The first Star Trek movie has been accused of trying to rip-off ideas from 2001 and not doing a very good job of it. I recently re-watched the first Star Trek movie shortly after re-watching 2001 and I was surprirsed to find that not only was the Star Trek movie absolutely gorgeously filmed with some really impressive 2001-esque effects and an incredible soundtrack to accompany it, but it was a great deal more interesting and faster paced by comparison.
In a way I think the first Star Trek movie was both enhanced and ruined by 2001. After the positive response to 2001, I guess everybody thought that was the way cinema was headed. On the one hand, Star Trek: TMP wouldn't have been so beautiful without 2001, but on the other hand it might have been faster paced without it too.
As for Wrath of Khan, it ended up being the last of the Star Trek movies that I saw. When I was younger I absolutely loved the Star Trek movies, but Wrath of Khan was a "15" certificate, so I couldn't watch it. I then watched movies 3,4,5 and 6 and absolutely loved them (even though the fifth is a bit too silly prior to the, actually rather awesome, reveal at the end). Eventually, I caught a small bit of the movie with a slug crawling out of someone's ear and it just looked daft. I eventually saw the whole thing and it was alright, but I wish I'd been able to see it as a child when the whole Star Trek universe was more fresh.
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Date: 2011-08-07 08:36 am (UTC)In a way I think the first Star Trek movie was both enhanced and ruined by 2001. After the positive response to 2001, I guess everybody thought that was the way cinema was headed. On the one hand, Star Trek: TMP wouldn't have been so beautiful without 2001, but on the other hand it might have been faster paced without it too.
As for Wrath of Khan, it ended up being the last of the Star Trek movies that I saw. When I was younger I absolutely loved the Star Trek movies, but Wrath of Khan was a "15" certificate, so I couldn't watch it. I then watched movies 3,4,5 and 6 and absolutely loved them (even though the fifth is a bit too silly prior to the, actually rather awesome, reveal at the end). Eventually, I caught a small bit of the movie with a slug crawling out of someone's ear and it just looked daft. I eventually saw the whole thing and it was alright, but I wish I'd been able to see it as a child when the whole Star Trek universe was more fresh.