Star Trek

[Daeldren]

Just saw the movie last night and I have to say I was impressed with how they tied everything in with the Trek history. Hopefully this movie will give some life to the franchise, sorry Im a nerd at heart. Anyways I highly recommend all you Trek fans go see it if you haven't already.

[Realirony]

I'm not a trek fan, nor do I know any of the history >.<
But I bought tickets for the show tonight on my lunch break. I hear that its amazing and that even if you dont know anything about the story that you'll appreciate it all the same. I'm actually excited about it....though I'm going to expect Zachary Quinto (aka Syler) to be cutting peoples skulls open with his mind finger >_o heh

[Daeldren]

Almost all of the actors did their characters justice, Zachary played a very convincing Spock. Urban played Mccoy to a tee as well, and Eric Bana played a very good nemesis, not truly pure evil but like most trek villains he had his reasons for being corrupt.

[Rawr]

omg and simon peg as scotty!...it was awsome hilarous...movie was very self aware too...red shirt death....damnit jim im just a doctor...................almost naked green women....haha...great movie...i know very little about star trek...but my trekkie friends didnt like kirk...they said he wasnt that brash or something...i dont know...i cant wait to own it on blu ray!

[Snake]

I'm glad to hear it was good. I am a big fan of not only Star Trek but Star wars as well.

[gizmogamez]

I found the movie to be great. not sure what your friends are talking about...I thought kirk was great, they need to remember he is young in this one, as well he is slightly different in his personality due to the movies events of alternate time lines. my only complaint was for the first time ever kirk didn't end up loosing his shirt during a fight lol what gives! haha
otherwise the red shirt death was awesome lol.

[gizmogamez]

did anyone catch the quote by cptn.pike at the end? where he said "i am relieved" instead of the standard star trek line of "i stand relieved"? lol crazy cptn. pike always making jokes lol

[TnNinjaGirl]

If you think Star Trek is for geeks and don't know the history, is it still a good movie? I want to see it but I don't want to be stuck there not knowing a clue about what is happening.

[gizmogamez]

even if you have never seen anything star trek before you will enjoy it. i took a date last night with me and she had only ever seen like 3 or 4 episodes before when she was little and she thought it was great. this is not your "i need to be a treky to enjoy this" kind of movie.

[TnNinjaGirl]

Ok cool. Now maybe if I could find a strapping young lad to escort me to the local cinemas. lol

[gizmogamez]

if you just go i'm sure you will find a few guys with pointy ears willing to be your date lol. i was sad there were only 2 ppl dressed up last night. that's half the fun sometimes

[TnNinjaGirl]

People seriously dressed up? "Puke in my Mouth"

[gizmogamez]

lol, has the trek shirts on lol....you should of seen when i was at the pre-release midnight showing of star wars!!!!!! lol
whatever floats your boat or gets ya moist.....it's all in good fun

don't puke in your mouth...not going to get that guy your after with puke breath

[TnNinjaGirl]

Such a good point, Mike. I have some nerd friends, but at some point there has to be enough. I've had conversations with some of the "geeks" and they can name every star/planet/race of creature in Star Wars but many of them can't analyze the film for the deeper meanings it contains. The stories truely are great.

[Realirony]

ooooo. even better. go to the show on your bike but hook it up like a space craft. then you be rollin in style. d=('-')z
but seriously, I dont care what sort of "group" is affiliated with what sort of entertainment or anything like that. I like alot of things that i dont "look" like I would like XD
it should be entertaining either way, but I have a hard time watching a film for its entertaining value ever since I took all those english and film classes that made me analyze ever single freaking aspect of a movie.(camera angle, camera angle pose length, scene segways, comments, dialogue, blarg). Instead of enjoying it, I'm usually more of "why did the guy do that angle and with that music?" I hate it about myself at times heh

[TnNinjaGirl]

Originally Posted by Realirony

ooooo. even better. go to the show on your bike but hook it up like a space craft. then you be rollin in style. d=('-')z
but seriously, I dont care what sort of "group" is affiliated with what sort of entertainment or anything like that. I like alot of things that i dont "look" like I would like XD
it should be entertaining either way, but I have a hard time watching a film for its entertaining value ever since I took all those english and film classes that made me analyze ever single freaking aspect of a movie.(camera angle, camera angle pose length, scene segways, comments, dialogue, blarg). Instead of enjoying it, I'm usually more of "why did the guy do that angle and with that music?" I hate it about myself at times heh

Uhhh ya... Theatre class ruined my life forever. Sometimes education is not what it is cracked up to be and ignorance is bliss.

