Posted on 05/30/2013 9:12:47 PM PDT by garjog
They should have either gone with Gary Mitchell or used an actual East Indian for the role of Khan.
That’s where they messed up.
Did any of you like it?
I liked it well enough for what it was. However, it didn’t stick close to the canon, imo.
At Swords Point is a VERY GOOD movie.
After all the rumors that Cumberbatch, and the not-really denials of the fact, I then knew that Cumberbatch was going to be Khan. It just doesn’t jive. They’ve really messed things up. I was “okay” with the first one, it was fun its own way, but still messed up.
I don’t know, couldn’t they have started fresh, whole new crew? Whole new characters? They just have to hit those touchpoints, and that’s it.
Disappointed. Maybe it’s time to give up on this whole debacle, after all the original Star Trek is a lefty’s wet dream, anyway.
Now, if they can get that Captain Worf Star Trek series they’ve been kicking around, then you might have something...
The theater was cool dark and quiet, and I did get a small nap in before i woke up snoring.
A number of the back ground scenes were filmed at LLNL in the NIF facility. Many were superimposed over green screens
Loved it and am glad I saw it on the big screen. I grew up watching Star Trek.
I hope he dies pennyless in a gutter.
Nearly went blind from all those lens flares.
I have enjoyed some of JJ Abrams’ TV shows. Fringe and Lost faded in their later season, IMO, but I enjoyed them mostly. After reviewing his Filmography, I have not liked any of the movies he’s produces/directed. I really wanted to like Super 8, but it lost me at some forgotten point.
I enjoyed all of Lost very much. We started renting them and couldn’t stop.
This Kirk is totally unreal. Even giving an artistic liscense to make some changes to the story. Kirk had a reputation as a “walking stack of books” and was known to be a very hard student instructor of lower classmen. He was known to be a “by the books” type of Officer until an incident caused him to re-evaluate that position.
I could say the same for almost all the characters, and it goes beyond one-dimensional directing and acting. It’s like they are trying to make a cartoon rather than a sci-fi movie.
I disagree — I found it to be annoyingly disappointing.
I agree, Khan should have been asian.
I hated where Kirk died EXACTLY like Spock had in STWOK.
Alice Eve/Carol Marcus is hot, but her brief appearance in bra and panties served absolutely no purpose (Except to amuse me).
Spock and Uhura, doesn't work.
The guy acting as Scottie is good.
The guy acting as Bones is awesome.
All in all, I found it entertaining. Good movie to see on the big screen. (I only go to maybe a few movies a year, so that might bias me)
I didn't know that they filmed some scenes in the National Ignition Facility. But, the set and designs and effects were the best thing about the film.
I thought that I recognized the lobby of the Getty Museum in LA.
Some here say that they liked some of the casting and I agree.
It just seemed that in the last scene with Chris Pine sits in the captain’s chair, he looked like much too young pretty boy actor, not a ship captain.
Why do the ruin this for us?
The last edition didn’t bother me so much.
I liked it, with the understanding that it’s an alternate universe for the original series.
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