Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Nostalgia Critic

The Nostalgia Critic reviews Star Trek: The Motion Picture and kicks off Star Trek Month!
Originally aired on January 2nd, 2012.
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Star Trek The Motion Picture was first released on December 8th, 1979 and was directed by Robert Wise. It stars William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols.
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[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@tykamen5588]

KHAN !!!!!!!!!

[@benthetiger131tank7]

star trek the motion picture was the 1st movie of star trek I see in my life because I like it

[@sparkswyvernionmimidrac8805]

Channel Awesome do the movie splice, rango, and ant bully

[@ObiWonJulian]

I'd be nice if NC talked about the EVEN numbers now! :D

[@danielmartin37]

Channel Awesome Could you put this in the Season 5 playlist? My OCD is bothering me

[@JD1010101110]

I always liked Roddenberry's explanation of the foreheads. Klingons always had those foreheads, I just didn't have the money to show it on the TV show!

[@crgrier]

James Doohan's explanation is better. It's from all the tribbles he sent them.

[@victorm152]

In comics, it's explained to be physical disease that resulted from a failed attempt to create genetically superior beings similar to Khan and his allies and followers

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@victorm152 Isn't that explanation also in Season 4 of Star Trek: Enterprise?

[@martyjackson4166]

Victor M If in comics you mean Star Trek: Enterprise, a TV show, then yes.

[@TehLucario]

well yeah, the show had no budget

[@SunnyShuklathedoctor]

"Jim, what's going on?" "Tricorder." "No, that's a bald woman." Greatest thing ever.

[@matthewsierakowski5546]

No emotions no needs it’s the perfect woman That is the best line.

[@GloomyFish]

"This is just watching a bunch of footage and seeing somebody comment on it! Who the hell would want to see that?!"

[@KumaoftheForest]

Gloomy Fish that’s some Deadpool level fourth wall breaking

[@michaelopnv634]

Also known as "Star Trek: the Slow Motion Picture" Edit: I saw this comment somewhere but I can't find it now: "Star Trek: The Picture"

[@tygonmaster]

Nah, people left in a pretty big hurry.

[@phantomzone2725]

Oh no, you read my thoughts!

[@NintendoHighSchool]

Or Star Trek: The Motionless Picture

[@iamhungey12345]

"Where Nomad has gone before!"

[@Ramotttholl]

Where no man has slept before?

[@OMEGATHENIETZCHIAN]

A machine planet...people physically merging with machines... THE BORG!!!

[@anubusx]

Awesome theory.

[@masonasaro2118]

i guess that COULD work.

[@codename617]

I know this is two years old, but that's what I was thinking!! :D

[@WNShadow814]

@@codename617 my only issue with this theory is the Borg we know would just ignore the probe as a piece of obsolete tech not worth assimilation. To expend resources kitting it out and sending it back to earth is totally against their nature

[@samiamtheman7379]

That theory wouldn't work because Vger seems more powerful than the Borg.

[@TheRedneckRoman16]

to be fair, that celibacy thing is kind of something you need to tell Kirk off the bat to avoid the creepiness.

[@lucasbell4831]

That guy nearly missing a door deserves his own origin movie.

[@swishfish8858]

Dude with the ice cream maker in Empire Strikes Back has a whole backstory and even an action figure, anything's possible.

[@Shimamon27]

The guy after Him... Has an origin movie. He was trying to say "Hold the Door!!!" He's been saying it ever since.

[@ackminecrer9165]

*S H U T T H E D O O R*

[@15oClock]

Don't say things like that unless you mean it; they may give it to you!

[@SlimThrull]

Good news! CBS is making a new trek show featuring that guy!

[@iteachvader]

That "CUT!! CUT!!" joke got me so badly. I absolutely love this review.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Critic should have extended to even the universe hearing it and in the end someone saying shut up

[@h.u.n.k493]

Last time on the good Star Trek movie! ........ oh wait

[@adolfopena7358]

I've come to bargain.

[@urdnotstark8270]

CUUUUUUTTTTT CUUUUUUTTTTT CUUUUUTTTTTTT

[@RyanHPvineyvids2013]

KAAAAHN

[@thexalon]

I have to say, the delivery from both of them was great in that scene.

