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progistoomainstream 
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Posted: December 22 2011 at 21:53 |
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presdoug
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Posted: December 28 2011 at 19:59 |
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The Voyage Home-for me, it most epitomised the charm and character of the original series
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Posted: December 28 2011 at 20:28 |
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WoK, maybe cause it saved the franchise after the moribund first film and ironically was not handled by Roddenberry, but mostly cause it's the simplest, has the best ship-to-ship action anywhere, and actually makes sense. I'm also one of the few who seem to like Final Frontier (dug the whole "I need my pain" thing), and I mostly enjoyed the 2009 one though it had some real flaws; if they're gonna continue with prequels they need to take things a little more seriously.
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progistoomainstream
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Posted: December 28 2011 at 22:02 |
 Atavachron wrote:
... and I mostly enjoyed the 2009 one though it had some real flaws; if they're gonna continue with prequels they need to take things a little more seriously.
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I'd have to agree. They sort of messed up the whole idea of Star Trek with that film.
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 06:15 |
Oh, my wife and I love ST 2009. I mean Spock and Uhura doing it and all. I think they did well with the crop of actors selected to reprise the roles. Khan certainly breathed new life into a franchise that was floundering. The Voyage, good but a little too cutesy. Kirk should have been banging Gillian. 
Edited by Slartibartfast - December 29 2011 at 06:18
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 09:00 |
progistoomainstream wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
... and I mostly enjoyed the 2009 one though it had some real flaws; if they're gonna continue with prequels they need to take things a little more seriously.
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I'd have to agree. They sort of messed up the whole idea of Star Trek with that film. |
I wasn't really a big fan of the 2009 film. It was ok, but nothing like the rest of the franchise. BTW, the 2009 film was a reboot (much like what they did with Battlestar Galactica) not a prequel. My favorites are II, IV and First Contact. Tough choice between those three. Gonna go with IV today.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 09:06 |
The Doctor wrote:
progistoomainstream wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
... and I mostly enjoyed the 2009 one though it had some real flaws; if they're gonna continue with prequels they need to take things a little more seriously.
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I'd have to agree. They sort of messed up the whole idea of Star Trek with that film. |
I wasn't really a big fan of the 2009 film. It was ok, but nothing like the rest of the franchise. BTW, the 2009 film was a reboot (much like what they did with Battlestar Galactica) not a prequel.
My favorites are II, IV and First Contact. Tough choice between those three. Gonna go with IV today.
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For me the reboot was the best of all the films. I loved it. But of th earlier films II, IV.and VIII are he best.
Edited by Snow Dog - December 29 2011 at 09:07
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 09:47 |
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The Search for Spock, then First Contact. The newest one was allright. I thought the actors did a good job but the film as a whole could have been much better.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 03:15 |
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The "Save the Whales" (IV) movie was the most enjoyable for its one-liners:
"Awameda...Nuclear Wessles"
"Double dumbass on you!"
"Too much LDS in the '60's"
That was until the last one where Karl Urban's portrayal of Bones had me in stitches the entire movie. One of the finest character interpretations ever.
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progistoomainstream
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 11:44 |
The Doctor wrote:
progistoomainstream wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
... and I mostly enjoyed the 2009 one though it had some real flaws; if they're gonna continue with prequels they need to take things a little more seriously.
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I'd have to agree. They sort of messed up the whole idea of Star Trek with that film. |
I wasn't really a big fan of the 2009 film. It was ok, but nothing like the rest of the franchise. BTW, the 2009 film was a reboot (much like what they did with Battlestar Galactica) not a prequel.
My favorites are II, IV and First Contact. Tough choice between those three. Gonna go with IV today.
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That is true. It is bringing an alternate reality to the new series. And really it wasn't that confusing unlike some other time travel/alternate reality movies.
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progistoomainstream
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 11:46 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Oh, my wife and I love ST 2009. I mean Spock and Uhura doing it and all. I think they did well with the crop of actors selected to reprise the roles. |
Are you saying you actually liked the portrayal of Pavel Chekov?
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 12:43 |
progistoomainstream wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Oh, my wife and I love ST 2009. I mean Spock and Uhura doing it and all. I think they did well with the crop of actors selected to reprise the roles. |
Are you saying you actually liked the portrayal of Pavel Chekov? |
Sure.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 12:49 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
progistoomainstream wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Oh, my wife and I love ST 2009. I mean Spock and Uhura doing it and all. I think they did well with the crop of actors selected to reprise the roles. |
Are you saying you actually liked the portrayal of Pavel Chekov? |
Sure.
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Me too.
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progistoomainstream
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 13:37 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
progistoomainstream wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Oh, my wife and I love ST 2009. I mean Spock and Uhura doing it and all. I think they did well with the crop of actors selected to reprise the roles. |
Are you saying you actually liked the portrayal of Pavel Chekov? |
Sure.
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Me too. |
I think he was the worst portrayed charecter in the whole film. There was no resemblence at all between the charecter in the TV show and in that film. The only similarity they have is a russian accent (which was pretty bad in the film).
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 13:43 |
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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progistoomainstream
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 15:55 |
Now I personally do not care how the charecters look (as long as they vaugly resmble a younger version of the original cast [which they do]). I mostly care about if they seem like younger versions of the charecter when it comes to personality and mannerisms and such.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 17:20 |
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Look the Checkov character/actor may not have be the best but he really didn't bother me.
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progistoomainstream
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 17:55 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Look the Checkov character/actor may not have be the best but he really didn't bother me.
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I don't really care how he looks (although that did distract me a bit [from all the charecters really{but Chekov especially}]). I don't think his charecter was represented like a younger version of the guy in the TV show. And his fake accent was annoying in the film.
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 18:36 |
The Doctor wrote:
BTW, the 2009 film was a reboot (much like what they did with Battlestar Galactica) not a prequel.
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"Reboot" my ass, the only thing they 'rebooted' was thje level of
stupidity (e.g. the ice monster scene or the fight on the platform). Other than that, very little changed and it was quite clearly aligned with TOS, much unlike the reinterpretation of - and improvement upon - Galactica.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 18:45 |
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-- speaking of ST reinterps, anyone seen the old show with the new exterior graphics? They're way cool, and only certain exteriors and special effects that looked crappy were re-done, the bulk of the footage they left untouched. But to be able to see the Galileo 7 streak across an emerald green nebula as Spock ignites the fuel instead of some cruddy model limp across a cardboard star field, or the Gorn's eyes blinking, or the Vulcan landscape and sky finally portrayed as it should've been, is a real treat. Some people will complain they've tinkered with a classic but I think they did a great job on a show that deserved and desperately needed it.
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