KHAN !!!!!!!!!

star trek the motion picture was the 1st movie of star trek I see in my life because I like it

Channel Awesome do the movie splice, rango, and ant bully

I'd be nice if NC talked about the EVEN numbers now! :D

Channel Awesome Could you put this in the Season 5 playlist? My OCD is bothering me

James Doohan's explanation is better. It's from all the tribbles he sent them.

In comics, it's explained to be physical disease that resulted from a failed attempt to create genetically superior beings similar to Khan and his allies and followers

@@victorm152 Isn't that explanation also in Season 4 of Star Trek: Enterprise?

Victor M If in comics you mean Star Trek: Enterprise, a TV show, then yes.

well yeah, the show had no budget

Dude with the ice cream maker in Empire Strikes Back has a whole backstory and even an action figure, anything's possible.

The guy after Him... Has an origin movie. He was trying to say "Hold the Door!!!" He's been saying it ever since.

*S H U T T H E D O O R*

Don't say things like that unless you mean it; they may give it to you!

Good news! CBS is making a new trek show featuring that guy!

No emotions no needs it’s the perfect woman That is the best line.

Gloomy Fish that’s some Deadpool level fourth wall breaking

Hopefully, he's just in another timeline

@@jtgd 5 years now.

Crazy to think this comment was posted nearly 3 years ago already :(

@@mackielunkey2205 Six years now.

Gonna be 8 this year

Nah, people left in a pretty big hurry.

Oh no, you read my thoughts!

Or Star Trek: The Motionless Picture

"Where Nomad has gone before!"

Where no man has slept before?

Awesome theory.

i guess that COULD work.

I know this is two years old, but that's what I was thinking!! :D

@@codename617 my only issue with this theory is the Borg we know would just ignore the probe as a piece of obsolete tech not worth assimilation. To expend resources kitting it out and sending it back to earth is totally against their nature

That theory wouldn't work because Vger seems more powerful than the Borg.

I've come to bargain.

Critic should have extended to even the universe hearing it and in the end someone saying shut up

KAAAAHN

I have to say, the delivery from both of them was great in that scene.

Eric Carter CUUUUTTT!

And they also cut the genuis Spaceballs reference in that sequence, which the interactions with Chester were all building up to.

Lol, I fell right into that one.

Eric Carter wait seriously?

Yeah. This is missing the "The traditional Star Trek music and imagery, hits you right here" joke, the "4-minutes" joke, and several others.

*STNeish* So then your thought as to why they dragged certain scenes out was to provide tribute to TOS? I can see that. I started watching TOS the second time it was syndicated in the early 80’s, they DID spend ample amounts of screen time on people’s faces (not a conversation, just the “what am I expressing!?” Faces), planets, the ship flying through space or orbiting a planet. As a tribute or homage to the original, I agree. They seemed to be trying to re-create the feeling it gave viewers, revive their (lol) nostalgia for it. :)

i can see why a modern audience would dislike this, a as they tend to prefer Transformers and Star Wars over bloated, CGI non stop action. And maybe it wasn't think people were expecting on release, but it's a good way to kick off the revival and introduce the show. it works well in contrast with the other films, it get's the ball rolling. But sure the pacing could have been a bit better.

I saw this first-run in theaters and you are exactly right. There is a saying in cooking, "Hunger is the best sauce." Star Trek fans were VERY hungry for some Star Trek.

The answer will always be "Wrath of Khan did it better" lol.

Nope, it was agonizingly long and boring even back then. For some like me, anyway.

I know, right? Star Trek IV is my favorite Trek film, and is the only one I'll see on a regular basis (I'll see V and VI on occasion, but IV is still my favorite). I used to have the I through VI boxset a long time ago, but it got lost.

I don't know. It's very funny, the humor and putting them in the present/ 80s works great and gives it a charm, but the whale thing and the Russian whalers stuff is dumb as hell.

Scotty B Taxi Driver: Hey, why don't you watch where you're going, you dumbass?! Captain Kirk: Well double dumbass on you!

