Seven years later, they don't look any different than they did for The Motion Picture . Someone mentions that the Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film a glowing review. This is greeted with some high-fives. Someone mentions Good Morning America 's week-long feature on Star Trek IV . Everyone seems to agree it was well done.
Conversation briefly comes to a halt as the doors to the theater open and everyone piles in.
My friends decide to do a countdown out-loud for the final ten seconds. Miraculously, as if on cue, the lights dim. It's a perfect cinematic moment. It's a steamy June evening at the same 8-plex where I saw Star Trek IV back in 1986. The crowd is sparse and not especially friendly.