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Want to see a stunning print of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN plus 10 exclusive minutes of the new STAR TREK here in Austin?
Hey folks, Harry here... We lost Ricardo Montalbahn relatively recently - and we never got to hold a memorial screening for all of us geeks that loved his films - and most importantly... KHAAAAAAN!!!!! Well, with STAR TREK coming up - we (us folks whats thinks ups this cool shit) decided it would be most excellent if we held a pristine awesome screening of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN - and if we had a wonderful sneak of some STAR TREK goodness what ain't ever been seen by the eyes of man... even those at ShoWest! That's right. Goodies, KHAN and your fellow Khan lovers - all on hand! Let's kick this event's ass! God I love this movie!!
Fantastic Fest and Ain’t It Cool News present
A free screening of STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN
With an exclusive sneak preview of 10 minutes of NEVER BEFORE SEEN footage from the new STAR TREK.
April 6, 9:50 PM
Alamo South Lamar, Austin, Texas
Consensus in fan circles is virtually unanimous. The best STAR TREK film to date is the second installment, THE WRATH OF KHAN. Whereas STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE’s bloated budget and plodding pacing flatlined with audiences, KHAN charged out of the gates with an epic revenge duel storyline between an aging and vulnerable Kirk and one of his lifelong enemies, Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán).
J.J. Abrams comes to Star Trek in much the same way KHAN director Nicholas Meyer did in 1982. Both were not steeped in the legacy of the show before coming to their projects. They also both wanted to be respectful to the tradition, but needed to deliver a fresh reimagining of the franchise to make it relevant to young viewers again. In fact Abrams has named STAR TREK II as one of his main influences for the new film.
I say that KHAN is the best of the series... to date. Based on what I have seen thus far, however, I am holding out strong hope that KHAN, the undisputed champ of the STAR TREK movies, will be trumped by Abrams’ reboot.
Come find out for yourself on April 6th at 9:50 PM at the Alamo South Lamar when we screen a fully restored 35mm print of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN and be the first to catch a glimpse of 10 minutes of exclusive NEVER BEFORE SEEN footage from the new film STAR TREK!
Fantastic Fest badge holders can RSVP at the Fantastic Fest Facebook Page, the remaining seats will be first come first serve.
J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK opens in theaters everywhere on May 8.
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I haven't seen Kahn in forever! Sure wish I didn't live in freaking KANSAS! so I can't
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But we never get anything cool. The coolest thing we got was Leonardo DiCaprio's Grandma (but she died a few months ago) and Herbert Grönemeyer and Jürgen Prochnow beating a paparazzi at Klaus Wennemann's funeral.
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There is no way on Earth that Abrams will make as good a movie as Khan. What are you smoking Harry?
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Jürgen Prochnow is the man!
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...and everyone knows it.
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2008/9 has been the season of filmmakers DRIP-FEEDING bits of footage to the geeks. Come, on, guys. The ONLY question is: 'how good is the film?' Not: 'how good is a selection of 10 minutes of footage from the film?' I bet a judiciously chosen 10 minutes of Spider-Man 3 would make it look pretty good.
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I love Kahn, and I love JJ. I just wish that Paramount had released the Blu-Rays of Khan, Search and Voyage Home NOW.
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Apr 01, 2009 6:07:49 AM CDT
Let's have cheery pie with a scoop of Iced Shit on top
by professor_monster
How are you run the best or Trek beside the worst of Hollywood? 10 min of garbage is a hard ten minutes
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I saw Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with my missus, and she had NO IDEA that Marion was going to be in it. Now like everyone, she loved Marion, so when she turned up in the film, my missus was TOTALLY won over. The sad thing is that NONE OF US on this site were able to experience the film like that, since we had been spoiled shitless. I mean: we all know there is a time travel element to Star Trek. But imagine going in NOT knowing that? Maybe it would be better.
