Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(1979)
Overview
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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Collection
Star Trek: The Original Series Collection
Reviews
Wuchak
⭐ 9/10September 1, 2019
***Stands Alone in the Feature Film Series***
A colossal, mysterious space cloud called V'ger travels across the galaxy and threatens Earth, annihilating interlopers along the way ; the origins of V'ger are revealed at the end.
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) addresses some of the deepest questions of life: Is this all there is? Why are we here? Does love exist since it cannot be proved via pure logic? Who is the Creator? The core …
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GenerationofSwine
⭐ 1/10January 10, 2023
BORING.
I mean, it opens great. The first few minutes sort of give you the impression that this movie is going to be epic...
... and then the rest of it is best spent looking at your phone, cleaning your finger nails, watching linoleum curl, defrosting your freezer...
... finding anything else you can do as it plays in the background just to keep you form dying of Boredom.
And I say this as a Star Trek fan.
CinemaSerf
⭐ 5/10June 5, 2023
To be fair, this film does pick up quite plausibly from the television series. The characterisations are roughly the same, if somewhat older - and that does help give it some cohesion; but the opening scene goes on interminably. The premiss is stretched to breaking point and riddled with metaphors and pseudo-philosophical clichés; and there is precious little action. Persis Khambatta who plays "Ilia" - the conduit between the all powerful alien p… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$44,000,000
Revenue
$139,346,243