Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Year: 1979

Grade: B+

Country: USA

Director: Wise

Review

definitely a sci-fi film and wise makes sure we know that. he has the whole lights show thing going on and the warp drive distortion scene is pretty cool. i also liked the plot of the unknown thing in outerspace. turns out to be an old voyager satellite that has acquired intelligence; great concept. a more serious and epic version of the original show which is exactly what you would want as a fan. that said, i still don’t think it compares with the excitement and humor of the newest installment. they’re different films, but i like the new one more. sci-fi fans will probably like this one more and there’s nothing wrong with that. this is also better than the overrated star trek II: wrath of khan which is often referred to as the best of the original crew films.