Comments on: Nimoy: TMP Wasn’t Really A Trek Movie

By: Marycarelli

Marycarelli — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:25:00 +0000

He will be going to a new frontier and God will be at the helm this time. Beam him up and let his light shine.

By: Polaris01313-1

Polaris01313-1 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:25:00 +0000

I wouldn’t say that the Stargate sequence from 2001 was mock-psychedelic bullshit. Let alone unbearable. It was very innovative and spectacular for its time. And it still holds up well nearly forty-five years later.

Douglas Trumbull, who did the SFX on 2001 also did the SFX on TMP.

By: Knowles2

Knowles2 — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Personally I disagree, I think The motion picture is the most star trek film ever made, star trek is about exploration and discovery. The others tried to be more star wars clones more interested in explosions and war than exploration, especially JJ Albrams film but most of the others as well.

By: Jonathon Carter Schall

Jonathon Carter Schall — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:55:00 +0000

Not a STAR TREK movie?! Didn’t utilize the characters well?! The strongest character arc in the film is SPOCK’s! It’s SPOCK’S movie!

By: Kang the Unbalanced

Kang the Unbalanced — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:27:00 +0000

2001 is much more enjoyable with the assistance of the recreational drug of your choice. That slitscan trip through the stargate at the end is damn near unbearable, and even though I will sit rapt through the longest of the beautifully shot space sequences, I have to fast forward through that mock-psychedelic bullshit stargate trip.
The director’s cut of TMP is a VAST improvement, and will restore your faith in Robert Wise as a director.

By: Kang the Unbalanced

Kang the Unbalanced — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:24:00 +0000

Yes, the Director’s Cut of TMP greatly improves the pacing, which was really the biggest flaw of the film. The fat and the “we paid for it-we want it onscreen” overlong effects shots are neatly pared away, which lets the very Treklike character interaction show through.
I think this is a great interview, but I have to disagree with Mr. Nimoy and say that TMP is VERY Trek, just on a much grander scale. It’s definitely much truer to the original spirit than some horrible “fan” productions we are too polite to name.

By: Slightly

Slightly — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:51:00 +0000

If a future movie could somehow reconcile mystery and exploration with faster pace and action, I’d be down for it. Aside from TMP, only TFF had our heroes truly explore, and even then only minimally. I recall someone suggesting our heroes visit a Red Matter Universe, which seems pretty interesting to me.

By: Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:00 +0000

Indeed. I’ve tried and tried and I can’t make it through 2001. TMP is only endurable because of the Trek atmosphere and faces.

By: Polaris01313-1

Polaris01313-1 — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:19:00 +0000

I wouldn’t go so far as to say that 2001: A Space Odyssey(MGM, 1968) is overatted crap. Quite the contrary, Stanley Kubrick’s ground breaking science fiction film is a cinematic classic that changed the way the audience looked at sci-fi films and cinema in general, forever(i.e. the sets, costumes, production design, music, SFX, etc). Honestly, the late Sixties Cinema classic is a quantum leap in both the science fiction and cinematic arts.

Loosely translated, 2001: A Space Odyssey is the greatest science fiction film ever made.

If you want overrated crap, you need not look any furthur than Starship Farragut and Farragut Films’ upcoming production, Star Trek Continues. Especially after the controversial issues of last month concerning those two fan productions.

All that aside, I, too enjoy The Director’s Edition of Star Trek-The Motion Picture(Paramount, 1979-2001). That version is what was meant to be originally seen. I’m glad that Paramount took a page out of George Lucas’ book and re-mastered and re-digitalized the film’s SFX and made some changes.

By: Tb2

Tb2 — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:16:00 +0000

I must admit, I like TMP. Hear me out! – I am referring to the Directors cut version where Robert Wise put more characterisation in, and cleaned up the visuals. The fact the film does something a bit different works for me. Its not the strongest film overall, and some sequences do take too long. However its not Trek V or Nemesis either! The sequences of the Enterprise in Drydock are beautifully executed visually, and it was nice to have scenes with emotive lovely music. I am mildly surprised Mr Nimoy is iffy towards the film – Spock’s storyline is the centrepiece to making the whole V’Ger muguffin work, and adds to the character’s development!
None of the Trek films are perfect. (Trek II, IV and Insurrection are my favourites) but TMP had something to offer. – That’s why we got more Trek.

2001 A Space Odyssey? As a film, overrated crap. Not a bad book though.