Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1980)
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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 15 Rotten:13 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Synopsis: In STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, the original crew of the Starship Enterprise from the 1960s TV show is reunited in this dramatic, full-length science fiction epic. Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner), formerly a captain, is called upon to collect his old crewmates in order to save... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins, DeForest Kelley
Director: Robert Wise
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As an exploration of the loneliness of a unique machine consciousness, great! As an exciting SF experience, maybe not.
05/19/08
The expensive effects (under supervision of Douglas Trumbull) are the secret of this film, and the amazing wizardry throughout would appear to justify the whopping budget.
05/19/08
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Director Robert Wise has no feeling for Trek's pop insouciance, and the movie unfolds ponderously.
05/19/08
This 1979 movie adaptation of the cult TV series is blandness raised to an epic scale.
05/19/08
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For non-addicts, the smart plot and effects go some way towards compensating for the plastic characters and costumes.
08/16/07
The long, majestic scene in which Scotty (James Doohan) takes Kirk in a shuttle toward the refurbished Enterprise is still breathtaking.
05/26/06
[It's] like attending your high-school class's 10th reunion at Caesar's Palace. Most of the faces are familiar, but the décor has little relationship to anything you've ever seen before.
05/09/05
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Star Trek-The Motion Picture is a smart sc-fi thriller whose fascinating characters and thought-provoking plot are emphasized more than special effects.
01/29/04
You've heard the about the curse of the odd-numbered Star Trek films. It REALLY applies to this one.
05/07/03
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