William Shatner Says The Star Trek Movie Finally Showed The Series' Potential - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-24-2023, 09:53 PM

https://www.looper.com/1210336/willi...ies-potential/

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture boldly went and looked good doing it

William Shatner made his assertions during a 1979 interview with television personality Bill Boggs to promote the release of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." Asked what made the movie special, the freshly promoted Admiral Kirk spoke highly of the story, describing it as "good, solid, mm-mm tasty 'Star Trek.'" But what really set the experience apart, in Shatner's eyes, was the film's ability to create a visual spectacle.

"The special effects are incredible," Shatner enthused. "Imagine Doug Trumbull, imagine John Dykstra on the same show ... Those two geniuses of special effects. The greatest artists in the industry are working on the same movie, I mean it's incomprehensible."

He wasn't wrong, either. Doug Trumbull and John Dykstra really were two of the biggest names in special effects in 1970s Hollywood — Trumbull was one of the minds behind the breathtaking UFO sequences in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and Dykstra was a founding member of Industrial Light and Magic, helping to bring home the Academy Award for Best Special Effects for a 1977 indie project called "Star Wars." The results of their collaboration speak for themselves: For all the weird things that happen in the "Star Trek" movie franchise, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" remains a visually astonishing display.

biffbronson · 02-24-2023, 10:16 PM

I saw ST: The Motion Picture in a theater when it was released. I thought it lacked enough story to justify its long length. In other words, despite the special effects, I found it boring. ST II: The Wrath of Khan was more enjoyable for me.

Disclosure that I'm not a huge Trek fan, and in fairness to the 1st film, it's been a lot of years since I've watched it, so my opinion may go up - and I do think it had a good basic plot.

Dude111 · 02-25-2023, 11:52 AM

I love the orginal version of THE MOTION PICTURE .. The one they made for TV in 1983 made it even longer and crappy...... Stuff that want needed

I had the 1983 one on VHS and set out to get a reg copy on VHS (1980 release) and finally got one........ MUCH BETTER! (Sound and video)

02-24-2023, 10:16 PM	#2
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,505	I saw ST: The Motion Picture in a theater when it was released. I thought it lacked enough story to justify its long length. In other words, despite the special effects, I found it boring. ST II: The Wrath of Khan was more enjoyable for me. Disclosure that I'm not a huge Trek fan, and in fairness to the 1st film, it's been a lot of years since I've watched it, so my opinion may go up - and I do think it had a good basic plot.

02-25-2023, 11:52 AM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,396	I love the orginal version of THE MOTION PICTURE .. The one they made for TV in 1983 made it even longer and crappy...... Stuff that want needed I had the 1983 one on VHS and set out to get a reg copy on VHS (1980 release) and finally got one........ MUCH BETTER! (Sound and video)