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I've done far worse than kill you....I've hurt you. And I wish to go on, hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left HER, marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet. Buried alive....buried alive.
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JJ was making a better film than Wrath of Khan? I never said that. Somebody is making shit up, because KHAN is THE shit!
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"I say that KHAN is the best of the series... to date. Based on what I have seen thus far, however, I am holding out strong hope that KHAN, the undisputed champ of the STAR TREK movies, will be trumped by Abrams’ reboot."
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Jesus fucking Christ Harry. Did they roll a wheelbarrow full of cash into your office to get you to say that? Come the fuck on.
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Wrath of Khan, best Star Trek film ever. And yes one of the best sci fi films ever!
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could you imagine if it was also followed by a screening of khaaaaaan!-Airoh imagine all the pop khaaaan! they would sell at an event like that
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Is that why you said something about hoping that this new film trumps Khan?
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That ain't the only reason you should wish you didn't live in Kansas. That state fucking SUCKS.
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in box office numbers, merchandising ties ins, number of special effects CGI shots, time between theatrical release and bluray relese, number of director with two letters as a first name and most importantly its totally going to triumph khan in terms of number of heroes cast member appearances perhaps that what harry meant when he said that?
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Harry said based on what he saw, he HOPED the new film would be better, not that it WOULD.
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There's no need for Abrams' juvenile Star Wars tribute to be in attendance.
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That trailer looks absolutely terrible.
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No to the latter. Nicholas Meyer > J.J. Abrams
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Why does everyone love Khan, and hate Nemesis, which is basically the same film? Khan at its heart is a story of a man who plotted for years revenge on the captain of the Enterprise and wants to deliver that revenge personally. The subplot is of Spock/Data dying, and leaving open a door for their return.
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And for better or worse the fanbase turning on Nemesis is why they stopped doing movies with the Next Gen crew, and decided to reboot. This movie is a direct response to the fans. I for one didn't mind Generations, loved First Contact, liked Insurrection, and really liked Nemesis.
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Because Khan is brilliantly written, edited and directed with a good story. Whereas Nemesis, well, isn't. Take a look at the scene where McCoy visits Kirk in his apartment in Khan. That scene is the heart of the movie. Where is the equivalent scene in Nemesis?
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I think people dislike Nemesis because it was such a copy of Khan. I think people wanted to see an original story with the TNG cast and what they got was a timid production company that greenlit a film because it had so many elements of a previously successful film. It felt manipulative and derivative.
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I thought Nemesis was kind of ok. But it really did look cheap. That business with the jeep and too much running around in corridors kind of sunk it for me though. And the awful 'shine a light on Troi's face to show she is being psychically raped' business of course...
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...ruined by giggly fanboys hooting and hollering, even during the Spock death scene.
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That bit was really forced and unnecessary, but I think they were grasping at straws to give each major cast member an arch in the movie, where as they didn't feel the need to do that in the old movies.
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Khan > Nemesis because Nemesis is a weak ripoff of Khan with blander characters.
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This is going to be great. And do we really have to rabble rabble at Harry for voicing hope that the new one will be better than the old. Isn't this the hope you have with any franchise installment?
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...Wrath of Khan is the shit, no doubt - but Trek III is killer as well. It's not very "up," but my God - in one movie you get Kirk's son AND the Enterprise meeting their respective ends. Not to mention the Genesis planet ripping itself to pieces. Good times.
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They stopped making Next Gen movies because Nemesis made $43 million at the box office. Less than half of First Contact.
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Saw it recently again whilst flipping channels... I think it's worse than ST:5 even.Every major character behaves ridiculously and we're forced to accept within the first few minutes of the film the shear stupidity of a government that has been overthrown and assassinated and manipulated throughout the millennia , and they're going to fall for someone carrying in something the size of a freaking bundt cake?
