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Star Trek.
« on: May 20, 2009, 07:25:12 AM » |
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Wait for the DVD/BlowRay/Cable.
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Walfredo
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2009, 08:45:10 AM » |
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Won't ever consider watching it.  |
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2009, 09:05:25 AM » |
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Awe - it was a decent film, I'd watch it again. But you're right - no real need to see it on the big screen.
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2009, 11:48:17 AM » |
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It was awiighht, but just awiight. Too many convenient plot twists to justify the revisionism and/or pandering to the faithful for my liking. And what was up with Ninja Sulu? |
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2009, 06:19:38 PM » |
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Uisce Beatha
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2009, 03:41:56 PM » |
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Fun movie I thought. I watched the original series fairly religiously. It was one of the few American TV shows we received and of course it was syndicated continuously for years. I didn't get into it at the Trekie level though so I didn't notice any inconsistencies or reaches. It was just a fun action movie for me.
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stroh
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2009, 05:15:19 PM » |
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I didn't get into it at the Trekie level though so I didn't notice any inconsistencies or reaches. It was just a fun action movie for me.
 That's all I'll be looking for out of it. |
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2009, 07:28:53 PM » |
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Seriously thought the writing in of Nimoy's Spock was both pandering AND unnecessary. |
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gleek
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2009, 07:46:20 PM » |
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Seriously thought the writing in of Nimoy's Spock was both pandering AND unnecessary. I don't know if it was pandering, but, man, did he look old. As for being unnecessary, I don't know how you can say that. There needed to be some connection between the future and past(present) for the plot line to work (although I acknowledge that the entire premise seems quite a stretch to begin with). While it seemed silly for two Spocks to exist simultaneously, this is the first time I've seen a serious movie address the paradox of time travel and confronting yourself. ( Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is a non-serious one that does as well.  ) Most other movies just avoid the scenario altogether. All in all, I thought it was a clever way of reimagining the series. This gives the writers the freedom to do whatever they want yet still be able to reintroduce old plot lines if they want to. |
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stroh
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Re: Star Trek.
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2009, 02:00:24 PM » |
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I was in Toys-R-Us on Sunday. They have this giant cardboard display for the Star Trek toy tie-ins......... It's the Enterprise, and it's gotta be about 12 by 14 feet. It's huge.
I want that sumbitch.
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