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STAR TREK reader reviews flood in - raves from around the globe!
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Hey folks, Harry here... This week a film that is handled exactly as it should have been handled is released. Tomorrow night, I'm seeing the film in IMAX - and will be back with my thoughts on my second viewing, but before I do that, I wanted to gather up all the reviews I've received since STAR TREK began screening back a couple of weeks ago - and just show you what I've been seeing. People of many different backgrounds... hardcore original Trekkies, the reinvented Trekkers and folks that have never cared... All seem to be loving this film. Rotten Tomatoes currently has 18 reviews - all of which are positive. This isn't a half-assed or sold short film. It is STAR TREK as we've always hoped to see it. The sort of film that we see repeatedly because it demands it. Like I said, I already have my opening weekend tickets secured - and I'm seeing it a second time tomorrow. From Canada, the UK, Australia and across the U.S. - here's the reviews we've gotten. Watch out for spoilers, and if you're one of the IMAX attendees tomorrow night, I'll see you there!
Toronto Canada here ,
Grupar reporting in from CANADA and if ya if use this please call me GRUPAR!!!I'm a long time reader of the site, and just walked out of the packed 10am media screening for Star Trek.
Four words come to mind when thinking of JJ's revamp of the franchise "THIS WILL LIVE LONG AND $#$%$ PROSPER." The characters are fresh but are distinguishable as the original TREK characters. I've never been a serious fan of the original series but grew up with the characters because my father used to watch star trek all the time, and to this day my sister and I find that our father resembles Capt Kirk by personality and attitude.
As I grew older I was exposed the films, Star Trek The Motion Picture, which my father took me too, and the Wrath of Khan which I still remember to this day waiting in line for at the old Imperial Cinema in downtown Montreal. Khan , to this day is my personal favourite because it created an arc with the Genesis project that would continue on through to Star Trek 3 The Search for Spock, and I loved the ending of Khan because it had that "to be continued feel" similar to how you felt after seeing the Empire Strikes Back. I really think JJ should create these cliff-hanger in the next films.
I wanted to love the new TREK today and I did, even though Chris Pine looks and can hold his own as Kirk he needs to work on the mannerisms of Kirk a little more.. but he's off to a great start great job. The best performances by far had to have been that of McCoy and Spock and I can't wait to see more of their quarrelling as is really was a focal point in the franchise and made the series so admirable and always brought comic relief to the characters.
Scotty is also back and even though the screen time was limited this time around I look forward to more and his new little buddy is quite funny.
Scotty's greatest scene still being in Star Trek 4, when giving the formula for aluminum glass 1 inch thick and trying to talk to a computer of our generation... COMPUTER? COMMMPUTER????
JJ has creating something exciting ! and I have NEVER SEEN SPACE BATTLES THAT LOOK THIS VIBRANT! I hope Lucas was sitting in the audience taking notes, its LOOKS real, and shall I mention lighting and lens flare effects!, they work beautifully in this too, this is the best use of lighting and lens flaring I've seen since McTienerman directing DIE HARD, which truly had some brilliant lens flare effects, you'll all understand when you see it next week.
I can't even imagine how incredible this will look on BLU RAY!! There are 2 goose bump inducing scenes, and one involves a birth... The other involves a meeting on a very cold planet...No spoilers from me, simply enjoy the film because clocked at 2 hours it feels like it went by at Warp speed, did I mention the PHASER designs?????? The new phasers look AMAZING. I know I'm al over on this one, but there is sooo much to say...
GRUPAR OUT !!!
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To all those that are Geeks -
I posted awhile ago about a different movie that I was able to view before the general public, and was lucky enough to get "published" on AICN. Now I am at it again. I am NOT a professional writer and have never claimed to be anything of the like. I am however, a die hard comic and sci-fi fan. Here is what I think of Star Trek...
Simply put, the movie is amazing. I know that harry has been following this from the get go, and has been in talks with J.J. since the news was broke about him directing it. Forgive me if Harry has already posted his thoughts, if so I must have missed them.
The Good:
I honestly have to say that characters staying true to the originals are spot on. I was worried a little about Chris Pine when watching the previews, but dammit, he is good. Zachary Quinto, John Cho and Bruce Greenwood are good as well, but I really have to give major props to Karl Urban, Simon Pegg and Anton Yelchin who more than nail the characters of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Scotty and Pavel Chekov. The main reason I put this at the top of my "good" list is because this was my main concern and fear. When they do these flash back movies or, bring in completely different people to portray characters that other actors created, there is something missing. That is Not the case with Star Trek. That is what I remember most from growing up and watching the series, is the charaters. The stories were cool, but the characters are what brought me back time after time.
Visual effects were outstanding. Harry talked about this several times over the past serveral months, and we got to see some nice set shots, but none of those prepared me for seeing the USS Enterprise being built on the big screen, or watching several starships in space. I really honestly felt like a kid seeing this stuff for the first time. I just watched Wolverine on Friday and I have to say that there were so many visual effect screw ups throughout the movie that it started to get on my nerves. Not the case with Star Trek. Everything from comeplete CGI starships, to the light misc. alien crew members, to seamless intergration of EVERYTHING made this such an incredible event for me.
If you are familiar with Star Trek, the original series, you will really enjoy the story. The murge of comedy, drama and action is flawless. This has been the frist movie in a long time that I came out smiling and excited! They did a really great job building this story line from the ground up, but also from the past forward. If you have noticed I really haven't talked too much about the actual story of the film. The reason, is simply because I think that reviews (mine for example) should be what the reviewer experienced and thought... not explain what the movie is about. If you want that, check it out online. An explination of the movie plot line is everywhere online.
The Bad:
The ONLY issue I had with the movie was how much time they spent talking about Spock and his parents and Vulcan. I understand why they spent that time, and in the grand scheme of things, it didn't hurt my thoughts or feelings about Star Trek as a whole. My personal thoughts are that they had to let the watchers that don't know too much about Vulcan or Spock somewhat grasp the importance of what Vulcan meant to him and how it effects him emtionally... yes... emotionally.
Overview:
As it stands right now, I can not encourage you enough to watch this movie. I am not a Trekkie or a Trekker, and I am not pushing this movie for the sake of pushing a movie. I am encouraging you to see it because it does an amazing job of representing the Star Trek universe and Trekker/Trekkie/Someone-That-Has-Never -Seen-A-Star-Trek-Movie people alike enjoyed it. I know. My wife is a medium fan, and her friend knows nothing about Star Trek, but they loved it. Surprising enough... they enjoyed the characters the most as well!!
I am going to be seeing this again on Friday with a groups of my friends and I have no dount that I am going to enjoy just as much. With the economy the way it is, I can feel very secure in saying that if you go and pay $10 a ticket, which is about the normal here in Indiana, you will get your monies worth. If your debating between Wolverine and Star Trek... I think you know which way to go.
If you all feel kind enough to post on your mighty site... the name is "The Jared"
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Star Trek 2009 directed by JJ Abrams
What is old is new again in television and film. Battlestar Galactica, the Bionic Woman, even James Bond have all been re-imagined for modern audiences. Now it is the crew of the Enterprise’s turn to be updated. With a fan base as rabid as Star Trek’s this is no easy task, as JJ Abrams attempts to balance new elements to characters loved by several generations of fans while remaining true to the character traits that drew so many fans initially. I think he has succeeded admirably in this effort.
From the first scene of the film, the audience gets a sense that something has gone wrong. A ship emerges from what appears to be a hole in the universe and destroys a Federation vessel, captained by James Kirk’s father, with impossible ease. The design of this ship is quite striking. You look at its sharp edges with tentacle-like spikes sticking out all over (somewhat reminiscent of the Shadow vessels from the television series Babylon 5) and just know that this is a ship with one evil purpose.
The scene shifts after this and the characters of Kirk and Spock are shown at various stages of their adolescence and early adulthood. Kirk is more or less the same as we know him later in life as Captain, but Spock is subtly different. We see him struggling with his emotions and still finding his way as does feels alien to both the Vulcan world and to humanity.
One thing Abrams does well is he introduces the supporting cast of the film slowly. Characters like Uhura, Sulu, Checkhov and Bones are all given separate introductions and each plays a key role in the film. Abrams also does exceptional camera work. One of my favorite scenes in the film is when Bones and Kirk are first approaching the Enterprise from a shuttlecraft and the camera hugs the contours of the ship like a lover.
Hard-core fans will enjoy that there are nods to the original series throughout the film in such ways as a green skinned woman that Kirk seduces to Sulu’s skill with a sword. The classic lines are also uttered but in a way that seemed natural during the course of the film and not forced. Once the audience heard “Fascinating” or “The engines cannot take much more, sir” they roared with approval.
The overall plot itself was a bit of a letdown, as it is a time travel revenge theme and the main villain was not particularly scary when compared with Khan or the Borg, but he served his purpose in providing a threat that united the crew together and allowed Kirk the opportunity to take command of his shape. The most interesting aspect of the villain is that his actions changed the timestream. What we knew happened in the Star Trek universe might not hold true any longer, so there is an opportunity to wipe the slate clean with characters that we have known for over 40 years.
As an opening act to a reboot of the Star Trek franchise I really liked this film, more than I even expected to. I am very curious now as to what the next step will be for Star Trek.
Highly recommended
MarkAbaddon
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Star Trek
Advanced screening
Chicago, IL, April 30, 2009
Review by Bartone
A few weeks ago I overheard a few co-workers talking about the new Star Trek film. I was particularly struck by one statement that the movie was—unfortunately, he said—not as “cerebral” as the original series and, in lieu of this, was overly “action-oriented.” Just an action film? I admit to being disappointed. What I love most about the Star Trek series is that it makes some demands on the audience to think, theorize, and imagine.
