Wonderful sets, great special effects give a sense that the Enterprise was real with a crew of 500. Loved seeing it again on the big screen. It’s been 40 years since I last saw it in a theatre. Goosebumps and tears of joy all over again.

I saw this movie in the theater 40 years ago and it was great to celebrate the anniversary with a group of fellow Trekkies

A movie best experienced on a big screen. Would love to see a Imax version of the restored Director's Cut someday.

I was glad to see this on the big screen again, even if just to see the Enterprise in space dock with the score slow building. Never gets old.

Great presentation of a good Trek movie. Seen this one before many times but never on the big screen until now. Definitely worth going if you enjoyed it at home or have never seen it before.

Loved seeing the original theatrical release with film grain and all that good stuff.

A much underrated movie; debated about for decades... it's probably the greatest and most grandiose of all Treks. The "formula" that served the original series may be missing, but there is a reason to the proceedings. Finding themselves caught in the maelstrom of a destructive force and with limited time to spare; Kirk, Spock and some of the others are reaching for something they've lost... finding ground, finding themselves and ultimately saving the Earth. "The Motion Picture" is cerebral, fantastically visual, full of atmosphere with a keen sense of wonder and discovery.

great flick. the IMAX & director's cut would be great along with a Dolby enhanced sound track

Of course I loved seeing this on the big screen. The Enterprise never looked better. The visual and sound quality were very uneven. Characters were sharp in some scenes, blurry in others. The V'ger cloud was never in sharp resolution. The sound seemed simply more loud than digitized. I was almost expecting to hear a film projector behind me sometimes.

Great experience, nothing compares to seeing it in the theater. After all the TV viewings over the years I thought I knew this movie but seeing it on the big screen gave it so much depth and drama, everything was more intense and emotional. The scale comes across as intended and it's just an epic feature that rarely gets made any more. Sound and picture quality were fantastic. Made some new fans out of my friends.

Some films can be enjoyed just as well on the big or small screen; others are MADE for the theater. This film is one of the latter. We saw it twice- as often as available babysitters would allow- and I'm very sad I won't be able to do this at my convenience in the future, because I will almost certainly always be in the mood to see this amazing film on the big screen, where its incredible detail and stunning visuals can really sprawl out to their full scale and detail to inspire and impress.

I’m new to Star Trek so this was my first time seeing thing. I’ve been fortunate to be able to see it on the big screen as it was meant to be viewed. Thoroughly enjoyed my experience with the film.

I enjoyed seeing this again in the big screen. I turned 13 the month before its’ release in 1979. I have been, and aways shall be, a fan of the original cast and series of Star Trek. Still the best!

This was the event of a lifetime. To see all the actors on the big screen, looking so young, was a treat. I was 2 when this premiered so I couldn’t see it in the theater back then. Thank you to Atom for making this (and Khan) possible, please do it again for The Search For Spock...I’ll be TMP’ing again tomorrow night at 7!!!

Great film. Wow, have special effects changed in the last 40 years. Lol

An underrated film. Best seen on the big screen.

I'm a Trekkie, but honestly, this is the first and worst of the the Star Trek movies. At the time they thought their special effects were novel, so the spent a LOT of time showing the Enterprise and the area around Vger. In fact, the special effects look cheesy and the movie goes REALLY slow because they waste so much tim on it. Plus, the dialogue between the actors is stilted and unimaginative. I'm glad the movie got the Star Trek franchise reignited and the plot was truly original, but that's about all I can say in favor of the film.

I've watched this film more than 50 times on DVD, but there really is only one way to experience it's originality and that's on the big screen. I did not have the privilege to watch this 40 years ago, but I'm glad that I can experience it for the first time today.

Loved it, but they had the volume turned way up that it was hurting my ears and making me dizzy

Excellent print, great sound. Was a fantastic experience for a 40-year-old film

It was pure joy to relive this movie on the big screen.

I love this movie and all its beautiful flaws

Excellent to experience this l

I was 7yr old when this first came to move theaters, I seen it then and seeing it again on the big screen took me back to when I was a kid.

It was fun seeing this movie on the big screen. I had seen it in the theater once before, during a marathon of the first five Star Trek films years ago. It is always great to see Star Trek on the big screen.

Had not seen this since 40 years ago, I totally forgot the plot and never remembered until the very end. Was awesome to see again.

Although parts of this film really show its age, it is truly an interesting movie to watch, not just as the first big screen outing of Star Trek’s original crew, but also to see the attempt at bringing a quite intriguing idea to fruition.

It was wonderful to see this movie back in theaters again.

Despite the size of the small screen, the picture was even better than the 1991 showings, though lacking the atmosphere of both the 1979 and 1991 releases. This film demands to be seen on a big screen and didn't disappoint.

Theatre had tech problem, had to delay by 3 hours! Otherwise great.

Must see big screen event. 40 years old and special effects still stand up.

It’s a bit overextended but very watchable with flourishes of exotic invention.

Peter Bradshaw

The Guardian

Star Trek is, finally, nothing but a long day's journey into ennui.

This 1979 movie adaptation of the cult TV series is blandness raised to an epic scale. Robert Wise's bloodless direction drains all the air from the Enterprise.

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader