I have officially crossed over to the dark side.
Yeah, I'm a Star Trek fan. This is sad. But true. And I'm embracing it. I'm not ready to embrace the fact that I find Spock sexy, but I'm going to blame that one on Zachary Quinto. Yeah.
My thoughts on the movie:
As I said in my last post, I loved it. I thought it was absolutely amazing, and beautifully done. I'd never seen the original series, but I'm told the actors do a great job of portraying their characters, and that some of the minor characters from the series, like Uhura and Sulu, get fleshed out more.
Can I just say how much I love Spock/Uhura? It's so... Ron and Hermione. When they were kissing and Kirk's just standing off to the side (the scene with my FAVORITE line from the movie "So her first name is Nyota?" (or whatever it was) "I have no comment on the matter.") I was watching it going "Is this really the time?! We're in a bloody war here!!" Oh Kirk!Harry. But yeah, I was watching the movie the whole time going "She's gonna wind up with Kirk. The girl always ends up with the hero. And she hates him now but she'll fall in love with him, they always do." And then from Uhura and Spock's interaction when she's yelling at him for not assigning her to the Enterprise ("I didn't want to show favoritism") I figured he meant she was his student and he didn't want to favor her. Not that they were a thing. But I was like "You know, those two would work SO much better. Spock should have a human lover. That would just cause all sorts of crazy awesome angst." And then when she was following him into the lift after his planet was destroyed I was like "I want them to be together!!" And then they kissed and I was like "I WIN!!!" It's because it's JJ Abrams and not Joss Whedon. JJ Abrams gives me Sawyer/Juliet, Joss Whedon gives me Zoe/Wash, Buffy/Angel, and Willow/Oz. Although to be fair, I did lose Charlie/Claire. Anyway.
Spock totally stole this movie. And I don't think it was because it's Zachary Quinto. I just LOVED him. His confusion about his heritage, and the balance between Vulcan and Human (ps: Mommy issues are SO Sylar), his desire to command the ship as best he can, his holding back on all his emotions, not sure if they're weakness or strength, I loved it all. And I loved him. And I was practically SCREAMING in the theater when he was running his ship at the Romulans, "Beam him out Scotty!! Beam him out! COME ON YOU STUPID SACK OF SCOT BEAM HIM OUT!!!!!!!!" And then he did. Yay!
How much do I love little Russian guy? Chekov, right? He was ADORABLE!!! Wulcan! We are inwisible! I can do zat, I can do zat! I love him. I just want to squish him. What a baby. On my flight home (my last of 3) my captain said "Enjoy your wisit" and I just about peed myself. It was so bad. It was also 11 at night and I'd been traveling for 14 hours. But still.
Love Eomer. Er, Bones. The entire sequence with him chasing Spock around and stabbing him in the neck with needles was too funny for words. I could not breathe I was laughing so hard, something that has only ever happened to me once before during the Crazy Eyes episode of How I Met Your Mother, when Lily is chasing Chloe down the street as a hunchback with a limp.
Kirk was great. I have a hard time believing this actor hasn't done much before now. He's insanely attractive and a great actor. I have a feeling this movie will be a great vehicle for him. I thought he was the perfect Han Solo type character, to the point where I was having SERIOUS Star Wars flashes. Which I think are illegal in a Star Trek film. Luckily I was not assaulted by Trekkies. No one had even dressed up. Impressive. It's not my fault Kirk got dumped on Hoth and was attacked by a wampa and then eaten by a bigger fish so that Obi-Wan Kenobi could take him in!
I got my red shirt (sucked into a fiery drill. Nice) and my green skinned space babe. Thank you tvtropes.org.
I was skeptical about the plot (Time travel? Really?), but I think it worked. And they were able to set it up so that they can create a whole new series of movies that won't conflict with the original series, which is nice. And I love how Spock and Spock Prime met and Spock Prime was like "Yeah, I basically got Kirk to think the universe would implode if we ever met." And then I went "Captain Jack!!!" I'm a loser.
What I liked most about this movie is that it didn't try to get too much character development into it. Kirk's still a jerk by the end, just less of one. Spock's still conflicted about who he is, but is learning. Kirk and Spock don't go from mortal enemies to BFFs, but there's a camraderie happening. The writers knew not to try to accomplish too much in one movie, and as a result you're left BEGGING for a sequel. Which I think we'll get. And I'm looking forward to it.
One thing I missed dearly was Kirk's mother. I figured she would have a much bigger role to play. I kept expecting her to show up, either when Kirk was a kid (PS: Matt Parkman is his step dad. How awesome is that?), or at least him going to say goodbye to her when he enlists in Starfleet. But no. She gives birth and then we never hear from Cameron again. Probably because she ran off with Chase. Or something.
So yeah, two thumbs up. Go see it. And point me in the direction of some icons. I need the perfect one of Spock/Uhura especially. His face when he's hugging her, like he knows he shouldn't, but really needs her. I don't really need the kiss. His face in the hug says it all.
I also need Wolverine icons, just saying. Particulary one of Wade when he says "Okay. People are dead!" or "The only time I shut up is when I'm asleep." Or whatever the quote was.
