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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:11 am
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We've never sat down to discuss the films. I'm interested in making a thread for each film, discussing the good and the bad- because even the worst films had good, and even the best films had bad.
So, we begin with the very first film. Star Trek:the Motion Picture (1979.) Some people saw it in the theater. Of course, at the age I saw it in the theater, all I needed were enough special effects and cool lighting and it would have been a success for me.
Now, the previous experience everyone had of Star Trek was only the original series (and the animated one for those who saw it.) So we all knew Trek with simple special effects and a shoestring budget. This movie was completely different in both the amount of money put out on Trek as well as using special effects that weren't even around when the series was filmed. So, it promised to be a LOT better-looking than the show. And, compared to even the later shows, the visuals hold up rather nicely.
There had been some talk about how there had been plans for a new Star Trek series with a new crew- Phase II, it was nicknamed. Plans for that fell through, and this movie took off from the pilot plot for the series. So, we saw the old crew, and what they were doing, and what had changed for them AND the Enterprise.
I'd like others to chime in before I really get to posting on this. What did you really like about this movie, what was really good, and what did you really dislike, what was really bad?
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 4:39 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:43 am
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When the movie first arrived, all the fans went bananas. It was a redo of a low-budget SF show with fiercely loyal fans. Then the big-screen movie came, and there was a movie budget. That's why there were so many beautiful, panoramic views panning around the screen. " Ooo, new ship! Shiny!" They admitted the newer reboot did the same thing as an homage to this movie when they ferried the crew to the ship and showed the ship.
I felt the plot worked- which makes sense because it was a variation of existing plots for the series (like "the Ultimate Computer") and had been a pilot plot for a new ST series- but they made the movie anyway,. Cool visuals aside, that's why it feels like a long episode and not a movie, I think.
It's one of the few times the "dangerous" transporters are addressed. We got to see the ship exteriors because they were working on repairing them, so someone put the repairs into the story- and even why there was repair work when we saw someone die trying to use them before repairs were complete.
We also began the tradition of "something's approaching Earth and the Enterprise is the only ship within range and capable of responding."
I think the thing I liked best wasn't even the visuals- it was the plotting and scripting about what happened with everyone since the series ended and until the movie began. Lives went on, and some changed a little while some changed a lot.
I think the thing I liked least was the new pajamas/uniforms seen in this movie and then apparently set on fire before shooting of the next movie began. ("Starfleet must have been going through some sort of pastels phase at the time.")
In short, at the time, I liked the movie. I know it's gotten a bad reputation since then, but I don't think it's actually a BAD movie.
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:39 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:31 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:43 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:22 am
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