For anyone who's a fan of the Star Trek universe here are some new pics that were recently released from the new movie:
IGN confirmed in an interview that this is the bridge of the USS Enterprise:
(http://www.mtv.com/movies/photos/s/star_trek_080123/star_trek_400x765.jpg).
Spock practicing the Vulcan death pinch:
(http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/spock.jpg)
Most of the crew:
(http://www.ugo.com/movies/exclusive-star-trek-photo/images/entries/image_splash.jpg)
Kirk, escaping what appears to be an emergency escape pod from the Enterprise (note the NCC-1701 on the capsule):
(http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/920/920323/star-trek-20081015025340385_640w.jpg)
A starship being whomped on - you can make out the KEVLIN name on the saucer:
(http://img.trekmovie.com/images/st09/usskelvin1.jpg)
This looks.... to be..... a total... failure.....
/endkirk
As a Star Trek fan, I have no interest in seeing this movie what so ever, I'm not one of these hard core fans who dress up or go to the Shows and conventions, but I do own the box set's of DS9, Voyager and Next Gen, but the original series I thought was just lame. (Flame suit on)
But I have tried to get interested in this new movie, but it's doing nothing for me.
Visually, it looks nice. I love the 70's future!
Quote from: CairnsDuc on October 16, 2008, 01:44:46 PM
As a Star Trek fan, I have no interest in seeing this movie what so ever, I'm not one of these hard core fans who dress up or go to the Shows and conventions, but I do own the box set's of DS9, Voyager and Next Gen, but the original series I thought was just lame. (Flame suit on)
But I have tried to get interested in this new movie, but it's doing nothing for me.
I have always been a Next Gen fan, but the flop that the last few movies turned out to be leaves me leary about this new prequal. I think that I'll see it in the theater, but probably end up wishing that I had left it for DVD. I could be wrong though. It would be nice to see the franchise renewed and successful again.
Quote from: BWClark on October 16, 2008, 01:45:53 PM
Visually, it looks nice. I love the 70's future!
The problem I see initially is the bridge of the Enterprise....it looks far more futuristic than even in the earliest movie.
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 16, 2008, 01:48:29 PM
I have always been a Next Gen fan, but the flop that the last few movies turned out to be leaves me leary about this new prequal. I think that I'll see it in the theater, but probably end up wishing that I had left it for DVD. I could be wrong though. It would be nice to see the franchise renewed and successful again.
They kicked the crew responsible for those last insipid movies to the curb and got J.J. Abrams on this one. I think if I'm going to like it, I'm going to have to refrain from any reference to the previous series, sort of like when a comic book is relaunched or something.
My only fear is it tries to be too hip and ultimately fails like the Star Wars prequels.
I'm liking the new chick uniforms with those short skirts and tall boots. [thumbsup]
Quote from: superjohn on October 16, 2008, 01:54:03 PM
They kicked the crew responsible for those last insipid movies to the curb and got J.J. Abrams on this one. I think if I'm going to like it, I'm going to have to refrain from any reference to the previous series, sort of like when a comic book is relaunched or something.
My only fear is it tries to be too hip and ultimately fails like the Star Wars prequels.
If I recall, the producer of Nemesis had never even seen a single episode of Star Trek before he got involved with the movie...that was a clue that someone should have picked up on immediatly and taken very seriously!!!
Kirk looks like too much of a kid to be the captain of a chip.
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 16, 2008, 01:58:35 PM
If I recall, the producer of Nemesis had never even seen a single episode of Star Trek before he got involved with the movie...that was a clue that someone should have picked up on immediatly and taken very seriously!!!
I had to go look it up. Rick Berman of course was listed, but I didn't realize Brent Spiner helped write the story. They used to be good and went to complete crap...
hmmmm... not too sure on this one.
it'll be a 'maybe' flick for me. I hope it doesn't suck.
Quote from: superjohn on October 16, 2008, 02:24:30 PM
...They used to be good and went to complete crap...
I totally agree...although I don't mind watching them just for what they are. They should just bring back Kahn from the dead and duke it out! LOL - now that would be entertaining! [laugh]
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 16, 2008, 02:36:08 PM
I totally agree...although I don't mind watching them just for what they are. They should just bring back Kahn from the dead and duke it out! LOL - now that would be entertaining! [laugh]
Don't give them any ideas. I can totally see them casting the foreign kid from "That '70's Show" as Khan in the sequel to this new movie [roll]
I am going to see it but I am not expecting anything great :-\
Quote from: superjohn on October 16, 2008, 02:59:27 PM
Don't give them any ideas. I can totally see them casting the foreign kid from "That '70's Show" as Khan in the sequel to this new movie [roll]
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
...so right....with the classic Kahn wardrobe..... [laugh]....that would turn it into a Star Trek Parody.
