Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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Sci-Fi. Action
The Enterprise fights a strange alien force that threatens Earth in this first film adaptation of the famous TV series. Shatner's Kirk has been promoted to admiral and is called to take command of the vessel. He gets his old crew to tag along as well. Very slow moving; followed by numerous sequels. Twelve additional minutes of previously unseen footage have been added to this home video version of the theatrical feature.
Author | Review | ||
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United States | Los Angeles Times | "A film that for all its visual splendors falls well short of its aspirations" | NEU |
United States | Variety | "Gene Roddenberry and director Robert Wise have corralled an enormous technical crew, and the result is state-of-the-art screen magic." | POS |
United States | The Washington Post | "There are only so many ways to photograph black starry space and the under-bellies of spaceships, and the films that got there first used them all up." | NEU |
United States | New York Daily News | "It is a purely mechanical movie that is no more dazzling to the eye than a nighttime landing at Kennedy airport." | NEU |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "It lacks the dazzling brilliance and originality of 2001 But on its own terms it's a very well-made piece of work, with an interesting premise." | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "This 1979 movie adaptation of the cult TV series is blandness raised to an epic scale." | NEG |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "For non-addicts, the smart plot and effects go some way towards compensating for the plastic characters and costumes." | NEU |
United States | ReelViews | "Thought-provoking, well constructed science fiction." | POS |
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