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 presdoug wrote:

 Atavachron wrote:

Star Trek:The Motion Picture

Oy, where do I start with this exhausting first try at a film
version of the original show.  The story is underdeveloped and
implausible (even for Trek), our beloved characters all seem depressed
and look embalmed, the pace is stretched out like hot taffy, and the
first hour is so introductory in nature as to cause a 9 year-old boy to
become drowsy.  And those are the good aspects.  Don't get me started
on the costumes, makeup and lighting.  1979 fresh after Star Wars
was not a ripe moment for this hump to be made and they
should've waited for Wrath of Khan (which itself was made as if the
first one never happened).  Maybe my bias was as a young fan of the
show wanting ST at its best.  Instead we got some cast of characters
and events almost unrecognizable from the series I loved.
 "Star Trek The Motionless Picture" or "Where Nomad Has Gone Before"

yeah it was a total Changeling rip