Review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) by Jonathan K — 04 Jul 2011

To old fashion and boring! Two in a half hours to discover a high powered evolved voyager satellite! Stupid!

This review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) was written by Jonathan K on 04 Jul 2011.

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

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