In addition to being one of the more intentionally boring films ever made, Star Trek: The Motion Picture features some of the more amazing science fiction special effects. The work Douglas Trumbull does in this film is without equal–he makes the unimaginable visual. It’s astounding (and I was watching the pan-and-scan only “Special Longer Version” […]
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, Robert Wise), the special longer version
December 13th, 2007 No Comments
Recommend on MahaloStar Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984, Leonard Nimoy)
November 5th, 2005 No Comments
Layers. Star Trek III has no layers. It’s all id. Star Trek loses its ship, Kirk loses his son, Dr. McCoy loses his mind and none of it means anything. My fiancée pointed out that III is a bridge between II and IV, it brings Spock back to life. It fulfills a need. Forget the […]
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, Nicholas Meyer), the director’s edition
November 5th, 2005 No Comments
Layers. Star Trek II has a lot of layers. I couldn’t decide if, as a sequel, it had the time to work so many layers in (it runs two hours). It’s the human heart, in conflict with itself, others, and its environment. There’s so much going on and some of it is purely cinematic. The […]