And Kathy Hickland. Don't forget out her.

It was a sappy, vapid, uninspiring ripoff of this movie--which is the most cerebral and ambitious of the Star Trek movies despite the deliberate pacing.

The reviewer is of the generation that likes lens flares, explosions and trite action...hence he probably likes Nu Trek and all the dross that goes with it. TMP is a masterpiece that was hobbled somewhat by its rushed release. The upcoming 4K restoration of the Director's Edition with reveal the masterpiece it truly is. As for this reviewer...I won't watch his stuff again.

@@tripsadelica NC is 40. He's not young.

Look, there is spectacle, and there is... TMP. TMP is really... REALLY slow.

​@@PikminandOatchiReview was made when he was thirty

“Old man yells at cloud”

I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

So much edge is missing in this comment

Happy New Year 1899 -Sent on Internet Explorer with ultimate edge

Happy New Year 1337 -Sent with Internet Explorer Beta

Staraviamix69 Why would you have used IE in 2012? It wasn't 2001...

Some Adult people used Internet Explorer (11) because they don't know about another web explorers. Sorry for my bad english.

William Shatner: SPAAAA

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I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

@@viceversar-do1cn "And I suspect that ..." -- what you suspect is wrong and I didn't state that I didn't like the movie, but you should recognize how people can view it as slow-moving

@@MadMetsFan It's just that we have scenes in this flick like ohhhh let's see .. . a warp drive through a worm hole with the threat of a collision with an asteroid, a tragic and pretty horrific scene of people getting killed in a transporter due to a malfunction, ships being disintegrated by giant blue balls of lightning, poor Chekov getting his hand injured by a freak power surge, poor Spock getting zapped with lightning by an alien entity and Ilia getting abducted by same,. Yet still, even regardless of THESE very harrowing moments that I've just cited ,THESE numbskulls can't do anything but remark "It was so slow" "so booring" "motionless" "nothing happens in it". And mainly because of just ONE SCENE too - the Enterprise reveal, which is only a few minute long scene out of this over two hour long movie!

Alice Liddell Copyright. Ugh.

KH! KH! KHAAAAAAN!!

Oh look. It's Kha-Kha-Kha-Khan. Co-co-coming to ki-ki-ki-kill me. Hahahahahaha. How are ya gonna ca-ca-ca-catch me, Kha-Kha-Kha-Khan?!

TMX1138 Hello I am *Insert Mexican stereotype* duh

Yes. Hes saying "hello i am angry joe, the fastest mouse in all Mexico." Something about having no friends and being tought a lesson about interrupting someone's sex session.....i mean review.

PENIS!

I think THIS movie is just AWESOME! . .. and always have! And I suspect that those who've called it "slow" or "booring" were probably just the kind of t@@ls who crave ohhhhh guns, car chases, and explosions every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

LMFAO they didn't try to do some big concept film....Paramount rushed to make a Star Trek movie because Star Wars was a massive hit and Paramount who didn't think Star Trek was amazing, ONLY greenlit a movie because they wanted to get in on that sweet, sweet, Star Wars money.....Nimoy said it himself, they had no interest in Trek until Star Wars exploded then he got a call a few days later about making a Star Trek film.

Likely because the music was playing, and Paramount is fucking awful about their Trek ownership.

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If you read some of the books V'GER was sent by the Borg

@@razatronidiotics9430 The books don´t count...

@@NashmanNash They count more than Discovery or Picard!

The funny thing is, the Critic was watching the DVD Director's Cut which is the BEST edit of the movie out of the ones available, and with the various long effects scenes actually chopped down somewhat compared to the theatrical cut. That said, though, I think part of the problem may have simply been their choice in director. Robert Wise tends to be very slow and deliberate in his pacing. This isn't necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, but he really wasn't the best choice for a *Star Trek* movie.

