Star Trek Film Series: Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Wiz DOES NOT RECOMMEND Star Trek: The Motion Picture As my introduction to the original cast of Star Trek, it's really hard to see what exactly people loved about the original crew. Then again, how could you with this film? Characters, plot and story seem so thin, the villain is a cloud and the film is just filled with dialogue that isn't all that interesting. Now, I can hear some fans of the original series of Star Trek thinking that "I shouldn't have started with the movie, start with the series!" and they may very well be right. The film feels like you needed a previous relationship with the series to really even appreciate the film. Hell, that might be why some scenes involving entering a ship or seeing a specific room on the Enterprise seems to linger much longer than necessary. But in honesty, I also get aesthetically why they would: even by today's standards, the modeling and special effects are very good and have a specific feel that fits well. The best thing I can say to this films defense is that it didn't make me dread continuing watching the next films: there are some things I like conceptually about Star Trek that has me interested in continuing. But if I'm honest, I'm continuing in spite of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, not because of.