The ridiculousness of having such an awesome ship and not finding anything better to do with it than to harass your "parent"? I could go on for hours. The only Next Generation movie that has been any good was First Contact -
It made 43 million because fans turned on it and refused to see it. That's exactly my point. Yet now I hear people questioning why the studio felt the need to reboot. That is why.
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I think the fans went to see it, it was the general audience that stayed away. Didn't it open against The Two Towers? Sounds like Paramount wanted to kill the franchise.
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I had the privilege of seeing KHAN 3 years ago in NYC, it's incredible on the big screen all over again. Bring your Kleenex® tissues though- the ending is (SPOILERS) sad.
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The Next Generation films would have been great if they had an arc for the characters plotted out over about three or four of the movies, if they didn't keep shoe-horning in every character, and most of all if Brent Spiner didn't overact or sing in every film. Seriously. The Emotion Chip was the worst thing about Generations, so much so that they had him turn it off in First Contact, leave it behind in Insurrection and basically not even mention that he had it in Nemesis. Data played well over the series, but they pushed him so much to the front and center in the films that it was annoying and distracting.
If they had focused on some of the other characters, made each film feel like an event rather than just another episode and gave the films a sense of scale (Although Insurrection's Location work was very nice) they would be universally lauded.
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I saw this on the big screen a few years ago--holds up incredibly well. The lighting and the production design give away the low-budget a little, but Low-budget has never been a problem for me. This is so epic and personal a story--and a style of storytelling that Star Trek was never able to capture again.
This film and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World makes for one helluva double feature!
Now...as to the ten minutes of footage from the new movie...
Ten Minutes here or Ten Minutes there still leaves 100 - 110 minutes of the new film unseen. Statistically, Star Trek Wars could still suck Donkey Kong balls and still seem like a great film.
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kwisatzhaderach. Can't deny that one, Harry.
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Apr 01, 2009 11:55:15 AM CDT
Why? So we can be reminded as to when movies had substance?
by orionsangels
and we're shallow like the new ST movie
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and weren't shallow like the new ST movie!
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I know many find ST The motion picture boring, but I'll always love it for it's wondrous take on ST. STII,STIII & STIV are all one continuous movie to me and I love all three of them. STV is about camping, kirk always being mean to spock and rehashing special effects. It's garbage! ST6 I like and redeems the franchise after the awful STV. ST7 reminds me of Christmas and for some strange reason I like it, even with all its faults. That's it really. I don't have any desire for the rest of the ST movies and yes I hated First Contact.
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Apr 01, 2009 12:12:46 PM CDT
i always felt they should have done another TNG movie
by indyabbey jones
yes nemisis sucked, but so did final frontier and what did paramount do, they said ok we;ll make one more orginal castmovie, and make it a send offthats what they should have done with TNG, given us a fifth movie, around 2004 or 5 that closed the series off, and maybe even brought back Q so that the sries went full circleif paramount had gotten behind enterprise (it was getting so much better towards the end) they could have had that show run for 7 years and turned DS9 into a profitable film franchise not gonna argue that the reboot looks like it will be fun, but paramount hasmishandled the franchise since the late 90's and drove it into the gound in the early 2000's
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I love Star Trek The Motion Picture too. Cool story (and maybe the only Trek film with a proper sci-fi storyline) amazing score, nice interplay between Kirk, Spock and McCoy and a touch of wonder. One of my faves as a child.
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IV, II, VI, III, V, I
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Apr 01, 2009 12:27:58 PM CDT
I would like to illegally download Wrath of Khan
by themasterofnonsense
Harry, your very familiar with pirating movies. Any advice?
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IIFirst contactIVIIIVIInsurrectionIGenerationsVNemesis
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If you look at it as the "Spock's Brain" of the film series. So amazingly, awfully bad and hammy that it can be great fun if you laugh at it instead of trying to laugh along. And if you get crazy, ridiculously high before watching. I'm talking so high you can barely turn your head to look at your buddies. Then it's a fucking blast.
