star trek the motion picture was released on february 20, 2018.
when was star trek the motion picture released?
february 20, 2018
released in north america on december 7, 1979, "star trek: the motion picture" received mixed reviews, many of which faulted it for a lack of action scenes and overreliance on special effects. its final production cost ballooned to approximately $46 million, and it earned $139 million worldwide, short of studio expectations but enough for paramount to propose a less expensive sequel. roddenberry was forced out of creative control for the sequel, "" (1982). in 2001, wise oversaw a director's cut for a special dvd release of the film, with remastered audio, tightened and added scenes, and new computer-generated effects.





















































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star trek: the motion picture
"the motion picture" met with negative reviews from critics; a 2001 retrospective for the bbc described the film as a critical failure. as of april 2019, the film holds a 42% rating on rotten tomatoes based on 38 reviews with the consensus stating: "featuring a patchwork script and a dialogue-heavy storyline whose biggest villain is a cloud, "star trek: the motion picture" is a less-than-auspicious debut for the franchise." gary arnold and judith martin of "the washington post" felt that the plot was too thin to support the length of the film, although martin felt that compared to such science-fiction films as "", "star wars" and "alien", "the motion picture"s premise was "slightly cleverer". "time"s richard schickel wrote that the film consisted of spaceships that "take an unconscionable amount of time to get anywhere, and nothing of dramatic or human interest happens along the way". schickel also lamented the lack of "boldly characterized" antagonists and battle scenes that made "star wars" fun; instead, viewers were presented with lots of talk, "much of it in impenetrable spaceflight jargon". david denby said that the slow movement of ships through space was "no longer surprising and elegant" after films such as "2001: a space odyssey", and that much of the action consisted of the crew's reacting to things occurring on the viewscreen, which the "new york magazine" critic considered to be "like watching someone else watch television". "variety" disagreed, calling the film "a search-and-destroy thriller that includes all of the ingredients the tv show's fans thrive on: the philosophical dilemma wrapped in a scenario of mind control, troubles with the space ship, the dependable and understanding kirk, the ever-logical spock, and suspenseful take with twist ending". scott bukatman reviewed "star trek - the motion picture" in "ares magazine" #1. bukatman commented that "with "star trek", roddenberry's trick has been to wear the mask of the humanist as he plays with his erector set. the scale of the television series arrested his vision at a comfortable and still interesting level, but the new film has finally removed the mask."
star trek: the motion picture