I always liked TMP because it did focus so much on the detailed production design. I was into the look of the new Enterprise, and when it came out, it was so great on the big screen. But the story always was a major drag. Star Trek II truly rekindled my childhood love for the franchise, and I was so glad they improved the sets and some of the uniforms from the first film, rather then re-do it all again. We can thank the lack of of a budget for that more then anything. I was 13 when TMP came out, and 16 when TWoK came out. I was in the core demographic age group for the first golden age of popcorn blockbusters from 1975 - 1985. Some of the first movies I remember seeing on the big screen are The Sting, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, King Kong (with the Big Bus), The Little Prince, Towering Inferno, Poseidon Adventure, Young Frankenstein, Jaws...