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II, I, IV, VI, III, V. They're all of a high quality, apart from V, which has its enjoyable moments nonetheless. Always loved the scene where Sybok probes the pasts of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. That's a classic Trek scene.
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It's better than GENERATIONS, INSURRECTION and NEMESIS, and that's the stone-cold truth, baby!
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Would it really be a crime if Abrams' new Trek film turned out to be the best film in the series? Don't get me wrong, I love Khan as much as the next guy, but arbitrarily assuming that something new isn't going to beat it out of some misplaced sense of loyalty to the old films is just plain silly.
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I have always thought that seeing the first 10 minutes of a film was a stupid idea. I mean you get pulled into the film and then some prick turns off the projector and says, "How did you like that?"
Showing it serves no purpose other than to allow some fanboy to say that he saw the first 10 minutes of a movie. (Neener, Neener, Neeener)
And you cant judge a movie by looking at 10 minutes of it. Go back and watch the first 10 minutes of Speed Racer. It is quite well done. Unfortunately it all goes to shit after that.
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Your take on Nemesis is far cooler than what we got. I wish you had been in the writing room.
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Even if the new Trek is good, the fans will never let it be better than Khan. That movie has been remembered as much as empire strikes back on the general public.. I mean I am surprised that we *still* see new references to Kirk's famous "Khaaaaahn!" yelp.
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II, FirstC, VI, IV, Gen, I, Ins, V, Nemesis. I would probably rate 'I' alot higher if it had some modern editing here and there... the story is fine, it's the 20 minutes of slow panning Enterprise that kills me.
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Apr 01, 2009 4:12:44 PM CDT
See, this is some cool shit. I wish theaters near me did this.
by soylentmean
I really need to visit Austin, just to see if it's as cool as I think it is in my head. The closest thing we get to this is our local theaters showing crappy kids movies for free during the summer at 10am in the morning.
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"Minh! Come look at hillbilly redneck boy make love to bag of grass trimmings! BAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAHHHH!"
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It's times like this I love living in Austin. I need to join this FF thing. As it is I'll be standing in line for this. I hope I get in! See ya there Harold!
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Hell I'd be shocked if his film turns out to be better than Star Trek 5. It might not be a good film (though it is a guilty pleasure) at least Star Trek 5 is entertaining and it has a few nice character moments. I know I enjoyed it more than Mission Impossible 3 (of course that isn't saying much). I'm not rooting against Abrams. I hope he nails it but everything I've seen thus far says just the opposite.
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Nemesis has two perfect moments, and they're both Jerry Goldsmith-scored Enterprise flybys. Star Trek V has zero perfect moments but it seems more spontaneous, like Shatner used everybody's first take, so it feels more like the original TV series than any other film.
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Absolutely atrocious. Nothing redeeming at all.
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Thanks to all these trailers.
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Nothing wrong w/ Khan, and I like III too. The three NG flicks-the one w/ Shatner has it's moments, First Contact is okay-the one Trek flick I own(oh those whacky VHS clubs back in the day) and then you have Enterprise which was a let-down. Never saw the one from '02, it looked kinda lame. I hold out hope for this new one, looks pretty good.
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Was clearly the best, and I also liked ST III and IV, along with First contact. Here's another thing that bothers me. I really enjoyed the score for Khan and how the music helped build the tension. Also liked how when you watched a big special effects or action shot, it felt BIG, like movie big. The Enterprise's final approach to Starbase 1 in Search for Spock, the stealing of the Enterprise from the same Starbase. The Enterprise sneaking up behind the Reliant felt like "oh shit" when you watched it. Too many shots in modern movies just lay it out there with no real build up. It's kind of like "here's that shot you've all been waiting for" and it's like...you don't even fucking care because it's not made a big deal! I am STILL trying to figure out why Shinzon was so mad at Picard. Picard didn't even know Shinzon existed and this dude was pissed off at him. Picard should've kept saying to him through out the movie, "And who the fuck are you again?" "I'm your clone and how could you not even know me when I've been obsessing over you all of my cloney life!!!" ***sobbing*** First Contact was pretty good, can't really complain about that.