(http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/48/93/0000004893_20060919231638.jpg)
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!
I'll have a heart attack from laughing if we actually do foster the idea for some random movie writer [cheeky]
...man that's funny, I can't stop laughing! [laugh]
I'll be checkin it out! They had to go with new actors. it would actually suck if they tried to use all the old cast 7 besides "Scotty" died a while back.
I liked the first series. It was the best thing on in 1974. I was 5. Me & my Dad used to watch the reruns.
I really liked the next Generation series.
I wouldn't mind if they tried another go with one of those Movies.
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan was by far the best movie in the Star Trek Universe.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/)
And here is another useless website ;D
http://animated.ytmnd.com/ (http://animated.ytmnd.com/)
why is the enterprise staffed with a bunch of metrosexual teenagers?
Quote from: herm on October 16, 2008, 05:53:19 PM
why is the enterprise staffed with a bunch of metrosexual teenagers?
Have you seen our malls? They've just re-adjusted to what our likely future will be :-[
[laugh] [laugh] Excellent observation!
I loved the teaser trailer, but seeing these makes me kinda... meh.
However, I am looking forward to seeing Simon Pegg play Scotty just for kicks and giggles, and Chris Pine does have the perfect Kirk posture in the first pic...
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 16, 2008, 02:36:08 PM
I totally agree...although I don't mind watching them just for what they are. They should just bring back Kahn from the dead and duke it out! LOL - now that would be entertaining! [laugh]
I've got it.
Kirk chases Kahn to h%ll and back.
Kahn crashes on the home world of the "tribbles".
The "Predators" have started using this planet for "Allien" games.
All the photo torpedos and phasers screw up the space time continum, causing.
Both the Arnold "Terminator", the plastic-metal " Terminator" , and the " Lost in Space" crew to end up on the planet.
After a long draw out battle in which the "Enterprise" almost runs out of expendible pimple faced crew-men.
Wait for it.
Kirk emerge with a minor flesh wound and seduces " Penny Robinson "
[laugh] [laugh] Nice! Seriously though, when I looked it up on IMDB I noticed there will be a Captain Pike. Makes sense becauuse that's where the original pilot started. [popcorn]
Quote from: Terrapin on October 16, 2008, 06:26:32 PM
However, I am looking forward to seeing Simon Pegg play Scotty just for kicks and giggles, and Chris Pine does have the perfect Kirk posture in the first pic...
I didn't notice that Pegg was in it until I read your post. Count me make the beast with two backsing in. [clap] I would gladly watch Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or Beaches just to see him make a cameo. Now if they would only cast Nick Frost as Bones. My head would explode.
Mr. Scott, you've got red on you.
Quote from: MendoDave on October 16, 2008, 04:06:30 PM
I'll be checkin it out! They had to go with new actors. it would actually suck if they tried to use all the old cast 7 besides "Scotty" died a while back.
I liked the first series. It was the best thing on in 1974. I was 5. Me & my Dad used to watch the reruns.
Leonard Nimoy is the only one from the origional series that will appear in the new movie.
Quote from: Terrapin on October 16, 2008, 06:26:32 PM
I loved the teaser traile....
I agree, the teaser trailer got me pumped. Hearing Leonard Nimoy's voice was like hearing Peter Cullen at the start of Transformers....awesome and nastalgic. [thumbsup]
i think they casted everyone right except for kirk, sure they are all supposed to be younger than the original series, so they got that.but for somereason kirk would be the hardest person to find a replacement for, basically you needed to find someone with teh original william shatner charisma and its not coming acrtoss at all in those pictures one bit.
is that the guy from harold and kumar in the back?
it's going to be really hard not to laugh now...I'll be expecting them to light up a blunt the entire time
Quote from: sbrguy on October 17, 2008, 09:32:16 AM
i think they casted everyone right except for kirk, sure they are all supposed to be younger than the original series, so they got that.but for somereason kirk would be the hardest person to find a replacement for, basically you needed to find someone with teh original william shatner charisma and its not coming acrtoss at all in those pictures one bit.
No one could possably capture the classic "Shatner Charisma":
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1132/1199659277_d767ffa987.jpg)
[laugh]
Speaking of Star Trek, anyone been to the Star Trek museum here in San Diego? I wanna go at some point; just wanna know if it is worth it.
Quote from: CannedIce on October 17, 2008, 12:13:47 PM
Speaking of Star Trek, anyone been to the Star Trek museum here in San Diego? I wanna go at some point; just wanna know if it is worth it.
