Star Trek (2009)

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:55 pm

Saw this last night. I must say I loved it. I am not a trekkie or trekker or trekkenshire...I did watch some of the old episodes from 69-74 but, thats about it. Normally the big Hollywood blockbuster don't always get me excited. Especially when they are remakes. However this movie was fantastic. Start to finish...it had a little bit of everything. Plus it looks and sounds fuckin wicked and the best thing is you do not have to know a single thing about star trek to enjoy...so do yourslef a favor and enjoy.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:06 pm

Curious to see how well Simon Pegg does as Scotty.

untune · Post by **untune** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:00 pm

I'm more a Patrick Stewart lover

I might give it a go but the trailer has made it look too 'epic'... I don't think it looks right unless it has low budget cheesyness...

Same with Red Dwarf, the charm was how crap everything looked, so when it starts to look too real then it loses something...

The Other · Post by **The Other** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:20 pm

Mexicola wrote:Curious to see how well Simon Pegg does as Scotty.

fuckin genius.

and all i can say is give it a chance. i was very very skeptical at first too and actually kind of got talked into going

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:54 pm

I can't wait to see this movie. I hear such great things about it.

Retrodreaming · Post by **Retrodreaming** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:55 am

I'm going to see it next week

cannot wait!

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:12 pm

Superb film.

Still prefer sci-fi that takes its time though...everything's too quick for the eye to appreciate these days. The first Trek film is still my favorite of the lot.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:33 pm

I'm off to see it tonight. I'll report back after I see it.

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:53 pm

I intend to see this ASAP..yea

novayshun · Post by **novayshun** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:22 pm

great film

i love what they did, turned the whole star trek universe upside down. you gotta love time travel and it's effects

p.s. JJ love's his lens flare

Twoist · Post by **Twoist** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:48 pm

Seeing this tomorrow in Imax. I squee with geeky anticipation and the slight sense of disbelief that Tim Bisley will be masquerading as Scotty. Whouldathunkit?

turquoise70 · Post by **turquoise70** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:57 pm

I don't want to see it. It doesn't look like Star Trek to me. It looks like an ordinary modern sci fi action film. It just looks like a bunch of CGI and explosions and good-looking young actors and actresses. Hell with it.

novayshun · Post by **novayshun** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:38 am

turquoise70 wrote:I don't want to see it. It doesn't look like Star Trek to me. It looks like an ordinary modern sci fi action film. It just looks like a bunch of CGI and explosions and good-looking young actors and actresses. Hell with it.

Spoiler: show: ah yes. but due to the events that took place on the day of Kirk's birth an alternate reality started.

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Wed May 13, 2009 3:54 pm

turquoise70 wrote:I don't want to see it. It doesn't look like Star Trek to me. It looks like an ordinary modern sci fi action film. It just looks like a bunch of CGI and explosions and good-looking young actors and actresses. Hell with it.

You'll enjoy it man...give it a shot. I saw it with my dad, who's an old-school Trekkie...he loved it. In fact, I hadn't seen him that excited in a long time. There's enough there for old a new fans alike.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:16 pm

Wow, what a great film. I'm buying this on Blueray as soon as it comes out.
It has great action and delivers classic lines from the original series. Some great humor in it too. As a long time trekkie fan (TNG rules btw) I loved it.

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Thu May 14, 2009 9:13 pm

Just saw it in the theatre, it's ok, nothing special. Maybe I'm too used to dry, CGI free drama's

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thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:11 pm

Skytree wrote:Superb film.

Still prefer sci-fi that takes its time though...everything's too quick for the eye to appreciate these days. The first Trek film is still my favorite of the lot.

Really? Even over Wrath of Khan? Hmm.. I'll have to revisit.

No but really, I really enjoyed this film. I was a big fan of the movies and TNG as a kid, and they struck a nice middle ground. If I fault it for anything I fault it for its amphetamine pacing... but that seems congenital to summer blockbusters in general, so... I guess I can't fight it.

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Fri May 15, 2009 10:05 am

I'll see this movie this weekend. I'm curious!

CoBoC · Post by **CoBoC** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:24 pm

Guido wrote:Just saw it in the theatre, it's ok, nothing special. Maybe I'm too used to dry, CGI free drama's .

I'm half expecting to have this reaction upon seeing it.

Skytree · Post by **Skytree** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:57 pm

thedisavowed wrote:
Skytree wrote:Superb film.

Still prefer sci-fi that takes its time though...everything's too quick for the eye to appreciate these days. The first Trek film is still my favorite of the lot.
Really? Even over Wrath of Khan? Hmm.. I'll have to revisit.

The first film is more of a hard sci-fi than most of the others...that's the main reason it stands in my memory so well. The plot is almost like something Carl Sagan would have written (especially with Voyager involved). The pacing and visuals are great as well...obviously influenced by 2001.

If you watch it again, pick up the director's cut.