This week, a good friend thankfully chose me as his guest to Chicago’s advanced screening of Star Trek and I got to find out for myself what reined in this reboot of an American institution: story or action? I am pleased to convey that it is both. This incarnation of Star Trek strikes an agile balance of energy, character, and wit from its opening frames. This is an origins film so, obviously, we learn of how these individuals we think we know became the individuals we think we know better. In the process, J.J. Abrams and his team offer sometimes predictable but, more often, penetrating examinations of the conflicts and insecurities of this extraordinarily gifted group of geographically disparate characters.
This is especially true when it comes to Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), a character whose famously staid inner turmoil is presented as never before. This Spock is not only struggling to balance logic and emotion. Instead, we see a figure so put upon by the weight of bi-racial identity that his drive to piece together the two halves of his DNA is matched only by his determination to preserve both of them. The question is whether his penchant for pragmatism will allow him to do so in a universe bent on frustrating logic. This Mr. Spock is not void of emotion by any means—in fact, what lies beneath is pure rage and Quinto reveals it with a quiet and, at times, explosive dexterity. This Spock reminds us that Mr. Spock is one of our great American characters.
Perhaps less notable in information but nonetheless impressive, is Chris Pine’s Capt. James T. Kirk. Don’t be fooled by Pine’s relatively average Hollywoodland looks. He executes a distillation of Kirk without the Shatner. Most notable, however, is Pine’s superb—and consistent—comic timing, which Abrams showcases, early on in a particularly hilarious medical sequence between Kirk and a Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban in one of the film’s more impersonation-esque performances). And whether Simon Pegg gets the best lines of the film or the best lines of any film just seem to gravitate toward Simon Pegg is probably a fun debate. Either way, he’s a treasure here just when treasure is needed.
Abrams greatest strength with Star Trek, however, is the manner in which he unveils these rich characters in a well-paced tapestry of action sequences choreographed and edited with such regard for the audience’s perspective that they were as harrowing as they were suspenseful. And if Star Trek is as good a predictor of thrill seeking, as it is technology then skydiving is going to become very extreme. Add to this an aural homage to the original stories in the most flattering ways: That familiar sound of the transporter is updated but listen to the unmistakably familiar layers beneath that remind us where this all began. Similarly with the digitized rendering of that submarine whir that Abrams presents to us as if heard through water, or through time. And despite the sometimes-arbitrary (over) use of digital flaring, the film, visually, is stunning in its fluid perspective and pale translucence.
So, thank you to Capone for the role you played in presenting this film to an incredibly mind-meldable audience (truly great crowd and kudos to the one fella who dressed up), thank you to my friend for asking me to be your guest, and thank you to those guys at work who did such an unintentionally effective job lowering my expectations for this wonderful film. I’m not sorry I can’t do the same for you folks.
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Hi Harry, GreekGeek here. Here is my review on one of the most fun films of the last decade!
Here we go:
First off – I grew up with the “classic crew”. It was one of the most important things, for me personally, the German TV had to offer in the late 70’s.
I think I was in the 3rd grade when they showed re-runs of “that Science Fiction Show”.
Every Sunday evening the Kirk Crew took me boldly where no kid has gone before!
Every Sunday, after the episode ended, I imagined further adventures with the crew of the NCC 1701 – bigger adventures, bigger than television had to offer!
And exactly that did the new J.J. Abrams directed movie with my head! It played exactly like STAR TREK would do in my imagination.
A Space-Action-Adventure!!!
I had the chance to see the movie, yesterday at a press screening here in Hamburg, Germany.
After the quit interesting “Next Generation”, I grew completely tired and left the franchise behind.
As soon as the trades reported that J.J. Abrams took over the controls of the “Ship” I was more than expecting good stuff.
I got more – much much more.
But part: there are many many scenes they didn’t show in any of the Trailers. Last November I had attended the screening with J.J. Abrams and the 4 scenes he brought with him. I thought that those scenes where kind off highlights, but man do I love the showdown inside Nero`s BIG Ship.
Only thing that came too short is Nero – if I didn’t had read the COUNTDOWN Comic earlier I wouldn’t know why he’s so pissed at Spock. (By the way: very good scene between Kirk and “old” Spock!)
And I liked the Uhura and “one guy of the crew” relationship. It perfectly reflected the emotional path of “that” character.
This could end up being my favourite Film of this summer (maybe year – as a big Robert Zemeckis fan, I am eagerly awaiting A CHRISTMAS CAROL) and maybe my favourite STAR TREK Film.
I love THE WRATH OF KHAN and it’s still my favourite of the 10 “other” movies, but it’s because I do so for the last couple of 25 years…
This one I love since yesterday and have the feeling that my fondness for STAR TREK (the new one) will grow even stronger!
So – please Mr. Abrams take us again boldly where no man has gone before – ASAP!!!
Call me GreekGeek – GreekGeek.De
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Hi Harry,
Don't know if this is old hat or not now, with you guys having the most awesome screening of all time in Austin!
However last night a select quick off the mark group of us managed to scoop tickets to screenings of Star Trek across the UK last night.
I went with my girlfriend to see it in Southampton, nicely set up, four bouncers making sure my phone was off.
I'm a big Trek fan, seen every episode and movie except for anything after the pilot of Enterprise. I just didn't get on with it.
My girlfriend knows very little, doesn't really like the series and most of her character references go from the Star Trekkin tune by the Firm.
Just thought I'd drop a line to let you know what I thought. I'm not going to repeat what everyone else is saying and of course I don't want to spoil anything to anyone that reads this.
We both thought it was incredible! As the opening scene closed we were both getting teary, more for us because we've recently had a child of our own!
From then on we were both caught up in the characters and the story, and blown away by the action.
We loved the introductions of the characters, slightly disappointed by Simon Pegg's screen time.
Liked Pine as Kirk, he really fills that role well and you can really see Kirk growing somewhere in there.
I was really shocked at some moments in the film, (the fate of a certain planet) the writers have been very brave and I hope to see more from them soon.
Moments like this demonstrate why they've chosen to go down the route of creating a new timeline, nothing is safe and I like that.
What I loved the most? Karl Urban! That man is a genius, he had me giggling all along the way, he IS bones!
I'd also recommend for any Trek fans out there, to read the Countdown comics before going to see it. It's not a massive back story, but it's a nice treat all the same.
If you publish this please call me TheBaron
Loving your work Harry, been reading for years now and will continue to do so for as long as I live (long and prosper)
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Hi Harry – saw a media preview of JJ’s Star Trek reboot here in Melbourne, Australia earlier in the week and thought you might like this (mostly) spoiler-free review. There was no embargo on the preview, so if you use this, feel free to use my real name.
I'm just home from the Melbourne preview of J.J. Abram's reboot of the Star Trek franchise, and am still buzzing from seeing such a fun, fantastic and vibrant film - and I'm not even a Star Trek fan!
Unlike the Star Wars prequels, which took my childhood memories and warped them into a bloated, boring, badly-scripted and tedious trilogy, Abram's vividly realised Star Trek prequel has wit, warmth, sex appeal and humour aplenty - as well as lashings of action, drama and derring-do. It's instantly familiar, but incredibly fresh, with superb performances all round (save perhaps for Eric Bana, who is somewhat hampered by the limitations of his character: the Romulan villain, Nero; and a rather miscast Winona Ryder as Spock's human mother) matched by an equally strong script and cinematography.
Without going into spoilers, the film's time-twisting plot both establishes and excuses some subtle and not-so-subtle tweaks to Star Trek canon, and sets the stage for some wonderful set pieces, such a truly emotional sequence early in the film showing Kirk's birth; a breathtaking free-fall from space towards a mining platform situated high above an alien planet; and Kirk's struggle to escape a CGI alien in a pulse-racing sequence that would have had Gene Roddenberry drooling with envy.
The plot is - on one level at least - a relatively simple one. This new Star Trek is the origin story, telling how the Enterprise crew we know (and maybe love) first meet at Starfleet.
Chris Pine makes a handsome, arrogant and strong-headed James T. Kirk; Karl Urban is excellent as medical officer Leonard 'Bones' McCoy; and Simon Pegg brings just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek humour to his role as the man who's destined to be engineer of the Enterprise, Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott. In perhaps the film's most difficult role, Zachary Quinto plays the perfect Mr Spock - tricky, when the originator of the role, Leonard Nimoy, is also in the film. Did I mention the time travel aspect to proceedings?
Supporting characters - Zoe Saldana as the slightly underwritten Uhura, Anton Yelchin as Chekov (who plays a scene which both satirises and celebrates his thick Russian accent just beautifully), and John Cho as Sulu - are also excellent, though by necessity they share less screen time than the main players.
In short, this is a film that rarely puts a foot wrong. Its exuberant take on the well-established world of Roddenberry's Star Trek universe is sure to delight old fans and newcomers alike. I really, really liked it - as did the seven or eight friends and colleagues of mine who also saw it tonight.
Star Trek opens nationally across Australia on May 7.
Cheers,
Richard Watts
Grupar reporting in from CANADA and if ya if use this please call me GRUPAR!!!I'm a long time reader of the site, and just walked out of the packed 10am media screening for Star Trek.
Four words come to mind when thinking of JJ's revamp of the franchise "THIS WILL LIVE LONG AND $#$%$ PROSPER." The characters are fresh but are distinguishable as the original TREK characters. I've never been a serious fan of the original series but grew up with the characters because my father used to watch star trek all the time, and to this day my sister and I find that our father resembles Capt Kirk by personality and attitude.
As I grew older I was exposed the films, Star Trek The Motion Picture, which my father took me too, and the Wrath of Khan which I still remember to this day waiting in line for at the old Imperial Cinema in downtown Montreal. Khan , to this day is my personal favourite because it created an arc with the Genesis project that would continue on through to Star Trek 3 The Search for Spock, and I loved the ending of Khan because it had that "to be continued feel" similar to how you felt after seeing the Empire Strikes Back. I really think JJ should create these cliff-hanger in the next films.