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Or even better, the "Mirror/Mirror" universe somehow gets into the regular Star Trek universe and wreaks havok!! Oops, did I just ruin the inevitable sequel to the new Star Trek movie.
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...when viewed as the Story of the Next Gen battling against an insane Fan.
No Kidding.
If you look at it as the story of a group of actors in a battle to the death against a psychotic Trekker who thinks he is a clone of Patrick Stewart and wants to sleep with Marina Sirtis. And after he gets pummeled into a coma, this is the fantasy that happens...
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Sucks to be me.
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on a side note the star trek countdown comic is hyping me up for the new star trek
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Yep ... that's all I wanted to say. Thank you.
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there was this theater that was opening in Houston and they did a 7 film star trek marathon all night...bliss
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Just what EXACTLY did you like about Nemesis? I saw it once at the cinema and almost cried at how trashy it was. I saw it on DVD and flicked thru ALL the scenes that didn't have the enterprise in shot sat down with a friend recently, smoked a bowl and watched it.... we turned it off! seriously, Insurrection actually became a better film after Nemesis was released. whats really interesting is we all read the script before it came out and even then we knew it was shit. Nemesis is fucked up man
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gone was Uhura dancing naked. sulu and checkov 'lost' (these guys are interstella pilots!) trimmed up was the whole sybok plot and shak-a-ree was over exposed with a brilliant white aura making it look like the place of wonder the actors were pretending it to be. it was fucking great
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i cant say where i've seen this movie, but i've seen it. does it mean that I can't post a review of it?
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I say again: this will be the Hidden Romantic Love Arc of JJ's new series.
Kirk and Uhura are fucking, and they're having Plato's Stepchildren!
Ugly rumor from the Trek BBS: the Movie Ends with Nero flying away from the Narada in his escape pod, very Vader from Episode IV-like, to set up the Sequel. As he escapes, he gets a signal from a ship adrift in space. Nero decides to investigate.
You guessed correctly: the ship in question is the BOTANY BAY...
Again, only a rumor, but enough to make one say the magic word....
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!! -
Shatner's horrible wig.
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II, VI, TMP, III, FC, IV, Gen, Ins, V, Nem
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I hope piracy fucks with his money making massive ego.
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I'm not paying to see Star Trek babies on ice. There is only one Kirk, one Spock, and One McCoy and it isn't any of the little slapnuts in this film.
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"Why does everyone love Khan, and hate Nemesis?" Because they've seen them both! Jesus tap dancing christ are you for real?
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In the reboot parallel universe Enterprise, the annoying twat Scotty as played by the annoying twat Simon Pegg, fucks Sulu against the warp core. The engine's canny take it Captain, and the Enterprise ends up in the reboot parallel 'mirror' universe where all shit breaks loose.
The two Enterprise's then have to fight the Cloverfield monster, and then that travels into a parallel universe where it meets up with the Cloverfield monster that attacked NY then they both end up fighting the Enterprise's. To top it all off, big fucking robots show up farting and pissing and fuck them all up.
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The new ST is what it is. It is not, however, and never could be on a par with any of the films featuring the original cast because it does not feature the original cast. Replacing King Shatner with an A&F model pretty boy is, as I see it, a major weakness from which it cannot recover. They have got Spock right, though. More or less.
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And yet, everyone who is bitching about the new movie is still going to pay to go see it.