[Snake]

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

People seriously dressed up? "Puke in my Mouth"

Wow how art hasa way of influencing life. The new term for something discusting: "Puke in my mouth"
I'm showing my age here but I can remember when it was "gag me with a spoon".

[ninjablk08]

took my wife on a date to see the movie and we enjoyed it very much,it was a great movie

[Apex]

I want to check it out, but I may wait until it hits video.

[Flashmonkey]

Saw it...loved it...McCoy and Scotty were reinvented better than ever! I dunno if anyone else noticed this, but I loved the fact that Engineering was more than just a bunch of fancy walls with buttons all over it....it actually look like some kind of engineering bay...FANTASTIC!

Oh and winona ryder was still hot despite the fact that they made her look old. I give this movie two pointy ears up!

[Daeldren]

Who else thought that Kirk's bike was awesome?

[Jiu Jitsu Player]

Saw it twice and Im not even a trekkie. I love this movie. Can't wait to scoop up the blu ray when it comes out.

[Flashmonkey]

Originally Posted by Daeldren

Who else thought that Kirk's bike was awesome?

Oh ya i saw that....sweet stuff....sounded like a coffee maker though

[capt_bugaloo]

Long time Trek fan here. I don't quite put on pointy ears and go to Trek conventions, but I've seen pretty much every episode of every series, read many of the books, and am pretty knowledgeable about most things Trek.
I went with a friend who is by no means a fan, but has seen the occasional episode and is vaguely familiar with the characters.

I liked some things, and was not happy with others. I have absolutely no problem with the big 'reboot' as some are calling it - personally I think it's more like a kick-starting, or even getting out a set of paddles and zapping Star Trek in the chest to get its heart beating again. The characters all felt pretty realistic and in line with the original cast to me.

Some of the plot, though... some things felt really, really contrived, like the writers were trying just a little too hard to get all the pieces on the chessboard in the right place at the right time. I've read Roger Ebert's review of 'mediocre' online, and I would agree with many of his comments. Hopefully, now that everyone is where he or she should be, the next couple of movies will concentrate less on action and opera, and more on story.

Overall I'd give it a 7 out of 10. Good, but definitely not great.

Now, my friend that I went with... she loved it. I was shocked. I really had to drag her to this movie, and when the credit rolled she turned to me and said, "That was awesome! That was the best Star Trek I've ever seen!"

So, I guess JJ Abrams did what he set out to do, and made a movie that both hard-core Trek fans and the general public can enjoy....

[thsadmin]

Ok cool. Now maybe if I could find a strapping young lad to escort me to the local cinemas. lol

I am not young or strapping, but hey - if you're not to picky. I would be glad to take you on a Treky date - you bring the Bourbon and I will bring the ears . I can't guarantee you'll see much of the movie though "wink" *wink* .

[sombo]

Originally Posted by Flashmonkey

Saw it...loved it...McCoy and Scotty were reinvented better than ever! I dunno if anyone else noticed this, but I loved the fact that Engineering was more than just a bunch of fancy walls with buttons all over it....it actually look like some kind of engineering bay...FANTASTIC!

I have to disagree with you on that one. I didn't like the look of the engineering bay. The instant I saw it I thought "Did they just go into a beer distillary or something? wtf?". To me it looked like 1950's diesel powered naval ship technology rather then futuristic energy based engineering. Also they completely changed the warp core from being just that, a core to being chambers. Can't exactly say eject the warp core and then eject 6 different chambers, a little off if you ask me.

Other then that I absolutely loved the movie. It gives them a whole new world of possibilities to work with. Even though you didn't need to be a Trekky to enjoy the movie, being one helped you enjoy some of the lines and personality traits we've grown to love over the years from the original crew.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Daeldren

Who else thought that Kirk's bike was awesome?