Henry Barnill Personally, I enjoyed the official novelization (penned by Roddenberry himself, so I consider it more canon compared to other movie-novel adaptations). It has a deeper insight into the thoughts and motivations of the characters that wasn't really translated in the film. You truly get a sense that Gene wanted the Motion Picture to be less a story about the Enterprise encountering a mysterious probe and more about a character study specifically about Captain Kirk and Spock. The whole V'Ger mission was basically a backdrop to explore how lost and effective they are without the other (Spock becoming even more isolated and robotic, in an attempt to kill off the remainder of his humanity to the point he becomes almost unrecognizable; Kirk becoming too dependent on his gut and making terrible, almost fatal decisions while ignoring advice of those around him). Dahlia (possessed by V'Ger) becomes a Kolinar Spock stand in while Decker serves as a Kirk counterpart. The two of them are supposed to be mirrors of the the main cast to show that they complement the other to the point that they need the other to function; they give each other purpose, just as V'Ger's search for the creator gave its own existence purpose. So yeah, totally agree that the movie suffered from bad editing that focused too much on special effects, but probably also a script that didn't emphasize the real story enough in a way that movie goers could instantly recognize it without the need for multiple viewings and supplemental reading.

Yes it is. Needs more than editing to save it.

Except for the long take scenes it's a decent movie, a bit boring but not horrible at all.

Cut these unnecessarily long scenes and you'll probably end up having a lavish episode of TOS with incredibly bare-bones plot and a whole of nothing else.

Well, there are only a few parts that are like 2001. The first was the long trek through V'ger. That's analogous to the stargate sequence at the end of 2001, which was enormously better. Then there's the near-the-end scene at the center of the V'ger complex. In 2001 we hear strange distorted noises coming from outside the room. (My guess is that this was distorted music from Ligeti's Aventures [yes, that's how it's spelled], and it might be Kubrick's distorting of Ligeti's that Ligeti sued Kubrick over.) And in this movie we also have the strange noises from outside. But they sound silly. The room in 2001 was quite interesting. The center of V'ger was dull, cluttered, and poorly lit. Then there's the new life form at the end. Another clear parallel with 2001. And I'm sorry, but the last set with Voyager in the middle just looked like the sound stage it really was. I hope it was because they ran out of money! The rest of 2001 has no parallel in the movie. No ape-men jumping up and down and touching the monolith. No monoliths at all. 2001 didn't have an Ilia equivalent. No business trip to the moon. Another similar bit was the Star Trek TOS episode "The Changeling". If you don't recall it, read the plot summary on the web.

@@betaneptune There is one more connection to "2001". V'ger was similar to the nomad in "The Changeling", which itself was similar to HAL-9000.

@@cliffordshafran9250 So you mean a similarity that they kill in service of the goal of their programming? OK.

The Borg are from the Delta Quadrant. They become aware of the Federation after meeting the Enterprise-D which was sent there to scare them into returning to Earth and giving up space travel.

Maciej Ponku Shatner wrote a book called "something Eden". It took place after Generations, where the Borg take Kirks corpse. It ultimately revealed that after Vger left the machine planet, they chose to send out their own probes, but after replicating so many times their directives were damaged from assimilating data to assimilating species. It was considered canon for quite a while

Except that the Borg appear in Enterprise, which takes place before any other shows or movies.

CommaHawk - But that was also the result of a paradox created in First Contact. And as we all know, paradoxes are a magic way of saying "Nope, that didn't happen!"

benn454 The Borg were obliquely referenced as a nascent insidious enemy of the Federation before Q Who?.

Food.

How is imitating an accent poorly considered racist? That's like saying Russian stereotypes are racist, and they're not... Russians aren't a race... but yeah anyway it was funny.

Probably because you hate joe

Russians aren't a race?!?!...enlighten us please? I'm pretty sure they are part of the human race.

+mitrooper There's no such thing as "the human race" humans are a species, look up homo sapiens sapiens. Race makes it feel as if we're not animals, as if we're separate, I don't think it's appropriate to use it.

