STAR TREK 1: THE MOVIE(1979)

Not the best of the Star Trek franchise, but still a welcome
back to the family that we all grew to love in the 60's! Story
is familiar, a "thing" is out there headed to Earth, and the
Enterprise and her crew are the only ones close enough to
try and do anything to save Earth! B+

A review from Amazon.com:

Back when the first Star Trek feature was released in December
1979, the Trek franchise was still relatively modest, consisting
of the original TV series, an animated cartoon series from 1973-74,
and a burgeoning fan network around the world. Series creator
Gene Roddenberry had conceived a second TV series, but after
the success of Star Wars the project was upgraded into this lavish
feature film, which reunited the original series cast aboard a
beautifully redesigned starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Under the direction
of Robert Wise (best known for West Side Story), the film proved
to be a mixed blessing for Trek fans, who heatedly debated its
merits; but it was, of course, a phenomenal hit. Capt. Kirk (William
Shatner) leads his crew into the vast structures surrounding V'Ger,
an all-powerful being that is cutting a destructive course through
Starfleet space. With his new First Officer (Stephen Collins), the
bald and beautiful Lieutenant Ilia (played by the late Persis
Khambatta) and his returning veteran crew, Kirk must decipher
the secret of V'Ger's true purpose and restore the safety of the
galaxy. The story is rather overblown and derivative of plots from
the original series, and avid Trekkies greeted the film's bland
costumes with derisive laughter. But as a feast for the eyes, this
is an adventure worthy of big-screen trekkin'. Douglas Trumbull's
visual effects are astonishing, and Jerry Goldmith's score is regarded
as one of the prolific composer's very best (with its main theme later
used for Star Trek: The Next Generation). And, fortunately for Star
Trek fans, the expanded 143-minute version (originally shown for
the film's network TV premiere) is generally considered an improvement
over the original theatrical release. --Jeff Shannon

COMPLETE LIST OF DVDs
LIST OF MOVIE DVDs
LIST OF ANIME/ANIMATION DVDs
LIST OF BOND DVDs
LIST OF DISNEY DVDs
LIST OF ELVIS DVDs
LIST OF MUSIC DVDs
LIST OF STAR TREK/STAR WARS DVDs
LIST OF SUPERHERO DVDs
LIST OF TELEVISION DVDs

TO PHOTO PAGES OF MOVIES:

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J-K
L
M
N
O
P-Q
R
S
T
U-V
W
X-Z

ANIME/ANIMATION
ANIME SUPERHERO
BOND
DISNEY
ELVIS
HOLIDAY
MUSIC
MUSICALS
OTHER
SERIALS
SETS #-M
SETS N-Z
STAR TREK/STAR WARS
SUPERHERO
TELEVISION A-B
TELEVISION C-D
TELEVISION E-F
TELEVISION G-H
TELEVISION I-K
TELEVISION L
TELEVISION M
TELEVISION N-O
TELEVISION P-Q
TELEVISION R
TELEVISION Gene Roddenberry
TELEVISION S
TELEVISION T
TELEVISION U-W
TELEVISION X-Z
TELEVISION STAR TREK/STAR WARS
TELEVISION SUPERHERO

Music Playing Is:
Music From Star Trek 1:
The Motion Picture!