I did

Looks MUCH better in person. Although I noticed they keyed out (green screen) the wheels to make it look like floating tires in the movie. The three vehicles: the police unit, Kirk's bike and his car was on display at the Paramount Pictures private screening of Star Trek. I saw the movie this afternoon. Highly recommended!!

Some quick shots from my iPhone Looks like a heavily outfitted Buell XB9/XB12 to me...actually, I'm sure of it haha.



Buell XB9SX

[Jiu Jitsu Player]

Not to get all nerdy but I'm pretty sure Kirk's bike was running on tires in the movie. The cop's bike was the one hovering. I found that strange since he encountered the cop as a kid and then he grows up and is riding a regular motorcycle. "You might be a motorcyclist" if you notice every bike discrepancy in movies you watch....

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Jiu Jitsu Player

Not to get all nerdy but I'm pretty sure Kirk's bike was running on tires in the movie. The cop's bike was the one hovering. I found that strange since he encountered the cop as a kid and then he grows up and is riding a regular motorcycle. "You might be a motorcyclist" if you notice every bike discrepancy in movies you watch....

Obviously the cop was hovering In regards to his bike, I believe when he pulled up to the Starfleet recruiting station at the Enterprise build site the wheels/rims, not the tires, were removed. It was more or less a spinning/floating tire

Edit: Found a picture of what I'm talking about. I knew wasn't seeing things

[aloh]

I loved the movie!! it was super good. I would highly recommend it to anyone

[gizmogamez]

I think you are to assume it's an "old" or "classic" bike at that time...just like the vette

[SpyderGirl]

Originally Posted by Daeldren

Who else thought that Kirk's bike was awesome?

TOTALLY! I wanted that hover bike too.

Originally Posted by Daeldren

Almost all of the actors did their characters justice, Zachary played a very convincing Spock. Urban played Mccoy to a tee as well, and Eric Bana played a very good nemesis, not truly pure evil but like most trek villains he had his reasons for being corrupt.

Oh man, he nailed McCoy's character perfectly. I LOVE IT!!

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

People seriously dressed up? "Puke in my Mouth"

Yeah, that's really sad. I am a HUGE Star Trek fan. I wouldn't dress up to go see the movie. I've worn Trekkie sorta stuff to conventions before, but going to the movie in Vulcan ears or uniform is just goofy.

NOW... I want an honest answer to a question I have to those who saw the movie and are Trek fans (cuz I don't expect the non-fans to even know what I am talking about) --

In the scene where the old Spock and Kirk are on that planet and they are talking to Scotty about the transporter... did you catch the line about the Beagle??

The line was "Admiral Archer's Beagle". LOL!! I miss Enterprise.

[paterick4o8]

Originally Posted by Daeldren

Who else thought that Kirk's bike was awesome?

ehh. yeah it looked cool, but sounded ugly to me when I heard it go. but I've heard the Buell with aftermarket exhaust, sounds fantastic!

also, woulda looked better in BLUE!

[Jiu Jitsu Player]

Kirk needs to shim the needles and pull the snorkel...

[Flashmonkey]

Originally Posted by SpyderGirl

The line was "Admiral Archer's Beagle". LOL!! I miss Enterprise.

OH snap i missed the "Admiral Archer" part....COOOOL!! I gotta see it again...in IMAX this time.

[Daeldren]

Hah, apparently the admiral did not approve of Scotty's teleportation experiments.

[JaeL]

I watched this at home yesterday. It was awesome. My father used to force feed the series to me as a child.

[Elfling]

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

If you think Star Trek is for geeks and don't know the history, is it still a good movie? I want to see it but I don't want to be stuck there not knowing a clue about what is happening.

Yep. My boyfriend had never seen an episode of ST and still thought it was a good movie. There are in-jokes but you don't need to know anything to follow the plot.

[Elfling]

Originally Posted by TnNinjaGirl

People seriously dressed up? "Puke in my Mouth"

Ehn, you have to understand what a *huge* cultural phenomenon this is. I'm never going to judge someone for being enthusiastic about something they love

[Strider]

I STILL haven't gotten to go see this yet! ARGH!