I never heard of it. I made it last year to the Star Trek Expierence in Vegas for the first time with my fiance, and that was really neat. I'm glad that we went since they recently closed it. As I understand it, it had been there for 10yrs and no one stepped up to renew the lease...it's sad that such an iconic feature is closing its doors. I wonder what they do with all the set pieces when they dismantle something of that size.
More news was released today:
- The action begins at a time pre-Kirk's birth with an attack on the starship USS Kelvin by the vicious Romulan captain Nero (Eric Bana).
- Most of the film follows the blooming friendship of Kirk and Spock, how the crew came together.
- Trek canon stuff shown or mentioned include the doomed Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), Sulu's swordsmanship, and classic lines like "I have been, and always shall be, your friend."
- The opening sequence is "an emotionally wrenching passage that culminates with a mythic climax sure to leave zealots howling 'heresy."
- Sequences that will be shown include an awe-inspiring introduction of the Enterprise, a daring ice planet escape, and action up in the skies of Vulcan"
- The new-look hand phasers are "sleek silver gizmos with spring-triggered barrels that revolve and glow in the transition from 'stun' to 'kill'"
- Chris Pine beat out two other candidates who tested for Kirk in scenes with Zachary Quinto. His uniform is black in the photos because it's the standard space cadet uniform.
- Leonard Nimoy has scenes with the young Spock and possibly the young Kirk as well.
- The new bridge has handrails for the crew to grip onto during battles.
Quote from: Le Pirate on October 17, 2008, 09:42:57 AM
is that the guy from harold and kumar in the back?
it's going to be really hard not to laugh now...I'll be expecting them to light up a blunt the entire time
Yup, it's John Cho. Funny since Kal Penn is on House now...
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 17, 2008, 09:44:19 AM
No one could possably capture the classic "Shatner Charisma":
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1132/1199659277_d767ffa987.jpg)
[laugh]
i love that picture, it perfectly shows how full of himself both "captain kirk" and william shatner were.. classic pictures.
Quote from: sbrguy on October 17, 2008, 01:30:57 PM
i love that picture, it perfectly shows how full of himself both "captain kirk" and william shatner were.. classic pictures.
LOL - I have that picture on my bookshelf at work....makes me laugh everytime I see it! Not that I'm full of myself or anything [cheeky]
Quote from: teddy037.2 on October 17, 2008, 02:09:25 PM
hehehehe
Does anyone know if they ever got Scotty's cremated ashes sent up in the rocket that was talked about for so long? I never heard after the first one exploded on a test flight.
They tried three times. Second try got them into orbit and then landed off the mark in the mountains of New Mexico. Took them three weeks to find it. The third attempt in August blew up 5 minutes into the flight.
More pictures here:
http://screenrant.com/star-trek-pictures-rob-3992/ (http://screenrant.com/star-trek-pictures-rob-3992/)
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 17, 2008, 01:16:36 PM
- Chris Pine beat out two other candidates who tested for Kirk in scenes with Zachary Quinto. His uniform is black in the photos because it's the standard space cadet uniform.
but sylar is evil. he should be a romulan or a klingon.
Not anymore, didn't you see the latest episode...?
Quote from: Monster Dave on October 17, 2008, 01:16:36 PM
More news was released today:
- The action begins at a time pre-Kirk's birth with an attack on the starship USS Kelvin by the vicious Romulan captain Nero (Eric Bana).
- Most of the film follows the blooming friendship of Kirk and Spock, how the crew came together.
- Trek canon stuff shown or mentioned include the doomed Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), Sulu's swordsmanship, and classic lines like "I have been, and always shall be, your friend."
- The opening sequence is "an emotionally wrenching passage that culminates with a mythic climax sure to leave zealots howling 'heresy."
- Sequences that will be shown include an awe-inspiring introduction of the Enterprise, a daring ice planet escape, and action up in the skies of Vulcan"
- The new-look hand phasers are "sleek silver gizmos with spring-triggered barrels that revolve and glow in the transition from 'stun' to 'kill'"
- Chris Pine beat out two other candidates who tested for Kirk in scenes with Zachary Quinto. His uniform is black in the photos because it's the standard space cadet uniform.
- Leonard Nimoy has scenes with the young Spock and possibly the young Kirk as well.
- The new bridge has handrails for the crew to grip onto during battles.
All right, now I'm bummed out.
All I really wanna see is Kirk get it on with that green alien belly-dancer chick . . .
i have that captain kirk picture too at work, its just hilarious.
i do have to say that it looks like they casted the role of spock pretty much dead on. they should just say he is leonard nemoy's son instead.
the big question marks are kirk, mckoy (for some reason i'm not seeing that guy as the character) i think the sulu guy even though he is harold from harold and kumar, it should workout fine for that character. the scotty guy, i'm not sure about him, only because he has been in so many sorta stupid roles, if he can get past that then he might be good, bc he does have a similar look to the old scotty back in the 60s.
