I really like Star Trek: The Motion Picture , or as some people like to call it The 'Slow' Motion Picture mainly due to it's over reliance on special effects.
But one thing that I really loved was the refitted USS Enterprise, re-designed by Andrew Probart following on from Matt Jeffries' original iconic TV version.
I've collected a few slightly different versions of the AMT refit USS Enterprise over time, beginning with 'The Voyage Home' Enterprise, which oddly enough only makes a brief appearance in the film as NCC 1701-A right at the end!
Anyway, here's a look at some of the box fronts.
STTMP was released on December 15th, 1979 in the UK, shortly after the American release.
Like that a lot. You're braver than me to take on that paintwork. I like many aspects of the film, but the uniforms are terrible and I'm not keen on the phaser redesign too. I've made the communicator from it and am working on the tricorder.
ReplyDeleteThe ship redesign is impressive though.
I'm with you on the uniforms, not a good look. I suppose that's why they were redesigned for the following films, Kev.
DeleteOne of the things I do like is the music. The theme really does give it an epic feel, and I love the incidental music that accompanies the Klingon Cruisers as they approach the mysterious cloud-like anomaly.
Yeah, that is a great sequence. I think I had the soundtrack album at some point. It is good.
DeleteI had it too, Kev, but on Compact Cassette (remember those?) which I used to play in the car on the way to work.
DeleteThat's how I had it! I never bought vinyl, only cassettes. I even had "Inside Star Trek" on cassette. That must've been rare!
DeleteWow, what a coincidence, Kev. Sadly, I don't have many Compact Cassettes in my possession. Like VHS the quality wasn't the best. I've still got a complete set of Journey into Space on Cassette and a Blake's 7 radio drama (Paula Wilcox plays Jenna I think) but apart from that very little has survived.
DeleteLikewise, the only compact cassettes I've got now are Blake's 7 ones.
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