[@lukehanna1177]

In the no cuts scene. “It’s like watching a bunch of footage and then commenting on it! Who on earth would want to see that?” So...it’s a Nostalgia Critic Review? 😂 I love you NC!

[@adamelliott6202]

That 'electric guitar sound' was an instrument specifically invented for the movie.

[@douglasjohnson4382]

This is porbably noted elsewhere, but I'm going to write it anyway. The anomaly's signature sound is part of the score composed by Jerry Goldsmith. He included a number of sounds in this score that also work as effects. It was produced by an instrument called a "blasterbeam," which is in effect a very-very large electric guitar.

[@ironlegiongames4881]

Kh-Kh-Khaaaan!!

[@SnailMaster]

Oh look. It's Kha-Kha-Kha-Khan. Co-co-coming to ki-ki-ki-kill me. Hahahahahaha. How are ya gonna ca-ca-ca-catch me, Kha-Kha-Kha-Khan?!

[@MadMetsFan]

Spa Trek: In Space No-One Can Hear You Yawn

[@obiwankenobi9141]

William Shatner: SPAAAA

[@TheKaiTetley]

😂😂😂

[@viceversar-do1cn]

I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

[@MadMetsFan]

@@viceversar-do1cn "And I suspect that ..." -- what you suspect is wrong and I didn't state that I didn't like the movie, but you should recognize how people can view it as slow-moving

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

@@MadMetsFan It's just that we have scenes in this flick like ohhhh let's see .. . a warp drive through a worm hole with the threat of a collision with an asteroid, a tragic and pretty horrific scene of people getting killed in a transporter due to a malfunction, ships being disintegrated by giant blue balls of lightning, poor Chekov getting his hand injured by a freak power surge, poor Spock getting zapped with lightning by an alien entity and Ilia getting abducted by same,. Yet still, even regardless of THESE very harrowing moments that I've just cited ,THESE numbskulls can't do anything but remark "It was so slow" "so booring" "motionless" "nothing happens in it". And mainly because of just ONE SCENE too - the Enterprise reveal, which is only a few minute long scene out of this over two hour long movie!

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

The best part was Bones beaming aboard to the Bee Gees. hahahaha!

[@MidnightBanshi]

When this movie first aired, we hadn't seen anything new from Star Trek since the original series cancelled, so yes it was atmospheric with lots of long viewing sequences, but it was to make it as grand of a spectacle as possible. Of course, nowadays people just want zip-squeal boom-bang action with nothing in between. I'll always enjoy this movie.

[@tripsadelica]

The reviewer is of the generation that likes lens flares, explosions and trite action...hence he probably likes Nu Trek and all the dross that goes with it. TMP is a masterpiece that was hobbled somewhat by its rushed release. The upcoming 4K restoration of the Director's Edition with reveal the masterpiece it truly is. As for this reviewer...I won't watch his stuff again.

[@PikminandOatchi]

@@tripsadelica NC is 40. He's not young.

[@Timeward76]

Look, there is spectacle, and there is... TMP. TMP is really... REALLY slow.

[@cornparade6874]

​@@PikminandOatchiReview was made when he was thirty

[@EricTheKartoonKing]

“Old man yells at cloud”

[@kevinpogue7294]

Brent Spiner once said that doing Star Trek was like a combination of Shakespeare and tying a cape around your neck and jumping of the roof.

[@thecountofmontezero]

Happy New Year 2012 -Sent with Internet Explorer 9.0

[@DigiRangerScott]

So much edge is missing in this comment

[@Noone-rc9wf]

Happy New Year 1899 -Sent on Internet Explorer with ultimate edge

[@EBTKSPaddy]

Happy New Year 1337 -Sent with Internet Explorer Beta

[@kylemagaro6979]

Staraviamix69 Why would you have used IE in 2012? It wasn't 2001...

[@thecountofmontezero]

Some Adult people used Internet Explorer (11) because they don't know about another web explorers. Sorry for my bad english.

[@scottyb8392]

I adore Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. How can you not?! Full of whales and the 1980s!

[@ChakatStripedfur]

I know, right? Star Trek IV is my favorite Trek film, and is the only one I'll see on a regular basis (I'll see V and VI on occasion, but IV is still my favorite). I used to have the I through VI boxset a long time ago, but it got lost.

