(this refers to the director's cut)
This film is basically the marriage of 2001 and the original Star Trek series.
Yeah it's slow, but the pacing is steady. From reading the other reviews on this page, the original cut was a lot worse, which I probably think had something to do with the rushed production. I liked it though. Lenoard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley were excellent as the foil friends from the original series. Shatner was good as the late 70s all-American that we all know he is. The focus is on him for the first half of the film, but by the time V'ger appears, the film has shifted focus to the characters around him (notably, Spock, Decker, and V'ger) I won't give away the ending, although the chances are that if you're reading this, you probably know it already, but it is basically what happens in 2001, except the shoe is on the other foot, or perhaps both feet.
But there goes my "pedilection for irrelevancy" again. Just watch it, and you'll understand what I mean.
8/10
This film is basically the marriage of 2001 and the original Star Trek series.
Yeah it's slow, but the pacing is steady. From reading the other reviews on this page, the original cut was a lot worse, which I probably think had something to do with the rushed production. I liked it though. Lenoard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley were excellent as the foil friends from the original series. Shatner was good as the late 70s all-American that we all know he is. The focus is on him for the first half of the film, but by the time V'ger appears, the film has shifted focus to the characters around him (notably, Spock, Decker, and V'ger) I won't give away the ending, although the chances are that if you're reading this, you probably know it already, but it is basically what happens in 2001, except the shoe is on the other foot, or perhaps both feet.
But there goes my "pedilection for irrelevancy" again. Just watch it, and you'll understand what I mean.
8/10