Review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) by Sean C — 23 May 2009

Captain, this script is highly illogical. Let us make an extraordinarily long, drawn-out film from it.

This review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) was written by Sean C on 23 May 2009.

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

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