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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 03:12 PM Aug 2012

Just saw the reboot of Star Trek...hated it

Well, OK, hate is a strong word. There were a few parts that I liked, but overall I didn't really care for the movie.

The cinematography was too flashy and seemed seizure inducing at parts. The acting was decent. I did enjoy seeing Mr. Spock, the real one, not the young one.

I don't care for the reboot wiping out all the history that came before it, though. While I understand the necessity of it, it just seems kind of cheap to me.

And that, my friends, is my take on it.

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Just saw the reboot of Star Trek...hated it (Original Post) WillParkinson Aug 2012 OP
That makes two of us. Archae Aug 2012 #1
While at work tonight, I realized... WillParkinson Aug 2012 #8
And how did Captain Kirk's Eyes become Blue alphafemale Aug 2012 #2
I rather enjoyed it. If you've got the DVD (own it) then watch the special features. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #3
So you're saying pokerfan Aug 2012 #4
I started out unenthusiastic but with further viewings it really grew on me. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #5
i thought the later part of the movie was okay... he got "kirkish" at the end. dionysus Aug 2012 #6
Loved it, bought it on DVD Bryan Aug 2012 #7
Agree sarge43 Aug 2012 #9
You can't put toothpaste.. sendero Aug 2012 #10
I actually enjoyed the remake. avebury Aug 2012 #11

Archae

(46,262 posts)
1. That makes two of us.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:01 PM
Aug 2012

I've been a Trekkie since 1966.

And I didn't like the movie at all.

Too much lens flare, shakeycam and revisionism.

WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
8. While at work tonight, I realized...
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 05:28 AM
Aug 2012

That they've just invalidated every Star Trek show. Nothing is as it was or could be. Kinda irritating.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
3. I rather enjoyed it. If you've got the DVD (own it) then watch the special features.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 07:53 PM
Aug 2012

There's a scene where Kirk and Spock do the entire Vulcan ship thing using Scottie's voice. I'm amazed that they got through it without totally losing it.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,782 posts)
5. I started out unenthusiastic but with further viewings it really grew on me.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 08:44 PM
Aug 2012

The more times I watched the more I became aware of all the subtle homages to the original series. And the retcons started entertaining me more and bothering me less.

Bryan

(1,837 posts)
7. Loved it, bought it on DVD
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 11:17 PM
Aug 2012

Cheeky, irreverent, beautiful to look at, never stopped moving. TOS will always be there to enjoy; Star Trek as a going concern needed a kick in the ass. I think Wil Wheaton said it best: "If you were distracted by the lens flares, You're Doing It Wrong."

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
9. Agree
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 05:55 AM
Aug 2012

Star Trek is not a documentary. It's a myth about the future and like all myths, it's retold as needed.

sendero

(28,552 posts)
10. You can't put toothpaste..
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 07:19 AM
Aug 2012

... back in the tube. There will never be another series with the simple charm of the original series IMHO.

avebury

(10,946 posts)
11. I actually enjoyed the remake.
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:19 AM
Aug 2012

William Shatner has not aged well and become more annoying the older he gets.

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