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Old 04-28-09, 06:21 PM
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by hdtv00
This reviewers thoughts are what I feared.
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/star_trek-2009.html
Still sounds good to me

(fear not.. they can still slingshot around the Sun to go back in time and grab a pregnant whale and save the Earth someday, with a reborn Spock - He did too much LDS ya know...)
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by The Cow
Still sounds good to me

(fear not.. they can still slingshot around the Sun to go back in time and grab a pregnant whale and save the Earth someday, with a reborn Spock - He did too much LDS ya know...)
I hated that. You know in the original timeline Earth got destroyed right?
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

The scifimoviepage review totally misrepresents Pine as Kirk:

Spoiler:
He's NOT drunk in the bar scene...he's never drunk in the movie. Plus, Pine not doing a Shatner impersonation is one of the BEST choices he could have made...he IS Kirk without doing the role like Shatner did it. In many ways, Pine's Kirk is much more fun to watch than Quinto's Spock, because Pine is doing "his own thing" while Quinto is pretty much doing Nimoy. And bland? That reminds me of the old Variety review of the series where they called Shatner "wooden". Pine's a lot of things, but his Jim Kirk isn't bland.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by lordwow
I hated that. You know in the original timeline Earth got destroyed right?
So people bitching about how their fucking up ST should shut up? I'm cool w/ that...finally something to stop their bitching (or continue irregardless). It's a good film so far from what they say...boo hoo.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by hdtv00
Also.
"It's funny how people try to use the intentions of dead people whom they never met in an attempt to justify their opinions."

Wrong I have met him and a great many number of other trek related people. And you know as well as I do he'd be rolling over in his grave about this. But as others pointed out he was always at issue with what his vision was for it.

I'm not saying it won't be a good movie. That's not my point at all. From the sound of it , it's gonna be great. But is it Trek, I wonder.
It is absolutely Trek. As long as you can accept that new actors are playing these characters, I can't see how you will walk out disappointed. It's that good.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by The Cow
Still sounds good to me

(fear not.. they can still slingshot around the Sun to go back in time and grab a pregnant whale and save the Earth someday, with a reborn Spock - He did too much LDS ya know...)
Spock is a Mormon?
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by Suprmallet
It is absolutely Trek. As long as you can accept that new actors are playing these characters, I can't see how you will walk out disappointed. It's that good.
Yeah, they after all, are only characters. But maybe it's just me, I never have much trouble distinguishing a person from a role.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by hdtv00
This reviewers thoughts are what I feared.
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/star_trek-2009.html


Ah...yeah im sure it is....


"The many liberties Abrams takes with these iconic characters are bound to infuriate anal trekkies."
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by Deep_lurk
Spock is a Mormon?
It saddens me to have to explain this, but The Cow was making a winking reference to a joke in Star Trek IV.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by hdtv00
Wrong I have met him and a great many number of other trek related people. And you know as well as I do he'd be rolling over in his grave about this. But as others pointed out he was always at issue with what his vision was for it.
Sure you did, and you would all listen to your SACDs and watch laserdiscs and talk about the good times.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by Groucho
It saddens me to have to explain this, but The Cow was making a winking reference to a joke in Star Trek IV.
Don't be disheartened, Groucho. Now that Trek is reaching out to a new audience, we can expect to see people in these threads who don't even know the Reliant's prefix code.
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Don't be disheartened, Groucho. Now that Trek is reaching out to a new audience, we can expect to see people in these threads who don't even know the Reliant's prefix code.
You're assuming he hasn't changed the combination. He's quite intelligent.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

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I second this.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

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Sure you did, and you would all listen to your SACDs and watch laserdiscs and talk about the good times.
Believe what you want, %#&$ #$# and your pointless post.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by Bandoman
Don't be disheartened, Groucho. Now that Trek is reaching out to a new audience, we can expect to see people in these threads who don't even know the Reliant's prefix code.
I don't know what you nerds are talking about but the 'splosions in the trailer are enough for me.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

The main issue I take is Captain Kirk was cool, and Abrams (from what I see in the teasers) turned him into a poser (on his motorcycle) and an abysmal attempt to make him cool, eg. the horrendous line he uses on Uhura, (paraphrasing from the teaser I saw last night,) "What's your name, I'm gonna guess, oh that's what I would have guessed." Hardy f'ing har. UGH...
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Anyone who watched Lost tonight mind telling me exactly who the announcer said was the director? It certainly didn't sound like JJ Abrams. More like Jim Jebramson or something.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

You are right, it is going to suck.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by Chew
Anyone who watched Lost tonight
That was one bizarre sneak peek.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Broadcast Film Critics gives Star Trek 93/100. and its critic choice award.

For comparison, Slumdog millionaire got 92/100, and Dark Knight got 96/100

http://www.bfca.org/movie/movie.php?id=2766%20bts
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by Chew
Anyone who watched Lost tonight mind telling me exactly who the announcer said was the director? It certainly didn't sound like JJ Abrams. More like Jim Jebramson or something.

Sounded like JJ Abrams to me.
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

I rewinded it like three times: It didn't sound like JJ Abrams. Might be a different announcer depending on the time zone?
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Re: Star Trek XI (Abrams, 2009) - Part 2

Originally Posted by stinkeye
You're assuming he hasn't changed the combination. He's quite intelligent.
How do we know he'll keep his word? 16309 btw.

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