearing outfits that look like hospital scrubs with navel protectors. As usual,the crew gets its Assigned Alien. This time it's the beautiful,bald Ilia (the late Persis Khambatta). A young newbie on the crew, Dekker (he was the pastor on WB's Seventh Heaven) ... Read More
Rating: - Has gotten better with time !
When I watched STTMP in 79 I dosed off a couple of times and thought it was very boring.
The acting was stiff and the uniforms looked liked pajamas.
As an adult now, I appreciate the movie a bit more and enjoy the special effects.
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