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Southernfatman posted...

For some reason I never watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture until a few years ago. I really liked it. Sure, the beauty shots of The Enterprise are over done, but I can picture myself sitting in a movie theater in 1979 and being amazed at it. Plus I can just fast forward. It's the closest of any of the movies to the TV show. It really feels like a bigger budgeted and better written episode of the show. It's not action packed like the rest of the movies, but it didn't need to be. I think they only fire the ship's phasers or photon torpedoes once if I recall. I really like the "twist" as well. Too many people overlook it, especially those with the silly opinion that the odd numbered movies suck.

My issues with it were the characters were way too stiff and that familiar crew seemed off. And yeah the long drawn out shots of the Enterprise and other showcase shots were slow moving. It definitely is not as bad as its made out to be and has some good stuff in it. Absolutely 100% worth a watch if you have never seen it. And lets not forget this is the movie that birthed TNG's theme.