I don't think I would say the first Trek movie is my favorite (probably I would go with the safe and predictable choice, "Wrath of Khan"), but I like it a lot. I guess it's probably my second favorite.
It has an interesting feel to it. Somehow it comes across as more theatrical than any of the other films, and the notoriously slow pace seems like an asset rather than a liability. It gives it a dreamy, surreal feeling, as does the generally subdued lighting.
Its vaguely creepy atmosphere seems to belong to a different era of science-fiction filmmaking than the other Trek films. Although made in 1979, it seems like a throwback to the post-2001, pre-Star Wars age.
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Date: 2005-09-16 01:08 am (UTC)It has an interesting feel to it. Somehow it comes across as more theatrical than any of the other films, and the notoriously slow pace seems like an asset rather than a liability. It gives it a dreamy, surreal feeling, as does the generally subdued lighting.
Its vaguely creepy atmosphere seems to belong to a different era of science-fiction filmmaking than the other Trek films. Although made in 1979, it seems like a throwback to the post-2001, pre-Star Wars age.