I must disclose two things right off the bat. Number one, these are not guilty pleasures — I think these are great movies so I can enjoy them completely guilt-free. Number two, I am in no way guaranteeing that you will like any of these, so if you want to check any of them out, proceed at your own risk.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Some critics have dubbed it “Star Trek: The Motion-less Picture.” Yeah, well bite me. Most people think the Enterprise-in-drydock sequence is too long, but my 14-year-old self found it mesmerizing to see the Enterprise up so close that it was actually possible to read the call letters on the thing (there’s probably still an imprint of my jaw on the floor of the theater). Perhaps I’m seduced by Jerry Goldsmith’s music — the cue for this scene (called “The Enterprise”) damn near made my “Super Soundtracks” Mix Six when I filled in for my good friend Ted Asregadoo. As far as William Shatner’s acting goes, let’s just say that no parody of his “style” can possibly match his work in this film. After all, this is the movie that has him saying, “I need you … Dammit, Bones … I need you … badly!” Director Robert Wise, best known for West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), released a director’s cut in 2001 that runs 136 minutes. This is generally the preferred version, but since I’m in the minority, I’ll go on record and say I actually prefer the original 132-minute theatrical version. In typical Star Trek fashion, at its heart is a great story. It’s a science-fiction cautionary tale — with Klingons.
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