Quote from: NAKID on October 17, 2008, 08:10:05 PM
Not anymore, didn't you see the latest episode...?
he's even creepier since he's trying to be "good"
and he will always be evil. it's like an addiction. you never stop being an addict, you just learn to control your cravings.
Quote from: sbrguy on October 17, 2008, 08:21:56 PM
i have that captain kirk picture too at work, its just hilarious.
i do have to say that it looks like they casted the role of spock pretty much dead on. they should just say he is leonard nemoy's son instead.
the big question marks are kirk, mckoy (for some reason i'm not seeing that guy as the character) i think the sulu guy even though he is harold from harold and kumar, it should workout fine for that character. the scotty guy, i'm not sure about him, only because he has been in so many sorta stupid roles, if he can get past that then he might be good, bc he does have a similar look to the old scotty back in the 60s.
I have to totally agree about Spock. However, forgetting that the guy playing Sulu was in Harold and Kumar is like forgetting that Mark Walberg was Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - it'll take time to get past - but it'll never be forgotten. [laugh]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRqNhlTzZI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRqNhlTzZI)
How did this thread come to that ??? ???
Here are some updated pics:
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/startrek-past-and-present.jpg)
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/startrek-empire-OCT-02.jpg)
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/startrek-empire-OCT-01.jpg)
:-\
Are you sure this is not some Adult movie they are making...
Those images look horrible :-\
metrosexuals........
the only way they could surpass the awsome that is Shatner would be to cast chuck norris
The Asian guy looks like the guy that plays Harold...
Quote from: erkishhorde on October 28, 2008, 09:15:59 PM
The Asian guy looks like the guy that plays Harold...
Because it is ;)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158626/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158626/)
Quote from: erkishhorde on October 28, 2008, 09:15:59 PM
The Asian guy looks like the guy that plays Harold...
Quote from: Le Pirate on October 17, 2008, 09:42:57 AM
is that the guy from harold and kumar in the back?
it's going to be really hard not to laugh now...I'll be expecting them to light up a blunt the entire time
Quote from: NAKID on October 17, 2008, 01:29:05 PM
Yup, it's John Cho. Funny since Kal Penn is on House now...
Quote from: herm on October 28, 2008, 08:14:34 PM
metrosexuals........
I'm George Takei, and I approve this message.
(and....... no on 8 [laugh] )
Here's the first shot of the new Enterprise and what JJ abrams had invisioned:
(http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/11/enterprise579_l.jpg)
Appearantly, Abrams' aim was to take the designs of the original TV series and the movies and fuse them together in a design that could "stand up" to today's visual effects standards. The result is a ship with a more textured surface, smoother curves, a more compact engineering section, and nacelles that seem like more hi-tech versions of the classic shows'.
Honestly though, this makes me a little sad - it looks aweful. [bang]
Quote from: Monster Dave on November 12, 2008, 11:49:59 AM
Here's the first shot of the new Enterprise and what JJ abrams had invisioned:
(http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/11/enterprise579_l.jpg)
Appearantly, Abrams' aim was to take the designs of the original TV series and the movies and fuse them together in a design that could "stand up" to today's visual effects standards. The result is a ship with a more textured surface, smoother curves, a more compact engineering section, and nacelles that seem like more hi-tech versions of the classic shows'.
Honestly though, this makes me a little sad - it looks aweful. [bang]
Ehh
It's not all that bad.
The warp cell is a little funky.
Looks like a mix of this:
(http://homepage.eircom.net/~watty/tcz/picz/tff/1701e.jpg)
and this:
(http://www.plan59.com/images/JPGs/cadillac_1953_eldorado_blu_00.jpg)
[laugh]
Quote from: Monster Dave on November 12, 2008, 11:49:59 AM
Here's the first shot of the new Enterprise and what JJ abrams had invisioned:
(http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/11/enterprise579_l.jpg)
Appearantly, Abrams' aim was to take the designs of the original TV series and the movies and fuse them together in a design that could "stand up" to today's visual effects standards. The result is a ship with a more textured surface, smoother curves, a more compact engineering section, and nacelles that seem like more hi-tech versions of the classic shows'.
Honestly though, this makes me a little sad - it looks aweful. [bang]
honestly i think this version looks very good it has teh same bottom disc as teh original and you see how he combined the oringial and made it a bit updated.
that is a good mix, its not all new or all old, but a good go between. i personall like it for what the effort that it was trying to convey.
