Review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) by Spangle — 17 Mar 2016
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is by no means a trainwreck, but it is also just not very good. Overlong with a nonsense plot, Star Trek certainly drags at times and really would have been well advised to pick up the pace.
The special effects look dated, but for 1979, they are not too bad. At times, they are quite bad, but at others, incredibly impressive. The acting comes in and out. Moments are comically bad due to bad delivery, but at others, they really do a solid job.
All of this being said, Star Trek is still quite a fun film that does entertain for the most part. For me, this one is better than the original Star Wars for that reason. The decent special effects, solid acting, and entertaining aspects of this one, are all improvements over its sci-fi franchise rival.
Above all, the world and characters it introduces seem intriguing enough for me to keep trucking through this series. All in all, a non-disaster of a start.
This review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) was written by Spangle on 17 Mar 2016.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture has generally received mixed reviews.
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