Space. It seems to go on forever...
Then you get to the monkey and the en---
Hey, waitaminute, this is #wenchwatches !
Tonight: #starTrekTMP
Hilariously, Star Trek The Motion Picture is the *last* film I watched from VHS recordings I saw as a kid. We had recordings of Star Trek 2, 3, and 4. It was only after watching all of these that I finally was able to watch TMP...during a thunderstorm. My copy had several minutes missing for intercut tornado warnings.
The midwest experience, everyone!
Tonight, we're watching the 2022 Director's Edition, clocking in over 2 hours long. We've also seen this film on Wenchwatches as least twice before, but I just can't stay away.
Blame my Dad. I do.
Let's watch!
Coming from a broadcast VHS recording of the television cut still colors my expectations of this film. One thing that is striking compared to later Star Trek films (particularly 3) is how much more dark the film is. I don't mean in tone, I mean visually. The dark visuals, particularly during the V'Ger scenes resulted in significant graininess due to most of the screen being blues and blacks. As a result, any reasonable modern transfer looks spectacular, but the Blu-Ray edition is a particular treat.
In addition to several compete remakes of scenes and effects, I can only imagine a new transfer from the original film. When compared to my recollections, the initial battle with the klingons is gasp inducing.
@socketwench - The production went as far back as they could with the film as they could, often going back to individual effects elements and recompositing them digitally. They rebuilt most of the movie from scratch. Not every effect was done this way as not every effect could be found, but when they could, the results were specatcular.