Quote from: sbrguy on November 12, 2008, 02:38:25 PM
honestly i think this version looks very good it has teh same bottom disc as teh original and you see how he combined the oringial and made it a bit updated.
that is a good mix, its not all new or all old, but a good go between. i personall like it for what the effort that it was trying to convey.
I just hope that it falls properly into the genre and history of Trek. As successors are concerned, Enterprise (as far as the most recent television show) was a disaster as far as linear history is concerned. I hope that they get it right this time.
Did anyone else see the new Trailer that was put out with Quantum of Solace? The movie actually looks like it might be pretty good!
(http://bigyellowtaxi.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/enterprise.jpg)
meh...............
oh...that's cool!
I love movies with a feeling of mechanics to them and lots of raw steel and building (and destruction) going on. Now I'm getting excited!
remember, there was always a dead red shirt on the away teams. didnt take long as a kid to know who was gonna get snuffed [evil]
(http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/geekend/images/expendable.jpg)
LOL - yeah that was the joke [cheeky] red = dead
I like the new Enterprise. It looks enough like the original to be passable and isn't so completely off as to be unbelievable. That's why I never liked Star Trek:Enterprise. The ship design looked too much like the "newer" ships they brought out in the battle scenes of Deep Space 9.
New Pics:
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/albums/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_01.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/generated/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_02__scaled_600.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/generated/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_03__scaled_600.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/generated/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_04__scaled_600.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/generated/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_05__scaled_600.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/generated/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_07__scaled_600.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/albums/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_09.jpg)
I've seen these guys before somewhere....
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/albums/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_01.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Gibsonchild/26473556_044e83c3b3.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/albums/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_09.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Gibsonchild/cloverfield-monster.jpg)
(http://i.enewsi.com/g/generated/Entertainment/Star_Trek_Movie/00_Star_Trek_04__scaled_600.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Gibsonchild/Wham.jpg)
Quote from: KnightofNi on October 17, 2008, 08:04:34 PM
but sylar is evil. he should be a romulan or a klingon.
But Gabriel Gray Is "Sylar"
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u252/TheBraxcave/Syler.jpg)
Quote from: Monster Dave on November 17, 2008, 12:04:33 PM
Did anyone else see the new Trailer that was put out with Quantum of Solace? The movie actually looks like it might be pretty good!
Yes it looks pretty good. I hope it is. Kind of stoked now [thumbsup]
OK, so this new trailer has me totally stoked about the new movie:
Star Trek Trailer 3 HD 720p (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ETDE0VGJY4&eurl=http://i.gizmodo.com/5165414/the-latest-star-trek-trailer-officially-sucked-me-in&feature=player_embedded#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
I like how they worked in the orbital skydive from Generations that didn't make the final movie cut that was supposed to be Kirks big entrance:
Deleted Orbital Skydiving Kirk Scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REhmdOE5pT0#hq)
Sorry for the crappy video quality, it's all that I could find, but you get the idea. [thumbsup]
Quote from: TiAvenger on October 16, 2008, 01:32:16 PM
This looks.... to be..... a total... failure.....
/endkirk
I would bet the ranch on it, it looks retarded
Well, in anticipation of a HUGE hit, Paramount pictures has already begun organizing the sequal to the next movie that's not even due out until May. According to what I ready, they are expecting to have a script for the sequal completed before the end of the year and a new movie release aiming for summer 2011.
[thumbsup]
Lets hope the reboot of the franchise is as good as they expect it to be!
Update: Looks like it's a huge hit from initial screening impressions!!!
As a Trek fan, this is news that's been a long time in coming, but you don't have to take my word for it:
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/13784/-star-trek-premieres-in-sydney-austin/ (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/13784/-star-trek-premieres-in-sydney-austin/)
[thumbsup]
Its getting great reviews.
14 so far in on Rotten Tomatoes with 100% rating!!!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/ (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/)
Quote from: ROBsS4R on April 29, 2009, 02:00:57 AM
Its getting great reviews.
14 so far in on Rotten Tomatoes with 100% rating!!!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/ (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/)
And that's no easy feat!!!
[laugh]
http://gizmodo.com/5240586/the-onion-bashes-new-star-trek-movie-for-being-fun-watchable (http://gizmodo.com/5240586/the-onion-bashes-new-star-trek-movie-for-being-fun-watchable)
I particularly liked the part about trekkies being upset that the Klingon was subtitled so that normal people can understand it. [laugh]
Go with the Tomatoe Meter: 96% FRESH!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/ (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/)
Can't go wrong there!!!
Wow, The interviews were pretty scary, but the movie looks promising. I am a little curious what brand of sports the one man would go watch. He was definately a trekkie poser. I mean all he had was a t-shirt. Not even plastic pointy ears or a phaser. I bet he refers to his junk as his flux capacitor though. That has to count for something.