I wanted to love the new TREK today and I did, even though Chris Pine looks and can hold his own as Kirk he needs to work on the mannerisms of Kirk a little more.. but he's off to a great start great job. The best performances by far had to have been that of McCoy and Spock and I can't wait to see more of their quarrelling as is really was a focal point in the franchise and made the series so admirable and always brought comic relief to the characters.
Scotty is also back and even though the screen time was limited this time around I look forward to more and his new little buddy is quite funny.
Scotty's greatest scene still being in Star Trek 4, when giving the formula for aluminum glass 1 inch thick and trying to talk to a computer of our generation... COMPUTER? COMMMPUTER????
JJ has creating something exciting ! and I have NEVER SEEN SPACE BATTLES THAT LOOK THIS VIBRANT! I hope Lucas was sitting in the audience taking notes, its LOOKS real, and shall I mention lighting and lens flare effects!, they work beautifully in this too, this is the best use of lighting and lens flaring I've seen since McTienerman directing DIE HARD, which truly had some brilliant lens flare effects, you'll all understand when you see it next week.
I can't even imagine how incredible this will look on BLU RAY!! There are 2 goose bump inducing scenes, and one involves a birth... The other involves a meeting on a very cold planet...No spoilers from me, simply enjoy the film because clocked at 2 hours it feels like it went by at Warp speed, did I mention the PHASER designs?????? The new phasers look AMAZING. I know I'm al over on this one, but there is sooo much to say...
GRUPAR OUT !!!
I posted awhile ago about a different movie that I was able to view before the general public, and was lucky enough to get "published" on AICN. Now I am at it again. I am NOT a professional writer and have never claimed to be anything of the like. I am however, a die hard comic and sci-fi fan. Here is what I think of Star Trek...
Simply put, the movie is amazing. I know that harry has been following this from the get go, and has been in talks with J.J. since the news was broke about him directing it. Forgive me if Harry has already posted his thoughts, if so I must have missed them.
The Good:
I honestly have to say that characters staying true to the originals are spot on. I was worried a little about Chris Pine when watching the previews, but dammit, he is good. Zachary Quinto, John Cho and Bruce Greenwood are good as well, but I really have to give major props to Karl Urban, Simon Pegg and Anton Yelchin who more than nail the characters of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Scotty and Pavel Chekov. The main reason I put this at the top of my "good" list is because this was my main concern and fear. When they do these flash back movies or, bring in completely different people to portray characters that other actors created, there is something missing. That is Not the case with Star Trek. That is what I remember most from growing up and watching the series, is the charaters. The stories were cool, but the characters are what brought me back time after time.
Visual effects were outstanding. Harry talked about this several times over the past serveral months, and we got to see some nice set shots, but none of those prepared me for seeing the USS Enterprise being built on the big screen, or watching several starships in space. I really honestly felt like a kid seeing this stuff for the first time. I just watched Wolverine on Friday and I have to say that there were so many visual effect screw ups throughout the movie that it started to get on my nerves. Not the case with Star Trek. Everything from comeplete CGI starships, to the light misc. alien crew members, to seamless intergration of EVERYTHING made this such an incredible event for me.
If you are familiar with Star Trek, the original series, you will really enjoy the story. The murge of comedy, drama and action is flawless. This has been the frist movie in a long time that I came out smiling and excited! They did a really great job building this story line from the ground up, but also from the past forward. If you have noticed I really haven't talked too much about the actual story of the film. The reason, is simply because I think that reviews (mine for example) should be what the reviewer experienced and thought... not explain what the movie is about. If you want that, check it out online. An explination of the movie plot line is everywhere online.
The Bad:
The ONLY issue I had with the movie was how much time they spent talking about Spock and his parents and Vulcan. I understand why they spent that time, and in the grand scheme of things, it didn't hurt my thoughts or feelings about Star Trek as a whole. My personal thoughts are that they had to let the watchers that don't know too much about Vulcan or Spock somewhat grasp the importance of what Vulcan meant to him and how it effects him emtionally... yes... emotionally.
Overview:
As it stands right now, I can not encourage you enough to watch this movie. I am not a Trekkie or a Trekker, and I am not pushing this movie for the sake of pushing a movie. I am encouraging you to see it because it does an amazing job of representing the Star Trek universe and Trekker/Trekkie/Someone-That-Has-Never -Seen-A-Star-Trek-Movie people alike enjoyed it. I know. My wife is a medium fan, and her friend knows nothing about Star Trek, but they loved it. Surprising enough... they enjoyed the characters the most as well!!
I am going to be seeing this again on Friday with a groups of my friends and I have no dount that I am going to enjoy just as much. With the economy the way it is, I can feel very secure in saying that if you go and pay $10 a ticket, which is about the normal here in Indiana, you will get your monies worth. If your debating between Wolverine and Star Trek... I think you know which way to go.
If you all feel kind enough to post on your mighty site... the name is "The Jared"
Star Trek 2009 directed by JJ Abrams
What is old is new again in television and film. Battlestar Galactica, the Bionic Woman, even James Bond have all been re-imagined for modern audiences. Now it is the crew of the Enterprise’s turn to be updated. With a fan base as rabid as Star Trek’s this is no easy task, as JJ Abrams attempts to balance new elements to characters loved by several generations of fans while remaining true to the character traits that drew so many fans initially. I think he has succeeded admirably in this effort.
From the first scene of the film, the audience gets a sense that something has gone wrong. A ship emerges from what appears to be a hole in the universe and destroys a Federation vessel, captained by James Kirk’s father, with impossible ease. The design of this ship is quite striking. You look at its sharp edges with tentacle-like spikes sticking out all over (somewhat reminiscent of the Shadow vessels from the television series Babylon 5) and just know that this is a ship with one evil purpose.
The scene shifts after this and the characters of Kirk and Spock are shown at various stages of their adolescence and early adulthood. Kirk is more or less the same as we know him later in life as Captain, but Spock is subtly different. We see him struggling with his emotions and still finding his way as does feels alien to both the Vulcan world and to humanity.
One thing Abrams does well is he introduces the supporting cast of the film slowly. Characters like Uhura, Sulu, Checkhov and Bones are all given separate introductions and each plays a key role in the film. Abrams also does exceptional camera work. One of my favorite scenes in the film is when Bones and Kirk are first approaching the Enterprise from a shuttlecraft and the camera hugs the contours of the ship like a lover.
Hard-core fans will enjoy that there are nods to the original series throughout the film in such ways as a green skinned woman that Kirk seduces to Sulu’s skill with a sword. The classic lines are also uttered but in a way that seemed natural during the course of the film and not forced. Once the audience heard “Fascinating” or “The engines cannot take much more, sir” they roared with approval.
The overall plot itself was a bit of a letdown, as it is a time travel revenge theme and the main villain was not particularly scary when compared with Khan or the Borg, but he served his purpose in providing a threat that united the crew together and allowed Kirk the opportunity to take command of his shape. The most interesting aspect of the villain is that his actions changed the timestream. What we knew happened in the Star Trek universe might not hold true any longer, so there is an opportunity to wipe the slate clean with characters that we have known for over 40 years.
As an opening act to a reboot of the Star Trek franchise I really liked this film, more than I even expected to. I am very curious now as to what the next step will be for Star Trek.
Highly recommended
MarkAbaddon
Advanced screening
Chicago, IL, April 30, 2009
Review by Bartone
A few weeks ago I overheard a few co-workers talking about the new Star Trek film. I was particularly struck by one statement that the movie was—unfortunately, he said—not as “cerebral” as the original series and, in lieu of this, was overly “action-oriented.” Just an action film? I admit to being disappointed. What I love most about the Star Trek series is that it makes some demands on the audience to think, theorize, and imagine.
This week, a good friend thankfully chose me as his guest to Chicago’s advanced screening of Star Trek and I got to find out for myself what reined in this reboot of an American institution: story or action? I am pleased to convey that it is both. This incarnation of Star Trek strikes an agile balance of energy, character, and wit from its opening frames. This is an origins film so, obviously, we learn of how these individuals we think we know became the individuals we think we know better. In the process, J.J. Abrams and his team offer sometimes predictable but, more often, penetrating examinations of the conflicts and insecurities of this extraordinarily gifted group of geographically disparate characters.
This is especially true when it comes to Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), a character whose famously staid inner turmoil is presented as never before. This Spock is not only struggling to balance logic and emotion. Instead, we see a figure so put upon by the weight of bi-racial identity that his drive to piece together the two halves of his DNA is matched only by his determination to preserve both of them. The question is whether his penchant for pragmatism will allow him to do so in a universe bent on frustrating logic. This Mr. Spock is not void of emotion by any means—in fact, what lies beneath is pure rage and Quinto reveals it with a quiet and, at times, explosive dexterity. This Spock reminds us that Mr. Spock is one of our great American characters.
Perhaps less notable in information but nonetheless impressive, is Chris Pine’s Capt. James T. Kirk. Don’t be fooled by Pine’s relatively average Hollywoodland looks. He executes a distillation of Kirk without the Shatner. Most notable, however, is Pine’s superb—and consistent—comic timing, which Abrams showcases, early on in a particularly hilarious medical sequence between Kirk and a Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban in one of the film’s more impersonation-esque performances). And whether Simon Pegg gets the best lines of the film or the best lines of any film just seem to gravitate toward Simon Pegg is probably a fun debate. Either way, he’s a treasure here just when treasure is needed.
