star trek the motion picture came out in 1979.
star trek the motion picture came out in 1979.
when did star trek the motion picture come out?
1979
star trek: the motion picture. a novel is a 1979 novelization of the film "", which was released in the same year. it is especially notable for being the only "star trek" novel to be written by gene roddenberry, who created the franchise. it was also the first "star trek" novel published by pocket books, beginning a prolific relationship with the franchise that continues as of 2012. at the time the book was published, however, bantam books held the rights to publish original star trek-based fiction; pocket books wouldn't publish its first original trek novel until 1981.
star trek: the motion picture (novel)
"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