Quote from: psycledelic on May 08, 2009, 10:39:08 AM
I bet he refers to his junk as his flux capacitor though.
[laugh]
the new star trek movie actually is not that bad of a movie.
sure its a sci fi and there are holes in the plot,but tell me a story that doesn't have any holes?
overall it has its special effects, pays homage to the old stuff. .but definitely shakes things up. if you are a hardcore trek fan, then its not perfect at all. but if you can get past that and accept that they are trying to remake the series into something new while still being familiar, ie bsg, batman returns, etc.. then it works on that level.
is the movie perfect, no its not, but its certainly better than the last couple of star trek movies. its a movie that if it goes over well with more people they can rebuild the franchise on.. just like they have rebuilt the batman franchise.
I fkin hate star trek and its fans however this movie was a lot of fun to watch
Which makes you a fan in a small capacity.
I'm a trek fan so I can only inferr you hate me as well.
I am waiting for the Star Trek: Deep Space 9 movie event. I mean the potential of a 2+ hour movie on space exploration on a city sized ship that doesn't move in space is endless. I think I might break out my pointy ears and nappy hair wig and go as Spock and Warf's love child. [popcorn]
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on May 08, 2009, 02:35:31 PM
I fkin hate star trek and its fans however this movie was a lot of fun to watch
If you hate it then why did you go see it?
Just watched the video...
"Gene Roddenbury was the hack who created the Star Trek television show way back in the 40's or something...."
[laugh]
I would class myself as a Star Trek fan, but not one of these hard core guys who dress up and attend sci-fi conventions, I like Science Fiction overall, but I think the Vast majority of people assume the second you like watching Star Trek, your one of the Hard core dress up like a crew member with plastic ears nut jobs, I think J.J. Abrahams has had his work cut out for him when bringing a new Star Trek movie to the big screen, there are a lot of preconcieved notions out there in the general public about what to expect when a Star Trek movie comes out.
He has said he was not overly worried about the original fans, he wanted to appeal to a whole new fan base, and from the amount of interest this film is generating, I think he has succeded.
I hate the original series and loved the rest, but I think the reboot of the Franchise is a good thing, new faces, new ways of doing things. It had to happen, they have had 4 good series, but they were all very similar to each other and it was starting to get very stale and boring, and the last couple of Movies were very average!
So good on Paramount and J.J. Abrahms, take a franchise apart and reboot it, they were either going to revive it or kill it, and it was dying anyway, so no great loss if it didn't work.
It will be very interesting to see how it goes. :)
Quote from: psycledelic on May 08, 2009, 03:30:04 PM
I am waiting for the Star Trek: Deep Space Sleep 9 movie event. I mean the potential of a 2+ hour movie on space exploration on a city sized ship that doesn't move in space is endless. I think I might break out my pointy ears and nappy hair wig and go as Spock and Warf's love child. [popcorn]
Corrected.
Quote from: Monsterlover on May 08, 2009, 02:50:56 PM
Which makes you a fan in a small capacity.
I'm a trek fan so I can only inferr you hate me as well.
if you dress up like spock and go to conventions then yes I do 100%
Quote from: NAKID on May 08, 2009, 05:12:48 PM
If you hate it then why did you go see it?
why do you even care?
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on May 08, 2009, 09:26:44 PM
why do you even care?
Why do you care about what trekkies do?
They beat you up when you were a kid or something? Were you traumatized and thus the weird hate you have for them?
Quote from: JBubble on May 08, 2009, 09:39:22 PM
Why do you care about what trekkies do?
They beat you up when you were a kid or something? Were you traumatized and thus the weird hate you have for them?
why do you care what I think about trekkies lol
I don't get it.. I made a comment in passing about trekies and people are calling al sharpton over it.
Oh how you amuse me beck.
Anyways, back to the more worthy topic, I can't wait to go see this. Definitely want to see how they freshen up everything.
Quote from: NAKID on May 08, 2009, 05:12:48 PM
If you hate it then why did you go see it?
Same here. I'm an SW fan..never liked Trek but the first time I saw the previews for the new movie, I've been waiting for it to come out. We're going to check it out tomorrow.
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on May 08, 2009, 09:53:39 PM
why do you care what I think about trekkies lol
I don't get it.. I made a comment in passing about trekies and people are calling al sharpton over it.
Not Sharpton. More like Dr. Phil.
Show us on this doll where the star trek touched you.
Usually I like scifi, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. Too much comic relief. I couldn't take it seriously for more than 5 minutes at a time.