Abrams greatest strength with Star Trek, however, is the manner in which he unveils these rich characters in a well-paced tapestry of action sequences choreographed and edited with such regard for the audience’s perspective that they were as harrowing as they were suspenseful. And if Star Trek is as good a predictor of thrill seeking, as it is technology then skydiving is going to become very extreme. Add to this an aural homage to the original stories in the most flattering ways: That familiar sound of the transporter is updated but listen to the unmistakably familiar layers beneath that remind us where this all began. Similarly with the digitized rendering of that submarine whir that Abrams presents to us as if heard through water, or through time. And despite the sometimes-arbitrary (over) use of digital flaring, the film, visually, is stunning in its fluid perspective and pale translucence.
So, thank you to Capone for the role you played in presenting this film to an incredibly mind-meldable audience (truly great crowd and kudos to the one fella who dressed up), thank you to my friend for asking me to be your guest, and thank you to those guys at work who did such an unintentionally effective job lowering my expectations for this wonderful film. I’m not sorry I can’t do the same for you folks.
Here we go:
First off – I grew up with the “classic crew”. It was one of the most important things, for me personally, the German TV had to offer in the late 70’s.
I think I was in the 3rd grade when they showed re-runs of “that Science Fiction Show”.
Every Sunday evening the Kirk Crew took me boldly where no kid has gone before!
Every Sunday, after the episode ended, I imagined further adventures with the crew of the NCC 1701 – bigger adventures, bigger than television had to offer!
And exactly that did the new J.J. Abrams directed movie with my head! It played exactly like STAR TREK would do in my imagination.
A Space-Action-Adventure!!!
I had the chance to see the movie, yesterday at a press screening here in Hamburg, Germany.
After the quit interesting “Next Generation”, I grew completely tired and left the franchise behind.
As soon as the trades reported that J.J. Abrams took over the controls of the “Ship” I was more than expecting good stuff.
I got more – much much more.
But part: there are many many scenes they didn’t show in any of the Trailers. Last November I had attended the screening with J.J. Abrams and the 4 scenes he brought with him. I thought that those scenes where kind off highlights, but man do I love the showdown inside Nero`s BIG Ship.
Only thing that came too short is Nero – if I didn’t had read the COUNTDOWN Comic earlier I wouldn’t know why he’s so pissed at Spock. (By the way: very good scene between Kirk and “old” Spock!)
And I liked the Uhura and “one guy of the crew” relationship. It perfectly reflected the emotional path of “that” character.
This could end up being my favourite Film of this summer (maybe year – as a big Robert Zemeckis fan, I am eagerly awaiting A CHRISTMAS CAROL) and maybe my favourite STAR TREK Film.
I love THE WRATH OF KHAN and it’s still my favourite of the 10 “other” movies, but it’s because I do so for the last couple of 25 years…
This one I love since yesterday and have the feeling that my fondness for STAR TREK (the new one) will grow even stronger!
So – please Mr. Abrams take us again boldly where no man has gone before – ASAP!!!
Call me GreekGeek – GreekGeek.De
Don't know if this is old hat or not now, with you guys having the most awesome screening of all time in Austin!
However last night a select quick off the mark group of us managed to scoop tickets to screenings of Star Trek across the UK last night.
I went with my girlfriend to see it in Southampton, nicely set up, four bouncers making sure my phone was off.
I'm a big Trek fan, seen every episode and movie except for anything after the pilot of Enterprise. I just didn't get on with it.
My girlfriend knows very little, doesn't really like the series and most of her character references go from the Star Trekkin tune by the Firm.
Just thought I'd drop a line to let you know what I thought. I'm not going to repeat what everyone else is saying and of course I don't want to spoil anything to anyone that reads this.
We both thought it was incredible! As the opening scene closed we were both getting teary, more for us because we've recently had a child of our own!
From then on we were both caught up in the characters and the story, and blown away by the action.
We loved the introductions of the characters, slightly disappointed by Simon Pegg's screen time.
Liked Pine as Kirk, he really fills that role well and you can really see Kirk growing somewhere in there.
I was really shocked at some moments in the film, (the fate of a certain planet) the writers have been very brave and I hope to see more from them soon.
Moments like this demonstrate why they've chosen to go down the route of creating a new timeline, nothing is safe and I like that.
What I loved the most? Karl Urban! That man is a genius, he had me giggling all along the way, he IS bones!
I'd also recommend for any Trek fans out there, to read the Countdown comics before going to see it. It's not a massive back story, but it's a nice treat all the same.
If you publish this please call me TheBaron
Loving your work Harry, been reading for years now and will continue to do so for as long as I live (long and prosper)
I'm just home from the Melbourne preview of J.J. Abram's reboot of the Star Trek franchise, and am still buzzing from seeing such a fun, fantastic and vibrant film - and I'm not even a Star Trek fan!
Unlike the Star Wars prequels, which took my childhood memories and warped them into a bloated, boring, badly-scripted and tedious trilogy, Abram's vividly realised Star Trek prequel has wit, warmth, sex appeal and humour aplenty - as well as lashings of action, drama and derring-do. It's instantly familiar, but incredibly fresh, with superb performances all round (save perhaps for Eric Bana, who is somewhat hampered by the limitations of his character: the Romulan villain, Nero; and a rather miscast Winona Ryder as Spock's human mother) matched by an equally strong script and cinematography.
Without going into spoilers, the film's time-twisting plot both establishes and excuses some subtle and not-so-subtle tweaks to Star Trek canon, and sets the stage for some wonderful set pieces, such a truly emotional sequence early in the film showing Kirk's birth; a breathtaking free-fall from space towards a mining platform situated high above an alien planet; and Kirk's struggle to escape a CGI alien in a pulse-racing sequence that would have had Gene Roddenberry drooling with envy.
The plot is - on one level at least - a relatively simple one. This new Star Trek is the origin story, telling how the Enterprise crew we know (and maybe love) first meet at Starfleet.
Chris Pine makes a handsome, arrogant and strong-headed James T. Kirk; Karl Urban is excellent as medical officer Leonard 'Bones' McCoy; and Simon Pegg brings just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek humour to his role as the man who's destined to be engineer of the Enterprise, Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott. In perhaps the film's most difficult role, Zachary Quinto plays the perfect Mr Spock - tricky, when the originator of the role, Leonard Nimoy, is also in the film. Did I mention the time travel aspect to proceedings?
Supporting characters - Zoe Saldana as the slightly underwritten Uhura, Anton Yelchin as Chekov (who plays a scene which both satirises and celebrates his thick Russian accent just beautifully), and John Cho as Sulu - are also excellent, though by necessity they share less screen time than the main players.
In short, this is a film that rarely puts a foot wrong. Its exuberant take on the well-established world of Roddenberry's Star Trek universe is sure to delight old fans and newcomers alike. I really, really liked it - as did the seven or eight friends and colleagues of mine who also saw it tonight.
Star Trek opens nationally across Australia on May 7.
Cheers,
Richard Watts
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Could this be as good as the early reviews?
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BOHICA baby.
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May 03, 2009 10:13:27 PM CDT
never been a trek fan- but i am realllly looking forward to this
by the_one_man_gang
and knowles- enough with the rotten tomatos shit! does that site direct all of your thoughts?
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Watchmen was an overrated piece of shit.
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No, Star Trek was actually good. There were no unnecessarily long/slow-mo sex scenes. The women in this movie actually acted well. There was a sense of urgency at several points in Star Trek. So no, Star Trek was not like Watchmen in those senses.
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intertwining and creating a single mega-plant reaching skyward like a beanstalk. So many plants have given this film positive reviews that the conventional wisdom has become that is actually. Reminds me of Indy IV.
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Like Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Right.
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Can't even begin to describe how happy I am as a lifelong fanatic of Star Trek and it's music at how well this score turned out. We need a collector's edition album NOW! This one is far too short.
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..felt so much like Lost.
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I saw it. It was a pretty damn good movie. Much funnier than I expected and those moments were intentional. Quit being a paranoid bitch.
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Not a fan of the Trek Verse. I certainly don't think it's sacred. But still, I think I've seen most of each series (I think I'm one of 5 people on the planet who actually liked most of ENTERPRISE), but I really have no idea how to feel about this movie.
Kinda want it to be good. Kinda like the idea of finding a way to dump all the conventions that have painted the concept in a corner for , what 10 films and 5 series. But then I just think about stuff like Cloverfield (yeah I know, JJ was only a producer on that one), and it starts to piss me off that it seems like their only "rebooting" it so that it's alright for Hollister D-Bags to say that "Star Trek" rocks, when they wouldn't be caught dead actually watching an episode of TNG. -
I really want this to be good. Damn, you TNG suck ass movies.
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If so, I'm sure Lucas wrote the book and doesn't need to take notes.
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sound effects. Thank Gods, he wasn't the editor on it.
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I'm not a shill, just a slightly above average Trek fan. I thought it was OK, not super cool, not great, just OK. I was lucky I got to see it for free, because I sure has hell wouldn't have paid to see it. I'll bet it wins the box office for the first week, comes in 2nd place the next and then 4th place in week three.^P^P
It looks super cool, the effects are great, but the lens flares are horrific. To many, too often.^P^P
It's not Trek 90210, but it's not canon either, if you think you will be going in to see your fathers Star Trek, you would be wrong, but it's not as bad as it could have been.^P^P
A lot was changed for the sake of change, there was no reason to make the phasers look like something out of "Buck Rogers", and the tri-corders were too next gen. It feels like Trek, even though it happens in an alternate universe, and it was nice to see big screen effects with a Star Trek flare. I would give it a 3.5 out of 5. -
Honestly, man, did you even go to school? I will never understand why you don't have a competent writer--one who knows how to use dashes and emdashes properly--read over your articles before you post them, so that you don't come out looking like a total dash-bag.
