Speaking of TMP:
I finally got around to watching it.
@White Devil was right. Those effects must have been amazing in the theater. You feel like you're sealed shut in the
Enterprise as it falls under attack. V'Ger is hella disturbing: I like how it's almost organic in design. The sort of Eldritch demon you'd expect to show up in
Star Trek, but rarely does. (The interior of V'Ger looks a bit like the Thirdspace planet from
Babylon 5.)
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Overall, I would have to call it a success, even if the old complaints are valid: The exterior shots look like pornography at times. Decker and his bald beauty aren't given enough dialog to matter. The script is a retool of "The Doomsday Machine"; V'Ger itself will reappear as the Whale Probe from 4; even TNG has elements of V'Ger to an extent, namely "Tin Man" and Borg assimilation.