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fatcat

May 09, 2009, 08:49:43 AM
anyone see the new star trek yet?

urbanlibertarian

#1
May 09, 2009, 06:41:52 PM
Haven't seen it, but I've seen several reviews and they were all positive.  It seems the only people who might not like it are die hard trekkies.
Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes (Who watches the watchmen?)

fatcat

#2
May 09, 2009, 10:38:20 PM
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on May 09, 2009, 06:41:52 PM
Haven't seen it, but I've seen several reviews and they were all positive.  It seems the only people who might not like it are die hard trekkies.
I am not worry about any "die hard Trekkie". This is not their generation. But I think regular Star trek fan should appreciate the Easter eggs.
For someone who just want fun, I love the action and the special effects and of course the optimistic outlook. I mean, I think terminator is great but it is so depressing.

urbanlibertarian

#3
May 09, 2009, 11:23:43 PM
I hear you.  My favorite sci-fi flick is Bladerunner but it makes the future look pretty crappy.
Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes (Who watches the watchmen?)

Doctor_K

#4
May 18, 2009, 12:14:36 PM Last Edit: May 18, 2009, 01:14:14 PM by Doctor_K
Two thumbs-up on the new Trek movie.  Very well done.  Lots of action, lots of plot advancement, lots of nods to the original incarnation from which it stems.

Definitely pays homage to the original in all the right ways, without going overboard - character idiosyncracies, quotes, mannerisms.

Brilliant piece of cinema.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create."  -- Albert Einstein

fsu813

#5
May 18, 2009, 12:40:16 PM
Very good movie, better than i expected.

BridgeTroll

#6
May 18, 2009, 12:57:59 PM
QuoteTwo thumbs-up on the new Trek movie.  Very well done.  Lots of action, lots of plot advancement, lots of nods to the original incarnation from which it stems.

Thanks Doc!  This good to hear!
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

David

#7
May 18, 2009, 02:12:21 PM Last Edit: May 18, 2009, 02:29:51 PM by David
That's it, i'm going to see it after work tonight.

I was trying to wait until it comes out on DVD but, i'm a "soft-core" trekie as well.

more of a fan of TNG though.  Picard pOwNeDz Kirk, LET'S ARGUE!

"Picard has it all over Kirk. He's poised and measured and doesn't wear a cheap rug. Rather, he accepts even baldness with a quiet cool that says, "I am in command. You are safe with me. I will cradle you in my arms through any crisis in any galaxy"

- Stewie Griffin

TPC

#8
May 18, 2009, 03:39:18 PM
I saw it last week and thought it was pretty good. I then saw this on the Onion and it sums it up pretty good.

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film

fatcat

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May 18, 2009, 05:00:39 PM
Quote from: David on May 18, 2009, 02:12:21 PM
That's it, i'm going to see it after work tonight.

I was trying to wait until it comes out on DVD but, i'm a "soft-core" trekie as well.

more of a fan of TNG though.  Picard pOwNeDz Kirk, LET'S ARGUE!

"Picard has it all over Kirk. He's poised and measured and doesn't wear a cheap rug. Rather, he accepts even baldness with a quiet cool that says, "I am in command. You are safe with me. I will cradle you in my arms through any crisis in any galaxy"

- Stewie Griffin

I like Kirk, particularly the new one, he is dumb, blond, lucky and stripes fast. Isn't that our definition of "hottie"?  Picard, as well as all other captains, is just too smart for the underlings to shine and too old to strip.
But I do agree, Steward, as well as all other stars played captain, is better actor than the price line guy.

CrysG

#10
May 28, 2009, 11:35:56 AM
I saw it and I just wanna say I'm looking at Spock in a whole new way.....and I like it....

David

#11
May 28, 2009, 01:18:18 PM
ewwww.  ^ 

:)

I'm more of a die-hard trekie than I thought apparently, because I had trouble adapting to the new actors in the old roles along with some of the glitz-bam-pow shininess of the makeover, but after I managed to suspend my disbelief I gotta say, it was a pretty good movie. For some reason the sword fight bothered me, seemed a bit too star-warzy/generic Hollywood action scene as were a lot of the fight scenes. (I call it dance-fighting, overly choreographed fight scenes make me cringe)

Other than that, after watching it the 2nd time I found myself getting pretty reeled into it. There's a lot less of a philosophical angle on this go around of star trek, which is one thing I always liked about the older series, but yeah. In order to appeal to a broader audience there's certain things that had to be changed about the series to make it more...how do you say..palatable?

oui!

Deuce

#12
May 28, 2009, 01:38:25 PM
QuoteMy favorite sci-fi flick is Bladerunner but it makes the future look pretty crappy.

Mine too. I love a good dystopian sci-fi movie.

fatcat

#13
May 28, 2009, 03:06:37 PM
Sulu is suppose to be a big fencing fan. in the original series, he had some very good topless moves.

Doctor_K

#14
May 28, 2009, 03:41:45 PM
^ "The Naked Time" in which, under the influence of some sort of alcohol-drunkenness-inducing something-or-other, he galavants down a corridor with a foil in hand, calling out for Richelieu to come do battle.

**trekkie alert**

So yea - that whole sword play-on-the-drill scene was another homage to the original.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create."  -- Albert Einstein
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