Comments on: Fine, I went and saw Star Trek http://themoviewhore.com/2009/05/fine-i-went-and-saw-star-trek/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: pete conrad http://themoviewhore.com/2009/05/fine-i-went-and-saw-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 pete conrad Mon, 25 May 2009 23:52:04 +0000 http://themoviewhore.com/?p=911#comment-1395 I liked it except for the love story between uhuru and spockles. I liked it except for the love story between uhuru and spockles.

]]> By: The Movie Whore http://themoviewhore.com/2009/05/fine-i-went-and-saw-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 The Movie Whore Tue, 19 May 2009 21:23:11 +0000 http://themoviewhore.com/?p=911#comment-1385 It was not left out on accident. Star Trek is one of those things that has such an impact on me that for me personally it really does not matter what others think of it nor does it matter to me to attract new fans. Specially if you are completely abandoning the histry that each and every fan fell in love with. It is like saying "We know you love it and we know how devoted you have been to this over the years, but we need to make a buck and need to bring in some new blood. We are going to take every bit of history that made you fall in love with this franchise and throw it out the window and cheat you by creating an alternate reality." It is a big middle finger to myself and the rest of us that fell in love with these characters the way they were intended to be and with the stories that the creator of this franchise wanted to tell. Essentially they are blatantly ripping off someone elses idea to make a buck. StarTrek was fine the way it was and did not need a a re-imagining. This is so not the Star Trek that Gene Rodenberry created, not by a long shot. While I may come off as a dick here or just an wack job who needs to get over it, I don't care. They are treading on the dreams of not just be but of so many others. Take a look at something in film or literature that you love and imagine it is getting a complete facelift to attract new fans and everything you love about it is going to be different. I did not hate the movie and may even enjoy it quite a bit the second time I watch it but I will never love it or the stories that follow it as much as what was created by Gene Rodenberry. It may be the same characters but it is not real Star Trek and until some one delves into the original series and the movies there is no way for them to appreciate what Star Trek is and there is no way for them to understand why we love it so much and are so resistant to the cheap substitute. It was not left out on accident. Star Trek is one of those things that has such an impact on me that for me personally it really does not matter what others think of it nor does it matter to me to attract new fans. Specially if you are completely abandoning the histry that each and every fan fell in love with. It is like saying “We know you love it and we know how devoted you have been to this over the years, but we need to make a buck and need to bring in some new blood. We are going to take every bit of history that made you fall in love with this franchise and throw it out the window and cheat you by creating an alternate reality.”

It is a big middle finger to myself and the rest of us that fell in love with these characters the way they were intended to be and with the stories that the creator of this franchise wanted to tell. Essentially they are blatantly ripping off someone elses idea to make a buck. StarTrek was fine the way it was and did not need a a re-imagining. This is so not the Star Trek that Gene Rodenberry created, not by a long shot.

While I may come off as a dick here or just an wack job who needs to get over it, I don’t care. They are treading on the dreams of not just be but of so many others. Take a look at something in film or literature that you love and imagine it is getting a complete facelift to attract new fans and everything you love about it is going to be different.

I did not hate the movie and may even enjoy it quite a bit the second time I watch it but I will never love it or the stories that follow it as much as what was created by Gene Rodenberry. It may be the same characters but it is not real Star Trek and until some one delves into the original series and the movies there is no way for them to appreciate what Star Trek is and there is no way for them to understand why we love it so much and are so resistant to the cheap substitute.

]]> By: Sarah http://themoviewhore.com/2009/05/fine-i-went-and-saw-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Sarah Tue, 19 May 2009 19:07:23 +0000 http://themoviewhore.com/?p=911#comment-1384 One thing that I think you left out from your review is the film's effort to attract Star Trek newbies. I have a friend, a major Trekkie who probably shares your feelings about Kirk, who was watching a group of kids for New Years. These 8-14 year olds started touching some of his Star Trek action figures. The kids had no idea who these characters or Star Trek was. To really flourish, the new movie can't just cater to old fans, but must win over new ones. I was basically a Star Trek virgin when I saw the recent film and I loved it, but I felt like I was in a different world. Because I saw it at midnight on Thursday, the theatre was filled with die hard fans. Whenever one of those moments of "insider information" came up, I felt completely lost, so I'm glad that it was only a minor homage, not a major part of the film. If the new franchise wanted to both win over new fans and continue with the existing story lines, there would be too much to explain. I keep hearing about how time travel is a cheap trick, but I think its a really interesting way to keep somewhat true to the old Star Trek while being able to start again with a new audience. <abbr><em>Sarahs last blog post..<a href="http://ridiculousfantastic.blogspot.com/2009/05/getting-down-to-bones-of-story.html">Getting Down to the Bones of the Story</a></em></abbr> One thing that I think you left out from your review is the film’s effort to attract Star Trek newbies. I have a friend, a major Trekkie who probably shares your feelings about Kirk, who was watching a group of kids for New Years. These 8-14 year olds started touching some of his Star Trek action figures. The kids had no idea who these characters or Star Trek was. To really flourish, the new movie can’t just cater to old fans, but must win over new ones.

I was basically a Star Trek virgin when I saw the recent film and I loved it, but I felt like I was in a different world. Because I saw it at midnight on Thursday, the theatre was filled with die hard fans. Whenever one of those moments of “insider information” came up, I felt completely lost, so I’m glad that it was only a minor homage, not a major part of the film. If the new franchise wanted to both win over new fans and continue with the existing story lines, there would be too much to explain. I keep hearing about how time travel is a cheap trick, but I think its a really interesting way to keep somewhat true to the old Star Trek while being able to start again with a new audience.

Sarahs last blog post..Getting Down to the Bones of the Story

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