Star Trek Series Review - Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Wiz DOES NOT RECOMMEND Star Trek: The Motion Picture
As my introduction to the original cast of Star Trek, it's really hard to see what exactly people loved about the original crew.
Then again, how could you with this film? Characters, plot and story seem so thin, the villain is a cloud and the film is just filled with dialogue that isn't all that interesting.
Now, I can hear some fans of the original series of Star Trek thinking that "I shouldn't have started with the movie, start with the series!" and they may very well be right.
The film feels like you needed a previous relationship with the series to really even appreciate the film. Hell, that might be why some scenes involving entering a ship or seeing a specific room on the Enterprise seems to linger much longer than necessary.
But in honesty, I also get aesthetically why they would: even by today's standards, the modeling and special effects are very good and have a specific feel that fits well.
The best thing I can say to this films defense is that it didn't make me dread continuing watching the next films: there are some things I like conceptually about Star Trek that has me interested in continuing.
But if I'm honest, I'm continuing in spite of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, not because of.
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[@RubesGoodBrainCoffee]

The 1979 theatrical version was essentially unfinished. If that's what you saw, you saw the worst version of the film. The sfx came in late and there was no time to edit it, so all of it was spliced in.
This means that all character development was cut out.
The version that was released a couple of years ago is closer to what Wise intended. Which version did you watch?

[@IAmTheWizFilmClub]

I watched “The Directors Edition” on Paramount Plus.
I also read that this was a very strange development for the movie as well…especially since it was supposed to be a TV series?
If that’s true, then that also explains why everyone seems really thin…they were expecting to develop them as new episodes came out.
But I’ve heard from most Trekkies that the next one is really good so I’m looking forward to that.