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Star Trek the Motion Picture Wormhole Sequence

Official clip from the Paramount Vault of Star Trek the Motion Picture Wormhole Sequence. Since Paramount posted this clip on YouTube, it should hang around for a while.

LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX7M-A-DoWk

Custer · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:34 pm Post subject:

Is it not technically possible to embed YouTube videos here at All Sci-Fi? Yuku boards manage it, and some other boards too, though generally it's often necessary to change the "https" to just plain "http" in the address...

bulldogtrekker · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 4:47 pm Post subject: Nope, we can't do it

Bud Brewster · Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:00 pm Post subject:

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Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:27 am Post subject:

The bridge was built wild but director Robert Wise ordered the pieces locked together to force the actors to behave as if it were a real bridge.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:28 am Post subject:

Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:57 am Post subject:

First heard it in a speech by Robert Wise at the Seattle Center Sci-Fi Expo in 1978. Saw it later that year in Starlog. I'll try to find a copy of that article and post it.
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bulldogtrekker

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Turns 36

Star Trek: The Motion Picture -- which opened on December 7, 1979, or 36 years ago ... rose from the ashes of Star Trek: Phase II, the abandoned television series that would have returned the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series to their rightful place on the U.S.S. Enterprise. And, as most devoted Trek fans know, Phase II rose out of the ashes of a proposed TOS feature that was to have been directed by Philip Kaufman. There's so much that could have been or might have been, but then we wouldn't be where we are right now, on the cusp of a third film with the current cast and also another live-action series.

But, back when TMP debuted, it marked the very first time Star Trek's majestic, iconic starship ventured into cinemas. The jury remains out on TMP, which was directed by Robert Wise, the man behind The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Andromeda Strain, West Side Story and The Sound of Music. Some people find it slow, even boring. Others love it, especially its basic story, which echoed the thinking person's sci-fi so associated with The Original Series. And, no question, the DVD version, Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Director's Edition, vastly improves upon the initial release. Join StarTrek.com in celebrating the film's 36th anniversary with some factoids, tidbits and anecdotes Trek's first theatrical voyage. ......

- See more at: http://www.startrek.com/article/star-trek-the-motion-picture-turns-36#sthash.muEdPxwC.dpuf

bulldogtrekker · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:06 pm Post subject:

A rare, blue screen show from TMP from Treks in Sci-fi. Imgur

Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 6:06 am Post subject:

McDonalds Happy Meals have been around since June 1977. The first tie-in to a movie was Star Trek The Motion Picture. Here is that Happy Meal (minus the food).

I still have mine.

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Robert (Butch) Day · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 3:20 pm Post subject:

The box varied from meal to meal. There was one for each of the major characters. Kirk's is shown above. Here is Spock's:

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Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:17 am Post subject:

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I watched my DVD of ST: TMP Director's Cut tonight twice. Once with Bulldogtrekker while we chatted on line, and again afterwards with the commentary which included, Robert Wise and Jerry Goldsmith.

I gained a new respect for this movie, and Robert Wise's redone version is much better than the original.

Thanks to BDT, who provided interesting info throughout the film, which is his all-time favorite movie.

And just because I'm a leg man, here's two more great reasons to enjoy this film. Very Happy

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noetic_hatter · Planetary Explorer Joined: 26 Nov 2014 Posts: 40

I watched TMP the other night for the first time in a lot of years.

Good gracious, that's an hour of story stretched to 2 hours using slow pans of the ship and V'Ger, as well as reaction shot after reaction shot after reaction shot after reaction shot after reaction shot after reaction shot. Shocked

I had forgotten it was like that.

Also, Walter Koenig in particular was terrible.

That said, there's plenty to like. The film looks gorgeous - I am a sucker for 70's SF. We get some nice character moments reminding me why I love TOS so much - especially McCoy calling out Kirk when Jim's being a dick. And the score is terrific.

But: It's still weird hearing what to me is TNG music all over this film. It's not the film's fault, obviously, but I couldn't help being distracted.

Gord Green · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:49 pm Post subject:

I remember seeing this when it first came out in the 70's and I LOVED the long shots! Robert Wise cut this like an older style, without all the flash cuts that you see in most contemporary films.

Also, it began with an overture of the main musical themes (the Ilya Love Theme if I remember correctly) before the picture began and the musical cues were right on. It was longer than the story called for, but keep in mind that we hadn't seen any new Star Trek in years....The long lingering scenes were beautifully executed and were a work of art.

Today's films are much faster paced and rely on more "action" to move the story.
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