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Is that really a bad thing? I don't think there is much doubt that his music on ALIAS, LOST, and FRINGE is the absolute finest in TV history. Even then, nothing on any of those shows compares to the majesty of his new STAR TREK theme. It's iconic in the sort of way that the theme to STARGATE was, and is going to be around for many many years to come.
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Nurse Chapel WILL be heart broken!
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May 03, 2009 10:34:23 PM CDT
Damn TIME TREK! I'm a doctor, not a TIME TREKKIE!
by stereotypical evil archer
Time Trek. I wish they would bring the "Star" back into Star Trek. Maybe J.J. can make that happen next time without the Time Trek. Time travel in Star Trek is as lame as "God" in Battlestar Galactica. I loved Galactica until the last episode, it has it's moments, but it had the weekest exposition of the entire series. I'm looking forward to this new Time Trek, hopefully the Time Treking is the only annoying aspect. There better be a hell of a lot of laser (phaser) battles!
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May 03, 2009 10:35:35 PM CDT
It's a double armed Star Trek punch to the brain!
by stereotypical evil archer
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And that's the final fucking nail in the Star Trek coffin, thanks to Jeffrey Abrams!
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If so, then are they old school or new school with the ridges?
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I read the first two, scanned the 2nd, realized there were like 6 more and said "Fuck it." I'm already going to see it. I don't need more people telling me about their histories and their feelings on Star Trek and how their day went before telling me if the movie was good or not.
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......this is a Batman Begins style reboot. The script for the next film is EPIC, but does not have Klingons yet!
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...but it sure smells good!
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People are desperate to go and see a Big Summer Blockbuster and this looks like it.
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I liked the movie, but it didn't blow by doors down. The pros and cons were pretty even. Chris Pine was a mixed bag, but loved Karl Urban as Bones (and I walked in hating Urban as an actor). The movie is a bit of overkill and I think it obviously tries too hard to please everyone (fans and non-fans). The love interest was handled sloppy. Beastie boys in a STAR TREK film, what? What the hell was Tyler Perry doing in this film? And my biggest problem was during one scene when Bruce Greenwood is recruiting Kirk in the bar, the cameraman kept jerking the shot around and it became a serious distraction. That was sloppy. But by the end it was entertaining enough for me to accept it as passable summer movie fare.
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That's what I had on my face when I left the early Denver screening of the new Star Trek Movie last week.
Fucking FUN movie!!!!!
Not a Trekkie or even close to being a Trek Purist, but this was a blast!!
It scores a very rare "A" in my book because it delivers A GREAT TIME AT THE MOVIES!
Grab some popcorn and get ready for THE REAL START TO SUMMER '09! Honestly, I am still in shock at how great I thought this movie was. With that having been said, I guess I'm a Star Trek Fan now.
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The Good Review Backlash Begins!
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.....there is a massive consequence in this movie that they failed to put a lot of emphasis on. Most moviegoers won't pick it up. It ups the stakes for the second one.
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May 03, 2009 10:53:22 PM CDT
Reviews mostly positive, but genuine negatives starting to creep
by quantize
which is more that we'll ever get from Harry...please spare us your second cock slurping gush..its pointless...
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In them deleted scene pictures that leaked last week. When showing Nero in Rura Penthe. I'm sure the Kilingons looked similar to TMP Klingons but with a different forehead or it could have been leather masks.
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.....see Klingons any time soon.
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http://tinyurl.com/d6gyb8
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in the scene where bones is taking a shit.
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...in FUCKING IMAX!!!!!! Work is going to suck ass tomorrow.
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Klingons won't be a part of any story any time soon. Do you understand that dumbass?
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Does it look, as if I honestly give a fuck?
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SPOILERS
(Instead of SABOTAGE) Perhaps the Beastie Boy's INTERGALACTIC would have been more fitting to some? TO YOU ALL TREKKIES AND TV ADDICTS....
Eric Bana was the WEAKEST LINK in the film to me. He brought NOTHING (Zero?) to Nero.
Zachary Quinto as SPOCK was fantastic and Chris Pine as Kirk SURPRISINGLY won me over.
Karl Urban as McCoy owned as well.
John "Harold" Cho as Sulu was KOOKY at best.
Scotty's wacky alien sidekick cracked me up for no apparent reason everytime it was shown.
The opening action sequence with the Death of Kirk's Dad had more emotional depth than the entire three Star Wars Prequels put together.
I fucking dug this new STAR TREK. Talk about nice surprises!
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Yes, I think you do.
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Why don't you pass your ideas over to Jeffrey Abrams, Kurtzman & Orci, and they'll make a film out of that turd.
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May 03, 2009 11:11:28 PM CDT
i truly do hope so that trek 2 is much like TDK
by steve_guttenbergs_dick_icecream
or ESB but not like SM4 THQ4P
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My I-pod is done charging, so I am going out. Have fun wasting your night on here. Just remember this film is the build to an awesome sequel. A draft of the screenplay is done and it kicks ass. G'night.
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That is the question.
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was stunned two weeks ago went to a mystery movie premier here in sydney and was treated to star trek the event as filmed and we were interviewed before and after for tv and promo material
the film is amazing rocks along with great humor and nods to the past movies and tv series
the cast is wonderfull but eric banna as nero is a little flat sorry to say but being an aussie and seeing him on tv here for years as a comedian it had some effect
this is what batman beguins did for the batman series roll on the sequal
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May 03, 2009 11:19:37 PM CDT
NOT gonna make as much as WOLVERINE, TRANSFORMERS, HARRY POTTER,
by stifler's mom
I'm NOT gonna predict that STAR TREK will be be. I trust JJ to make a cool, fun popcorn movie. But the general public does NOT share geek excitement about this movie. STAR TREK has a very geeky, uncool name-brand association, and the last few TREK films sold NO tickets except to the hardcore Trekkies. This one will play like WATCHMEN, open huge to big fanboy audiences, then struggle to cross $100million. Mark my words.
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Not that I really care. I prefer reading about Dr. Who over watching it.
Same thing with Star Trek actually. I could read a wiki entry on anything Star Trek or Dr. Who in a second, but to actually sit down and watch the show or even the movies bores the hell out of me. I can't figure out why.
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This will be the biggest film of the summer after Transformers! It will have no trouble crossing $100 million.
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Back in the day, I'd never would have thought it possible, Trek actually becoming way cooler than Star Wars.
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The villains in the next movie will come from the Mirrorverse. Whoops! Did I say that?
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On April 6. It has it's flaws, Kirk's ridiculously fast ascension to command and an underwritten villain to name but two (and the Enterprise from the first six films still looks better than this new gaudy thing), but overall I enjoyed it. It's exactly what the franchise has needed for so long, freshness and new blood. This is not Superman Returns; this has a real sense of fun. It'll be nice ot have Trek score a hit again after so long!
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God I'm really hoping the reason for using "Sabotage" was a tip of the hat to Shatner's Orson Wells-like rant over the correct pronunciation.
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May 03, 2009 11:44:27 PM CDT
Abrams remake Star Trek sequel NEEDS to introduce
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a plague of blood thirsty tribbles.
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The pre-buzz is huge on this one. And everyone says it delivers. It will do 100 million opening weekend.
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I've noticed that Rotten Tomatoes seems to be getting seeded with positive early reviews more and more often. Even Wolverine was sitting at 100% fresh for a week. I no longer pay attention to it until it gets within a day or two of the release.
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excellent idea!
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The movie looks great, and im really excited about it, but stop with B.O. predictions, you will just look dumb after it's run. Example, WATCHMEN WILL BE HUGE, AS BIG AS DARK KNIGHT!!! then it dissapointed big time, i loved the movie but it tanked....then..WOLVERINE WILL BOMB!!!..90MIL FIRST WEEKEND....LIKED THAT ONE TOO, NOT GREAT BUT GOOD ENOUGH...stop setting unrealistic B.O. expectations, its STAR TREK!!!!
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The early screening I was at seemed like it was mainly comprised of Non-Trekkies (Myself Included).
After the film, the crowd gave an extremely noticeable loud round of applause.
I was so satisfied with what I had just seen, I did something rare: I decided to join the clapping session.
Out of the five of us in my group who attended, four of us said we'd easily go see it again.
The pre-buzz (which usually tends to be bullshit most times) is what drove me there early (alongside a decision to let this movie start MY Summer Movie Season off this year instead of some guy with claws).
I know the broken record is still skipping here, but a lot of people are about to be surprised at how entertaining and fun this movie is.
I hope this film does well because if you're looking for SUMMER POPCORN FUN, you're about to find it.
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RAAAWWWRRRR I WILL CRUSH YOU
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And I didn't see ANYONE saying Watchmen would be bigger than TDK. Perhaps that was in a dream you once had ?
Wolverine IS a big stinking log. And if a shitstench of a Movie like that attracted the B.O. of those who just wanted to see the Newest Movie of the weekend then a Movie which has many excellent reviews from a wide variety of sources and a genuine anticipation factor will beat it hands down.
That's simple fucking logic not getting anal about weekend takings.
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"Beastie boys in a STAR TREK film, what? What the hell was Tyler Perry doing in this film?"
They're obviously setting up a "Madea goes to Vulcan film"
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...I smell the hype machine going into overdrive.
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purple cum, oozing from his Vulcan penis?
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Just saw on IMAX..AWESOME!
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And you claim you're an "above average Trek" fan? I smell a big steaming pile of bullshit.
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I also feel the Star Trek nerds all dressed up in there prosthetic masks will put most cinema goers off seeing this.Lets face it who the fuck wants to sit next to one of those creepy bastards.