[@mabusestestament]

I don't know. It's very funny, the humor and putting them in the present/ 80s works great and gives it a charm, but the whale thing and the Russian whalers stuff is dumb as hell.

[@johntracy72]

Scotty B Taxi Driver: Hey, why don't you watch where you're going, you dumbass?! Captain Kirk: Well double dumbass on you!

[@mmeers89]

And Kathy Hickland. Don't forget out her.

[@TheThejayman32]

It was a sappy, vapid, uninspiring ripoff of this movie--which is the most cerebral and ambitious of the Star Trek movies despite the deliberate pacing.

[@Weaslgas]

why is the "traditional star trek music and imagery" scene cut? i have watched this review so often it really bothers me that its gone :,-(

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

Alice Liddell Copyright. Ugh.

[@hugehappygrin]

The "chord off of an electric guitar" is actually a bed spring.

[@EricCarter12]

Was this review cut? I swear there was a part where the NC says that Kirk and Scottie's trip to the Enterprise is incredibly slow.

[@klimmr]

Eric Carter CUUUUTTT!

[@ZuluRomeo]

And they also cut the genuis Spaceballs reference in that sequence, which the interactions with Chester were all building up to.

[@EricCarter12]

Lol, I fell right into that one.

[@MarKreationsStudios]

Eric Carter wait seriously?

[@justinneiswander5118]

Yeah. This is missing the "The traditional Star Trek music and imagery, hits you right here" joke, the "4-minutes" joke, and several others.

[@theezlife6056]

16:05 has to be my favorite moment. When Critic gets smacked and that defeated "Ow" just had me in stitches.

[@betaneptune]

At 16:20 Decker bends down to look at . . . uh . . . well, check it out for yourself.

[@grummanf-14tomcat8]

Last time I was this early, The wall was a different color.

[@grummanf-14tomcat8]

Have a nice day! :)

[@TheSwedeMoffo]

DragonRiderW16 Last time I was rgis early, they still did memorable Star Treks.

[@zitazeon]

last time i was this early my date left unsatisfied.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

😒

[@TechLeafRanger]

I love your name and image there. One of the best interceptors the Navy had. Thank you for that. ^.^

[@ridbensdale]

When I was a kid, I used to find this film really dull. So much so I called it "The Motionless Picture'. I watched it again recently and really enjoyed it. That scene when they enter V'Gers cloud is long, but very atmospheric.

[@HBarnill]

It's not a bad movie; it just desperately needed a competent editor.

[@jasonblalock4429]

The funny thing is, the Critic was watching the DVD Director's Cut which is the BEST edit of the movie out of the ones available, and with the various long effects scenes actually chopped down somewhat compared to the theatrical cut. That said, though, I think part of the problem may have simply been their choice in director. Robert Wise tends to be very slow and deliberate in his pacing. This isn't necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but he really wasn't the best choice for a *Star Trek* movie.

[@Martiangrl86]

Henry Barnill Personally, I enjoyed the official novelization (penned by Roddenberry himself, so I consider it more canon compared to other movie-novel adaptations). It has a deeper insight into the thoughts and motivations of the characters that wasn't really translated in the film. You truly get a sense that Gene wanted the Motion Picture to be less a story about the Enterprise encountering a mysterious probe and more about a character study specifically about Captain Kirk and Spock. The whole V'Ger mission was basically a backdrop to explore how lost and effective they are without the other (Spock becoming even more isolated and robotic, in an attempt to kill off the remainder of his humanity to the point he becomes almost unrecognizable; Kirk becoming too dependent on his gut and making terrible, almost fatal decisions while ignoring advice of those around him). Dahlia (possessed by V'Ger) becomes a Kolinar Spock stand in while Decker serves as a Kirk counterpart. The two of them are supposed to be mirrors of the the main cast to show that they complement the other to the point that they need the other to function; they give each other purpose, just as V'Ger's search for the creator gave its own existence purpose. So yeah, totally agree that the movie suffered from bad editing that focused too much on special effects, but probably also a script that didn't emphasize the real story enough in a way that movie goers could instantly recognize it without the need for multiple viewings and supplemental reading.

[@betaneptune]

Yes it is. Needs more than editing to save it.

[@mullaoslo]

Except for the long take scenes it's a decent movie, a bit boring but not horrible at all.

