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Grasshopper:
I saw the film last night. I'm not a huge fan of Star Trek. In fact I think it's the most overrated of all the big sci fi franchises. However, the films are generally at least watchable, and I was curious to see how they handled the 'reboot'.

I've got to say I was pleasantly surprised. The film far exceeded my expectations. It's actually the best film that I've seen for some time. It was just really good old fashioned entertainment, the kind of film that Hollywood does best.

As others have pointed out, there were the usual minor plot holes (which is par for the course with Star Trek). But that didn't really matter.

Of more significance was the 'elephant in the corner' introduced by the new story line. Not really a plot hole as such, but still a massive issue which has profound implications for the whole franchise, and which was glossed over in the film. I don't wish to give away any spoilers, but I'm sure anyone who has seen the film will know what I'm talking about.

Grasshopper:

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--- Quote from: WunderCade on May 17, 2009, 01:52:24 pm ---Saw the movie last night. I agree with many of the positive reviews here. Great movie!

Did any one notice something missing from this incarnation of the Enterprise? It dawned on me as we were walking out to the car after the movie. Since they paid so much homage to the original series, I was kind of surprised that they didn't have it.

Oh! And the Transformers 2 trailer was a nice bonus.


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Shuttles? Jeffry tubes? Kirk taking off his shirt and hooking up with a green skinned babe?

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Heh, Actually Kirk did briefly hook up with a green skinned babe in the movie! I thought that was a nice touch.

That's one of the things I really liked about the movie. It sent up a lot of the old star Trek clichés but remained respectful to them nevertheless.

RayB:

--- Quote from: Grasshopper on May 24, 2009, 03:23:54 pm ---but I'm sure anyone who has seen the film will know what I'm talking about.
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Go for it. Just add a SPOILER warning.

ChadTower:

Saw this today... good movie.  Too many shots of "parts of space stuff" like so many of these movies do now... but good movie.  Better than I thought it would be.

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