The new "Star Trek" shows us what we've lost

The Movies | 5/10/09 | Vanity

[Revelation 911]

sorry you didnt care for it

I loved it, and was weaned on the original - I thought Spock (old) was tastefully handled and considered it for what it was - cheap entertainment

You want a story - read moby dick

[GeorgiaDawg32]

In a broader sense, this movie shows what we have lost. Look at Flight of the Phoenix. The 1965 film with Jimmy Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Hardy Kreuger, Ernest Borgnine, et all, is gripping story-telling. IMHO, this is one of the finest movies ever made..I started to watch the re-make, and quit 10 minutes in..it doesn't even begin to touch the original..(much like the re-make of "Planet of the Apes)..

[papertyger]

utterly worthless review

[Future Snake Eater]

the man behind the incoherent "Lost," is the man behind this film, and it shows. Just as "Lost" long ago lost any semblance of sanity

OK, you lost me right there. "Lost" is the best show on TV now that "Battlestar Galactica" is over.

[Old Sarge]

Thank you, Pab. You just saved me the $40 I’d have spent on this dog-spew of a movie.

[Williams]

Saw it twice already absolutely LOVED the movie. Great acting, characters, story, action.

I was thinking if there had been no Star Wars, this movie would have been it. It was terrific.

Four Stars all the way.

[pabianice]

I just re-watched “Tunes of Glory.” THAT is how a movie should be made.

[PapaBear3625]

The new Kirk, having won the day through impossible fighting skill, genius IQ, daring good looks, and sheer force of will, is promoted from Cadet (E-2) to Captain (O-6) and given command of Enterprise. I couldn’t help myself – I burst-out laughing. Abrams – impatient with how the real world works and a child of I Want It Now! – simply discards any sense of reality and ends this story with Kirk in command of Enterprise without having had to bother with inconveniences like advancing through the ranks by proving competence and maturity and receiving the endorsement of his superiors – a process which actually take 21-22 years in the real military. Presto! We have Jimmy Kirk, boy genius, in command. This may seems fine in Abram’s world of Hollywood dementia, but all it did was make the audience at this showing laugh.

It does not matter how much tactical brilliance an officer has -- NO rational military organization put somebody in command of a capital ship with a crew of hundreds and enough firepower to sterilize a planet, unless they have good reason to have absolute confidence in his judgment and maturity.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

While interested in what you had to say, the majority of people were jazzed by it to the tune of ~75 million in business. In the end, it’s a movie and movies reviews, like food reviews are subjective. The only reason I won’t see it is that I wont’ give theater’s or studios the exorbitant amount they charge. Besides, I enjoy hitting the pause button on the dvd so I can take a leak or rewind to see how a scene was edited.

[Terpfen]

It seems like you have a problem with the director and let it affect your watching of the movie. Sorry to hear.

[Revelation 911]

exactly - well said

[mamelukesabre]

The new star trek is no flight of the phoenix remake. That movie was an embarrassment. The new star trek isn’t. True, it relies and special effects to get your attention, and some other cheap tricks. What movie doesn’t now days?

[pabianice]

No, I have a problem with the movie. It’s stupid.

[traderrob6]

The ORIGINAL "Flight of the Phoenix" was a terrific flick. And the all time best Star Trek still remains...

[DesertRhino]

OMG,,”Lost” the best show on TV? I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

[ozzymandus]

The thing that gets me is that most people weren't even old enough to watch the original series when it premiered. What looks hokey and antiquated today was fascinating 40 years ago.(When I was in high school) No doubt the young nerds of today will love the latest incarnation, but then “Lost” and “Battlestar Galactica” are nerd Nirvana today.

[Williams]

I think this new ST is a better film than Wrath of Khan, but anyone who is not a trekkie and wants to prepare for the new film, watching Khan will do the trick.

[Star Traveler]

You said — Thank you, Pab. You just saved me the $40 I’d have spent on this dog-spew of a movie.

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Don’t spend the $40, just go to post #18... :-)