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All parent reviews for Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Age
7
Average rating based on 6 parent reviews:
  • 33% say language is an issue
Parent of 10 and 13 year old
August 31, 2011
 
I couldnt sit through it...
Dragged on and had a boring storyline. 2/5

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Parent of 11 and 13 year old
January 31, 2011
 
Wow. BORING!!
Wow was this boring. The slowest moving movie ever. Wow, my kids hated it.

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Parent of 15 year old
April 26, 2009
 
A Disappointment, to Say the Least...
Before a few nights ago, I'd never seen the old STAR TREK movies (I know; shocker). I saw THE VOYAGE HOME on a shelf, and, knowing that the plot was independent of the others, picked it up and watched it. I was wowed; it was sharp, funny, intense, and intelligent. This one...not at all. If you're hoping to watch the first to gain character knowledge: you won't get it. In fact, you're better off starting with number two. That said, there's little objectionable content. People are vaporized (their forms are seen screaming before they disappear), and there are some "d**n"s and "hells".

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Adult
December 26, 2008
 
Fun to look back on
This was the first Trek movie and had ground breaking special effects (for the day). However, there is a very long period of musical interludes where there is no dialogue. My 11 year-old loves Star Trek and wanted me to fastforward through this really long sequence. But, for me, it was neat to see all the cast members. In this film they all look so young and skinny (William Shatner, for instance). Compared with others in the franchise, this one is very tame in terms of action and violence.

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Adult
January 23, 2010
 
boring... could have been much more
well, i wish it was more interesting. had a boring plot and was slow moving. watch it if you wish. i wouldn't recommend it unless you're a die-hard fan... or a "trekkie" but even then...

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Probably the best Star Trek movie ever made.
The violent content in this movie is practically nonexistent. In a few scenes, an alien machine fires at other ships and turns them into what looks like static electricity. Later, an alien beam does this to one of the characters. Most cartoons are more violent then that, though. The language is comparable to most PG movies, you'll hear a few "D" words. The message at the end of the movie is a very good one. The movie ends when an artificial intelligence realizes that he can't grow without faith. Just like most of the episodes of the original series, this one ends with a moral message.

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