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quinto becomes a star and never goes back to heroes...btw...DOES ANYONE SPELL AND GRAMMER CHECK THESE REVIEWS BEFORE POSTING??? fucking awful ok, so its a fun summer movie...hooray
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Will have a modest opening weekend, in the 50s or 60s, but will show legs based on word of mouth (assuming it delivers the way everyone says). It'll be behind Wolvie at first, but will definitely finish ahead. Movie #2 should put up huge numbers though after everyone's caught this on dvd or HBO. Another factor to watch out for will be Terminator. If that disappoints, then Star Trek will likely be the movie everyone's still talking about up till Transformers in late June.
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movie was pure shit from the words no squid.
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Jesus Motorcycle Christ I'm sick of the STAR TREK dick suck marathon going on on this site. We all know you play slap and tickle with Abrams, fuck. Glowing awesome reviews for all he does, and know this is no different.
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Star Trek is gonna make $130. So many people want to see this and the word of mouth has been out of control good. Wolverine, people wanted to see how bad the mess was. Star Trek, people wanna see how good it really is. That says something. Star Trek and Terminator, biggest films of the summer. Not sure which will be bigger, but if I had to put my money on one of them, it's Star Trek.
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"grammAr."
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sorry...i dont spell check my rants...asshole
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nerd.
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Sorry there is no way either will be the biggest of the Summer. This is only my opinion so please just take as such, but TF2 and Potter will be the two biggest for a variety of reasons. Though I would loved to be proved wrong and see trek be huge..
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Can't wait. I don't care about the sales, about what anyone else thinks. I'm even avoiding all the above reviews. This will be just me, popcorn w REAL butter, coke zero and a comfy chair.
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I imagine it will make about 200 million, and that's based on word of mouth. It will make roughly 50-60 million on the first weekend.
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Still not convinced. All the reviews are along the lines of "The FX are great!", "Love the lens flare!", "Non-Trek fans can enjoy it!", all the usual fanboy hyperbole.
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space herpes!!!
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My last, desperate try to get a review published on this site...
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Even the videogame for 'Wolverine' is better than the movie! Eat it Ebert!
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you need to get into a sneak peak to have the possibility of getting a review posted. That's how i did it. When the movie comes out, anyone can review, but none are posted except in talkbacks.
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I got two reviews published in January when I went up to Sundance and caught Big Fan and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.
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Hey Langhaariger: according to your nickname, i guess youre german, like me. if so, you will read some lines in german and i will commit the first post in german on aicn by now:
wir sollten anfangen, deutsche filme hier zu besprechen, das liegt wohl eher in unserer profession und wir haben eher die möglichkeit, ein sneak-prev zu bekommen. was meinst? -
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Really? That would be fucking great.
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long, sabre-like Hell teeth crunching Vulcan faces like sour Mexican melons. Jesus wept.
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Is something that the new target demographic of this movie won't be saying. I love Trek and can't wait to see this, but I really just think the title "Star Trek" has such a bad stigma to it that it'll keep people away.
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Ich glaube nur, dass es hier keinen Mitarbeiter interessieren wird, solange es keine Review zu einem deutschen SciFi/Fantasy/Horrorfilm ist und wieviel gibt es in diesem Land? Die "normalen" aber guten Filme werden hier auch immer erst dann erwähnt (Ausserhalb von "The Zone"), wenn sie schon auf Festivals Preise gewonnen haben.
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Asshole? Yes, that you are, griping about spelling when you can't do so, yourself. P.R.O.J.E.C.T.I.O.N.
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end of the day either, im more concerned with it being good. Hope it does do well to justify the continuation of the series though..But I agree with the dude that pointed out above that the next trek could be much bigger once this one lays the groundwork by winning over a new and boroader fanbase. Erase some of the stigma of trek, exactly like Batman Begins>The Dark Knight, except no where as big, cant see trek ever doing that....
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I'm sure this will be a fun, popcorn summer movie but I don't see how this will be the saviour of 'Trek'. JJ wanted to make a 'Star Wars'-type space fantasy flick so he has taken 'Star Trek' and warped it into something else. I'm not saying that's all bad, I'm just saying that 'Trek' is doomed as a result.
The likelihood is we will get maybe 3 movies total out of this cast who will quickly move on to other things - then that's it. There will not be another TV show as the new 'Trek' would not fit the TV format.
I'm sick of all the comments along the lines of... 'this is Trek as it always should have been' - No STII: TWOK is 'Trek' as it should be.
Also the new NCC-1701 is terribly designed. Why keep so many aspects of the beautiful TOS movie Enterprise but add so many crap details such as the peculiar neck section, bulbous nacelles, etc. The TOS movie Enterprise stands as one of the best movie models ever. No one can beat the 'intro' scene in ST: TMP or STII: TWOK. Hopefully the new ship gets trashed and we start to see something more akin to the TOS version. -
Was a Sophomore in college when Star Trek debuted in the United States on NBC in 1966. Been a total fan since "The Man Trap" sucked out the salt and sucked me whole hog into Roddenberry's universe. I've seen every episode of every version and all the films, but what gets me is how it is now fashionable to say Gene's vision places the Prime Directive above all. Hell's Bells, campers, if Kirk had ever followed the 'Prime Directive' religiously, there would have never been any fun, nor drama, in Star Trek. It was his Cowboy Diplomacy that made it the fantastic voyage it was! The Next Generation, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise all edged further and further into Politically Correctness while the truth is the Original Trek Gang, warts and all, made it worth seeing over and over again even after 40 plus years. I look forward to JJ's version an hope he gets back to the 'Damn the torpedoes, give 'em hell, Harry" core that put the Star in Trek to begin with!!!!
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Fuck the Klingons, the Borg are easily the coolest baddies in sci-fi flicks and after the way JJ handled this reboot I'd love to see a reimagined Borg
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I'm really starting to H*A*T*E that &*$%^ Wolverine ad which keeps popping up every bloody page on this site. Enough, already.
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But far from perfect.
The Federation characters were generally fine. Well written and well acted.
The overall story was well thought out. One small example: the Enterprise FINALLY has point defense weapons. About bloody well time.
The miniskirt uniforms are back? Yay! And ... green Orions in Starfleet? If that bit in Enterprise about their having pheromones holds true, they'll be running things within a few years.
On the minus side, the sets looked cluttered. 23rd century tech should be 'cleaner'.
The 'shaky-cam' edits and cinematography during many action sequences were clearly aimed at the Attention Deficit generation and HIGHLY annoying to those of us who like to be able to actually SEE what's going on.
The Romulans seemed more like petulant humans than imperious Romulans. They were the weak point of the film.
And there were a few "what the *&$%#???" moments in the script. For example, the Enterprise leaving Earth orbit, warping away (oh and, yeah, that's what ships going to light speed should look like doing it!), navigator Chekov pushing a few buttons and "Estimate time of arrival to Vulcan is three minutes, Kiptain." Three minutes?!? That makes Andromeda a three month trip! Can you say "bad edit"? At least I hope there's a transition sequence which got left out. Otherwise it's ridiculously bad writing. -
Harry please tell us what the cast and crew tastes like??? Too much onion or asparagus in their diet???
Are you on the take for this one??? -
I thought it was great!
I saw a sneak preview of it. Legal of course at Hollywood blvd in Woodridge IL. I got a free Trek cup and poster.
Lots of great visuals, funny movie, great story. Nimoy was great for his role and it makes sense for the past Trek stuff. It will be a new fresh restart for the Universe that is Trek.
I loved the soundtrack will pick that up also.
It's worth watching in the theater. It will look better in HD of course or IMAX. I only saw regular version so far.
Villain rating is below Khan and Gen Chang from VI. But Nero was not too bad for a guy bent on revenge. He did accomplish just about everything he wanted to do. -
That's what about 95% of the talkbackers are: troglodytes.
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My excitement levels need curtailing. So pumped for this movie, I might explode at the midnight showing on Wednesday.
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Like most hypocrites, YOU'VE got a good excuse, just nobody else. See, you don't spellcheck your "rants," but Harry should spell/grammar check his reviews?!?!?! You just got pwned by Dingbatty. Fucking asshole!
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Most of these 'reviews' would neither get a gold star nor be stuck to the refrigerator with a magnet by proud parents.
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Either every review says the movie sucks, in which case it confirms Asimov's feelings that it will suck; or conversely every review says the movie is great, in which case that ALSO confirms Asimov's feeling that the movie sucks. Great reviews=too much hype=movie really sucks. Horrible reviews=movie also sucks. WTF.
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It's certainly entertaining, painfully so almost - every sound effect and action scene is cut of maximum impact - which works. And similarly emotional manipulation - which often didn't work.
I can never forgive them for two vulcan fist-fights! WTF!!! Generally vulcan could have been so cool but they turn young Spock into the feisty college brat we initially feared.
It's really fun and mainstream and well done everyone. But I can't buy into it. It IS is a 3 and a half star film for me.
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i hate that fucking word. it's such a crass, commercial term
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When AICN becomes Ain't it cool Star Trek news. And we get a million reviews on AICN about this film. Half of them being by Harry as he sees it for the umpteenth time, and proceeds to tell us how on the umpteenth viewing, he saw stuff he didn't see in his previous viewings.
But hey, it's his site, so whatever.
I just wanna say... -
May the Fourth be with you!
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..."if you post this review please call me ......" , than their actual reviews
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Before getting too excited.
Sadly have to wait longer in Japan for this one (like most) -
Another Star trek movie, do you think
we will ever get another Star Wars movie, or have to wait until Lucas dies. -
franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise franchise
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...are slightly better-written than Harry's...which is to say, they're not very good.
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But this does look good. Even with the excessive lens flares, which I hope will not be too fucking distracting.
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So sick of the sci-fi genre just becoming action/fx extravaganzas. Nothing to think about and set pieces that are nothing short of homages to Michael Bay. I'm hoping this isn't dumbed down. So many major disappointments in the sci-fi genre these last few years.
