I have been watching Star Trek and after going through the original series, the animated series and season 1 of the next generation, i thought i should watch one of the movies!

I really had to fight my way through the motion picture. The pace was so slow and much of it mostly showed characters staring at something or someone. It was great to see the characters again though even though they had aged more that i had expected.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
    141·
    2 个月前

    There’s a reason a lot of people call it “the Motionless Picture.”

    The director’s cut fixes the pacing a little despite adding footage.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    2 个月前

    I was a little kid when this came out.

    But I still remember the scene with the space walk and the sense of awe I felt.

    As an adult, it doesn’t hit the same, but holy hell did it stick in me.

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 个月前

    I feel like the only person who loves this movie. Its slow pacing allowed the weirdness of the mystery build and have time for bad theories to build before laying out what’s actually happening.

    • SSTF@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 个月前

      I do think it runs a little slow in parts. The 1701 beauty shots were gorgeous, but they lasted forever.

      The counterpoint is all the good stuff in the movie. Seeing Kirk as an outsider on the Enterprise was interesting. The warp malfunction sequence is trippiness that’s never been equaled in Trek. The entire ending and reveal are, perhaps nowadays parodied to death, but for the time great (even if it is just big budget Changeling).

    • SSTF@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 个月前

      I’ll say it: The final space battle is underwhelming. Kirk wins by remembering that space is 3D. ‘Balance Of Terror’ had an infinitely more engaging and tactically impressive battle back in the 60s.

        • SSTF@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 个月前

          The secret code that a six year old should be able to crack?

          (I like TWOK for the acting, visuals, and themes, but I won’t not rag on some of the plot details).

  • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
    53·
    2 个月前

    Woke propaganda

    Edit: it’s a joke, because of the rainbow. Jesus. Trekkies are touchier than Republicans.