I saw Star Trek last night, and all I can say is, OMG!!! It was brilliant!!! I loved it so much! Everyone NEEDS to go see this!!! It was like a hundred times better than the Dark Knight.
I was super happy to hear a lot of other people at the cinema saying that Scotty āstole the showā. Simon Pegg did SUCH an amazing job. Zachery Quinto was a fabulous Spock. Actually the whole cast was superb. Excellent fucking flick!
Iām gonna see it tonight. And i doubt it will be nearly as good as TDKā¦
Im going tonite too. Im not a big JJ Abrams fan so far, Im hoping ST will make me one.
[quote=āCrazy Kennethā]
And i doubt it will be nearly as good as TDKā¦
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Iām gonna have to second that.
Iāve never seen a Star Trek anything but Iām really looking forward to this.
Seriously, this movie is off the fucking chain! OMG! I couldnāt believe how fucking amazed I was, and Iām a huge Star Trek fanā¦ Iām not quite a Trekkie, but Iāve seen every episode of every Star Trek (except Enterprise) ever, and I have seen all the movies ever since Star Trek IV in the theater.
Itās SOOO good!
I saw X-Men Origins instead.
I wish I hadnāt.
Wow. STAR TREK really is quite amazing. Itās a total summer blockbuster kinda movie, and a really good one at that. Great entertainment. good dialogue.
[quote=āBioBasterdā]
I saw X-Men Origins instead.
I wish I hadnāt.
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it wasnāt that awful, silly eye-candy PG-13 fun.
[quote=āCrazy Kennethā]
Wow. STAR TREK really is quite amazing. Itās a total summer blockbuster kinda movie, and a really good one at that. Great entertainment. good dialogue
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I KNEW youād like it, Kennethā¦ You appreciate true awesomeness, afterall.
Loved it. The best Trek movie Ive seen since Wrath of Khan (still my favorite). Finally a movie I anticipated/skeptical about that DELIVERED! Gonna see it again this week I think.
Woah!
Iām converting, fuck Star Wars! 8)
How cool was this movie, and Scottie by The Peggster - he was hilarious, ohhhhhhhhhhh! Ohhhhhhh! And the skinny guy with the pointy ears was so good as that guy that has the pointy ears - whatās his name - Spock!
Though I must admit the ice planet was too much like Skywlaker in Hoth, and the ending was too much like A New Hopeā¦
I liked it to a certain degree. Itās kind of funny how when a movie doesnāt suck or at least, meets expectation, itās lauded as brilliant. I guess itās cause most movies suck, itās such a shocker for something to be good.
What I liked about the film was that it didnāt take itself to seriously. That was the problem with the Superman reboot, no tongue-in-cheek.
It had itās plotholes and inconsistencies and they were hard to ignore. People calling it better than The Dark Knight, or this years Ironman are way off in my opinion. It was a big summer blowout like advertised but it wasnāt anything to go crazy over. Orci and Kurtzmanās script was very forced, characters were moved along by the plot. It just felt contrived and over wrought. The earlier films and series were smart and delt with various intellectual matters while simultaneousy balancing it out with action and suspense. Abrams Trek removed the brain and turned up the volume. Iāve never been a fan of Abrams. I think heās a hack really, and it comes across here. He is just not a good story teller.
SPOILER:
On a side noteā¦ does anybody else wonder why those Vulcan kids bullied Spockā¦ youād think a race of people whose lives revolve around logic would see how completely illogical it is to bully someone based on something so trivial. Or why it was Kirk who fought Nero and not Spock at the end, given that Neroās whole vendetta was about Spock.
[quote=āNoir_Fictionā]
I liked it to a certain degree. Itās kind of funny how when a movie doesnāt suck or at least, meets expectation, itās lauded as brilliant. I guess itās cause most movies suck, itās such a shocker for something to be good.
What I liked about the film was that it didnāt take itself to seriously. That was the problem with the Superman reboot, no tongue-in-cheek.
It had itās plotholes and inconsistencies and they were hard to ignore. People calling it better than The Dark Knight, or this years Ironman are way off in my opinion. It was a big summer blowout like advertised but it wasnāt anything to go crazy over. Orci and Kurtzmanās script was very forced, characters were moved along by the plot. It just felt contrived and over wrought. The earlier films and series were smart and delt with various intellectual matters while simultaneousy balancing it out with action and suspense. Abrams Trek removed the brain and turned up the volume. Iāve never been a fan of Abrams. I think heās a hack really, and it comes across here. He is just not a good story teller.
SPOILER:
On a side noteā¦ does anybody else wonder why those Vulcan kids bullied Spockā¦ youād think a race of people whose lives revolve around logic would see how completely illogical it is to bully someone based on something so trivial. Or why it was Kirk who fought Nero and not Spock at the end, given that Neroās whole vendetta was about Spock.
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I think you are way off, sir. I couldnāt have been happier with the film. Well, the ice planet encounter with (not going to spoil it), I thought that was a little lame and convenient, but the plot device was necessary. And I know there was something else that didnāt sit quite right, but it bothered me so little that I canāt even remember it. I felt everything else was solid.
Also, being a fan myself, I am still amazed that they pulled it off so brilliantly. I remember when I first heard about the ānewā Star Trek movie about the original crew. I was SO pissed-off. I thought it was blasphemy. Iām so happy that my expectations were not only met, but exceeded.
