Neely.pa@sri-unix (06/30/82)
On the surface ST-TMP was well within the bounds of the StarTrek series but somehow it was not quite "right". I can think of several reasons; but even collectively they don't seem like enough. I suspect that, for me, differences not consciously per
woods@sri-unix (07/01/82)
I too liked ST:TMP a lot. I did see, however, that you really had to be
a trekkie to enjoy it that much. STII on the other hand, was a good movie in
nd of itself, regardless of whether or not you are a trekkie. ST:TMP could
have eliminated the first boring half hour tour of the Enterprise (I think the
producers wanted to show off their special effects), added a few commercials,
and they would have had a 2-part episode of the old TV series. STII seems
to be designed more to appeal to today's action-adventure-SF movie audience
rather than just the hard-core Star Trek fans.
GREG (ucbvax!menlo70!hao!woods)