Review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) by Denise M — 26 Oct 2012

Shatner is abysmal, Nimoy is (as always) awesome. The movie? Meh. Not very good, but certainly not the worst of the lot of ST movies.

This review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) was written by Denise M on 26 Oct 2012.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture has generally received mixed reviews.

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