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Originally Posted by Eusthenopteron
Yes it certainly has it's staunch lovers. Great that they like it so much but we all have our own opinions.
As for the DE, if you haven't seen it I would certainly recommend snapping up a copy of the DVD. Personally I think it's a good alternative but I don't think it really addresses the majority of the film's problems. I would say it's my favourite of the two cuts though.
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Well put and I agree with everything you said. I rushed out to Theater along with every other Trekker when it first came out. I actually fell asleep in the theater and that's coming from a huge Trek fan. Although to be fair I was working graveyard shift at that point in my life and may have even fallen asleep watching The Terminator.
It has grown on me a quite a bit over the years though as it was great to see the gang back in the saddle again.
[Show spoiler]I guess the real problem with the film for me was that it appeared that all they did was throw 2 episodes from TOS together and made a movie when I was looking forward to seeing something new (Episodes: Changeling & Doomsday Machine). That and the seemingly endless staring into space without any dialog, pretty sure that's where I nodded off.
As you said though the Director's Cut does remedy some of this and is my preferred viewing experience as well.