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The new "Star Trek" shows us what we've lost
The Movies
| 5/10/09
| Vanity
Posted on 05/10/2009 12:14:38 PM PDT by pabianice
Edited on 05/10/2009 3:43:21 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:14:38 PM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
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
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:19:46 PM PDT
by
Revelation 911
(How many 100's of 1000's of our servicemen died so we would never bow to a king?" -freeper pnh102)
To: pabianice
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)..
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:21:29 PM PDT
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info..)
To: pabianice
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:22:06 PM PDT
by
papertyger
(Advertising makes journalism an assault weapon.)
To: pabianice
the man behind the incoherent "Lost," is the man behind this film, and it shows. Just as "Lost" long ago lost any semblance of sanityOK, you lost me right there. "Lost" is the best show on TV now that "Battlestar Galactica" is over.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:24:25 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: pabianice
Thank you, Pab. You just saved me the $40 I’d have spent on this dog-spew of a movie.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:24:46 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Remember, remember, the Fourth of November, the Socialist treason and plot...)
To: pabianice
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.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:25:46 PM PDT
by
Williams
(It's The Policies, Stupid.)
To: pabianice
I just re-watched “Tunes of Glory.” THAT is how a movie should be made.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:28:24 PM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
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 couldnt 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 Abrams 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.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:29:34 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)
To: pabianice
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.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:32:04 PM PDT
by
MAD-AS-HELL
(Hope and Change. Rhetoric embraced by the Insane - Obama, The Chump in Charge)
To: pabianice
It seems like you have a problem with the director and let it affect your watching of the movie. Sorry to hear.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:32:30 PM PDT
by
Terpfen
(Ain't over yet, folks. Those 2004 Senate gains are up for grabs in 2 years.)
To: Williams
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:33:22 PM PDT
by
Revelation 911
(How many 100's of 1000's of our servicemen died so we would never bow to a king?" -freeper pnh102)
To: GeorgiaDawg32; pabianice
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?
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:33:36 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: Terpfen
No, I have a problem with the movie. It’s stupid.
To: GeorgiaDawg32
The ORIGINAL "Flight of the Phoenix" was a terrific flick. And the all time best Star Trek still remains...
To: Future Snake Eater
OMG,,”Lost” the best show on TV? I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:35:46 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
To: pabianice
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.
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: traderrob6
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.
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posted on
05/10/2009 12:40:11 PM PDT
by
Williams
(It's The Policies, Stupid.)
To: Old Sarge
You said — Thank you, Pab. You just saved me the $40 Id have spent on this dog-spew of a movie.
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Don’t spend the $40, just go to post #18... :-)
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