So many movies ... so much to celebrate!
Here's the thing, folks ...
As much as I love Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home -- and I do love it very much -- it's far from my favorite Star Trek film. Without opening up that whole can of worms and getting slammed from everyone on the left and right and high and low, let's just say that I've often said that The Voyage Home is the most fun of all the Star Trek movies. It had a great sense of purpose that matched uniquely well with the humor of the script, and I've always appreciated what the cast and crew accomplished with this installment kinda/sorta serving as the end of a loose trilogy of Trek adventures. On that front, it's quite good. But again ... far from my favorite ...
In any event ...
According to release information available on IMDB.com, it was on this day back in 1986 that the motion picture was first screened for audiences ... in Canada, of all places. The movie site lists that Voyage didn't open theatrically in the U.S. until November 26th; and -- for the life of me -- I can't even begin to fathom why or how Paramount Pictures opted to release it earlier ... in Canada, of all places ... as opposed to America. Generally speaking, U.S. and Canadian release schedules are usually in sync -- meaning that they're coordinated on the same day -- so this could be one of those errors chalked up to a bit of misinformation. Whatever the truth may be, I'm still celebrating it for posterity's sake on this day in Science Fiction history, making the Voyage an incredible thirty-nine years young today.
Believe it or not, Voyage enjoyed an incredible four 1987 Academy Awards nominations (but no wins), scoring nods in the categories of 'Best Music - Original Score,' 'Best Effects - Sound Effects Editing,' 'Best Sound,' and 'Best Cinematography.' That in and of itself is a huge indicator of just how positively Trek (and, perhaps Science Fiction in general) had come a long way, finally garnering some positive praise from members of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences. It used to be, genre films were pretty much ignored; but the tide turned at some point, and even Trek was being acknowledged for its cinematic endeavors.
While Voyage garnered an incredible number of 1987 Saturn Awards nominations (10, by my count), the flick only went home that evening -- curiously enough -- with the trophy for 'Best Costumes.' I don't say that as any measure of disrespect at all -- I'm thrilled to highlight all recognition genre pictures receive -- but Voyage was a bit light creatively (by my estimation) compared to the first three Trek outings on the silver screen. In fact, given the reality that a great deal of the aesthetic took place in present day Earth, I'm not convinced all that much attention was put entirely into costumes. Again: no disrespect or shade whatsoever. It's just a bit odd to me. But what do I know?
So keep those hailing frequencies open today, folks, and tell all of your friends to cheer for The Voyage Home as it celebrates one more (symbolic) year travelling around the sun ... only this time it wasn't catapulted into the past!
As always, thanks for reading ... thanks for sharing ... thanks for being a fan ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
Here's the thing, folks ...
As much as I love Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home -- and I do love it very much -- it's far from my favorite Star Trek film. Without opening up that whole can of worms and getting slammed from everyone on the left and right and high and low, let's just say that I've often said that The Voyage Home is the most fun of all the Star Trek movies. It had a great sense of purpose that matched uniquely well with the humor of the script, and I've always appreciated what the cast and crew accomplished with this installment kinda/sorta serving as the end of a loose trilogy of Trek adventures. On that front, it's quite good. But again ... far from my favorite ...
In any event ...
According to release information available on IMDB.com, it was on this day back in 1986 that the motion picture was first screened for audiences ... in Canada, of all places. The movie site lists that Voyage didn't open theatrically in the U.S. until November 26th; and -- for the life of me -- I can't even begin to fathom why or how Paramount Pictures opted to release it earlier ... in Canada, of all places ... as opposed to America. Generally speaking, U.S. and Canadian release schedules are usually in sync -- meaning that they're coordinated on the same day -- so this could be one of those errors chalked up to a bit of misinformation. Whatever the truth may be, I'm still celebrating it for posterity's sake on this day in Science Fiction history, making the Voyage an incredible thirty-nine years young today.
Believe it or not, Voyage enjoyed an incredible four 1987 Academy Awards nominations (but no wins), scoring nods in the categories of 'Best Music - Original Score,' 'Best Effects - Sound Effects Editing,' 'Best Sound,' and 'Best Cinematography.' That in and of itself is a huge indicator of just how positively Trek (and, perhaps Science Fiction in general) had come a long way, finally garnering some positive praise from members of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences. It used to be, genre films were pretty much ignored; but the tide turned at some point, and even Trek was being acknowledged for its cinematic endeavors.
While Voyage garnered an incredible number of 1987 Saturn Awards nominations (10, by my count), the flick only went home that evening -- curiously enough -- with the trophy for 'Best Costumes.' I don't say that as any measure of disrespect at all -- I'm thrilled to highlight all recognition genre pictures receive -- but Voyage was a bit light creatively (by my estimation) compared to the first three Trek outings on the silver screen. In fact, given the reality that a great deal of the aesthetic took place in present day Earth, I'm not convinced all that much attention was put entirely into costumes. Again: no disrespect or shade whatsoever. It's just a bit odd to me. But what do I know?
So keep those hailing frequencies open today, folks, and tell all of your friends to cheer for The Voyage Home as it celebrates one more (symbolic) year travelling around the sun ... only this time it wasn't catapulted into the past!
As always, thanks for reading ... thanks for sharing ... thanks for being a fan ... and live long and prosper!
-- EZ
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