JPH>         TMP *could* have been a lot better.  Picture what the
 JPH>  confrontation between Kirk and Nogura must have been like.  Wouldn't
 JPH>  you have given back about 5-8 minutes of screen-staring wonder to
 JPH>  actually *see* Kirk bully Nogura into giving him the Enterpise back?
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 JPH>         Years later I was watching TMP on video.  I realized that the 
X
 JPH>  were much better paced when viewed on fast-forward.  It helped.  I 
ave
 JPH>  even heard that some fans have made "Home" edits that severely reduce
 JPH>  the long FX shots involved.
Most of the problems with TMP are pacing problems, and as a result, were
created in the editing process.  Trimming the interminable flyby scenes
helps alot.  :-)
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