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May 04, 2009 10:19:07 AM CDT
I can hear the sound of Harry sucking JJ's cock from here
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
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I've pretty much convinced myself that we aren't gonna get any good SW related stuff on the big screen until Lucas goes the way of Yoda in Return of the Jedi. As in he quietly fades into death.
I like some of the novels, but what really pisses me off. Is that I really don't like Star Trek, but have a feeling I may like this movie better than any of the SW prequels. -
May 04, 2009 10:20:45 AM CDT
oh and um..3 of those are plants..can you guess which 3?
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
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What isn't?
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"Go! Do it! Do it! Push it! Yo, I'm the cap'n now! Oh no!"
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May 04, 2009 10:43:15 AM CDT
THE FACT THAT BRUCE GREENWOOD IS IN THIS = AUTOMATIC WIN
by bringingsexyback
He would've been the best Reed Richards, but being Professional, he chose not to associate with Fox.
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May 04, 2009 10:47:24 AM CDT
Thats six words. Also, plants doesn't mean its not good, you fa
by dr sauch
You're all such miserable people.
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Never have I seen so many people deny that a movie could be good. Yes, There is a huge hype for Star Trek, and the early reviews were fan boy happy. Then the premiere screenings started happening and reviews were glowing. Now the media screenings happened and reviews are rolling in mostly positive. I think you guys can relax. The film is apparently great.
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Great.
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He does. Just ozzes un-manliness. Unlike Nemoy, who seemed like a real threat and an intellectual. This new Spock is Major Baby Man.
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London IMAX this Thursday - get in!
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...but I'm definitly seeing this shit! It looks fucking amazing! I'm in line!
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I have seen the german trailer for this movie and the voices sound like from retards! I hope I can see the original version somewhere... :(
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Terminator Salvation is too far away, Transformers doesn't look that great from the latest ad, and Woverine isn't amazing (I must be one of the few that paid to see it on the big screen!). I do want this to be good, just so I have at least something I know is good to look forward to!!
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Have your nipples chewed off by the ghost of DeForest Kelly, be bludgeoned into unconsciousness by Jeri Ryan's huge Borg boobs, and finally be sat on by an obese, 800 pound enraged Trekkie dressed like a Klingon and squashed like a Denibian slime devil.
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Retard?
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Praise Bale He will rule the summer but I think Trek 90210 will be a good ride nonetheless.
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I really like I, Robot ... Smith was not too annoying, Shia barely registered. The movie's best performance was from the robot I forget his name. I'm a big Proyas fan.
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Yo Pot! Kettle here. You're writing on AICN TalkBack!
Huh?! -
Make sure u get a receipt.
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I have many friends who often - in a good natured way - take me to task for my apparent 'nerdiness' (Love of comics, sci fi etc.) Every one of them has stated that this looks fantastic and they can't wait to see it! I think this film will, for whatever reason, strike a chord with non diehard fans and be a huge success. I'm taking my eleven year old nephew to this and I'm hoping he digs it and gets interested in the Star Trek Unviverse. (His review of 'Wolverine'? "It was cool but kind of dumb, too. I mean... if those beams from that guy's eyes were made of light how did Wolverine stop them by crossing his claws? Wouldn't the light have just gone between the gaps in his claws?" And that from the mouth of an eleven year old... who is apparently smarter than the douchebags that made Wolverine!)
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Terminator Bale, Public Balemies, The Watchmen. Not bad.
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Not Foxerine!
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You know the pool room scene in The Accused? Cyclops is Jody Foster and Fox is everyone else. Everyone who paid to see Wolverine is the guy who stood by and did nothing. You are all guilty.
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Alan Tudyk was the MoCap Actor for iRobot...Wash in Serenity. (Spoiler?) Alpha in Dollhouse
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But I hope someday, many years from now, after Lucas passes from this earth, there will be a complete reboot of the Star Wars saga. And I hope J.J. Abrams is at the helm. Star Trek, fine, but clearly Star Wars is the story he was born to (re)tell.
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they'll wipe the floor with Abrams remake shit.
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in "the Beast" than I am this.
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Da haste wohl recht. Sad but true.
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May 04, 2009 1:40:12 PM CDT
Guess Harry's AICN writer got into the free screening
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
Douchebag
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Star Trek may or may not be any good, but we all knew it was up for unanimous praise in here. I bet fatty already has his Inglorious Bastards review typed up as we speak, movie sight unseen...
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It's really fun but there are lot so moments that are really poor. Even some action scenes like the hand-to-hand stuff. It has some good stuff but the best scene is probably the kiddie car chase which is cut to Sabotage! Ok? Calm down, it's no better than Transformers, it really isn't.
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And they said it's ok. It has good moments. They would love it to be great so that's a very realistic assessment. Calm down on that too!
I actually think Transformers 2 might be the most fun weirdly. -
Don't be too hard on yourself, those of us in the 5 percentile would never call you a Troglodyte! I guess we would, but that would be one of the nicer ones!!!
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Well right now it;s Star Trek I'm most excited about. How amazing it is to actually be writing that sentence. This is just what the Trek universe needed, a damn good kick in the pants. I hope once the Terminator reviews start coming in they are equally positive, I'm not sure they will be though. And as for Transformers 2? Absolutely not, I will not be going to that, the first one really was a badly edited CG turdfest (and I've defended Michael Bay in the past)and the trailer for the seqeul seems to be offering up the very same. Sad to say it about any movie that features big robot battles - but I just don't care.
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Haha, I kind of agree but it makes my point about Trek and Terminator. Apparently the first half is like a video game. Trek is good at best. If many AICN fan-boys love it then I fucking give up. This is mainstream McDonalds crap. Like Mi:3 and Transformers.
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And some actually well made stimulating films like Synecdoche, New York and so on... the rest are worth getting excited about as much as GI Joe.
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Like I told you before, Asimov Lives but not through you!!! I wonder, what color is the sky in your country (world)? With your head so far up your ASS can you tell? Of course, you being the inventor of the RECTAL PERISCOPE, you see EVERYTHING so clearly!!!
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Seriously, what color? Your world is CALED Earth?...The sky colour changes COLOUT depending?...must be PERPECTUALLY PUINK?...HELPING ROBBING?...Seriously!!! Forget what color, how old are you and who has been typing for you? Seriously!!!
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and then types in CAPS...
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went to a early screening this weekend. I have always loved Star Trek but i know that a lot of it is shit. This movie is great in every area (except the engine room set WTF)
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Saw the Star Trek clip with new Kirk running from the monsters in the snow. Why do they have to use the same Predator-Mouth Creature Design that we've seen a million times before? It was in King Kong (Giant Bugs), Hellboy, Pirates of the Caribbean, Fringe, Dr. Who to name just a few.
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.....its like the spirit of Berman lives on here as it really is indistinct and bland just the way uncle rick loved it. OST is only 45 mins long as well. Next time they need to get Horner back or someone who can at least write a decent rich sounding sci-fi score which has at least 1 memorable theme for the onscreen action!!!!
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Sigh.
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it's an OMEN!
you just run on automation!!!! -
I saw an early screening on Saturday and I was blown away and I'm not a huge Trek fan but I loved that the focus was on STORY AND CHARACTERS!!! Take notes Lucas, you fucking retard. Aside from some needless shaky cam shots I dug this flick. I think Scotty was the weakest of the crew and I feel alot of that has to do with him showing up much later than everyone else. This makes up for Cloverfield for sure. Good work JJ!
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Christian Bale, what could have been ...
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Time travel (again), an aging Nimoy desperately seeking attention, and tons of explosions...honestly?
Star Trek should have been allowed to die an honorable death when the original series was (wisely) canceled. Yes, there were a few decent episodes thanks to some quality writing, but it never rose above being a 'Bonanza' in space. Pretending otherwise is completely absurd. It was barely a step above Irwin Allen. -
that is all
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1. WHo does the voice over at the end.."These are the voyages..." I've been betting on the Shat...if not...Fuck you JJ.2. This being an Orci script...who farts and or pisses as comic relief?
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could have been done . . . without pissing on canon/continuity.
But an agenda was at work. -
TOS had several names for Starfleet in the first season.
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The Final Front Ear! HA HA, you made me laugh! Thanx
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Please stop, or are you trying to hurt my feelings? What a crock of SHIT! Are you mad that too much falls off your spoon before it gets to that Gaping Orifice of yours? So sad! And now I find out you are a common shill for public enemies! That of which you call anyone that likes movies you don't. Whats the matter, didn't get your Michael Mann enema today? That would take care of your other Gaping Hole!
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What really sounds WEIRD is how people speculate on reviews so fucking much. "it's getting horrible reviews, it has to be a turd pile" or "it's getting great reviews, probably just the studio covering up the fact it's a turd pile" Most of the fucking idiots who post so much hate on everything and haven't seen the movie probably just need to relax. See the fucking movie and judge for yourself, don't put so much stock or try to read too much into the damn reviews. Unless you just enjoy the shit out of letting someone else make up your mind for you?? Yeah the ship doesn't look like the ship from a 30 year old movie, great because I've already seen that fucking movie. Billie Shatner isn't drowning his wife or busting the seat out of any more uniforms. Good because I've seen that shit 7 times and it's tired. Pissing on canon?? Who really gives a fuck, is it ruining the new series??? Box office predictions. Really miss cleo?? I'll bet you it makes more money than any trek movie in the last 15 years. Once again, hardly an idicator of quality. (87 million Wolverine) I may be simple but I'm just happy I can finally see a trek movie with a younger cast than the actors in Cocoon. I'm happy some positive attention will be cast on the franchise because the last 8 movies were far from stellar, I hardly see this one being worse than ST:3,4,5,or 6.
