Comment on Why were the TOS movies better than the TNG movies?

Doug@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• CaptObvious@literature.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  STTMP theatrical release was gods-awful even in the 70s. The more recent directors cut actually salvages it. I rather like it these days.

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  • startrekexplained@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I guess that’s why I like it now, saw the Directors Cut.

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• startrekexplained@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I used to despise Star Trek 1 but recently saw the HD Directors Cut version and loved it.

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  • Doug@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I’ll admit I haven’t seen that but it would have to be some impressive magic.

    My wife has never managed to stay awake past the opening sweep around the Enterprise but I can’t say it really gets better.

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    • michaelgemar@mstdn.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      @Doug @startrek That scene was pure fan service, and after a decade in the wilderness this fan at least *loved* it.

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• spittingimage@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  What is it people don’t like about Motion Picture? I haven’t watched it since I was a child.

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  • Doug@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    It’s slow with bad pacing. There’s are things that are obviously supposed to look impressive but even if they ever did (for which there’s disagreement between the nerds old enough to remember) it absolutely did not age well. Those are the obvious ones off the top of my head without having watched it in a few years.

    I guess I’ll have to give this HD director’s cut a shot but I’m pretty skeptical.

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  • startrekexplained@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I hated it as a kid because of its very slow pace and weirdness. Now I love it for its visual style and atmosphere and sci fi plot.

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