That's My Favorite Guy!
So, a few weeks back The BFF and I found this great coney place we had never tried before. It was kind of funny though, because that week we had spent at least three hours on the phone talking to each other and then two more hours that afternoon when she came down and then two more hours at dinner and we never ran out of things to say. It’s
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After I saw the first reboot, I stood up in the theater as the credits started to roll and shouted 'What the hell was that?!'. This time, I managed to keep my mouth shut, but probably only because I wanted to cry.
The thing is, they're great movies. They really are. They're just not Star Trek. Hey, JJ Abrams? There's no such thing as a 'warp stream'. And if there is now, then your new universe is stupid! Also, why the hell did you need your warp drive back online to fire your thrusters? One has nothing to do with the other.
And get some of your own damn ideas, would you? About a third of the way through that movie I figured Kirk was going to kick it and I was wondering how they were going to pull off 'Reboot 3: The Search For Kirk' without Genesis. And that tribble? That like... son of tribble! It was about three times the size of a normal tribble.
It's like... he merged 'Wrath of Khan' with 'Space Seed', took away everything that made Khan's beef with Kirk personal (which was what made it FUN) and gave all Kirk's awesome scenes to Spock.
... Heh, okay, I guess I can talk about it :)
Like I said, they're great movies, but to an old school Trekkie, they're just not Star Trek.
I don't want to spend the next however many movies wondering what's going to be different or the same in this new universe and comparing everything to the original. Which, unless you haven't seen the original series', is impossible. Ugh, I just think reboot was such a bad, bad idea to start with.
Oh! One thing that did make my ears perk up a little was the mention of Section 31. It might actually be interesting to see how this universe handles that, as I feel like DS9 had something that could have been amazing, but kind of dropped the ball a little.
Wow, I probably should have just made my own post about this :)
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The thing is, they're great movies. They really are. They're just not Star Trek.
Which is probably why I liked it and you didn't. I mean, I watched Star Trek when I was younger and it was on the TV - (my dad was a huge fan so it was on our TV a lot though myself I preferred TNG to the original) - but I wasn't fannish about it. It wasn't 'my show', you know. So I am able to enjoy the reboots as just a fun afternoon at the movie that hit all the things I look for in a good movie.
And I have very little memory of the original Khan movie - (aside from, "Wow, Kirk and Spock are really good friends, aren't they, Dad?") - which probably helped immensely towards my enjoyment.
... Heh, okay, I guess I can talk about it :)
LOL, feel free to vent away!
Oh! One thing that did make my ears perk up a little was the mention of Section 31.
See, I knew there were nods to the fans and the other series in there that I didn't get.
Your reaction to this movie is EXACTLY why I am 100% with a fiery venom never going to see the remade A-Team movie, which I am sure craps all over my childhood love.
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