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« Last Edit: May 10, 2009, 06:46:10 PM by Nessa »
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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2009, 08:12:01 PM »
Awesome review Nessa!

I'm looking forward to seeing this movie, being a big fan of J.J. and all. I'm pretty much in the minority for that though, but I've enjoyed almost everything he's done.

And what a cast! I'd see it just for Simon Pegg and Karl Urban, two of my favorite actors.


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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2009, 08:25:57 PM »
The Brothers Gibb reviewed it, I just post them. They also did the Battle for Terra and the State of Play reviews. They do a good job.
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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2009, 01:48:08 AM »
The Brothers Gibb reviewed it, I just post them. They also did the Battle for Terra and the State of Play reviews. They do a good job.

Hmm, well thank you for posting it and thumbs up to them for doing it.  :)

I think I'm going to wait a week or two after it's released to see it. Just to let it die down a little before I go.  :D


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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2009, 07:20:22 PM »
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film

Ah the Onion. The one stop shop for all things witty and sarcastic.  :)

They certainly hit the nail on the head though.

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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2009, 02:06:20 AM »
I am incredibly excited to see this movie on Friday. :D

Also, I love the Onion. That's good stuff.
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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2009, 02:19:12 AM »
LMAO, that review FTW

Anyone going to try to catch like a midnight showing of the movie on Thursday?
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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2009, 02:42:42 AM »
I have a friend who is going to try to come down from college on Friday. Probably gonna see it with him.
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« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2009, 10:14:43 PM »
"Moving on now, an elderly black woman is still following President Obama around and shedding a single tear whenever he does anything"

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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2009, 06:24:59 PM »
I lke the guy who was really disappointed that the story made sense.  How dare they?  I have got to go see this now.
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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2009, 10:50:54 PM »
I saw it today, and it was genuinely awesome. I loved every minute of it. There's a ton to like about it! Go see it good right away. This is a very, very good movie. I can't remember the last new movie that I enjoyed as much as this one.
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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2009, 09:59:35 AM »
Ya, I think it'll probably be the best movie they put out this year. Maybe Sylar will win the Oscar for best acting  :D

In all seriousness though, I'd say it was easily the best Star Trek movie that's been made.
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« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2009, 02:36:21 AM »
In fairness, Erik, it doesn't have much competition in that department.

Okay, yes, I just outed myself - I am emphatically NOT a Trek fan. And...I loved  this movie. It succeeds brilliantly despite its heritage.

Even as someone who doesn't like Star Trek, I picked up most of the references and in-jokes, too. They're so much a part of our culture that I absorbed them by osmosis, just from being an American.

It also pointed out how truly awesome the Star Trek universe can be when they ditch all the campy stupidness.

Spoilers: (highlight to see)
I wish there was some effort to explain what the heck "red matter" is, beyond just "magic black-hole juice". I also wasn't clear on why they had to drill at all, let alone down to a planet's core, to destroy a planet with it. Seems like a black hole would be equally devastating on the surface as it would be at the core.

And...how could a supernova possibly threaten an entire galaxy? And how would turning the supernova into a black hole have saved the Romulan home world?

Yeah, there's still a lot of stupid crap in there. But there was enough pure awesomeness too that it hardly matters. :-)


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Re: review: Star Trek
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2009, 12:31:13 PM »
As a movie, this was a tightly made, well directy brilliantly acted and technically super film.  As a Star Trek major motion picture it sucked.  Why?  Simple, RetCon is made of a fierce kind of suck.  It is simple bad business to alienated your core consumer group, in order to pick up a slightly larger consumer base.  Never dump the repeat customer.

This was the same major screw up and business blunder that produced Highlander II.  Again a good movie that should have been done as a stand alone instead of part of an existing franchise.

The only way they'll be able to keep making money with Trek, is if they have the sense to make a sequel that somehow restores the familiar time line.

And for the record, I'm not a trekkie either, although my ex is.
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