[@MrGlenbw]

Cut these unnecessarily long scenes and you'll probably end up having a lavish episode of TOS with incredibly bare-bones plot and a whole of nothing else.

[@mrnobody2683]

0:09 burned into my brain

[@jonathangreene4562]

I've actually always liked this film, and the Director's Version is a good improvement of the original. But I'm a fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey and didn't mind seeing Star Trek do this homage to it. But I'm not going to argue with people who find it too slow. NC's reactions to the journey inside V'Ger made me collapse in laughter.

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

[@supajames1]

For me, comparing this movie to 2001: A Space Odyssey, that movie makes Star Trek TMP look like a fast-paced action-packed movie.

[@betaneptune]

Well, there are only a few parts that are like 2001. The first was the long trek through V'ger. That's analogous to the stargate sequence at the end of 2001, which was enormously better. Then there's the near-the-end scene at the center of the V'ger complex. In 2001 we hear strange distorted noises coming from outside the room. (My guess is that this was distorted music from Ligeti's Aventures [yes, that's how it's spelled], and it might be Kubrick's distorting of Ligeti's that Ligeti sued Kubrick over.) And in this movie we also have the strange noises from outside. But they sound silly. The room in 2001 was quite interesting. The center of V'ger was dull, cluttered, and poorly lit. Then there's the new life form at the end. Another clear parallel with 2001. And I'm sorry, but the last set with Voyager in the middle just looked like the sound stage it really was. I hope it was because they ran out of money! The rest of 2001 has no parallel in the movie. No ape-men jumping up and down and touching the monolith. No monoliths at all. 2001 didn't have an Ilia equivalent. No business trip to the moon. Another similar bit was the Star Trek TOS episode "The Changeling". If you don't recall it, read the plot summary on the web.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

@@betaneptune There is one more connection to "2001". V'ger was similar to the nomad in "The Changeling", which itself was similar to HAL-9000.

[@betaneptune]

@@cliffordshafran9250 So you mean a similarity that they kill in service of the goal of their programming? OK.

[@Sheepy007]

Man, that Angry Joe overdubbing is to me by far the funniest skit you ever did. I love racist jokes.

[@someeggplant]

Food.

[@ClaWs369]

How is imitating an accent poorly considered racist? That's like saying Russian stereotypes are racist, and they're not... Russians aren't a race... but yeah anyway it was funny.

[@kylemagaro6979]

Probably because you hate joe

[@mitrooper]

Russians aren't a race?!?!...enlighten us please? I'm pretty sure they are part of the human race.

[@ClaWs369]

+mitrooper There's no such thing as "the human race" humans are a species, look up homo sapiens sapiens. Race makes it feel as if we're not animals, as if we're separate, I don't think it's appropriate to use it.

[@maciejponku260]

A question to Star Trek fans regarding the critic's comment: "let's never reference this big step of evolution again in anything Star Trek related". Wasn't it somewhere said that the next step in evolution created by V'ger is Borg?

[@benn454]

The Borg are from the Delta Quadrant. They become aware of the Federation after meeting the Enterprise-D which was sent there to scare them into returning to Earth and giving up space travel.

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

Maciej Ponku Shatner wrote a book called "something Eden". It took place after Generations, where the Borg take Kirks corpse. It ultimately revealed that after Vger left the machine planet, they chose to send out their own probes, but after replicating so many times their directives were damaged from assimilating data to assimilating species. It was considered canon for quite a while

[@commahawk9866]

Except that the Borg appear in Enterprise, which takes place before any other shows or movies.

[@swishfish8858]

CommaHawk - But that was also the result of a paradox created in First Contact. And as we all know, paradoxes are a magic way of saying "Nope, that didn't happen!"

[@TheThejayman32]

benn454 The Borg were obliquely referenced as a nascent insidious enemy of the Federation before Q Who?.

[@Schultz777]

"This is just watching a bunch of footage followed by someone commenting on it. Who would want to see that!?" -Nostalgia Critic Oh the irony.

[@adambashford7120]

Hans Schultz I think that's the idea bro

[@swishfish8858]

We appreciate you spelling out such a joke for the ironically-challenged.

[@mrblobby7864]

I honestly love The Motion Picture. Not the best Star Trek movie but one of the most under appreciated movies ever made in my opinion.