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I saw it at a preview on Saturday here in New Jersey. I was grinning like a 10 year old all the way through the film. I loved the way that Abrams has reset the franchise now they can go anywhere ignoring the complicated history that Trek has become. I am a Treker since 1967 and have followed all of the incarnations the Original series still being my favorite. J.J. has done right by us.
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think of the scene in Wrath of Khan where Bones visits Kirk in his apartment and tells him to get back his command before its too late.
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Really looking forward to this flick.
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In this universe Kirk may never give up command.
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I can't wait to hear the reaction from Wavehead the Bearded Pelican (George Lucas) It's a prequel to a popular scifi series that actually isn't written by a retarded fag. What a concept!
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I've seen a lot of tasteless comments on this board but what is it, 1985? Are you 12? Who says "fag?" Surprised you have time to comment on movie boards what with all your commitments to hate-group meetings and cross burnings. Slither back to yr rock, Tool.
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Got my tickets for Friday afternoon session and am extremely pumped for this movie. Was never a fan of the series, or any sci-fi tv series. Painting a few spots on someone's head and saying 'this person is now an alien' never really did it for me. Although, i've always wanted to have sex with one of those alien-chicks. Go figure! But anyway, yeah, hopefully this will put a smile on my face after the dreadful Wolverine.
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There is actually, a couple of them.
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I am sure this movie will suck, as will Transformers 2 and most of the rest of the summer dreck. JJ Abrams has not directed or created one good thing in his life, same with those awful writers he uses, they have never written one thing that was any good. So I have a hard time believing that they all nailed it and hit it out of the park. I just don't buy it.
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"They all sound like the typical studio plant. I'm sorry, but for me all this is as obvious as day."
Sorry you think all the reviews sound like plants,AsimovLives. I can cheerfully assure you that mine is definitely not. I'm an arts writer/journalist, not someone who works for an Australian film distributor.
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May 04, 2009 10:37:45 PM CDT
Most of you motherfuckers loved X-Men when it dropped.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
Where the fuck were you people when I was popping on here years ago and screaming the first film was a piece of shit and the Fox cartoon shot a wad in its hand and smeared it in Bryan Singer's fucking grill? Seriously...I didn't hear a God Damn thing slamming X Men 1 or 2. Now all of a sudden everyone realizes the characters were fucking raped from day one? Fuck that shit. For years I was the lone dumb fuck that didn't understand what people loved. Now I have people on my side of the fence? FUCK.
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The first one bored me. The second one was decent, but it still kinda bored me. Third one sucked.
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Seen a few random Star Treks so knowledge is limited, but I had a lot of fun at this movie.
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In Star Trek Countdown Vol. 2, here are the lines of Spock Prime, when he responded to the doubt that the Romulans could not be trusted with the red matter weapon:
"And that is the choice the (Vulcan) council faces.Whether to hold fast to old prejudices, old fears, or to honor the better side of our nature with the intent to save us all."
No wonder last year, the makers of the film said that if Obama gets elected, it would be great since he has inspired the general feel of Star Trek-- the concept of Hope.
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Spoiler: Near the end of the film, Leonard Nimoy reads those famous lines.
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How about saying something intelligent first?
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or a normal print projected large?
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After I see it on Thursday. At the IMAX London. Did I mention I have tickets?
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Dude, it was the same story with the first Spider-Man film, I was one of the only people who was saying it stunk and I got roasted royally for it, now public opinion has come over to the side of reason and most people think it is not a very good film. It's the same old story here.
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Blatantly obvious not the people who chose to avoid the word that you hang around. "Who says "fag?"" Who the fuck DOESN'T? Heh, didn't think this would be my response to a star trek reader reviews talkback. Oh well.
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I was lucky enough to eb at the UK premiere in Leicester Square a couple of weeks back (and almost knocked Simon Pegg over on the blue carpet when he appeared out of nowhere to talk to someone and cut right in front of me) and have to say the film is MAGIC.
Big Trek fan, so I was genetically predisposed to like it and went in hoping for something a bit special, but had no idea it would be THIS good.
Every character is treated with resapect, the time travel elements are very clever indeed, the FX are stunning, it's well paced and it leaves you breathless and wanting more.
If interested check out our review on www.lightsabre.co.uk (yes, a Star Wars website) go to 'assorted' and then 'events' for our premiere review.
I think even die-hard chronology followers will have to admit that the way JJ has smartly subverted the 'original' timeline here is brilliant. It's a classic Trek time-travel story but without the reset button that always got hit in the past (First Contact included, which until this baby was my favourite since Khan.
Tim Bisley will be pissed off but Simon Pegg will be thrilled - the odd numbered curse has well and truly been obliterated. -
And I was very surprised by how enjoyable it is. I went into the screening with doubts, and I do not consider myself a Trek "fan" but more someone who has watched all the various shows and movies at one point or another.The actors are topnotch. Pine and Quinto assuredly claim the characters Kirk and Spock as their own, rather than imitating the original actors. Karl Urban, on the other hand, eerily channeled the spirit of DeForrest Kelly. (You know how surprised we were by Heath Ledger's turn as The Joker? That's how good of a performance Urban is as Bones.) Simon Pegg is also great as Scotty.
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I can't WAIT to see TREK on Thursday. But I'm just pausing to shed a tear for joss Whedon's wonderful SERENITY, which got so much right and definitely had space battles and derring-do - - but somehow never found the major audience it deserved. If you can't wait a day till your trek, check out SERENITY to slake your thirst,
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I thought I read somewhere (perhaps on AICN) that a Tribble makes a cameo somewhere in this movie. I hadn't thought to keep my eye out for one, so I didn't think to look for it. Is there a Tribble in this movie? Did any of you who have already seen the movie find a Tribble?
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Serenity got 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is pretty good, when all is said and done.
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I have to question why you will be paying money to see a film you are already stating you can't imagine liking? What's the point?
Those aren't the actions of a healthy cynical fuck's mind, those are the actions of the typical Talkback poser who will denounce other's opinions all day long, yet go and plonk money down for something they already have convinced themselves they'll hate.
I couldn't give a fuck what any asshole on this site thinks of my taste in movies - I thought Transformers was excellent, X-Men 1 and 2 were good and I even (SHOCK!!HORROR!!!) got some enjoyment from Indy 4 - but I do take issue with self-superior fucks like you who DARE to talk down to people because they happen to like a film you don't.
What makes you such an expert in good taste fuckface?? Who are you to talk down to anyone and try to pass off your mal-formed opinions as gospel? Fuck you, and all like you, up the ass with a rusty crowbar.
As for this movie, looks good and will definitely look forward to seeing it. -
May 05, 2009 7:36:36 AM CDT
The only thing in this that's better than the prequels...
by lightninbolt
Is Karl's Urban's McCoy. He's excellent and brings the rougish Han Solo element lacking in Ep1-3. Most of the rest of it as not much better that Star Wars if at all. That includes dialogue and forced comedy.
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Could Harry love Star Trek so much and hate Wolverine so much because on the former he was treated like a wittle pwince and on the latter he wasn't even given an early screening, even after he and the writers were so brave and righteous in defending Fox against the evils of movie piracy?
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The only thing that worries me about this film is that from the trailers and from Massa's review it doesn't seem to be anything like Star Trek. I'll give it a chance. I thought I was gonna hate Spider-Man, so maybe this will be a pleasant surprise.
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Fuck this then...STINO! That JJ could not even give the Greatness that is Shatner "The" line read says a lot about the fucker. Fuck you JJ...Shatner IS Trek. When you are fucking dust, and nobody remembers anything you did, when your minions Orci and Kurtzman have been written into the Hollywood history books as perhaps the most overused, overpaid mediocrities in film history; the name of Shatner will still bring forth images of glory and profound professionalism that only true greatness can achieve. Fuck you JJ Abrams...Fuck you straight to Hell!
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Iron Man?! The most overrated mediocre superhero movie in history? Now John Favreau thinks he's an freaking auteur because he made an ok movie adaptation from a comic book.
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One of the reviewers, Grupar, says the following:
"JJ has creating something exciting ! and I have NEVER SEEN SPACE BATTLES THAT LOOK THIS VIBRANT! I hope Lucas was sitting in the audience taking notes, its LOOKS real, and shall I mention lighting and lens flare effects!"
Lucas is laughing at you right now because Industrial Light and Magic did the effects for Trek, just like they did for Star Wars. What you're seeing is the continuous refinement of their craft. Between 'Revenge of the Sith' and now ILM has had a chance to do Transformers, Iron Man, Hulk, and other movies. This summer they will continue to blaze a trail w/Trek, Transformers II, Terminator Salvation and (probably) G.I. Joe. It wouldn't surprise me if they're not working with James Cameron on Avatar, too.
Just sayin'...don't blame Lucas for what you think were sub-par effects...Between ILM and other ILM-spawned projects (Renderman/PIXAR anyone? The software was originally developed by ILM), Lucas is laughing all the way to the bank. -
I don't hate gay people, I just hate YOU.
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May 26, 2009 10:28:13 PM CDT
I expect to see Shatner in the next movie, and here'
by unfaithfullyyours
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May 26, 2009 10:33:47 PM CDT
I expect to see Shatner in the next movie, and here's why ...
by unfaithfullyyours
With the future unwritten, they really can do anything. So maybe there's a story that has to do with being promoted too early, and there on consequences, and maybe we see the pay off downstream with an old version of Pine's character, played by William Shatner.
And you could could even get Nimoy back, this time playing an old version of Quinto's Spock. You don't do a "repeat" story because there's no time travel. You just do Lost-esque flashforwards. Easy.
This is why I think the next movie is so exciting: anything can happen. Can you imagine if they kill, say, Uhura, or Chekov?
I can't wait.
(Sorry about the double post.)
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