So I turned on the tv this morning to see what was on and to my delight, the first 5 movies are on all day long! I'm probably going to watch 2 and 3, definitely 4! I haven't seen 1 yet so that will be included. No thank you to 5.
What was your favorite TOS film?
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All modern superhero movies owe a huge debt to the first SUPERMAN movie, despite any issues it may have had.
Kor
The Final Frontier has some nice character moments and would've probably been a more serious film if not for the overwhelming popularity of The Voyage Home.
Of all the decisions Shatner made, I'd still wonder why he thought Klingons that looked like 80's hair band rejects were a good idea?
It had some good strong moments: McCoy and Spock confronting their inner demons. Funny ones too: "Not in front of the Klingons.", the rocket scene with S, K, and M. I just did not like that Sybok was Spock's half brother. It bothered me, I don't why, and the whole movie felt like there was no actual plot. Almost over when Sybok explains the being who he thinks is God, then turns out to be some evil spirit.
That may be something of an overstatement. I'm pretty sure that SUPERMAN: The Movie was in development for a long time, I don't doubt that. But STAR WARS showed that fantasy movies could be done extremely successfully and audiences at that time were ready to reward spectacle of this kind.
Even STAR TREK: The Motion Picture benefitted from finding itself also released during this time period. It's very obvious that "Superman" was a big, event movie. The makers wanted to wow everybody and they pulled out all the stops to make it happen. And more than that, they actually seemed to have cared about the subject matter.
Tim Burton's BATMAN turned out to be a much more influential movie, as far as the Superhero genre is concerned. It's a flawed movie, but Frank Miller's inspiration for it made all of the difference. Also, its Oscar for Art Direction was extremely well-deserved. It's absolutely brilliant. And Keaton's rubber outfit continues to be the standard after yay, these many decades.
Years ago when some of us were hoping for a "Director's Cut" of STV:TFF, I favored removing all references to Sybok being Spock's half-brother.
Kor
I hate when people dump on Star Trek V. Despite some weak scripting and inconsistent visual fx, this film has some great warmth, tremendous heart, and a lot of very noteworthy moments. I actually prefer it to Trek IV and VI. It feels more like a classic Star Trek episode, and that's where my heart is always at.
I agree that the score is fantastic.
I've said it so many times...if we can accept that Spock never told his shipmates about his parents before he was forced to in Journey to Babel and if we can accept that Kirk had a so. We've never heard of in WOK, I don't know why we would have any problem with the idea of Spock having a half-brother.
Spock has always (I mean ALWAYS) demonstrated his attitude of extreme privacy and even secrecy when it comes to Vulcan and to his family. The fact that Sybok rejected logic and was banished makes it even more obvious why Spock would not have revealed the connection.
It's always been TVH for me with TWOK a close second. (even my mom and grandma liked TVH and neither one is a star trek fan) I watched TMP but like most it wasn't for me, I liked the novel better since I could read it at my own pace.
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My mom is also not a fan but I made her watch TVH and she really liked it. My order is 4, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1
My mom is also not a fan but I made her watch TVH and she really liked it. My order is 4, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1
I watched a clip on Youtube the other day...
Scotty - 'It's a long and dangerous climb'
Bones - 'Some of us get off on long and dangerous climbs'
I forgot what a great line that was from Bones, one of my favourites now on that little rewatch. His delivery, the way he pokes his head up behind Kirk. Classic McCoy.
Scotty - 'It's a long and dangerous climb'
Bones - 'Some of us get off on long and dangerous climbs'
I forgot what a great line that was from Bones, one of my favourites now on that little rewatch. His delivery, the way he pokes his head up behind Kirk. Classic McCoy.
6. The Final Frontier
5. The Voyage Home
4. The Search for Spock
3. The Motion Picture
2. The Wrath of Kahn
1. The Undiscovered Country
5. The Voyage Home
4. The Search for Spock
3. The Motion Picture
2. The Wrath of Kahn
1. The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country is my favorite. I love a good conspiracy. I foresaw one but not with certain people involved so it was nice to be surprised. My ranking is:
1) The Undiscovered Country
2) The Wrath of Khan (mostly for that "oh shit" moment when Chekov sees the "Botany Bay" markings and the fear rises up from the pit of your stomach)
3) The Final Frontier
4) The Search for Spock
5) The Voyage Home
6) The Motion Picture
Even though The Motion Picture is last on my list, I still enjoy it. I think it was a hauntingly beautiful film and the graphics were fantastic for the time period. Sure, it was a bit slow but after watching a bunch of classic Doctor Who, I can handle a slow build-up. I just wish Stephen Collins weren't in it.
1) The Undiscovered Country
2) The Wrath of Khan (mostly for that "oh shit" moment when Chekov sees the "Botany Bay" markings and the fear rises up from the pit of your stomach)
3) The Final Frontier
4) The Search for Spock
5) The Voyage Home
6) The Motion Picture
Even though The Motion Picture is last on my list, I still enjoy it. I think it was a hauntingly beautiful film and the graphics were fantastic for the time period. Sure, it was a bit slow but after watching a bunch of classic Doctor Who, I can handle a slow build-up. I just wish Stephen Collins weren't in it.
My ranking of the movies:
1. The Wrath of Khan
2. The Undiscovered Country
3. The Motion Picture
4. The Voyage Home
5. The Search for Spock
6. The Final Frontier
Meyer's movies are the best and most compelling IMO, but I still say that The Motion Picture is deeply underrated.
1. The Wrath of Khan
2. The Undiscovered Country
3. The Motion Picture
4. The Voyage Home
5. The Search for Spock
6. The Final Frontier
Meyer's movies are the best and most compelling IMO, but I still say that The Motion Picture is deeply underrated.
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Guess I'll be in the minority here
1. The Undiscovered Country
2. The Final Frontier (wanted to vote for it just because I don't get the hate it receives and actually like most of it, but decided against it and voted for the VI)
3. The Wrath of Khan
4. The Motion Picture
5. The Search for Spock
6. The Voyage Home.
I know most people like it, but I could never stand this one.
If we can rank half of Generations (the one that has Kirk in it), it'll be between 3 and 4.
1. The Undiscovered Country
2. The Final Frontier (wanted to vote for it just because I don't get the hate it receives and actually like most of it, but decided against it and voted for the VI)
3. The Wrath of Khan
4. The Motion Picture
5. The Search for Spock
6. The Voyage Home.
I know most people like it, but I could never stand this one.
If we can rank half of Generations (the one that has Kirk in it), it'll be between 3 and 4.
I'm not sure if "like most" qualifies...TMP is second in the poll, only to the obvious choice of TWOK, on this board.
