Star Trek: The Motion Picture

[huedell]

Star Wars and no more colorful shirts were the two deal breakers for me (Hey, I was 8 years old!)... as an adult, it still doesn't catch me, and, frankly, neither do the others w/the original crew all that much really---
---except ST6: TUC.... and I actually liked Kirk and the rest of the old-guard in ST7 (although, you don't have to tell me public opinion is in conflict with giving ST7 it's props).

[kisstour03]

I watched TMP for the first time in years a couple of months ago. I liked it better than I ever had before. I think the last time I saw it I was in my mid teens. It has it's flaws for sure but there's enough there I'll watch it again sometime this year when I go on a Trek binge.

[Godzilla]

I've never understood the hate for III either. I find it a solid action/ adventure and to follow killing Spock by killing the ship was a tremendous move.

Like everyone I have fond memories of TMP but I understand its flaws. I still enjoy watching it for what it it, but it is certainly slow.

[jds1911a1]

After suffering through TMP, my son said I owed him a viewing of Wrath of Khan. And hey, when your 12 year old ASKS to watch classic Trek with you, don't look a gift horse in the mouth!

So we watched not only II, but III today. I think III is vastly under appreciated. I mean, II deserves every ounce of praise it gets, and it probably is the best of all the Trek films, but III is a solid follow-up. And as I said earlier, it's got a special place in my Trek-lovin' heart for being my first in the theater. Whenever I watch the Enterprise death scene, I'm immediately transported back to 1984, I'm 9 years old again, and my Dad lowly utters "DAMN" as the Enterprise carcass careens through the sky.

Chris

HA HA AH I did the same thing I binged on 2-4 last night with my Daughter.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Awesome! My 6-year old daughter was in and out, but watched most of both movies. She hid her eyes during the Ceti eel scenes.

We'll probably watch IV and V soon. Andrew watched VI recently, but he's never seen V. Despite it's crappy effects and rambling ending, I still like V for it's character bits.

Chris

[Werewolf]

I like STIII. I think it's fun and I liked the return of the Klingons.

[Hedji]

I keep putting off Trek movies for my daughter. She's ten now, but has a low tolerance for the talky-talky.

[Earth 2 Chris]

One more thought on TMP I failed to mention; Cindy verbalized something I had noticed, "Dang, Decker needs a CUP!". Yes, HD TV and DVD clarity can have it's downsides, folks.

Chris

[Hedji]

LOL!

"Viewer off..... VIEWER OFF!" (My favorite Shatner line, cut from the Director's Edition).

[mego73]

Yes, I have commented before on the little poker before.

One more thought on TMP I failed to mention; Cindy verbalized something I had noticed, "Dang, Decker needs a CUP!". Yes, HD TV and DVD clarity can have it's downsides, folks.

Chris

[jds1911a1]

One more thought on TMP I failed to mention; Cindy verbalized something I had noticed, "Dang, Decker needs a CUP!". Yes, HD TV and DVD clarity can have it's downsides, folks.

Chris

you can tell when a scene was shot based on whether or not the man is in the suit with a pajama top flap or not, after the inital filming the cosutmes were redesigned to have the shirt tails

[Nostalgiabuff]

I have always liked this movie. maybe because I was 7 when it came out and it was the first new Trek in years and there were even cool new toys. I have the directors cut with the enhanced visual effects and I think it is a really good movie. yes it has it flaws, but so does every other Trek movie when you come right down to it. I usually fast forward through all the long exterior shots of the enterprise but otherwise I really like the movie. there is great interaction between the big 3 and even the rest of the cast. we get to see Janice Rand again too (always had a crush on her)
it's light years better than V. that movie while having a few good moments, really has major flaws. but still, it is classic Trek and I love it for what it is.

[Trappy Trek Freak]

When this movie came out I too was 5 and it got me into Megos and always watching reruns of TOS on TV 23. When TMP came out you could go about anywhere and find 8 inch Trek Mego and TMP 3.75 inch figures which I Loved and still Love. My only gripe from this movie is the lack of using TOS uniforms.

[Klosterheim]

TMP is a really good movie. It keeps getting better over the years. So many great things came from it.

I love the old Mego bridge, but the 1979 bridge actually looks like the movie bridge, aside from that docking port door, that I used to think a ship was going to be made to dock with it, like the Vulcan shuttle!

I also enjoyed reading the TMP photo-novel.

[mego73]

TMP merchandising is replete with earlier designs, some from Phase 2. The docking port on the bridge was seen in production illustrations. The South Bend Enterprise follows the Phase 2 Enterprise design.