In terms of production design, they really changed things from the colourful uniforms of the original series days. It looks like someone on the Starfleet uniform design committee had a fetish about beige and grey.

It's nice to see they gave Grace Lee Whitney a part in this film (reprising the character of Janice Rand) after how she was treated during the original series.

And yes, Will Decker is the son of Commodore Decker from The Doomsday Machine. Not that you'd know it from anything said during the film.

Since the films are longer than one-hour episodes, each film will be presented in two parts. Tune in next week for part 2 of The Motion Picture!

Transcript

1
{Klingon space, near Federation listening post Epsilon IX}
Klingon captain: tlhIngan maH!
Klingon officer: QI'yaH!!
Klingon captain: Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam.
Caption: Klingons with brow ridges!
2
{Listening post Epsilon IX}
SFX: {on screen} Kaboom!
Lieutenant: That mysterious deadly alien cloud thing is headed right for... Earth!!
Caption: Ex-Klingons.
3
Caption: Vulcan
T'Sai: You fail the kolinahr, Spock.
Spock: Can I do a summer school?
T'Sai: On Vulcan?? That is not logical.
4
{Earth}
Scotty: Admiral.
Kirk: Scotty, I've bucked my desk job to demand the Enterprise back.
Scotty: Cap'n Decker won't like it.
Kirk: But I get my way, that's what's important!
Caption: 1970s uniforms instead of 1960s!
5
Caption: Ultra-slow teasing Enterprise reveal sequence:
6
{Enterprise bridge}
Uhura: Captain! All the old crew are here - except Spock, and Dr McCoy. Nurse Chapel has been promoted to Chief Medical Officer.
Kirk: Not good enough - get McCoy!
7
Kirk: Decker, I promised your father I'd assist your first command. So I'm busting you down in rank and taking charge.
Decker: But—
8
Caption: Transporter accident kills science officer Sonak!
{Decker aghast}
Kirk: And you'll double as science officer.
Decker: But—
Caption: {indicating transporter chief} It's Janice Rand!
9
Kirk: Warp drive!
Decker: But—
Kirk: Warp drive! Allons-y!
10
Sulu: Wormhole! Asteroid impact in 10...
Decker: I'll... save... the... ship...!
Kirk: That's... my... job...! Acting... with... huge... pauses... between... words...
11
Caption: A long-range shuttle drops off...
Kirk: Spock!
Caption: {Spock} Stony silence
12
Spock: I have fixed your warp engine problem.
Scotty: So that leaves me to do what exactly in this film?