The latest film-centric trend on YouTube is apparently making fun of the new Star Trek trailer. And it goes way beyond the Smallville and 90210 recuts I showcased last week. TrekMovie.com is collecting all the parodies, which also include a reverse recut featuring scenes from Smallville, another recut acknowleding the parallels to the Star Wars prequels, a weak clip using music from Top Gun and a hilarious recut employing the opening theme and credits style from The A-Team. Unfortunately, there’s still no Muppet Babies version, but I’m going to keep on checking back with my fingers crossed.
The best video included, though, is not quite a recut in the same class as the others. This one instead composites young Kirk footage into a scene from the original Star Trek TV show. It would be great even if William Shatner hadn’t already been publicly complaining about the film, but it’s even better knowing that Shatner likely had this exact reaction today. If he’s a good sport, he’ll even film a recreation of this clever YouTube clip.
That is so funny!!!! I’ll bet his real reaction was similar.
He is so mad that he’s not in this movie, and I’m sure he’s even more pissed knowing that Leonard Nimoy and Chris Doohan are in it.
Boo Hooo
Anything relating to captain Kirk without inviting Mr. Shatner to be a part of it is just plain wrong. I think that stinks and as a Trekie I’ll pass on this gaye film!
William Shatner is Star Trek to me and always will be.