Star Trek: the Motion Picture

Director: Robert Wise

Actors I know: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley

Rating: Four Stars

This was hubby's pick. The only reason it did not get a five star rating by both of us was some.....parts............were.........................sooooooo.............................................slow!

For example, the part when they show the New Enterprise, which apparently was a huge deal for Treckies (Trekies? How does one spell that?) At first it was like, "Oh, cool! A spaceship!" And then, it kept going for another five minutes. "Okay, we get the picture." And then, it kept going for another five minutes. "New Entreprise, cool, we GET it already!" And then, another five minutes. Anyway, it lasted a long time. Too long.

This was one of our first exposures to Star Trek, and we were not let down. I was surprised at Captain Kirk's cocky arrogance, but Danny says, "Well, that's his main defining characteristic!" The only one who is even remotely intelligent was Spock.

The plot was interesting, despite the supernova space orgasm ending. It was pretty hilarious what the antagonist turned out to be, actually. Weird, though-provoking. Fun. Good sci-fi. I wouldn't watch it again because almost all Star Trek episodes have a similar save-the-universe type plot, so why not watch something new?

Captain Kirk always says Spock's name in this incredibly irritating way, whether he's just realized he's coming on the ship with them, or he's got five seconds to translate the message from the alien in order to save them from destruction. "Spaaawk!" It's so annoying it's funny, and so funny, it's now a family inside joke.

Want a good laugh? Read the wikipedia article about this film.