In other news, my Microsoft Word refuses to work and freezes on me every 3 sentences, so the Bolt fic for Wolverine that I wrote on the plane ride home may never make it onto my computer. Also, I should have named my dog Jayne, because she goes crazy and then falls asleep.
My thoughts on the movie:
As I said in my last post, I loved it. I thought it was absolutely amazing, and beautifully done. I'd never seen the original series, but I'm told the actors do a great job of portraying their characters, and that some of the minor characters from the series, like Uhura and Sulu, get fleshed out more.
Can I just say how much I love Spock/Uhura? It's so... Ron and Hermione. When they were kissing and Kirk's just standing off to the side (the scene with my FAVORITE line from the movie "So her first name is Nyota?" (or whatever it was) "I have no comment on the matter.") I was watching it going "Is this really the time?! We're in a bloody war here!!" Oh Kirk!Harry. But yeah, I was watching the movie the whole time going "She's gonna wind up with Kirk. The girl always ends up with the hero. And she hates him now but she'll fall in love with him, they always do." And then from Uhura and Spock's interaction when she's yelling at him for not assigning her to the Enterprise ("I didn't want to show favoritism") I figured he meant she was his student and he didn't want to favor her. Not that they were a thing. But I was like "You know, those two would work SO much better. Spock should have a human lover. That would just cause all sorts of crazy awesome angst." And then when she was following him into the lift after his planet was destroyed I was like "I want them to be together!!" And then they kissed and I was like "I WIN!!!" It's because it's JJ Abrams and not Joss Whedon. JJ Abrams gives me Sawyer/Juliet, Joss Whedon gives me Zoe/Wash, Buffy/Angel, and Willow/Oz. Although to be fair, I did lose Charlie/Claire. Anyway.
Spock totally stole this movie. And I don't think it was because it's Zachary Quinto. I just LOVED him. His confusion about his heritage, and the balance between Vulcan and Human (ps: Mommy issues are SO Sylar), his desire to command the ship as best he can, his holding back on all his emotions, not sure if they're weakness or strength, I loved it all. And I loved him. And I was practically SCREAMING in the theater when he was running his ship at the Romulans, "Beam him out Scotty!! Beam him out! COME ON YOU STUPID SACK OF SCOT BEAM HIM OUT!!!!!!!!" And then he did. Yay!
How much do I love little Russian guy? Chekov, right? He was ADORABLE!!! Wulcan! We are inwisible! I can do zat, I can do zat! I love him. I just want to squish him. What a baby. On my flight home (my last of 3) my captain said "Enjoy your wisit" and I just about peed myself. It was so bad. It was also 11 at night and I'd been traveling for 14 hours. But still.
Love Eomer. Er, Bones. The entire sequence with him chasing Spock around and stabbing him in the neck with needles was too funny for words. I could not breathe I was laughing so hard, something that has only ever happened to me once before during the Crazy Eyes episode of How I Met Your Mother, when Lily is chasing Chloe down the street as a hunchback with a limp.
Kirk was great. I have a hard time believing this actor hasn't done much before now. He's insanely attractive and a great actor. I have a feeling this movie will be a great vehicle for him. I thought he was the perfect Han Solo type character, to the point where I was having SERIOUS Star Wars flashes. Which I think are illegal in a Star Trek film. Luckily I was not assaulted by Trekkies. No one had even dressed up. Impressive. It's not my fault Kirk got dumped on Hoth and was attacked by a wampa and then eaten by a bigger fish so that Obi-Wan Kenobi could take him in!
I got my red shirt (sucked into a fiery drill. Nice) and my green skinned space babe. Thank you tvtropes.org.
I was skeptical about the plot (Time travel? Really?), but I think it worked. And they were able to set it up so that they can create a whole new series of movies that won't conflict with the original series, which is nice. And I love how Spock and Spock Prime met and Spock Prime was like "Yeah, I basically got Kirk to think the universe would implode if we ever met." And then I went "Captain Jack!!!" I'm a loser.
What I liked most about this movie is that it didn't try to get too much character development into it. Kirk's still a jerk by the end, just less of one. Spock's still conflicted about who he is, but is learning. Kirk and Spock don't go from mortal enemies to BFFs, but there's a camraderie happening. The writers knew not to try to accomplish too much in one movie, and as a result you're left BEGGING for a sequel. Which I think we'll get. And I'm looking forward to it.
One thing I missed dearly was Kirk's mother. I figured she would have a much bigger role to play. I kept expecting her to show up, either when Kirk was a kid (PS: Matt Parkman is his step dad. How awesome is that?), or at least him going to say goodbye to her when he enlists in Starfleet. But no. She gives birth and then we never hear from Cameron again. Probably because she ran off with Chase. Or something.
So yeah, two thumbs up. Go see it. And point me in the direction of some icons. I need the perfect one of Spock/Uhura especially. His face when he's hugging her, like he knows he shouldn't, but really needs her. I don't really need the kiss. His face in the hug says it all.
I also need Wolverine icons, just saying. Particulary one of Wade when he says "Okay. People are dead!" or "The only time I shut up is when I'm asleep." Or whatever the quote was.
In other news, my Microsoft Word refuses to work and freezes on me every 3 sentences, so the Bolt fic for Wolverine that I wrote on the plane ride home may never make it onto my computer. Also, I should have named my dog Jayne, because she goes crazy and then falls asleep.