Getting ready for ST XII by revisiting XI
Only 36 hours until I am in the theater for the new movie! Our original plan was to go
on Friday around noon with the whole family, but the release date was moved up a day
and when I realized I could also go Wednesday at midnight it suddenly seemed like Friday
was just too long to wait. So, I'm going on Wednesday with all my stepkids (including my
middle stepdaughter who I rarely see), and on Friday with kids, partner, and two stepkids.
I am not the type to watch movies repeatedly, but for Star Trek I think it will be worth it.
So far my plan to stay unspoiled is working, except for a really weird comment I saw in a response
to a secret about Superman (1978) on Fandomsecrets (why oh why would someone write about ST
there??? ) which I am not thinking much about. I have kept away from my friendslist since the movie opened in Europe, and limited myself to non-ST searches on AO3 for my reading. I am still unspoiled for any plot twists, etc. I watched the first 10 minutes bootleg back in December, but otherwise have avoided seeing trailers.
In order to properly prepare for this momentous occasion we all got together last night to rewatch
Star Trek (2009) on my stepdaughter's blueray. Believe it or not, this was just the third time I have watched it. As I said, I don't watch things repeatedly!
Some thoughts and reactions ---
I forgot just how heartbreaking it is -- heroic George Kirk, ... Amanda and Spock.... Vulcan! My daughter cried, and I remembered how she cried when we saw it the first time back in summer 2009. I think I felt the most for George this time -- after his scene I hardened my heart a bit and kept myself at a bit of an ironic distance. And it made me think that I am really in store for a rollercoaster of emotion with the new movie.
Pike was wonderful -- I really paid attention to all of his scenes this time, now especially that I am post-betaing the huge Pike epic story Draws.
Back in 2009 I found Spock/Uhura to be quite compelling. I didn't feel anything in their scenes this time. I guess maybe I overshipped them? Who knows...
Kirk got choked a lot. Too bad I don't have a breathplay kink.
Karl Urban nailed the Bones role. My partner thinks he was the best of everyone in the movie.
I may agree. At any rate, I wish he had a larger part.
I also forgot how many dumb and unnecessary action scenes there were, and how horribly OOC Chekov
and Scotty were. At least Scotty is entertaining about it and provides much needed comic relief. In contrast, all the Chekov scenes grated on my nerves -- I really hope he has grown up in the next movie. In fact, all of them (except Bones and Pike) were really immature (which of course was part of the whole point of the movie, I know) and I am looking forward to them being more grown up. Most of my favorite fanfics were set several years post-Narada, with more mature characters.
on Friday around noon with the whole family, but the release date was moved up a day
and when I realized I could also go Wednesday at midnight it suddenly seemed like Friday
was just too long to wait. So, I'm going on Wednesday with all my stepkids (including my
middle stepdaughter who I rarely see), and on Friday with kids, partner, and two stepkids.
I am not the type to watch movies repeatedly, but for Star Trek I think it will be worth it.
So far my plan to stay unspoiled is working, except for a really weird comment I saw in a response
to a secret about Superman (1978) on Fandomsecrets (why oh why would someone write about ST
there??? ) which I am not thinking much about. I have kept away from my friendslist since the movie opened in Europe, and limited myself to non-ST searches on AO3 for my reading. I am still unspoiled for any plot twists, etc. I watched the first 10 minutes bootleg back in December, but otherwise have avoided seeing trailers.
In order to properly prepare for this momentous occasion we all got together last night to rewatch
Star Trek (2009) on my stepdaughter's blueray. Believe it or not, this was just the third time I have watched it. As I said, I don't watch things repeatedly!
Some thoughts and reactions ---
I forgot just how heartbreaking it is -- heroic George Kirk, ... Amanda and Spock.... Vulcan! My daughter cried, and I remembered how she cried when we saw it the first time back in summer 2009. I think I felt the most for George this time -- after his scene I hardened my heart a bit and kept myself at a bit of an ironic distance. And it made me think that I am really in store for a rollercoaster of emotion with the new movie.
Pike was wonderful -- I really paid attention to all of his scenes this time, now especially that I am post-betaing the huge Pike epic story Draws.
Back in 2009 I found Spock/Uhura to be quite compelling. I didn't feel anything in their scenes this time. I guess maybe I overshipped them? Who knows...
Kirk got choked a lot. Too bad I don't have a breathplay kink.
Karl Urban nailed the Bones role. My partner thinks he was the best of everyone in the movie.
I may agree. At any rate, I wish he had a larger part.
I also forgot how many dumb and unnecessary action scenes there were, and how horribly OOC Chekov
and Scotty were. At least Scotty is entertaining about it and provides much needed comic relief. In contrast, all the Chekov scenes grated on my nerves -- I really hope he has grown up in the next movie. In fact, all of them (except Bones and Pike) were really immature (which of course was part of the whole point of the movie, I know) and I am looking forward to them being more grown up. Most of my favorite fanfics were set several years post-Narada, with more mature characters.