OT: New Star Trek Movie
by Larson2042 on May 8, 2009 8:26 AM PDT
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First, there won't be any spoilers in this part of the FanPost, but no guaruntees about anything else posted below.
So, honored McCoven nerds and nerdettes, what did you think of the new Star Trek movie? I assume you all went out and saw it last night like I did, Vulcan ears and all. Anyways, I liked it. In fact, I thought it was a damn good movie. Definitely kept true to the basic spirit of Star Trek and the original series, but gave a nice modern take. One thing I could have had just a little less of was lens flare, but that was a minor thing and not that big a distraction. All in all, it was a lot of fun, so a two thumbs up from me.
But enough about what I thought, how about you? Am I spot on, or should I turn in my nerd card immediately? Sound off.
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I’ve heard really good things so far! I’m going to see it once all my exams are over.
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by jponry on May 8, 2009 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So you’re saying exams have priority over Star Trek?
I can’t wait to see it either.
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by Azantor on May 11, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the Ewoks and Chewy
Please tell me they are in this!!!!!
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by say hey nation on May 8, 2009 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
E.T. is in it, too!
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 8, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to see it soon, hopefully. I’m still more of a TNG fan than TOS, but I’ve been looking forward to this just the same.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2009 8:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like that the fanpost is automatically (I assume) tagged “San Francisco Giants.” Since there are zero votes, maybe there should be a poll option for for people who don’t rank all the Star Trek films, but could still like the movie as a summer/action blockbuster or Lost in Space or whatever it is.
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by kennv on May 8, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe it has zero votes because it just came out and nobody’s seen it yet. I’m going myself in about four hours to see it in IMAX. Shatner looks good in the previews, though. He seems to have dropped some weight.
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by rxmeister on May 8, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Would you let us know how it was in IMAX?
I saw it and definitely want to catch it again, but I’m wondering if the IMAX format will be worth the extra $.
by PositionPlayerProd on May 8, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved it in IMAX
although I would have also loved it in whatever they call non-IMAX movies. It’s just a great movie. The crowd was cheering throughout the movie like it was a ballgame. I liked that Leonard Nimoy had an important part. I was pretty much expecting a walk on or something.
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by rxmeister on May 9, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thing about Star Trek in IMAX, as opposed to – say – The Dark Knight , is that it was never filmed for IMAX. So I’m sure it’ll be good in the format, just not as breath-taking as TDK IMAX was.
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by cornball on May 10, 2009 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DIBS ON THE CAPTAIN’S CHAIR!! /Kirk
by Lars The Wanderer on May 8, 2009 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Two captain's chairs for Shatner
one for each cheek!!
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by rxmeister on May 8, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Movie Was So Good
My nippes are still Hard today.
by jctGamer on May 8, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
saw it last night...
Very well done and it manages to set off an entirely new storyline while staying within the Star Trek canon. Well cast, too.
by FPTV on May 8, 2009 10:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I forgot to mention that
They did a really good job casting. Characters were spot-on.
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by Larson2042 on May 8, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fun fact
Paramount Pictures, the studio that has released a bunch of Star Trek media, was founded 95 years ago today.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Trekkies bash new Star Trek film as ‘Fun, Watchable’
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 8, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I could totally see that being me!
I just hope it’s more than just eye candy and fun-but-dumb action.
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by jcb9 on May 8, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
stupid comments don't just happen in baseball articles
obviously it is fake. It is Star Wars and Star Trek. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but those shows ARE fake. Sorry to burst your bubble. I know how it feels. Just like when i found out that wrestling was fake.
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by jcb9 on May 8, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well shit I was building my own warp drive in the backyard and now you tell me?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG UR ZEFRAM COCHRAN????!?!??
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by jcb9 on May 8, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y
They’re coming for me soon, aren’t they?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrestling is fake? Liars!!!
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by rxmeister on May 9, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw it with my company this morning, and it was awesome. I loved the references to the original series as they actually worked within the context rather than just throwing them in there for the heck of it. I think the kid who played Chekov did a good job and was totally unexpected. Not enough Simon Pegg and John Cho, but they’ve gotta save some stuff for the sequel(s), I suppose.
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by Natto on May 8, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, I’ve never seen Wrath of Khan, but I HAVE seen Generations! …yeah.
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by Natto on May 8, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved the way they stayed true to the original Star Trek, yet threw in a Spock-Uhura romance to make it different. Just a little bit of unexpectedness increases the excitement level of the movie. I mean you know Kirk and Spock aren’t going to die, but there’s a possiblity that someone else might. They also had the expected part where the heroes beam down with some cast member you don’t know and you just know that guy is going to die. You almost laugh when it actually happens. It’s like the black guy in the horror movies!!
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by rxmeister on May 9, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a Redshirt for you.
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by Natto on May 9, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWogTTQJRmE
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 9, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I just learned today that apparently the guy in red always died in the old show. I never knew that, and my star trek-savvy friend nearly had a heart attack when I asked HER (yes, a WOMAN trekkie!!) what she was talking about. Trekkies are weird, weird people.
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by bondslegend on May 9, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've never seen any of the movies except the san francisco one
and this one was better, so i voted for it as the best evar
seriously, though, it was very entertaining and the audience all seemed to appreciate nods to past movies (lines were said, everyone hooped and hollered). oh, and i checked, that WAS tyler perry. go figure.
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by redhornet78 on May 8, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, I did not realize that was him. I guess cause I’m so used to seeing him as Madea.
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by Natto on May 8, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tyler Perry is in every movie ever.
by chilibean_3 on May 8, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually…
…Tyler Perry is in every Tyler Perry movie ever. This was his first role outside of his own projects.
by PositionPlayerProd on May 8, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn. I knew I recognized that guy and I just couldn’t figure out who he was. No wonder the audience laughed when they saw him!
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by rxmeister on May 9, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you direct me to the nuclear wessels?
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by Lyle on May 9, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went last night. I’m not really a Star Trek fan, but I really liked this movie a lot. I thought it was well done.
by AndOnTheDrums... on May 8, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This
I’ve seen a couple of them and this one probably ranks behind only Wrath of Khan.
KHAN!!!!!!!!!!
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by BrianBokake on May 8, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just came in to say that you’re all nerds.
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by Cookyman on May 8, 2009 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was fun, not fantastic. I am a pretty serious Star Trek fan. Visually beautiful. Little Spock being bullied was entertaining. Could have done a lot better with the Kobayashi maru simulation. Even a casual fan could recognize the charcters before they were introduced. Seeing NCC 1701 on the screen again made me grin like and idiot. Dr. McCoy character, not good at all.
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by igotnothing on May 9, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually loved Karl Urban’s performance – except for one scene (the green-blooded hobgoblin line). There’s actually some talk of him being in consideration for a Best Supporting nom. I only wish he’d gotten more screen-time.
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by cornball on May 10, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here.
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by Natto on May 10, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was great.
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by jponry on May 11, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very good
but I know nothing about Star Trek, so I missed a LOT of the references. I still thought it was wayyy better than I was expecting it to be. It was very JJ Abramsy, especially the mellowdramatic, slo-mo style beginning with the crazy over-the-top music, but a very good movie for sure.
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by bondslegend on May 9, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Needs more Rush
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by merkin on May 9, 2009 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t seen much of TOS but I loved it and now I want to spend the summer watching the tv series. lol.
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by jponry on May 11, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
TOS can be fun
The eps with Harvey Mudd are good.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 12, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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