Comments on: Star Trek Backlash. Today in Film Bloggery 05/12/09 http://blog.spout.com/2009/05/12/star-trek-backlash-today-in-film-bloggery-051209/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:50:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: TheDarqueOne http://blog.spout.com/2009/05/12/star-trek-backlash-today-in-film-bloggery-051209/#comment-129164 TheDarqueOne Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:40:50 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=14184#comment-129164 Star Trek was intelligent Science Fiction with a point. In a world filled with hollow entertainment it was one bit of substance. Gene Roddenberry had a soul and created a show that mattered. He thought there were enough intelligent people to appreciate his creation. He was not quite correct at the time. But since those early days his vision has been vindicated. Until now. JJ Abrams raped Star Trek for all he needed and remade Star Wars. Who makes a movie with a huge fan base and then tells them 'they should probably not go to the movie'? A man with no soul, that is who. I have and idea for old JJ. How about you come up with your own ideas? There are a thousand books worth making if that is too tough to do. Maybe you do not care much about Star Trek (As you have said over and over and over) but there are many people that do. Is respect for them beyond you? Or is money just far more important. It is just sad that we live in a world where this can happen and almost nobody even understands the problem. If he had taken the Mona Lisa and spray-painted a frown on her then you would all get it. It is not about plot holes and nitpicking. It is about something that used to matter that got turned into empty entertaining crap. Darque (-) Star Trek was intelligent Science Fiction with a point. In a world filled with hollow entertainment it was one bit of substance. Gene Roddenberry had a soul and created a show that mattered. He thought there were enough intelligent people to appreciate his creation. He was not quite correct at the time. But since those early days his vision has been vindicated.

Until now.

JJ Abrams raped Star Trek for all he needed and remade Star Wars. Who makes a movie with a huge fan base and then tells them ‘they should probably not go to the movie’? A man with no soul, that is who.

I have and idea for old JJ. How about you come up with your own ideas? There are a thousand books worth making if that is too tough to do. Maybe you do not care much about Star Trek (As you have said over and over and over) but there are many people that do. Is respect for them beyond you? Or is money just far more important.

It is just sad that we live in a world where this can happen and almost nobody even understands the problem. If he had taken the Mona Lisa and spray-painted a frown on her then you would all get it.

It is not about plot holes and nitpicking. It is about something that used to matter that got turned into empty entertaining crap.

Darque
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]]> By: Joseph http://blog.spout.com/2009/05/12/star-trek-backlash-today-in-film-bloggery-051209/#comment-127596 Joseph Mon, 25 May 2009 18:43:28 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=14184#comment-127596 Actually, I'm a Trek fan who didn't enjoy the movie at all. Sure the CGI was more than even Star Wars Episode III. But, Star Trek contained to many easy explanations that the movie was just too simple. It lacked intelligence, mystery, or anything relative to traditional Trek. This movie also had more than its fair share of computerized gadgets. But how in the world does a fictional society create an apple II computer room, while the rest of the ship is held together with Budweiser Beer kegs, and water lines? The rest of the ship looked archaic. The external was also weird looking. Over-all, my impression was one of watching a remake of Star Wars; from the CGI, ship designs, weaponry, and sound effects, all of it reminded me of watching Star Wars. Entertaining movie? Yes. Imaginative? Absolutely not! This movie's plot and script was for the basic 5th grade cartoon. Yet it's content was geared for immature audiences. I give it several thumbs down! Joe Actually, I’m a Trek fan who didn’t enjoy the movie at all. Sure the CGI was more than even Star Wars Episode III. But, Star Trek contained to many easy explanations that the movie was just too simple. It lacked intelligence, mystery, or anything relative to traditional Trek. This movie also had more than its fair share of computerized gadgets. But how in the world does a fictional society create an apple II computer room, while the rest of the ship is held together with Budweiser Beer kegs, and water lines? The rest of the ship looked archaic. The external was also weird looking.

Over-all, my impression was one of watching a remake of Star Wars; from the CGI, ship designs, weaponry, and sound effects, all of it reminded me of watching Star Wars.

Entertaining movie? Yes. Imaginative? Absolutely not! This movie’s plot and script was for the basic 5th grade cartoon. Yet it’s content was geared for immature audiences.

I give it several thumbs down!

Joe

]]> By: Davezilla http://blog.spout.com/2009/05/12/star-trek-backlash-today-in-film-bloggery-051209/#comment-127217 Davezilla Fri, 15 May 2009 02:40:23 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=14184#comment-127217 I don't think the backlash is strong enough to turn the tides at. We're living in the age of the internet where every movie gets a backlash or two/three/infinity. Some are deserving of it, some are not. Either way, it's not a big deal with JJ's Star Trek. I don’t think the backlash is strong enough to turn the tides at. We’re living in the age of the internet where every movie gets a backlash or two/three/infinity. Some are deserving of it, some are not. Either way, it’s not a big deal with JJ’s Star Trek.

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