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II,I,VI,VIII,IV,VII,III,X,IX,V
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saying this, but as much as i love wok, and it is damn good. The production has nt aged well (i dont blame the film makers as they were working with such a small budget). I actually think its possible to make better trek movies. It seems like a lot of you are against the very idea of a better movie out of some sense of loyalty. I just like trek...old trek was great, but ive seen it, lets move on shall we? Lets have new ideas, lets fuck with continuity and give writers the chance to go anywhere...just saying
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I haven't seen it since. I was smoking a lot of pot back then. I can't recall a single frame of the movie and by the descriptions here, it sounds like the worst Trek film yet. Ever think you liked a film because you wanted it to be good? I guess I was desperate for a good Trek movie, and after seeing this great cast appear in so many stinkers (excepting Contact), I just couldn't accept the fact that TNG completely shit the bed as a theater franchise. What a waste, and I was in total denial. And guess what? Here comes another Star Trek clusterfuck. The shits just keep coming. Why is it so difficult to make a great Star Trek film? Or a series for that matter?
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It was. The plot was so bland - why was Shinzon so pissed of at humans? Why didn't he attack Romulans for creating him. Sure, he killed the senate, but that was about it. Oh, and Jerry Goldsmith's overused Trek music really got on my nerves.
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Should we all be hoping it's shite instead? Why do they let retards near computers?
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wow.
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Nemesis sucked. Unequivocally and absolutely.
1) Khan had a history in the Star Trek universe. The lame Picard clone-villain had no history and no resonance. And he certainly had none of the brilliant character moments of Ricardo's Khan.2)The sacrifice of Data and Spock is not the same. I realize Data is beloved, so I won't just dismissively call him a mere android, but that element does exist in my mind. Additionally, they essentially have the entirety of Star Trek III in the last five minutes of Nemesis with the lame Data replacement. Where's the time to be sad between movies over the death of a beloved character? Where's the spiritual retrieval of the saving of the one-of-a-kind Spock? If it's as easy as getting a new make and model of Data, why the hell should I care about his sacrifice in the first place?3) I'll leave out the fact that the old Trek characters are simply stronger characters, as that falls into the retread of the old vs. new argument, but I will say that - as someone mentioned above - Wrath Of Khan is loaded with far more characterization and is simply better written. It does make you care.4) Finally, just for the sake of argument, let's say they are the same movie. Why the hell would I give Star Trek slack for wasting one of its feature film events on the same movie twice? Couldn't they come up with something more original? -
...(1)Damn it, Jim; what the hell is the matter with you?! Other people have birthdays; why are we treating yours like a funeral? (2) Khannnnnnnnnnnn. They did when I saw it couple of years ago. But altogether the film holds up incredibly well. The special effects done with ILM models, instead of the standard wall-of-CGI in today's films, leave the eyes feeling much better also.
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No comparison whatsoever. I can watch ST:II anytime and enjoy it as much as I did the first time I saw it. Nemesis? Have tried watching it 5 times and still have not seen the whole movie, that pretty much sums it up.
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Apr 04, 2009 2:05:06 PM CDT
"Wrath of Khan" = great film "Wrath of Kahn" = no so great
by mrmysteryguest
Because anybody who writes "Kahn" when they write about Star Trek II needs a dictionary and a copy of the movie poster.
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Mark my words....
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The movie represented a feeble share-cropping of all the best moments of the original series into a ridiculous package.
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ripof of wok. However it has the most spectacular space battle in the film series imho (three ships against one, the entrprse rammig another ship, an attack by a boarding party). Wich isnt saying much as if you look at the entire film series objectively, none of the space battles are all that great. And yes that includes wok. Its tense becos of the drama and great story going on, but theres no spectacle to it.
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Just wondering if Wrath of Khan is the first movie where the hero and villain have the "i'm coming to get you" walkie-talkie/phone face-off where they basically cut pro-wrestling promos on each other. (Later seen in Die Hard, Sudden Death, Under Siege 2, and PERFECTED by James Woods in The Specialist). Anybody? Vern??
