What Is Your Favourite TOS Movie?
I was looking around on the forums and noticed there was no poll for movies, so I decided it was definitely necessary to make one. (I will do Next Gen later)
“What's a knockout like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this?”
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What Is Your Favourite TOS Movie? 58 votes
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My favourites are as follows:
1. TVH
tied for 2 is TWOK and TUC
3 is TSFS
4 is TFF
And 5 is TMP
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There is an extended cut with Odo?!? I want to see this!
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I was being a little flippant; Rene Auberjonois has a minor role as Colonel West, a Starfleet intel-type guy who briefs the President, and a couple of other bits and pieces. It's not critical like the TMP director's cut, but it complements the film nicely.
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TMP is a lot less impressive on a small screen, and it shows that it was a shorter script padded out to movie length. I've heard it called "starship porn" and I largely agree: you're there for the pretty pictures not the plot.
I liked Undiscovered Country quite a lot, and Voyage Home for different reasons, and honestly Final Frontier is pretty faithful to TOS in that it is an interesting story but continuity isn't really a part of it.
But every time I see Wrath of Khan I like it better. There is a lot of stuff in that movie that changes if you know the whole story, and a lot of what looked like random stuff the first time through now seems like part of a plan.
Watching Scotty pick up the mouse to talk to the computer gets me every time.
And if I ever do shave my head for any reason (I dye my hair so I'm kind of attached to it what with all the effort, but still) I can only hope I look half as cute as Ilia.
Director's Cut though, it's a massive improvement.
To this day, I think it is the best science fiction story ever told.
I-II-II: Drama drama drama, a little action, and definitely emotional (They blew up the Enterprise!)
IV: drama, comedy, action, emotional, good original story
Next would be II then V then III with TMP and TUC tied for dead last.
Yes, I enjoy TFF. Say what you will about Shatner but I think he's a more cinematic director than Nimoy. Visually, Shatner's approach is more appealing than Nimoy's. I also think Shatner has a better understanding of the characters than he gets credit for and V is closer in spirit to TOS than the others. I also have no issue with Scotty bumping his head. It doesn't demean the character and makes him human. I think everyone has stubbed a toe or hit a doorframe with a shoulder, etc, etc,.
I also, looking back, think Meyer isn't all that and a bag of chips. I still love II even with his more militant, nautical approach but VI doesn't hold up well upon repeat viewing.