[@readhistory2023]

The person who died in the transporter accident was a GF of Kirk who's introduction scene was left on the cutting room floor.

[@knightmoritz1895]

SORRY nostalgia critic but these scene of Enterprise Leaving SpaceDock is one of the most fulfilling moments in the movie. It's pure fan service done well.

[@mullaoslo]

I still remember getting the 10 movie dvd box set watching the first one without any knowledge of its fault... I was about to roll out of the couch from frustration during the long take scenes...

[@SnipE_mS]

i always loved how pristine the enterprise looked in this movie. the style of everything was good just a major pacing problem. also i think the only other time this enterprise looked this pristine and cohesive in style was Star Trek VI

[@stevenlester2606]

But the music was superb.

[@ToriHiragana]

“Do something! .... just fire a lazer!” Critic, you’re part of the problem

[@jacobt.3127]

To be fair, this part of the movie really was super slow

[@JaevhonDouglas]

Shut up You JACKASS

[@DWAkhaten]

12:15 - 15:15 This section is golden.

[@JungContrarian]

The fly through sequence of the anomaly is incredible when your high or really high 100% would recoomend

[@galexeqe]

11:34 so we're just going to ignore the cape and the Riddler logo? missed opportunity

[@IamnotJohnFord]

Actually, I liked the movie. Yes, the scene through the entity V-GER was a little slow. But, they were trying to show the size and scope of the entity. The Voyager twist at the end was a pretty cool concept. Perhaps, this movie died due to poor editing. The movie was two and one-half hours long. Half and hour could have easily been cut to appease audiences. But, I still would have liked an extended version.

[@Lone432345]

Some people can't take anything that is cerebral. Infact the reason why the original plot was rejected "The Cage". Was because it was "too cerebral". But i haven't taken Doug seriously since he said that the New Karate Kid was better than the Original. I stick with James Rolfe when it comes to Movie Reviews. Because hes better at it. Maybe Doug should go Film School or something.

[@IamnotJohnFord]

Never saw it. You have just helped me embark on my next trek. Sorry, really poor pun.

[@mabusestestament]

My favorite of all Star Trek movies.

[@steviecopeland]

You can't extend an extended cut, bro.

[@STNeish]

It's actually the one I watch most often. Wrath of Khan is more exciting, but it's exhausting. This, I can watch over and over, because it doesn't have that frenetic pacing.

[@oberstul1941]

I think Rich from RLM explained this movie best when he called it a giant rebirth metaphor. Vagina visuals, Enterprise going in with a lame-ass Kirk, and going out with the old savvy Kirk etc etc

[@miyuruify]

3:12 What Doug should do for all the awful cameos.

[@theterriblegamer1228]

The Motion Picture is my favorite Star Trek movie. This one and The Voyage Home are the only ones that are true scifi. All the rest of them are space westerns and shoot em ups.

[@KumaoftheForest]

I hope Doug covers the even numbered Star Trek films someday

[@WhiteWolfGaming3]

14:27-15:09 I LOVE the parody of khan's line to kirk and the response afterwards. when he was left in the genesis tunnel in Star Trek II. one of, if not, THE BEST parts of that movie was that speech and of course the "KHAAAAAN!!!" that kirk yells afterwards

[@Ashurman666]

There are two moments in this review that never fail to make me laugh: CUUUUUUUUUUUUT and that subtle stab at Twilight...and if by subtle you mean being announced with firework and a marching band

[@TheHMarvel]

14:20 best conversation ever!!!

[@TropicalChris]

"Bored out of your mind.....buried alive......"

[@scorchx3000]

6:10 Enterprise, what we got back didn't live long. Thankfully. And it exploded.

[@codename617]

Seriously though, could this be the origin of the Borg? Also, kudos for Jerry Goldsmith's score that was later used for TNG.

[@dawnbreaker2912]

Fun fact: this Enterprise's warp core was re-used as Voyager's, swirly effect and all.

[@theangrypenguin5064]

I actually was fascinated by the exploration of V-Ger. I loved the reveal, though slow-paced, of V-Ger as an entity the deeper they went. This movie is what caused me to get into Star Trek in the first place, honestly, although later in life when i got older as i was about 9 or 10 when my dad showed me this movie on VHS. Had all the movies, too.