I make no excuses. Iām no movie snob. I donāt go to the cinema and critique every element of a film, especially if Iām paying $9 to see it. If something stands out while Iām watching it, good or bad, then I notice it. BUTā¦ If I can watch a movie without thinking about the fact itās a movie, and thinking that they did this or that wrong, or thinking that I could have written parts of it better, then itās a good movie to me. If I enjoy a movie enough to KNOW that I will buy the DVD the day it comes out, then itās a GREAT fuckin movie to me. If I enjoy a movie enough to go see it three times at the cinema, encourage ppl to see it, even TAKE ppl with me to see it again, AND make plans to buy the DVD the day it comes out, then itās a fucking brilliant movie!
Itās all about the entertainment factor. If you have fun nit-picking the fun outta films, then more power to you buddy.
[quote=āGeoiā]
I think you are way off, sir. I couldnāt have been happier with the film. Well, the ice planet encounter with (not going to spoil it), I thought that was a little lame and convenient, but the plot device was necessary. And I know there was something else that didnāt sit quite right, but it bothered me so little that I canāt even remember it. I felt everything else was solid.
Also, being a fan myself, I am still amazed that they pulled it off so brilliantly. I remember when I first heard about the ānewā Star Trek movie about the original crew. I was SO pissed-off. I thought it was blasphemy. Iām so happy that my expectations were not only met, but exceeded.
I make no excuses. Iām no movie snob. I donāt go to the cinema and critique every element of a film, especially if Iām paying $9 to see it. If something stands out while Iām watching it, good or bad, then I notice it. BUTā¦ If I can watch a movie without thinking about the fact itās a movie, and thinking that they did this or that wrong, or thinking that I could have written parts of it better, then itās a good movie to me. If I enjoy a movie enough to KNOW that I will buy the DVD the day it comes out, then itās a GREAT fuckin movie to me. If I enjoy a movie enough to go see it three times at the cinema, encourage ppl to see it, even TAKE ppl with me to see it again, AND make plans to buy the DVD the day it comes out, then itās a fucking brilliant movie!
Itās all about the entertainment factor. If you have fun nit-picking the fun outta films, then more power to you buddy.
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I donāt enjoy nit-picking, itās just I hate when I pay to see a film and the whole time I never feel a part of the experience and thatās all due to storytelling. But I do enjoy hearing when people do like a film and you seemed to have really responded to it, and thatās great. Perhaps Iām a little jealous 
And there are a lot of things I thought were great. Zoe Saldanna as Uhura was fantastic, not just because she was hot, which she was, but she was really good, the outfit didnāt suit her conservative personality though. I loved her relationship with you know who. I liked the Winona Wyder casting. I liked Eric Bana as Nero. I liked Simon Pegg as Scotty. and I liked Anton Yelchin and John Choo.
Discussion after the movie:
A:Would you fuck the green chick?
B:Yeah.
C:Yeah.
D:Sure.
A:Me too.
B: I liked Eric Bana.
A: What? Where was he?
C: Dude, he was the bad guy.
A: Say whaaaaaaaaat?
Eric Banana was the mean guy?! Holy shnitzzle!
āWould you fuck the green chick?ā
Some dude already did!
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[quote=āBioBasterdā]
āWould you fuck the green chick?ā
Some dude already did!
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LMAO! Her āgreen skinā was like melting 
I went in hoping to like it but thinking I would be disappointed. I was so wrong. I went opening weekend and its so great to see fan films with a big group. We were all howling the entire film! Way beyond expectations and I find it a great advancement for Trek. Most people forget that The Next Generation was way different than the two fisted Kirk shows so the new Trek is not such a surprising change for me. It needed to happen and I hope the old fans will eventually take the new films to heart.
Trek is actually the BEST blockbuster/popcorn flick I have seen in a long long time. I donāt think Peg stole the show, if anything he needed more on screen time. All the actors did a great job IMO. I love how JJ brought Spock to the spotlight! Did Spock kick some ass or what?
The cinematography was outstanding! The aspect ratio of this film had my eyes bugging out to take in the entire screen! I sat in the front row too. There was one shot where the Enterprise was in one tiny corner of the screen while the rest of the HUGE screen was filled with only space. Somehow I found this the most beautiful shot of the entire filmā¦and it was a film full of amazing shots! JJ really made me sit up and take nptice of his work and also look forward to his work in the future. Picking him up for Trek was a stroke of genius! He was made for that job!
I could go on and on about the film that shocked me in may of 2009! I highly recommend this one!
[quote=āKnoxville Kingpinā]
I went in hoping to like it but thinking I would be disappointed. I was so wrong. I went opening weekend and its so great to see fan films with a big group. We were all howling the entire film! Way beyond expectations and I find it a great advancement for Trek. Most people forget that The Next Generation was way different than the two fisted Kirk shows so the new Trek is not such a surprising change for me. It needed to happen and I hope the old fans will eventually take the new films to heart.
Trek is actually the BEST blockbuster/popcorn flick I have seen in a long long time. I donāt think Peg stole the show, if anything he needed more on screen time. All the actors did a great job IMO. I love how JJ brought Spock to the spotlight! Did Spock kick some ass or what?
The cinematography was outstanding! The aspect ratio of this film had my eyes bugging out to take in the entire screen! I sat in the front row too. There was one shot where the Enterprise was in one tiny corner of the screen while the rest of the HUGE screen was filled with only space. Somehow I found this the most beautiful shot of the entire filmā¦and it was a film full of amazing shots! JJ really made me sit up and take nptice of his work and also look forward to his work in the future. Picking him up for Trek was a stroke of genius! He was made for that job!
I could go on and on about the film that shocked me in may of 2009! I highly recommend this one!
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Did you see the digital version?