Just Came from A Star Trek Screening

And I must say... it was GREAT ... until you start asking questions. Now don't get me wrong, I was super excited for this. I thought it was well done. The casting was TOP NOTCH. The actors were great portraying their roles. I really liked Zachery Quinto as Spock and I personally thought Simon Pegg was great as Scotty and I could have used more John Cho on screen as Zulu. Each character has their own little thing you'll recognize as "them".

Visually stunning of course -- practically hiring a small country to work on the graphics.

Now the thing is, JJ Abrams cheated. And you will get what I mean by that if you've seen this movie or when you go see it (The concept has already been mentioned in other threads but I would like to keep it as general as possible in this first post). I still can't decide whether I hate him or I gotta give him props for what he just did to the series and its continuity. Not going to lie, I am pretty excited to see the chaos that will ensue with this. Me and my friend disected it and could see the arguments of how this fits into the continuity (because it does) but then -- its JJ Abrams' Star Trek and he can pretty much do whatever he wants with it now.

That statement should sum it up. JJ Abrams cheated, this is his Star Trek, and you could either love him or hate him for it. I think, you'll appreciate the movie a lot more if you come to terms with what JJ Abrams did (CHEAT!), or if you have no prior Star Trek experience.

Thoughts? Concerns? Anyone else seen it? I would love to talk about it more :D

AWESOME CAN'T WAIT!!!! thx for the tip i knew i was gonna go see it but now sounds even better thanks :) and how do you get such an awesome job with a buisness degree

I'm only seeing it because a kid at my school is it in it. I don't like JJ Abrams or star trek much.

As someone that never really got Star Trek, am I going to like it? remmbermytitans

If I only cared fro Star Trek. Another film I'm skipping.Neon-Tiger

AWESOME CAN'T WAIT!!!! thx for the tip i knew i was gonna go see it but now sounds even better thanks :) and how do you get such an awesome job with a buisness degree

XD4NTESINF3RNOX

was it weird seeing John Cho in the movie?lonewolf604

I say it again and so does he -- JJ Cheated. But as it was in the movie, do you condemn or praise the guy for KNOWINGLY doing so?Sajedene

[QUOTE="Sajedene"]I say it again and so does he -- JJ Cheated. But as it was in the movie, do you condemn or praise the guy for KNOWINGLY doing so?Sajo7

(This is hard without doing any spoilers :o )Sajedene

[QUOTE="Sajedene"](This is hard without doing any spoilers :o )Sajo7

[QUOTE="Sajo7"][QUOTE="Sajedene"](This is hard without doing any spoilers :o )Sajedene

Glad to hear you liked it Saje.

I've never been a fan of Star Trek, but it sounds like I would like it then because it's good for newcomers.... I'm considering seeing it, just to see what all the fuss is about. If it continues to get near universal great reviews by the critics, then I think we have a winner for Summer Blockbuster film.

In second thought, your thread title really suggests it ws a good movie. After all you just came from watching it. Or so I read. Neon-Tiger

The trailer makes the movie seem more grounded. It looks as if it's lost all the cheesy, goofy, nerdy aspects that the series is known for, but keeps enough of the univer intact to make it Star Trek.

If I were to see it I think I would enjoy it because of that, unlike previous movies that have kept me away for those simple reasons.

i've never seen the original star trek movies, but i'm excited to see this movie

[QUOTE="xxDustmanxx"][QUOTE="alphamale1989"]Well I kind of thought this movie was going to fail for some reason so I'm glad to here you liked it. I really wonder what you mean by saying that Abrams 'cheated' but I guess I'll just wait and see.Sajedene

The third trailer already gave this away, around 1:40

I'm not really interested. It looks like garbage to me.duxup

[QUOTE="duxup"]I'm not really interested. It looks like garbage to me.Wilfred_Owen

I'm pumped for this one! Seeing it this weekend!

[QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"]

[QUOTE="duxup"]I'm not really interested. It looks like garbage to me.duxup

And I must say... it was GREAT ... until you start asking questions. Now don't get me wrong, I was super excited for this. I thought it was well done. The casting was TOP NOTCH. The actors were great portraying their roles. I really liked Zachery Quinto as Spock and I personally thought Simon Pegg was great as Scotty and I could have used more John Cho on screen as Zulu. Each character has their own little thing you'll recognize as "them".

Visually stunning of course -- practically hiring a small country to work on the graphics.

Now the thing is, JJ Abrams cheated. And you will get what I mean by that if you've seen this movie or when you go see it (The concept has already been mentioned in other threads but I would like to keep it as general as possible in this first post). I still can't decide whether I hate him or I gotta give him props for what he just did to the series and its continuity. Not going to lie, I am pretty excited to see the chaos that will ensue with this. Me and my friend disected it and could see the arguments of how this fits into the continuity (because it does) but then -- its JJ Abrams' Star Trek and he can pretty much do whatever he wants with it now.

That statement should sum it up. JJ Abrams cheated, this is his Star Trek, and you could either love him or hate him for it. I think, you'll appreciate the movie a lot more if you come to terms with what JJ Abrams did (CHEAT!), or if you have no prior Star Trek experience.

Thoughts? Concerns? Anyone else seen it? I would love to talk about it more :D

Sajedene

Glad to hear you liked it.

The lady & I are looking forward to seeing the movie. We watchedthe TNG series together

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"] You really dislike this moviedon't you :lol: ? I'll see it but I might not enjoy it as much as you.

Jandurin

[QUOTE="Sajedene"][QUOTE="xxDustmanxx"] She means that they used an alternate reality scenario to revamp the entire series. Basically, this really pissed off Romulan travels back in time to seek revenge and in doing so ends up in what seems to be an alternate universe, or everything gets scrambled and starts over. Something like that. I don't think that's much of a spoiler, just the plot.Baranga

The third trailer already gave this away, around 1:40

I know plenty of Star Trek fans saw the trailer and were like "OMFG Sex Scene!" For those expecting to see a sex scene -- well you're SOL. There is none. And that is my one spoiler. Sajedene

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"] You really dislike this moviedon't you :lol: ? I'll see it but I might not enjoy it as much as you.

Jandurin

I always thought star trek was boring but I actually want to see this movie judging from the trailers

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="duxup"] I just don't see much to like. duxup

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]As someone that never really got Star Trek, am I going to like it? Sajedene

If I only cared fro Star Trek. Another film I'm skipping.Neon-Tiger

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="duxup"] I just don't see much to like. duxup

[QUOTE="duxup"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"] a youthful group of adventurers explore the universe with lazors and aliens!xxDustmanxx