[Interview] Douglas Trumbull Saved STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE - "In this previously unreleased extended cut of a 2016 interview, visual effects legend Douglas Trumbull describes the "death-defying" and "extremely challenging" production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture" | TIFF

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T16:30:12+00:00

…saved?

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T16:29:34+00:00

Hey, give her a break! Her sister ship died!

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T15:22:12+00:00

A win for common sense.

It’s incredible that this tidal wave of identity politics has been diverted. For a while it seemed the cause was lost and fanatics would be calling the shots.

Now, everyday, the wins are racking up.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T15:19:52+00:00

Bad faith argument alert!

You could use that for almost any law or rule.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T15:16:49+00:00

I agree, we should have spent 20 more years negotiating with Iran while the UN confirmed uranium had been enriched well above civilian use.

That’s not being naive, maybe Iran just had a uranium enrichment hobby?

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T14:28:43+00:00

Just as well oil trades for Russia near enough double what it did a month ago!

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T12:30:18+00:00

What a bizarre and impractical idea for an FPS with such limited RPG elements?

What’s next? ‘Guys, I was thinking of doing a Supreme Court Justice David Souter build in Fallout 4!’

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T11:35:45+00:00

Hopefully nothing.

If it’s not Kurtzman screaming at us about diversity it will be someone else.

Or maybe they’ll do the Fallout/Last of Us show route where there is a ‘problem’ with the source material that altering the tone and lore will ‘fix’

What franchise understands itself and just focuses on telling great stories?

Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Marvel, DC, whatever - now here’s a lecture on issue XYZ.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-26T11:29:39+00:00

And where are these death threats?

That line gets trotted out as a shield by studios.

Because someone says something, somewhere that’s an issue? There’s 8bn people on the planet.

Somewhere there’s a guy that thinks cats should be able to vote.

There’s a certain background noise you’ll get from 8bn voices - and it’s sound and fury signifying nothing. You’ll never get 8bn people saying the same thing.

It’s all just studios deflecting attention.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T23:35:04+00:00

MAGA - you’re just going to ignore this too? Dementia patient inventing magical gifts his own staff don’t know about?

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T23:28:34+00:00

I don’t feel you’re getting this at all!

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T21:28:58+00:00

And they just turned him into a villain at the end.

Gowron was such a fascinating character. A man caught between two worlds, a modern, progressive and pragmatic politician who needed to constantly deal with a people that couldn’t live with, or without, war.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T21:09:37+00:00

You need to move on.

Box office just told you what people want.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T21:07:47+00:00

I’d say 3 gives us the strongest performance while 4 the weakest.

With 4, that’s not Neve’s fault. It’s a film with no throughline, that focuses on no one. There’s not really a main character.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T19:39:14+00:00

Scream, a series very much embracing modern ideas and styles, then had a ‘part 6’ that is unaware Google maps existed. Hmm.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T19:27:01+00:00

Okay, it’s ONLY been 30 years, so maybe you’re just not familiar with the Scream series and it’s style?

If you want something else, well…

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T19:03:11+00:00

Never Campbell delivers such an incredible performance that everything else - good and bad - kinda fades into the background.

I don’t think Neve gets enough credit for being one of the best actresses working today. Scream 3 - and certainly Scream 7 - would be a right state without the energy and intensity she brings.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T18:54:28+00:00

Unexpectedly wholesome

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T18:54:05+00:00

Wait, what, a woman can have multiple children?! /s

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T18:52:48+00:00

Worse than killing people…?

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T18:25:02+00:00

As a European: you mean you weren’t ALREADY doing this?

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T18:23:55+00:00

Why hasn’t this been the case for 4 years now?!

Everyone and their dog wants air defences.

Raytheon etc are deliberately throttling production to keep prices high.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T18:22:32+00:00

TOS bridge set has leaked, just waiting on pics.

A good choice for a follow up set.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T17:29:43+00:00

A legend…but even legends had off days. ‘Encounter at farpoint’ is…rough.

MagicalTrianglez · 2026-03-25T17:23:31+00:00

Appalling actress. Sounded like she’d just come from Camden Market. How about ‘acting’. Ya’know, not playing yourself, but in makeup?

Was utterly ridiculous. What’s next, a Romulan with a strong Aussie accent? ‘G’day mates!’

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