Let me preface with this. I love Star Trek. I’ve seen most of the original series, this movie as well as Wrath of Khan and if I stop procrastinating, I’ll get to TNG and DS9, as well as the other movies. I watched this one a while ago when my teacher lent me her VCR set of all the movies. Sadly I was only able to get to this one, cause procrastination is a major problem, man. Summary Time: When a huge alien spacecraft/space cloud that destroys everything in its way begins to rapidly approach the Earth, Admiral Kirk takes control of the Starship Enterprise once more to try and stop the space cloud, an artificial intelligence known as V-Ger, with help from the old crew. I must say, watching the VCR really enhanced the experience for me, it …show more content…
As I was watching it got to the point where I got tired of pretty colors in space and triumphant music that I would skip ahead about 4 minutes to where we had actual characters speak actual lines in an actual scene. As for what I liked, I adore the characters, it’s the old gang back again, but on the silver screen! The plot was interesting enough when you could get through the filler, and I have to admit, after being so used to the effects that a low budget 60′s sci-fi could offer, these special effects were pretty impressive. But please, some moderation! I liked it okay, despite all the things wrong with it. But really, I could only watch it once, and even then I had to fast forward through some of it. I might watch it again if I ever do a Star Trek movie marathon, but it’s not something I’ll actively seek out for entertainment. And if it wasn’t Star Trek, with my favorite and beloved characters, I would have never given this movie a second thought. If you’re a Star Trek fan, you should watch it, although you probably already have. If you really like sci-fi, maybe check it out, but keep your finger on the fast forward button. Or just keep fast forwarding until you make it to the second movie and enjoy