tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post1046237268337885589..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Star Trek 891: Star TrekSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-1415476488116556492010-09-16T22:16:22.689-03:002010-09-16T22:16:22.689-03:00even people i know who liked the movie didn't ...even people i know who liked the movie didn't like the Spock Uhura romance side story so i'm surprised it didn't bother you. your response to #6 is plausible but if that's the case they should have kinda explained it. but you are the Siskoid. the emissary to the prophets. who am i to argue with you?Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-84775027883851403862010-09-16T15:01:50.265-03:002010-09-16T15:01:50.265-03:001. Agree
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4. No opinion, certa...1. Agree<br />2. Disagree<br />3. Agree<br />4. No opinion, certainly not enough to make an entire film suck for me either way<br />5. Uses core pressure and heat as a power source?<br />6. You don't want Captain Charisma in a position to influence a guard.<br />7. I've also seen Romulans and fist fights before. Minor detail.<br />8. Not a fan either, but meh, no big deal to me.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-19096286612025743022010-09-16T13:51:50.302-03:002010-09-16T13:51:50.302-03:00the great casting aside, i thought the movie sucke...the great casting aside, i thought the movie sucked for these reasons:<br />1. the time travel story line was too convoluted. see Star Trek 4 for good time travel story. <br />2. the Spock/Uhura romance was BS<br />3. nero was so uninteresting that he made Shinzon look like the next Kahn Singh<br />4. the nerod was a lame looking ship<br />5. if the red matter makes a black hole, why do you have to put it at a planet's core? a black hole right next to a planet will destroy it just as well i think.<br />6. why exactly did Spock get rid of Kirk in an escape pod to a planet with hostile creatures? was there something wrong with the brig?<br />7. the whole parasite to extract info. from someone schtick, been there done that (ceti eels in Wraith of Kahn).<br />8. the flared nacelle tips on the Enterprise looked lame to say nothing about the beer brewery engineering section.Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-77838871483847715812009-05-26T13:29:02.636-03:002009-05-26T13:29:02.636-03:00The engine room is a factory: the LA Anheuser-Bus...The engine room <B>is</B> a factory: the LA Anheuser-Busch Brewery (forgot the link). That was my greatest disappointment with the new Enterprise: It was steam punk., except the bridge and a couple of corridors. It also appeared bigger on the inside than the outside.<br /><br />Overall, it was a pretty good Battlestar Galactica movie.hiikeebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546094181276790786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-65597623780153690462009-05-19T16:56:00.000-03:002009-05-19T16:56:00.000-03:00A great review as always, Siskoid. I got to see it...A great review as always, Siskoid. I got to see it last night. I was speechless, and exilerated. Two years without fresh Trek, this hit the proverbial spot! A must buy for DVD.Doctor Minoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-42183176024650087582009-05-19T13:33:00.000-03:002009-05-19T13:33:00.000-03:00Is that... Winona Ryder?
Ha! I knew she was th...<I>Is that... Winona Ryder?</I> <br /><br /><br />Ha! I knew she was there going in, but my wife reacted the same way. Somehow, I still don't think she's wrapped her head around it. <br /><br />Loved the movie, thought it was a lot of fun, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on it; I was looking forward to them. <br /><br />The big plot hole my buddy and I chuckle about is how Nero hates Spock because Spock failed to save Romulus as promised, yet all the film did to explain his failure was to have Spock say he was "too late." <br /><br />Why was he too late? Did he get stuck at a red space light on the way to Romulus' sun? Did he stop for a strawberry shake at McDonalds and they gave him vanilla, so he had to go inside the restaurant to get it fixed, thus delaying his deployment of the red matter? <br /><br />(And, for that matter, how can you be "late" to a star going super nova? Supernovas don't just "happen", do they? Wouldn't Romulus be well aware its star was going to become a supernova decades before it happened?)Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-14230545234313573392009-05-18T18:39:00.000-03:002009-05-18T18:39:00.000-03:00As they've already got everyone (including writers...As they've already got everyone (including writers and director) signed up for the sequel, I doubt it'll be "the only one".<br /><br />Favourite line: "Your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives, including yours. Can you do better?"LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-19793659958217854782009-05-18T16:09:00.000-03:002009-05-18T16:09:00.000-03:00Great Review, Siskoid! I agree, the movie IS so fa...Great Review, Siskoid! I agree, the movie IS so fast paced, you don't realize the huge gaping plot holes until you have gotten home. The biggest question I have is, if Nero went back 100 or more years before the destruction of Romulus, it seems he should have simply informed them of their impending doom and aided them with his future technology. The same goes for Old Spock upon appearing 20 years later, still long before the destruction of Romulus. I know, I know, that would have ruined the entire movie. Well, if this is the only Trek we'll have in the years to come, it'll do<br />P.S. Keep up the good work on the blog.Cabin Campbellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-85456448870225372332009-05-18T12:18:00.000-03:002009-05-18T12:18:00.000-03:00I thought that the Enterprise-D was the first of t...I thought that the Enterprise-D was the first of that line to be the Federation's flagship, and that this Enterprise was just one ship among many.