Odd numbered Star Trek movies are rubbish, right?

Stefan goes back to the beginning to check that assertion…

Writers log, supplemental.

Before we begin, let me quickly present my personalStar Trekcredentials.

My favouriteTrekseries isDS9, followed closely byTNG.

I could probably offer a half-plausible defence of some ofVoyagerif you wanted me to, although Id rather not.

Or just use a tricorder, you qoH.

How would you reintroduce him?

Its supremely odd, but entirely typical ofThe Motion Pictures approach, i.e.

OK it burns Chekovs hand and threatens to destroy the Earth, but hey, who hasnt?

Star Trek IV: The One With The Whales.

For a sense of belonging.

To find out where one came from.

The human adventure is just beginning?

Kirk is aloof, distant and pensive, Spock even more so.

Bones tries his best to bring a bit of humour to proceedings, but not much of it hits.

The theme of rediscovering ones humanity is also curiously under-developed, considering how bloody long the film is.

What does Kirk learn?

To listen to people?

To accept his limitations?

Unless his ultimate aim was just to get rid of Decker entirely.

Which it could have been, I guess.

So lets talk about Decker, shall we?

Nah, lets not.

anyone worth talking to).

The idea of the lone probe heading out into the universe and coming back irrevocably changed is fascinating.

Ultimately, though, I admire the film more than I like it.

Red Letter Medias review of Nu-Trek 2009, when discussing the crew, hit the nail on the head.

Bones is curmudgeonly and folksy, and cuts to the heart of things.

Sulu is… noble, I suppose?

Spock is dry and logical.

Uhura has a thing in her ear.

He gets stiffed by Kirk.

He fancies an unknowable alien character.

At the end, he gets to join with her and ascend to a new plane.

And yet… and yet.

I love what Star Trek: The Motion Picture represents.

That it tried to do something weird, something different.

That it tried to be a piece of serious SF, exploring big questions.

Drink three Kirk units whenever:

You feel any sense of warmth from any of the characters.

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