The Legacy of Harve Bennett?

[Jonesy]

Therin of Andor said:
Who says he was angry?

He was more philosophical, IIRC, trying to come up with other reasons for ST V (other than "bad film, bad director") to keep raking in $$$$ after its opening weekend. After all, people had flocked to the other movies, even the oft-proclaimed long, boring one - TMP - over and over and over again, but many only saw ST V in cinemas once.

I remember that, at least amongst the people who I knew (who were fans all from the curious to the big) were very let down by how bad Trek 5 was.

I even remember a friend making a crack that TFF looked as if the FX was made by an amateur. Neither of us knew back then how accurate he actually was.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

 

[A beaker full of death]

Peach Wookiee said:
I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

Not, not just you.

 

[Ward Fowler]

Peach Wookiee said:
I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

not by a long shot.

 

[Sharr Khan]

A beaker full of death said:

Peach Wookiee said:
I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

Not, not just you.

Me to!

Sharr

 

[ancient]

Peach Wookiee said:
I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

It was fun, and very enjoyable. Screw the technical issues.

 

[CoveTom]

Another here in the "TFF was fun" camp.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I feel a lot of love in the room right now...

 

[InklingStar]

I liked TFF. I know it could have been much better, but it has the best character moments in all the movies.

 

[Good Will Riker]

TFF, by no means a masterpiece, was a precursor of sorts to those comedic sci-fi films that made Will Smith famous ("Men in Black," "Men in Black II").

I actually enjoy TFF more than I enjoy the 4 TNG feature films. Those 4 TNG feature films were actually "worse attempts" at humor and romp than TFF ever was. TFF at least displayed passion and heart.

 

[Ward Fowler]

Good Will Riker said:

I actually enjoy TFF more than I enjoy the 4 TNG feature films. Those 4 TNG feature films were actually "worse attempts" at humor and romp than TFF ever was. TFF at least displayed passion and heart.

Absolutely true.

 

[Good Will Riker]

^^^

When you yourself as a viewer is more moved by the death of Sybok at the end of TFF than Data at the end of NEM, those "TNG people" clearly are in a lot of trouble...

 

[cardinal biggles]

Maybe I'm a cruel, heartless bastard, but I was moved by neither death. In fact, I chuckled when Sybok tried to meld with the god-image of himself.

"I see you have a secret pain." Yeah, that I willingly subjected myself to this tripe.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Peach Wookiee said:
I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

It's a lot better than people say it is for sure.

 

[Anthony]

cardinal biggles said
"I see you have a secret pain." Yeah, that I willingly subjected myself to this tripe.

You're subjected to far more on a daily basis around here than in any movie theater. At least the "tripe" in TFF was fun & entertaining, despite whatever shortcoming it suffered from.

Thanks, Harve. Oh, if only they'd listened....

 

[Good Will Riker]

Jack Bauer said:

Peach Wookiee said:
I actually thought the movie was fun. But that's just me...

It's a lot better than people say it is for sure.

I agree. It has actually held up, unlike Star Trek: Nemesis.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

"Your pain runs deep. Share it with me!"

 

[InklingStar]

"I need... my... pain!!"

 

[Anwar]

That part I did like, heck even TNG did the same thing with Picard in "Tapestry" where Q made hm realize that the mistakes he made as a youngster are what made him who he is.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

^That's true. It's just the way Kirk said it that made it funny.