[@DaBeezNeez]

You always seem to upload the exact episode I'm looking for just a few days later.

[@wibblewobble85]

3/10 not enough KAAAAAHHHHHNNNN!!!!

[@IsmaelCiulla]

13:39 "Pull Spocks ears. Do something!"

[@dragondaveltd1992]

5:15 There's an edit of the scene of Kirk and Scotty on a shuttle heading towards the Enterprise (with a very slow moment) with the music and a Spaceballs gag of "Prepare to go fast-forward" has been removed due to the duration time and a copyright music issues on KZbin =(

[@Randomyoutuber-4831]

I wonder how he'd react to adam sandler's 'that's my boy!'

[@Smasho8000]

Christian Bauer To be honest, it's better than his previous movie Jack and Jill. That one was just complete dog shit.

[@themilitantatheist9243]

12:58 Gotta love the Critic, he's never afraid of taking a shot at himself. :)

[@IronGloochIMAX3D]

I’d like to imagine the planet of machines that V-ger landed on is Cybertron just to make this movie a little less boring.

[@legojedi626]

"Veger came from a planet of living machines." So Veger came from Cybertron.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Or The Borg

[@mowingcowboy]

The first person perspective of veger was great on sttmp you have to appreciate the artist special effects of this movie . the effects still hold up almost 40 years later

[@johnoneil9188]

I got to admit I really like Angry Joe´s version of the Khan speech.

[@TechLeafRanger]

I absolutely love the Wrath of Khan references in this review. Thank you Critic and Joe for that bit of awesomeness. XD

[@darkhero-3097]

Apparently, the reason the movie was so slow was because it originally was supposed to be a TV movie called Star Trek: Phase II. They decided to make it a full movie, and just added a bunch of long shots.

[@b3films]

That "guitar chord" is the blaster beam instrument and it's part of the awesome score. Also used in the Wrath of Khan score.

[@raymondstpaul4913]

Bored out of your mind...Cuuuut, cuuttt! This part of the video never gets old an makes me laugh!

[@MScout]

whats better, star wars or star trek ? thats a question that never will be truly answered ... right?

[@TheModernPainter]

M. Scout Star Wars is better

[@IceSanta]

M. Scout Stargate

[@MScout]

IceSanta wow, i did not think about this one, but if we're talking just about the show, maybe your right.

[@flyingsnake3737]

Doesnt matter. There is no definitive answer.

[@ArsyaUtomo]

that's Question I'd love to kill.

[@cathyaudette1060]

I was very excited when I walked into the theater to see this movie! I had been waiting for years for a great Star Trek movie - too bad, after my limp-from-boredom unconscious body was dragged out of the theater, I had to wait a further 3 years to actually see one.

[@catcookie2218]

Oh God! I remember seeing this in the theatre. My sister fell asleep and was snoring during spock's space walk

[@deltaprime3509]

What's the total time for drag out sight seeing scenes I think it's 35-40 minutes, can someone clarify this for me?

[@ladyserena1989]

It’s like an incredibly unsatisfying origin story for the Borg?

[@powerrangernerd8122]

To be fair, I was a little bored by the amount of time spent on the ships and explorations. But, while watching it with my mother (who is a Star Trek fan), we basically just made jokes and commented on how everything looks.

[@ZeroArmour]

If you read the background of the pre-production of ST:TMP, you get a feeling that the execs really had no clue what they were doing. They passed on some really good script ideas by great writers & opted for copying an old episode "The Changeling". On top of that they were clearly more interested in a visual spectical than action, even though there was a great battle with a Klingon ship planned.

[@betaneptune]

Boy, Scotty sure is nonchalant about the order to blow up the Enterprise.

[@noahwilliams8996]

"This is just seeing a bunch of footage and then seeing someone comment on it. WHO WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT?!" And thus the critic criticized himself.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

I like the theory that the Klingon's skull ridges are their spines, pushed up over the tops of their heads by being kicked in the backside so often by Kirk, etc.

[@r_o_y3419]

This one is still my favorite along with Wrath Of Khan. I never found any of it boring because as they keep getting deeper into the acid trip cloud,there was always something new. And i fucking loved the sound track. I saw this as a kid and it still kept my attention. But i also watched 2001 and 2010 a lot too,so being slow doesn't bother me if it's got interesting things to see. As for if Star Trek or Star Wars is better,i liked them both growing up so... *Shrugs"

[@hugehappygrin]

You witnessed the creation of the Borg. Not such a great idea was it?

