Author Topic: Star Trek (Read 12455 times)

saint · « **Reply #80 on:** May 17, 2009, 04:53:03 pm »

Nurse Chapel? Is that Majel Barrett? Doesn't look like her but I'm not sure I recognize that picture.

Grasshopper · « **Reply #81 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:06:28 pm »

She also did the computer's voice. Is that missing? I haven't seen the film yet.

ChadTower · « **Reply #82 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:38:08 pm »

Quote from: patrickl on May 17, 2009, 04:01:03 pm

I guess we better ignore shmokes and his retarded opion of recent Transformer movies.

I agree with him. That movie was so effin bad I would have fallen asleep if not for the volume.

wp34 · « **Reply #83 on:** May 17, 2009, 06:11:11 pm »

Quote from: Grasshopper on May 17, 2009, 05:06:28 pm

She also did the computer's voice. Is that missing? I haven't seen the film yet.

She did. She recorded her parts right before she died.

WunderCade · « **Reply #84 on:** May 17, 2009, 06:57:55 pm »

Yes, that's Majel Barrett, I didn't hear the ship's computer - that's what was missing for me. But, apparently she did do the voice overs for the movie, so I guess I just missed it. Did anyone else hear the ship's computer?

shardian · « **Reply #85 on:** May 17, 2009, 06:59:56 pm »

It was a real good movie. Me and the wife thoroughly enjoyed it. The kid playing Chekov sucked. I think they could have done a little better on the Kirk casting too. Overall though, a good movie. Original Spocks part was the best part of the movie. I thought they were only going to put him in as a cameo. Quite surprised to see him be so integral to the whole plot.

Dexter · « **Reply #86 on:** May 18, 2009, 05:55:45 am »

Excellent movie, saw it last friday. They successfully walked a pretty thin tightrope between trekkies and non-trekkies. I heard good things about the film but have to say, it was even better than I expected. I genuinely can't think of a way it could have been improved much.

RayB · « **Reply #87 on:** May 18, 2009, 01:30:23 pm »

Good movie. Not fantastic. Bit too much comedy. Loved that they stayed true to the "guy in red gets it" rule. ;-)

patrickl · « **Reply #88 on:** May 18, 2009, 01:56:22 pm »

Quote from: WunderCade on May 17, 2009, 06:57:55 pm

Yes, that's Majel Barrett, I didn't hear the ship's computer - that's what was missing for me. But, apparently she did do the voice overs for the movie, so I guess I just missed it. Did anyone else hear the ship's computer?

The computer was talking a lot at the beginning of the movie.

ChadTower · « **Reply #89 on:** May 18, 2009, 02:50:42 pm »

Hey, it's a lot of work to improvise a cell phone camera tripod. Can't watch the movie and do that too.

shardian · « **Reply #90 on:** May 20, 2009, 10:50:52 am »

A note I forgot to mention earlier - the audience applauded at the end of the film. That is the first time that's happened in a while at a movie I saw.

ChadTower · « **Reply #91 on:** May 20, 2009, 10:52:31 am »

Quote from: shardian on May 20, 2009, 10:50:52 am

A note I forgot to mention earlier - the audience applauded at the end of the film. That is the first time that's happened in a while at a movie I saw.

Meh. The audience applauded when my wife dragged me to see Juno.

CCM · « **Reply #92 on:** May 20, 2009, 11:06:06 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on May 20, 2009, 10:52:31 am

Quote from: shardian on May 20, 2009, 10:50:52 am
A note I forgot to mention earlier - the audience applauded at the end of the film. That is the first time that's happened in a while at a movie I saw.

Meh. The audience applauded when my wife dragged me to see Juno.

Did they applaud for the movie too?

ChadTower · « **Reply #93 on:** May 20, 2009, 11:09:22 am »

Quote from: CCM on May 20, 2009, 11:06:06 am

Quote from: ChadTower on May 20, 2009, 10:52:31 am
Meh. The audience applauded when my wife dragged me to see Juno.

Did they applaud for the movie too?

shmokes · « **Reply #94 on:** May 20, 2009, 11:48:32 am »

Juno was very good.

CCM · « **Reply #95 on:** May 20, 2009, 11:54:28 am »

Quote from: shmokes on May 20, 2009, 11:48:32 am

Juno was very good.

Who said that?

massive88 · « **Reply #96 on:** May 20, 2009, 12:29:18 pm »

Quote from: CCM on May 20, 2009, 11:54:28 am

Quote from: shmokes on May 20, 2009, 11:48:32 am
Juno was very good.

Who said that?

Juno was 10x the movie Star Trek was.

ChadTower · « **Reply #97 on:** May 20, 2009, 12:51:14 pm »

The problem with Juno is it was right after Superbad. So the kid spends all that time and effort trying to get laid... and then the chick is pregnant waddling around for 90 minutes.

WunderCade · « **Reply #98 on:** May 20, 2009, 01:03:45 pm »

Spock sort of came off as Sylar with pointy ears. The "mommy issues" plot line carried over it seemed. At one point I thought he was gonna point his finger at Kirk's head.

shmokes · « **Reply #99 on:** May 22, 2009, 11:20:31 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on May 20, 2009, 12:51:14 pm

The problem with Juno is it was right after Superbad. So the kid spends all that time and effort trying to get laid... and then the chick is pregnant waddling around for 90 minutes.

"That don't make no sense."

Grasshopper · « **Reply #100 on:** May 24, 2009, 03:23:54 pm »

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 · « **Reply #101 on:** May 24, 2009, 03:33:00 pm »

Quote from: saint on May 17, 2009, 02:33:45 pm

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.

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

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 · « **Reply #102 on:** May 24, 2009, 04:15:56 pm »

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.

Go for it. Just add a SPOILER warning.

ChadTower · « **Reply #103 on:** June 28, 2009, 06:48:50 pm »

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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