I watched it today. I was entertained but still don't feel it was worth my $11. I'm not liking how "busy" a lot of movies are recently. Sometimes it's so much detail put into something that it's overly complicated or sometimes it's camera angles that keep changing. Sometimes it just feels so busy that I don't feel like paying attention anymore or I can't even if I want to because there's too much going on. Maybe it's just me.
It was kinda funny listening to two of the trekkies that I went to see it with picking apart things from the movie on the way home as they tried to decide whether or not they liked it.
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on May 08, 2009, 09:53:39 PM
why do you care what I think about trekkies lol
I don't get it.. I made a comment in passing about trekies and people are calling al sharpton over it.
Meh, I got jumped on for a passing comment about imdb the same way. Some people are a bit edgy recently for reasons I don't know.
I saw it - was expecting more, really. Kinda disappointed there wasn't more ship-to-ship combat, because Nero's ship didn't really inspire much awe it was just too weird I guess. Looked good though, no doubt about it.
Growing up I was always a SW kid, but after the utter shite that franchise has been for the past 10 years I definitely enjoy ST much more in general.
I felt the same way about Tranformers, really wanted to like it but there was too much going on in the transformations to even try and follow....that and the over-emphasis on the sabot...make the beast with two backs I get it, shoot them already
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on May 08, 2009, 11:35:28 PM
Not Sharpton. More like Dr. Phil.
RIGHT lol
made a silly comment about a movie and people got angry lmao, you're right Dr Phil would be best. [leo]
I smell an evil truerider
Iron man 2 is where its gonna be at 100%
but star trek was def good for what it is, a sunday funday at the cinema
Saw Star Trek this morning - Amazing.
So many little things that made this move just amazing.
...wow....Star Trek is BACK!!!
Utterly amazing film. WOW!!! I am so very impresed. It's just sad that Gene Roddenberry, Deforest Kelly, and James Dohan didn't get to see thier legacy reborn in the light and respect that it deserved.
A+
Quote from: The banished on October 16, 2008, 01:32:16 PM
This looks.... to be..... a total... failure.....
/endkirk
wat
merged the two Trek threads.
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on March 07, 2009, 05:40:45 PM
I would bet the ranch on it, it looks retarded
boy you must feel like a complete jerk off
you don't need the DMF to talk to yourself, Beck.
Quote from: Statler on May 09, 2009, 05:48:43 PM
you don't need the DMF to talk to yourself, Beck.
sorry LOL ;D
Quote from: Statler on May 09, 2009, 05:48:43 PM
you don't need the DMF to talk to yourself, Beck.
[laugh]
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on May 08, 2009, 09:53:39 PM
why do you care what I think about trekkies lol
I don't get it.. I made a comment in passing about trekies and people are calling al sharpton over it.
Al Sharpton is coming? That's great, I love to hear his rants! Maybe we can get Michael Savage & Al Sharpton together here on the board & let the mud fly! ;D
Do you think Al has seen the movie?
Quote from: MendoDave on May 10, 2009, 10:04:29 AM
Al Sharpton is coming? That's great, I love to hear his rants! Maybe we can get Michael Savage & Al Sharpton together here on the board & let the mud fly! ;D
Do you think Al has seen the movie?
wat
Quote from: erkishhorde on May 09, 2009, 01:42:50 AM
I watched it today. I was entertained but still don't feel it was worth my $11. I'm not liking how "busy" a lot of movies are recently. Sometimes it's so much detail put into something that it's overly complicated or sometimes it's camera angles that keep changing. Sometimes it just feels so busy that I don't feel like paying attention anymore or I can't even if I want to because there's too much going on. Maybe it's just me.
It's to avoid having to come up with an original idea or concept. Much easier to find something that was already done by "re-imagining" it and adding lots of ludicrous CGI.
I was looking at the ten most watched trailers on some site today. Nine of the ten were sequels, prequels, remakes, or some other such crap.
Plots are archaic apparently. :'(
Quote from: B.Rock on May 11, 2009, 02:32:38 PM
It's to avoid having to come up with an original idea or concept. Much easier to find something that was already done by "re-imagining" it and adding lots of ludicrous CGI.
I was looking at the ten most watched trailers on some site today. Nine of the ten were sequels, prequels, remakes, or some other such crap.
Plots are archaic apparently. :'(
All about the mighty dollar. With a sequal/prequal/remake you have a guaranteed audience and with something new you don't. And 9 of 10 of the most watched trailers proves it.
i was all bummed that i didn't get to catch star trek on friday (because of a dive trip)... coincidentally, the roddenberry dive team was also diving at casino point and hosting a special presentation of the movie at the local theater... sulu, uhura, and gene roddenberry's son were sitting right in front of me.
i actually liked the story. in fact, i really like that alternate timeline started when nero (and spock) travelled back to the point of kirk's birth frees them from the confines of the "known star trek storylines."
