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 9 months ago
I think while Insurrection and Nemesis are widely agreed as bad next gen movies I would argue they’re better than the worst original movies.
If you can’t acknowledge Motion Picture as bad I don’t know that we can have the discussion on a solid base though.
startrekexplained@startrek.website 9 months ago
Doug@midwest.social 9 months 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.
michaelgemar@mstdn.ca 9 months ago
spittingimage@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What is it people don’t like about Motion Picture? I haven’t watched it since I was a child.
Doug@midwest.social 9 months 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.
startrekexplained@startrek.website 9 months 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.
CaptObvious@literature.cafe 9 months 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.
startrekexplained@startrek.website 9 months ago
I guess that’s why I like it now, saw the Directors Cut.