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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:15

Rotten:15

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

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... 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 humanity from a giant, hostile alien vessel steadily approaching Earth and destroying everything in its path. The complex alien life-forms apparently possess such an advanced intelligence that even the brilliant Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) fails to comprehend the massive structure that contains them. There is tension on the ship, as well as in the universe, as Commander Willard Decker (Stephen Collins), the Enterprise's new captain, is relegated to being Kirk's assistant. In addition, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), the lovable, crotchety doctor who is constantly at odds with Spock, must be tricked away from his life of relaxation to serve on a voyage he wants no part of. It's not long before the Enterprise is taken over by the alien entity, and navigator Ilia (Persis Khambatta) is abducted. When she is returned to the Enterprise, she informs Kirk that unless the entity is united with its creator, it will destroy the Earth. With excellent special effects and witty nods to the old series, STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE set a new standard in sci-fi films--and paved the way for a host of excellent sequels. [More]

Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins

Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols

Director: Robert Wise

Director: Robert Wise
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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More of an event than a movie...more flash than content.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
05/15/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Nothing but a long day's journey into ennui.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
05/03/09
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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If the endless interstellar vistas of 2001: A Space Odyssey tested your patience, Star Trek: The Motion Picture will make you cry like a little star child.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment Comment
03/22/09
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

a little too boring

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
07/05/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

As an exploration of the loneliness of a unique machine consciousness, great! As an exciting SF experience, maybe not.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/19/08
Matthew De Abaitua
Matthew De Abaitua
Channel 4 Film

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.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/19/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Director Robert Wise has no feeling for Trek's pop insouciance, and the movie unfolds ponderously.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/19/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This 1979 movie adaptation of the cult TV series is blandness raised to an epic scale.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/19/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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For non-addicts, the smart plot and effects go some way towards compensating for the plastic characters and costumes.

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08/16/07
Time Out

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07/02/06
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

The long, majestic scene in which Scotty (James Doohan) takes Kirk in a shuttle toward the refurbished Enterprise is still breathtaking.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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No review available.

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10/10/05
Cole Smithey
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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

[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.

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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Often unfairly maligned because it's slow and contemplative, but has some real ideas behind it.

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10/28/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Ponderously long, yes; but it was and still is a true movie event.

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

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08/18/04
Mark Sells
Mark Sells
Oregon Herald

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07/26/04
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
 
 
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