[@ejay1118]

I don't know if anyone brought this up, so I will. At 20:13, you see Spock and McCoy behind Kirk, Spock is wearing a coat with an orange band around the sleeve and McCoy is wearinga coat with a green band around the sleeve (Orange in this film is Science, Green is Medical) at 20:20, Spock and McCoy have changed coats just to see if anyone would notice, no one did. (I think I read this from a book by Nimoy, but I can't remember now.)

[@colleensymes4399]

Star Trek month II the even number films Star Trek month III: the abrams trilogy

[@det.bullock4461]

This is the movie that got me into Star Trek, I never quite understood why people find it boring and I liked the fact that it tried to tone down the Flash Gordon vibe of the show in favour of something more strictly science-fiction-y.

[@swishfish8858]

Because it dumps the flavour of the show. If people wanted something more "strictly science-fictiony" they should be watching 2001: ASO. People aren't watching Star Trek for slow, atmospheric special effects, they want Kirk and Spock to briefly ask a question about the human condition before shooting something. It's like going to the premiere of Scary Movie 27 (purely for a named example, not to be taken seriously) and getting a competently-made drama with real emotional buildup and tense horror. Maybe YOU'D like it more, but people wanted crude stupid nonsense instead.

[@det.bullock4461]

Here the thing, the flavour is just that: flavour. Roddenberry wanted to make a sci-fi series more akin to what you could read on magazines like Astounding rather than the Flash Gordon style stuff that was usually on TV, it was a compromise needed to sell the premise of the show better not the main point of the show.

[@Prof_Tickles92]

Michelle Lehto hey if you're going to go in a different direction with a movie, my only rule is: make it work or do it better.

[@mikebowermaster8513]

People liked it when 2001: a space Odyssey had a long, slowly scrolling part that lasted about a half hour.

[@BLasherman]

"We paid for the special effects, we gonna show the special effects" Paramount executives.

[@badgermcwaffles4834]

damnit, the ghost reference at the end made me lol it was just SO stupid haha

[@Becka_Harper]

Hate to admit it but this is my favourite Trek movie. It's a seriously relaxing movie to me, it's slow, chilled, and...I love it. Also that theme tune gives me the joy shivers.

[@gnexjeff]

What a classic! I'm so glad you re-posted this, Doug!

[@edwardegan2304]

It’s pretty clear that the nostalgia critic isn’t a true Star Trek fan. He wants some exciting action scene, when Star Trek was never about action until much later on. They long shots of the amazing effects are a huge breath of fresh air, you get to really appreciate the scenery and sound design, compared to most movies that just flash nonsense in your face constantly. I love the enterprise scene, with the awe inspiring theme, but the nostalgia critic seems to have the wrong interpretation of Star Trek. I just don’t think he’s the right one to be evaluating this movie, just as most people weren’t when it came out. This movie isn’t boring or “motionless,” it’s just an epic, advanced, grand-scale version of the tv show, which is the perfect way to do a Star Trek movie. Guess most people just don’t really know Star Trek then.

[@NegCal1292]

11:42 Can I get this clip on its own? Just a montage of Kirk saying Spock’s name?

[@claudiamayer2124]

The enterprise leaving with the Music is a really cool scene!

[@STaRgaTeBG]

Come on why can't we get them in order :/

[@SgtScorpious]

STaRgaTeBG because re uploads that's why

[@swishfish8858]

They're in order, in their playlists. These videos are old.

[@paolo2763]

meeh... dont get your fingers tired! meeh!

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@SgtScorpious *of

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@paolo2763 Huh?

[@softnoobgirl73]

Spock crying is actually perfectly in character.

[@ForceMaximus84]

The best and worst thing about this movie is that it feels epic, both in visuals and in pacing. The score is superb, though.

[@PKMN37]

He's taken leadership from a captain because HE wants to be in charge, kills two people in teleport, and nearly kills the whole crew while they're in warp. Our hero, Kirk, everybody. Our hero.

[@DrknssRules1]

Already been over five years since he made these? Fuck, I remember watching them when they aired.