Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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Series creator Gene Roddenberry had conceived a second TV series, but after the success of <I>Star Wars</I> the project was upgraded into this lavish feature film, which reunited the original series cast aboard a beautifully redesigned starship U.S.S. <I>Enterprise</I>. Under the direction of Robert Wise (best known for <I>West Side Story</I>), the film proved to be a mixed blessing for <I>Trek</I> fans, who heatedly debated its merits; but it was, of course, a phenomenal hit. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew into the vast structures surrounding V'Ger, an all-powerful being that is cutting a destructive course through Starfleet space. With his new First Officer (Stephen Collins), the bald and beautiful Lieutenant Ilia (played by the late Persis Khambatta) and his returning veteran crew, Kirk must decipher the secret of V'Ger's true purpose and restore the safety of the galaxy. The story is rather overblown and derivative of plots from the original series, and avid Trekkies greeted the film's bland costumes with derisive laughter. But as a feast for the eyes, this is an adventure worthy of big-screen trekkin'. Douglas Trumbull's visual effects are astonishing, and Jerry Goldmith's score is regarded as one of the prolific composer's very best (with its main theme later used for <I>Star Trek: The Next Generation</I>). And, fortunately for <I>Star Trek</I> fans, the expanded 143-minute version (originally shown for the film's network TV premiere) is generally considered an improvement over the original theatrical release. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> <I>--This text refers to the </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>VHS Tape</U></I></FONT><I> edition.</I> </div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1255638c0.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">DVD Collection <script language="JavaScript"> function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write("<a href=javascript:popUp('http://buybox.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=reelmoviecriticc&link_code=xsc&creative=23424&camp=2025&path=/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/-/B00006G8HZ/reelmoviecriticc/ref=ac_bb1_,_amazon')><img src=http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/remote-buy-box/buy1.gif border=0 alt='Buy from Amazon.com' ></a>"); document.close(); </script> <noscript> <form method="POST" action="http://buybox.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=B00006G8HZ"> <input type="hidden" name="asin.B00006G8HZ" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="tag-value" value="reelmoviecriticc"> <input type="hidden" name="tag_value" value="reelmoviecriticc"> <input type="image" name="submit.add-to-cart" value="Buy from Amazon.com" border="0" alt="Buy from Amazon.com" src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/add-to-cart.gif"> </form> </noscript>  </B></div> <div>  <A NAME="b00006g8hz7480"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><I><B>Amazon.com</B></I></div> <div> Spanning two decades and countless light years of interstellar adventure, <I>Star Trek: The Motion Pictures Collection</I> is a testament to the enduring goodwill of Gene Roddenberry's optimistic sci-fi concept. Long before <I>Star Wars</I> sparked an explosion of big-screen science fiction, Roddenberry had planned a second <I>Star Trek</I> TV series; the project fizzled, but its pilot script evolved into the first film in Paramount's most lucrative movie franchise. Despite its sluggish pace and bland "pajama" costuming, <I>Star Trek: The Motion Picture</I> (1979) offered a welcomed reunion of the "classic <I>Trek</I>" cast, packed with Douglas Trumbull's still-dazzling special effects. Trekkers were even more ecstatic when <I>The Wrath of Khan</I> (1982) revived the spirit of the original series, even though director Nicholas Meyer was a <I>Trek</I> neophyte. With Leonard Nimoy directing, <I>The Search for Spock</I> (1984) began where <I>Khan</I> left off, with a thrilling (albeit contrived) obligation to resurrect the formerly ill-fated Mr. Spock. </div> <bR> <div> A box-office smash, Nimoy's <I>The Voyage Home</I> (1986) is the franchise's most accessible adventure--a high point offset by William Shatner's comparatively dreadful <I>Star Trek V: The Final Frontier</I> (1989). Meyer (and his penchant for quoting Shakespeare) returned for <I>The Undiscovered Country</I> (1991), a conspiracy thriller that put the series back on track, inspiring fans to invoke the "even number" rule in rating their franchise favorites. <I>Generations</I> (1994) gracefully passed the torch to TV's <I>The Next Generation</I>, bidding farewell to Captain Kirk with honor and integrity intact. Highlighted by the evolving humanity of Brent Spiner's android Lt. Comdr. Data, <I>First Contact</I> (1996) explored <I>Star Trek</I> history with a logical (hint) surprise encounter, and <I>Insurrection</I> (1998) provided an adequate expansion of the successful <I>TNG</I> series. Taken as a whole, these nine films demonstrate the consistent vitality of Roddenberry's original vision, stoking any Trekker's appetite for "ongoing missions" in <I>Nemesis</I> and beyond. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="501" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="495"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="495" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>