tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post3607120061526053678..comments2024-03-20T02:40:27.028-07:00Comments on Warp Speed to Nonsense: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (Part 1)Last of the Archonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-34161968980629253222015-11-23T11:16:01.895-08:002015-11-23T11:16:01.895-08:00I'm not quite pre-MTV, so I'm a mixed bag ...I'm not quite pre-MTV, so I'm a mixed bag here. I appreciate the slower films that take their time to tell their stories, but we spent forever getting through that cloud, and then forever again flying over the machine at the center. I love, love, love the model work in this film, but that particular model is so massive that they were still constructing one end of it while they were filming the other end. It got a bit old, switching back and forth between shots of the model, and shots of the crew's reactions while watching said model on the viewscreen.<br />I keep forgetting that was Mark Lenard. He's so iconic as Sarek that it keeps slipping my mind that he also played the Klingon captain and the Romulan commander in "Balance of Terror." Weird to think that's him under all of that make-up! :D<br />The book I'm waiting on is the last book in the Exiles trilogy by Melanie Rawn. I bought and read the first two not long after they came out, and have been waiting on the third installment for what seems like an eternity. I wonder if it's something to do with the story itself, as she's published quite a few things in the interim. I'm trying to be patient, though. Neil Gaiman once told an irate fan "George RR Martin is not your bitch," which I think rings true for many things. I'd just like to see how the story ends, you know?Last of the Archonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-81441533798839974042015-11-23T07:38:32.746-08:002015-11-23T07:38:32.746-08:00Maybe it's because I predate the "MTV gen...Maybe it's because I predate the "MTV generation" and can tolerate the slowness, but I love this movie. (Well, except the cruise through the cloud. This isn't <i>2001</i>, Mr. Wise.) As a techie, I can appreciate all the work the creative staff put into the redesign of the Enterprise and into the infrastructure needed to support Starfleet's mission.<br /><br />It's always fun for me to remember that the Klingon captain is played by Spock's dad, Mark Lenard. Who'd even guess?<br /><br />Which trilogy are you waiting for the third book to be released?Naked Bunny with a Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674140134395884069noreply@blogger.com