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It could have been passable but for the incredibly lame-ass villain. The Spider-Man comics of the early 90's taught us that it's never a good sign when clones are involved in any plot. Also the actor playing Picard's evil clone was terrible. His apparent idea to portray his role with a fey, slightly malevolent impersonation of Picard made him come off more as a particularly nasty gay maitre d' instead of an Earth-threatening villain. Also bad was all the Reman henchmen. Did an old copy of Nosferatu land on Remus and influence their culture a la the gangster planet in "A Piece of the Action" so that everyone wore bad Count Orlock masks? Lame.
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The masks in Nemesis were some of the worst i've ever seen. Really terrible.
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maximumbob wrote: "The new ST is what it is. It is not, however, and never could be on a par with any of the films featuring the original cast because it does not feature the original cast. Replacing King Shatner with an A&F model pretty boy is, as I see it, a major weakness from which it cannot recover. They have got Spock right, though. More or less."
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What the hell is going on with these complaints? William Shatner was the "pretty" blonde boy cast in the original show... back in the day. Is that not clear?
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We've had murmurings of it being fantastic for AGES now... but when are we going to get a straight-up spoiler-free review from someone we trust? We know the cast saw it a few weeks ago, surely others will see it soon?
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NEMESIS might have been good if it a) wasn't such a ripoff of WRATH OF KAHN and b) didn't insult the audience's intelligence. Why exactly did Data not give Picard the Emergency Transport Unit before he beamed to the enemy ship? Especially with La Forge saying it would be a one way trip? Oh yeah, because if he did that then Data couldn't later sacrifice himself to save Picard. LAME. Spock's sacrifice was heartfelt and necessary. Data's was LAME and STUPID. The B-9 shit just added salt to an already gaping wound of lameness.
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And, UFO, Shatner was 35 when the series started and was in Judgment at Nurenberg; Pine is 28 and was in Smokin' Aces. WOW.
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You wish.
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They're not just getting the ten minutes. They're watching the ENTIRE DAMN MOVIE.
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Apr 07, 2009 1:09:28 AM CDT
Why is there no posting about seeing the ENTIRE FILM yet?
by bass bastardson
seriously you need to be quicker on the updates. Just read it on /film.
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Lucky sons of bitches. Now do I avoid reviews to enjoy the movie spoiler-free...?
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MOTHERRRRR FUCKERRRRS!!!!!!
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"Best night of my entire life"
"Seriously, I cannot believe how good it was"
"Can't wait to see it again"
"Awesome"
"Fantastic"
"Any old Stat Trek nerds out there who are troubled, calm down, all is right with the new Star Trek movie of which I approve. "
"holy ****! the new Star Trek fucking rules the universe " (Harry Knowles, AICN)
"Awesome"
"Awesome"
"AWESOME! Mind=Blown"
"OMG I just got back from Star Trek and it was AMAZING. The best Star Trek movie ever. Yes, it even bests Wrath of Khan. Believe me. "
"Amazing!"
"It was Great!!!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh! This movie is amazing! "
"STAR TREK is GREAT in a way that scifi movies haven't been for a long time. They really got it right."
Very happy with Star Trek. And everything.
Tim League duped us again tonight. He sold us on seeing 10 minutes of the new Star Trek with J.J. Abrams’s writers in person, before a classic screening of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Khan started, and the print looked/sounded awful, and scant seconds past the credits the film started glitching, froze, and melted in classic AICN/Drafthouse Teen Wolf 2 style. Tim ran onstage and asked the writers to stall while he ran to the projection booth. At this point most of knew what was up and were unspeakably manic. The writers were interrupted by !Leonard F’ing Nimoy! who was holding a FedEx canister used for film delivery. Applause, Standing Ovation for the legend, blah, blah, blah…then we got to see the world premiere of Star Trek (scant hours before the advertised premiere in Australia.)
I’m not the type to do spoilers, and if you’re still reading this then you’re the type to see the movie regardless of my review but I’ll tell you that I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
At one point in his life Abrams showed he knew how to start a show. The first few seasons of Alias had weekly opening scenes that compelled you to put down the remote. Between there and Cloverfield (which I didn’t care for at all) he started cheating the intro with the “flash forward” crutch. Abrams is walking without his crutch again…actually he’s doing hurdles as he bangs this movie’s intro two times — hit me!
