When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 20 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Star Trek - The Motion Picture: Director's Edition is no 2001 (its obvious inspiration -- a fact that is more evident here than ever before), but it represents thought-provoking, well constructed science fiction.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
[It's] like attending your high-school class's 10th reunion at Caesar's Palace. Most of the faces are familiar, but the decor has little relationship to anything you've ever seen before.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
rotten:
This 1979 movie adaptation of the cult TV series is blandness raised to an epic scale.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
19 May 2008
fresh:
The expensive effects (under supervision of Douglas Trumbull) are the secret of this film, and the amazing wizardry throughout would appear to justify the whopping budget.