{"id":39182,"date":"2016-09-08T12:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=39182"},"modified":"2016-09-08T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:05:25","slug":"star-trek-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/08\/star-trek-50\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR TREK At 50: Boldly Going To The Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"star-trek-at-50-three-eras-posters\"It’s not every franchise that gets a feature film adaptation ten years after its TV series was cancelled. It’s even more rare that that film spawns 12 sequels spanning 37 years. So as we celebrate Star Trek<\/strong> at 50, we must remember that while syndication kept the franchise alive, the films launched it into the 21st Century.\u00a0\u00a0Today, we look at the films\u00a0that helped Star Trek <\/strong>reach 50.<\/p>\n

Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/h2>\n

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\"star-trek-at-50-the-motion-picture-poster\"Release Date: <\/strong>December 7, 1979<\/p>\n

Production Budget: <\/strong>$35 million<\/p>\n

Worldwide Grosses: <\/strong>$139 million<\/p>\n

Plot: <\/strong>The cast of the TV show is reunited in order combat a sentient cloud that could mean the Earth’s destruction.<\/p>\n

RT Tomatometer Score: <\/strong>39% Fresh<\/a><\/p>\n

RT Critical Consensus:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0“Featuring a patchwork script and a dialogue-heavy storyline whose biggest villain is a cloud, Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a less-than-auspicious debut for the franchise.”<\/p>\n

Place in history: <\/strong>While talk of a Star Trek <\/strong>began back when the original series was on the air, it took the success of Star Wars <\/strong>and Close Encounter of the Third Kind<\/strong> to bring the then-cult favorite to the big screen. They tried to update the concept with new character, but other additions–for example, uniforms that would feel right at home in a disco, having a fictional entry into the then new Voyager program as a character in the film–made it almost immediately dated. The quote about the patchwork script is right, as the script was being rewritten all through filming. But that didn’t stop it from earning a boatload of money, allowing us to get the best film in the series.<\/p>\n