Subj : Was about : Pyramid of Fear (1985) now it's something else
To   : Arelor
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Aug 31 2021 16:09:17

  Re: Was about : Pyramid of Fear (1985) now it's something else
  By: Arelor to Nightfox on Tue Aug 31 2021 05:02 pm

 Ar> I don't consider myself much of a Trekkie, but Star Trek used to be about
 Ar> the Enterprise crew facing _alien_ situations. The episodes came across as
 Ar> more brainy than action packed.

 Ar> The films came across as more action packed than brainy. I think there is
 Ar> a qualitative difference right there.

Seems like that's mostly always been the case, even with the Star Trek Original Series movies.  The first Star Trek movie was probably an exception, as I think they tried to be more brainy with it, but I've heard a lot of people consider the first Star Trek movie to be fairly slow and boring.  I can see why people say that.  Star Trek V may have tried to be more brainy too.  But many of the Star Trek movies seem to be more action and fun than brainy. A couple of the most popular ones were Star Trek II (The Wrath of Khan) and IV (The Voyage Home) - The Wrath of Khan was basically a villain movie, and The Voyage Home was a light-hearted fun movie.  For the TNG movies, I've even heard criticism that they were more action-oritend than brainy, and Picard did things in the movies that he wouldn't have done on the TV show.

Nightfox

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