Quote from: XiaoNio on May 09, 2009, 12:20:05 AM
Usually I like scifi, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. Too much comic relief. I couldn't take it seriously for more than 5 minutes at a time.
comic relief has always been a part of the trek movies.
Quote from: erkishhorde on May 09, 2009, 01:42:50 AM
I watched it today. I was entertained but still don't feel it was worth my $11. I'm not liking how "busy" a lot of movies are recently. Sometimes it's so much detail put into something that it's overly complicated or sometimes it's camera angles that keep changing. Sometimes it just feels so busy that I don't feel like paying attention anymore or I can't even if I want to because there's too much going on. Maybe it's just me.
if the visuals bother you, sit further back. the quick cuts are easier to deal with.
Quote from: B.Rock on May 11, 2009, 02:32:38 PM
It's to avoid having to come up with an original idea or concept. Much easier to find something that was already done by "re-imagining" it and adding lots of ludicrous CGI.
I was looking at the ten most watched trailers on some site today. Nine of the ten were sequels, prequels, remakes, or some other such crap.
Plots are archaic apparently. :'(
i'm somewhat pleased with how the writers gave themselves a lot of room to work within a star trek "parallel" universe and not step on the toes of evertthing else that's even been filmed or written about the characters.
Quote from: derby on May 11, 2009, 03:30:11 PM
... sulu, uhura, and gene roddenberry's son were sitting right in front of me.
How cool of a happening that must have been!!! :)
Did you get to meet them?
Quote from: derby on May 11, 2009, 03:30:11 PM
i was all bummed that i didn't get to catch star trek on friday (because of a dive trip)... coincidentally, the roddenberry dive team was also diving at casino point and hosting a special presentation of the movie at the local theater... sulu, uhura, and gene roddenberry's son were sitting right in front of me.
i actually liked the story. in fact, i really like that alternate timeline started when nero (and spock) travelled back to the point of kirk's birth frees them from the confines of the "known star trek storylines."
comic relief has always been a part of the trek movies.
if the visuals bother you, sit further back. the quick cuts are easier to deal with.
i'm somewhat pleased with how the writers gave themselves a lot of room to work within a star trek "parallel" universe and not step on the toes of evertthing else that's even been filmed or written about the characters.
Oh, great, now you ruined it for me. >:(
Just kidding. It'll be a long while before I see it.
I'm well aware of my being in the minority on what I'd like to see in movies so I just sort of have to suck it up. Action doesn't mean much to me since it's usually just a crutch, and CGI has made it so much worse. I think it has its place, like in Lord of the Rings, but so often it's just unbelievable and ridiculous.
I guess on one had I might like the alternate reality thing, since I loathe when they just pave over previous movies - see Batman Begins, which actually made me angry that it sucked so much by the end - but it seems like a copout too? Sort of "and it was all just a dream"-esque. I guess maybe I'll see it sooner rather than later just to resolve that.
That rules about them sitting right in front of you.
Quote from: DCXCV
All about the mighty dollar. With a sequal/prequal/remake you have a guaranteed audience and with something new you don't. And 9 of 10 of the most watched trailers proves it.
Yeah, I hate people.
Quote from: Monster Dave on May 11, 2009, 03:32:35 PM
How cool of a happening that must have been!!! :)
Did you get to meet them?
i had a conversation w/ rod (gene's son) at one of the local watering holes after the movie. he's an avid diver and has just started promoting his roddenberry dive team (http://www.roddenberrydiveteam.com/calendar.html) events. i may actually do the san miguel island and yukon dives with them.
i also got to briefly talk to george takei in when i was heading down to the point to do some more diving.
both were really nice guys.
Quote from: derby on May 11, 2009, 04:32:32 PM
i had a conversation w/ rod (gene's son) at one of the local watering holes after the movie. he's an avid diver and has just started promoting his roddenberry dive team (http://www.roddenberrydiveteam.com/calendar.html) events. i may actually do the san miguel island and yukon dives with them.
i also got to briefly talk to george takei in when i was heading down to the point to do some more diving.
both were really nice guys.
That's excellent!
Jess and I saw it last night
I loved it
it was fun
the final battle was weak sauce
but
Hopefully this is just one of many
Saw it, on Saturday, and really enjoyed it.
They definitely left it open for more in the future; I would actually like to see this writing/directing/cast team do another one. I thought the cast was a pretty strong one.
Just a generic Star Trek spoof but very funny if not lewd. ;D
Space change... right... [laugh]
Star Trek Trailer: Beam me up, Hottie! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-WA90u0f0Y&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=421A841A5FCFB118#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Awesome!