A Love Letter to The Motion Picture

[Cake Is Eternal]

The newly released Directors Edition was a joyous occasion for me and it brought back a flood of childhood memories. I wrote an article about what TMP meant to me, as a child and as an adult.

https://treksphere.com/star-trek-un...LqgXEXUuCjfsCPTn0TonZiVUqfJ_VzADSx176sg_fFug0

 

[Trekker09]

Beautiful reflection....makes me want to watch the DE. Also didn't know about that website - the book you reviewed looks like fun.

 

[Pauln6]

I agree. I saw the SLV on TV when I was 13 and I was enthralled too.

 

[Turtletrekker]

That's awesome.

 

[Warped9]

Although I can acknowledge and understand the reasons why many dismiss TMP I have never been able to dump on it as many of them do. For me it’s gotten better with age whereas what followed got worse with age.

 

[Procutus]

^

My feelings as well. From my first viewing of TMP on December 23, 1979 to all the subsequent views of it over the years, it has remained my favorite Trek film by far. It was the one that actually felt like a realistic science-fiction film, with a sense of wonder about the universe that few other movies have matched (2001 and Contact are two that immediately come to mind).

Planning on picking up P-Plus the first week of June, so I'll finally get to check out the new version of the DE.

 

[Jedi Marso]

It definitely gets better with age, and these last couple of cuts have cleaned up a lot of issues from the original release.

 

[publiusr]

This also was the last in a year of space movies. Star Wars set the tone for adventure. The crime movies and car chases were giving it a rest. Prophecy and ALIEN scared us…as did THE BLACK HOLE…MOONRAKER gave us a look at STS right around the corner…but TMP put a bow on everything.

 

[McCoy's Disco Collar]

Really looking forward to seeing it on a big screen.