10 Reasons You Need To Revisit Star Trek: The Motion Picture

10. Stunning Visual Effects

All right, let's get this one out of the way. Yes, they're indulgent. Sure, they could've used a good trim in parts. But The Motion Picture's visual effects are absolutely incredible and hold up surprisingly well, even by today's standards.

From the initial encounter between the Klingons and the energy cloud to every painstaking shot of the Enterprise traversing the living machine V'Ger, The Motion Picture's visual effects create an immersive world that's a far cry from the often clunky Original Series. The film's overwhelming colours and surreal imagery are a true feast for the senses. And no, you don't need drugs to appreciate them.

Of course they're not perfect by any stretch. There's the odd appearance of a probe on the Enterprise bridge that attacks Ilia, in a scene more reminiscent of a space disco than an act of horror. Yet despite the occasional embarrassing moment, The Motion Picture's visual effects represent one of the film's crowning triumphs and go a long way in building the movie's aura of discovery and exploration.