The cast is superb, the story is compelling, the action is exciting, and Abrams even avoids any blatant cheesy “winks” about his reboot. If Star Trek is the bluebird of the summer movie season, then we are in for a great ride.
p.s. red shirt
p.p.s. Someone tell me if the ice planet aliens were ripped straight from the video game Lost Planet.
3 words.. OMG!!!
super accessible, in the right ways
A full Twitch review will appear in the near future but it is safe to say that J.J. Abram’s film is a very entertaining and reverential take on the Star Trek mythos. The acting and casting are spot on. The story mixes old and new elements of the Star Trek universe. The effects are breathtaking. Some people will inevitably nitpick this film but J.J. Abram’s new work is as good as (and arguably better) than most of the Star Trek movies that preceded it.
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Awesome...coming from a non-trekkie. I loved it. The uber fans will be pleased and this thing will bank big time!
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I gotta wait 30 fucking days? FUCK!
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Paramount is cool!
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Harry said: "holy Fuck! the new Star Trek fucking rules the universe "
Mass said: Ho. Ly. SHIT. STAR TREK was fucking amazing -
I'm an old school Trek fan. I was cynical when I saw the trailers for this remix, but this movie really won me over tonight. The pros : The new cast, story, visuals (very "used world" and practical look), and no cop outs. Cons: A few "fan dialog" moments that feel a little forced and awkward (very few though and forgivable) The engine room of the Enterprise looks like a glue factory from 1982 while the rest of the ship looks very sleek (yes, I realize it's an engine room and should look rough, but it felt like it wasn't even on board the Enterprise when we see it), the characters kept "lucking" into their old positions on the Enterprise over and over. But the majority of the film really works perfectly. So much fun for Trek fans and non Trek fans alike. My wife started crying when Nimoy came out as a surprise to intro the film. She didn't grow up a film geek like me, but she did grow up loving the Trek movies and Nimoy as Spock was, as always, note perfect. It was a great night. Thank you to Paramount, Harry and the Alamo for an amazing screening. This one will go down in the geek history books. The writers mentioned they were working on the script for Star Trek 2 right now... let's hope one of the crew members of the Enterprise doesn't briefly toy with the idea of growing a goatee. :)
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His "Bones" was the heart of the new cast. Absolutely my favorite performance out of the entire new cast. They were all great, but Urban really shines in the movie.
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Give us the flashback to the Black Rock dude... don't finish up season 6 without it dude.. I'm talking the high seas, swashbuckling, splashing waves, the starboard bow.. all of it dude. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. You and Cuse owe us from the Libby backpeddle you did. Comeon now.
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You gotta admit that if these characters had a tv show that ran for four to five years, then made a movie that it could possibly at that point trump Khan.. However none of us have seen these actors before other than Sylar and perhaps Kirk in that horrible movie The Princess Diaries 2... (don't ask why I saw that) What made Star Trek II and IV the best in the series were simply because of the great relationships we have had with the characters over many many years of loving and watching re-runs of the beloved TV show. A first film cannot capture that love and excitement we all got watching the Star Trek II, III and IV trilogy's ever... Star Trek V we can forget and ST VI was a good send-off.. However this re-imaging even though it may be an awesome movie will only trump Khan in the minds and eyes of people who did not grow up with Star Trek.. Which is the point for the re-boot since most kids nowadays would never spend five minutes watching the original Star Trek's dated look..
At least what I hope comes of this movie is it gets kids interested in watching the old Kirk series and then watch Star Trek II, III and IV back to back in a cinema experience.. -
i bet they turn up with the new movie on the night instead of Khan thats my guess! those crazy fuckers.
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..pure and simple.
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