Sci Fi September # 7 – Star Trek
The old crew of the Starship Enterprise are called into duty once again to investigate a huge electrical storm that is moving towards earth.
The first of the Star Trek movies, Star Trek:The Motion Picture is a slow, grand affair. Take Kirks first viewing of the Enterprise in the dry dock. It lasts forever. There is a lot of soaring strings in the soundtrack which suit the slow style of each scene.
The usual suspects from the TV show all come back for this movie. Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Sulu, Chekov and Uhura all reporting for duty. This makes the story one that is easy to enjoy as the cast is already well known to the viewer.
The special effects are circa 1979, OK for the time but dated now. There are one or two scenes that still look good but for the most part, this is an old movie.
Don’t get me wrong, for fans of the original series, this was a must see movie, it just hasn’t aged well, like Kirk’s hair.