Have a nice day! :)

DragonRiderW16 Last time I was rgis early, they still did memorable Star Treks.

last time i was this early my date left unsatisfied.

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I love your name and image there. One of the best interceptors the Navy had. Thank you for that. ^.^

Once the Original Actors are Back, Cancel Phase 2.

And Carebears falling into wood-chippers

Yes...yes it was

1969 tv hit

Brendan Dowlen Alien No More Ideas Alien Oh god, Ridley won't stop this hell Alien Kill Me Alien Help me please Alien I am trapped in Ridley Scott's basement Alien is Ridley mr Fritzl?

Alien Contraceptive Alien, any questions? Alien Wars Alien: The resurgance of the comback Alien 22 electric boogaloo and finally the Atien remake, which i believe was called Life for some reason

"Alien should just be renamed David." -Angry Joe

+Robo9400 That one's so far below, it needs a few more movies and a couple more cameos to reach such depths XD

Prometheus 2: Revenge of the Writing Staff Alien 8: The Chestburstening Alien Vs. Predator 7: Dawn of the Rising of a Revolutionary Pre-Age Aliens: Here We Go Again! Dr. Suess' How the Alien Impregnated Christmas Alien 666: The Summoning Alien 9: *[Insert Intimidating Adjective Here]* Now That's What I Call Aliens 35: Kidz Bop Edition

Hans Schultz I think that's the idea bro

We appreciate you spelling out such a joke for the ironically-challenged.

Some people can't take anything that is cerebral. Infact the reason why the original plot was rejected "The Cage". Was because it was "too cerebral". But i haven't taken Doug seriously since he said that the New Karate Kid was better than the Original. I stick with James Rolfe when it comes to Movie Reviews. Because hes better at it. Maybe Doug should go Film School or something.

Never saw it. You have just helped me embark on my next trek. Sorry, really poor pun.

My favorite of all Star Trek movies.

You can't extend an extended cut, bro.

It's actually the one I watch most often. Wrath of Khan is more exciting, but it's exhausting. This, I can watch over and over, because it doesn't have that frenetic pacing.

Do you remember what part Spaceballs was reference? I've seen this episode before and I don't remember seeing any Spaceballs reference.

@@toaarky Wow, You have been a great help.😒

It's a commentary on the fact that these shots go on wayyy to long. "FIRE A LASER OR SOME SHITTTT" was just a joke ;p

I would bet money, your one of those people who cried about Kelvin Star Trek and it being "woke" like those Fandom Menace morons, who claim to love original Star Trek but don't actually grasp that Star Trek has always been woke.

How? Guns, stunts, car chases and explosions boring? Never watch Star Wars because it’ll bore you to death apparently. Even though it kicks ass. That’s not to mention the MCU. Can’t watch that either. You can’t watch anything do to your restrictions. That’s what I consider boring. You might as well not watch a movie. Unless it’s a romance where none of that stuff can happen. That’s all you can watch now.

You don't like STUNTS??? explosions and guns I get but real people doing real amazing things and real cars doing insane stunts doesn't impress you? I fully agree with you if you are talking cgi action but.. Even if you saw an amazing stunt on the street would you not be entertained? BTW not saying this to say you can't enjoy this movie for what it is

I agree. Some t@@ls just crave that crap every minute throughout the entire duration of a movie. In fact, such people are the reasons we have all these big, dumb, action "blockbusters" with goons like Vin Diesel and The Rock and Schwarzenegar and so on.

Nah this is nothing like 2001. For one it actually has a plot.

@@Lone432345 does it really though?

@@eddixon2015 it really really only ripped off the slow pacing and search for meaning

To be fair, this part of the movie really was super slow

Shut up You JACKASS

M. Scout Star Wars is better

M. Scout Stargate

IceSanta wow, i did not think about this one, but if we're talking just about the show, maybe your right.

Doesnt matter. There is no definitive answer.

that's Question I'd love to kill.

Christian Bauer To be honest, it's better than his previous movie Jack and Jill. That one was just complete dog shit.