pete
05-09-2009, 07:23 PM
I went to the new Star Trek movie, and I was fairly satisfied. If you're expecting to go see a sci-fi drama like BSG, you're not going to get it. If you're looking to go see an action movie with some Star Trek nostalgia laced in, then you should be happy with it.
The casting was fantastic, especially for Bones and Scotty. Spot on. I wanted to hate the new Kirk, but I couldn't. That's probably because the script was so heavy on action and so light on dialogue he never really had the chance to expose any acting weaknesses.
Tyler Perry is the admiral that runs Star Fleet? I thought Madea was in jail?
The best thing JJ Abrams did with the story is that he broke the timeline with original series Trek and all the series that followed. Those shows/movies are on a completely different temporal railroad track than these JJ Abrams movies. That allows him to ignore canon from here on out and not have to worry about how the sequels they are planning would impact the timeline of the Star Trek we all remember. I think that's a very good thing. He's not tampering with what should never be tampered with while at the same time resurrecting the franchise. I like that. I like that a lot.
I think they've got this new crew under contract for 2 or 3 more movies. Now, if JJ Abrams wants, he can dial back the action and slowly ratchet up the drama. That's what I hope he does. I think the action movie aspects probably have hooked a new generation on Trek. Good. Now it's time to infuse the drama and values of Trek into some real storytelling.
The casting was fantastic, especially for Bones and Scotty. Spot on. I wanted to hate the new Kirk, but I couldn't. That's probably because the script was so heavy on action and so light on dialogue he never really had the chance to expose any acting weaknesses.
Tyler Perry is the admiral that runs Star Fleet? I thought Madea was in jail?
The best thing JJ Abrams did with the story is that he broke the timeline with original series Trek and all the series that followed. Those shows/movies are on a completely different temporal railroad track than these JJ Abrams movies. That allows him to ignore canon from here on out and not have to worry about how the sequels they are planning would impact the timeline of the Star Trek we all remember. I think that's a very good thing. He's not tampering with what should never be tampered with while at the same time resurrecting the franchise. I like that. I like that a lot.
I think they've got this new crew under contract for 2 or 3 more movies. Now, if JJ Abrams wants, he can dial back the action and slowly ratchet up the drama. That's what I hope he does. I think the action movie aspects probably have hooked a new generation on Trek. Good. Now it's time to infuse the drama and values of Trek into some real storytelling.