NP Note on Star Trek with a mild spoiler alert

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I think the special effects have really hit a wall.  We know they're computer-generated, so their power to amaze is nil.  Ah, the good old days of 2001: A Space Odyssey ...

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>Sent: May 27, 2009 11:22 AM
>To: kelber at mindspring.com
>Cc: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: NP Note on Star Trek with a mild spoiler alert
>
>On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM,  <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't think the Star Trek premise lends itself that well to movies....
>
>I'm generally struck by, say, STs II, IV and First Contact aside, so
>much MORE--at least as far as memorability goes--tended to ahppen in
>any given teevee episode.   Besides, Wrath o' Khan and FC aside, the
>movies haven't really taken advantage of that extra hour plus, save to
>display increasingly elaborate special effects ...