<br /><br />I also came to the conclusion that Starfleet must routinely graduate cadets into fairly high rank: specialists straight to lieutenant or so, and the top command-track students to commander, with only the 'dregs' of that elite group (who still have unrealized potential) enter the service as ensign. If I'm right, Kirk's speedy ascent would only be one jump for saving-the-world level heroism (and in a time when Starfleet appears extremely short-staffed but with plenty of ships and the capacity to make even more cheaply/quickly).<br /><br />After that, I'd say very little promotion happens other than the battlefield variety, which explains why the show's ensigns do so poorly when everyone ranked above them has protagonist immunity...Jeff R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10010142887152619337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-76327431191166012522009-05-18T09:40:00.000-03:002009-05-18T09:40:00.000-03:00I chalked up many of the changes to the Butterfly ...I chalked up many of the changes to the Butterfly Effect resulting from the divergence created by the Kelvin's destruction.<br /><br />And thank you for bringing up the Mirror Universe. I am astounded that fandom had no problem accepting that for 40+ years, but this parallel timeline is somehow an alien concept (at least to the local fandom I interact with daily).Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132196355430345167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-15435932658902637642009-05-18T00:55:00.000-03:002009-05-18T00:55:00.000-03:00"What you call 'The Dozens' is highly illogical."<I>"What you call 'The Dozens' is highly illogical."</I>rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73864263015563825102009-05-18T00:48:00.000-03:002009-05-18T00:48:00.000-03:00Most inadvertantly hilarious moment of the film: i...Most inadvertantly hilarious moment of the film: it really took the Vulcan bullies <I><B>35 TIMES</B></I> to come up with "Yo mama"??!snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-38312801779541548812009-05-17T17:32:00.000-03:002009-05-17T17:32:00.000-03:00Btw, George Kirk died the way I thought Capt. Kirk...Btw, George Kirk died the way I thought Capt. Kirk should have in <I>Generations</I>--aboard a crumbling Enterprise, pulling off one more life-saving act. And with a smile on his face.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-49167608055562745552009-05-17T17:00:00.000-03:002009-05-17T17:00:00.000-03:00I've been wondering what you thought of this! I lo...I've been wondering what you thought of this! I loved it myself, although I have to admit, in the end there is no real reason for any of the time travel stuff except to appease the old guard -- and heck, I sure enjoyed seeing Nimoy one last time, his valedictory was a heck of a lot better than hambone Shatner's was in Generations.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817525516356141103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64085846059152519722009-05-17T16:01:00.000-03:002009-05-17T16:01:00.000-03:00I wrote the same thing on my blog about not caring...I wrote the same thing on my blog about not caring for time travel facilitating the reboot. It also *theoretically* prevents them from reimagining things like the Klingons and Khan too drastically because their history shouldn't have been changed, which is a shame. I'd be happy if they just left the "divergence" thing by the wayside in future movies and feel free to make sweeping changes to "continuity" if it would facilitate a new and interesting story.<br /><br />Oh, and that uncertain surprise was my reaction to Winona Ryder, too. "Huh, they got a very attractive actress to play Spock's mum. I wonder why; the age-makeup's not that convincing, and why does she look familiHOLY CRAP."Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490957677766912068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-46234083081288958502009-05-17T14:56:00.000-03:002009-05-17T14:56:00.000-03:00On balance I thought it was more appropriate that ...On balance I thought it was more appropriate that Nimoy do the closing narration. For one thing, I think if Pine had done it there would have been greater fan outcry. For another, as Rob! said, it was a nice sendoff from the old school. Personally, I would have been OK with Pine, but I can understand using Nimoy if you have him.Tom Bonduranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209820912557263080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-51763868043431166452009-05-17T14:40:00.000-03:002009-05-17T14:40:00.000-03:00I saw it and it was good. Yeah, there were a few ...I saw it and it was good. Yeah, there were a few plot holes, but I was having so much fun that I simply did not care.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-6490529793520595682009-05-17T11:21:00.000-03:002009-05-17T11:21:00.000-03:00I loved this movie. I've seen it twice already, an...I loved this movie. I've seen it twice already, and I think I might go a third time today.<br /><br />I think the film is a nigh-perfect balancing act between the old Trek--which was on its last legs, let's be honest--and a new one for a new era.<br /><br />Yes, maybe Kirk should have done the end narration--I didn't really think of that--instead of Spock, but it feels like old Spock is sending the new Enterprise off, so when they're back in Star Trek 2, it'll be all theirs.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.com