ST XI Feedback. The wait is over!
posted on May 8th, 2009, 11:47 pm
posted on May 8th, 2009, 11:50 pm
posted on May 8th, 2009, 11:53 pm
posted on May 9th, 2009, 12:00 am
I only thought maybe the posts from the other thread could be moved here just to have everything in one place. This would make this one the primary thread as the question asked in the other thread has already been answered and the rest is just discussion about the new movie which would fit here better. 
posted on May 9th, 2009, 5:13 am
posted on May 9th, 2009, 6:12 am
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I loved it. Impeccable. As I'm from Iowa, the car chase scene meant a lot to me. Everyone in the theatre laughed when the location title popped up in the top left.
For those who didn't bother to read the thread's title, this is your Spoiler Alert
What I Liked: They rolled out all the good TOS Trek plot devices. From Spock getting the hottie to Kirk fighting the alien monster alone and unarmed.
The character portrayal was brilliant, especially between McCoy, Kirk, and Spock. They were able to capture the magic and wonder that the original cast had.
I loved how they didn't get bogged down in all the convoluted garbage that the last few Trek series had going. This show was about people, and the choices we make, and how our feelings often dictate our actions.
Some things I didn't like: The story of how this all happened was a bit fuzzy to me, and maybe I missed it. Spock's explanation went pretty fast. So a supernova threatens the entire GALAXY? And they just find out about it in time to avert it, but can't save Romulus? Ok. And Nemo's pissed because it's all Spock's fault? And a blackhole that will send you back in time in the beginning of the movie will destroy your ship at the end of the movie? Mimesot is going to have a field day with this one, is all I can say. I'll leave the physics to him.
Also, considering the timeline has been altered, you would think Spock would go to Starfleet Command or anyone and say, hey guys, your timeline is all screwed up. Thankfully, I’ve gone back in time at least four times already! I’m an expert at fixing this timeline stuff! Just give me a ship and a sun to sling it around and I’ll have you guys up and running in no time! But no. We don’t see any of that. Vulcan is no more, and that’s that. Kind of lame.
Maybe a third thing is that engineering was filmed in some warehouse factory, instead of maybe creating an engineering deck. It doesn’t even have to have a warp core, just make it look somewhat similar to the old TOS deck. At the end of the movie, Scotty’s running through this warehouse screaming, “I’m givin’ you all she’s got, Captin!”, but it’s like the actor really didn’t know how to make the line work with the set he was given. The only thing to “tinker” with was a small screen panel. Scotty needs a huge console that he can move a whole bunch of buttons around like he’s doing something, or a Jeffries tube with a spanner, banging away as hard as he can on some open panel, which all of a sudden makes everything work. They didn’t really give him that.
To be honest, all those issues are forgivable because it was so damn good. It was a nice clean break from the crap we’ve been served for several spin-offs now. I would give this movie a solid A- for the fact that they were able to recapture the spirit of the original series, and that counts for a lot in my book. A Nero-sized spear thrust to the monstrosities created by Berman and Braga.
For those who didn't bother to read the thread's title, this is your Spoiler Alert
What I Liked: They rolled out all the good TOS Trek plot devices. From Spock getting the hottie to Kirk fighting the alien monster alone and unarmed.
The character portrayal was brilliant, especially between McCoy, Kirk, and Spock. They were able to capture the magic and wonder that the original cast had.
I loved how they didn't get bogged down in all the convoluted garbage that the last few Trek series had going. This show was about people, and the choices we make, and how our feelings often dictate our actions.
Some things I didn't like: The story of how this all happened was a bit fuzzy to me, and maybe I missed it. Spock's explanation went pretty fast. So a supernova threatens the entire GALAXY? And they just find out about it in time to avert it, but can't save Romulus? Ok. And Nemo's pissed because it's all Spock's fault? And a blackhole that will send you back in time in the beginning of the movie will destroy your ship at the end of the movie? Mimesot is going to have a field day with this one, is all I can say. I'll leave the physics to him.
Also, considering the timeline has been altered, you would think Spock would go to Starfleet Command or anyone and say, hey guys, your timeline is all screwed up. Thankfully, I’ve gone back in time at least four times already! I’m an expert at fixing this timeline stuff! Just give me a ship and a sun to sling it around and I’ll have you guys up and running in no time! But no. We don’t see any of that. Vulcan is no more, and that’s that. Kind of lame.
Maybe a third thing is that engineering was filmed in some warehouse factory, instead of maybe creating an engineering deck. It doesn’t even have to have a warp core, just make it look somewhat similar to the old TOS deck. At the end of the movie, Scotty’s running through this warehouse screaming, “I’m givin’ you all she’s got, Captin!”, but it’s like the actor really didn’t know how to make the line work with the set he was given. The only thing to “tinker” with was a small screen panel. Scotty needs a huge console that he can move a whole bunch of buttons around like he’s doing something, or a Jeffries tube with a spanner, banging away as hard as he can on some open panel, which all of a sudden makes everything work. They didn’t really give him that.
To be honest, all those issues are forgivable because it was so damn good. It was a nice clean break from the crap we’ve been served for several spin-offs now. I would give this movie a solid A- for the fact that they were able to recapture the spirit of the original series, and that counts for a lot in my book. A Nero-sized spear thrust to the monstrosities created by Berman and Braga.
posted on May 9th, 2009, 8:09 am
Mal wrote:
Some things I didn't like: The story of how this all happened was a bit fuzzy to me, and maybe I missed it. Spock's explanation went pretty fast. So a supernova threatens the entire GALAXY? And they just find out about it in time to avert it, but can't save Romulus? Ok. And Nemo's pissed because it's all Spock's fault? And a blackhole that will send you back in time in the beginning of the movie will destroy your ship at the end of the movie? Mimesot is going to have a field day with this one, is all I can say. I'll leave the physics to him.
Let me see if i can help here, your right about the star going Supernova and Spock going to create a blackhole to suck it all in... The reason Nero (not Nemo, his not a fish...) is so pissed with Spock is because Spock made a PROMISE he would save Romulus and the reason he is pissed of with the federation is they just stood around and did nothing whilst Romulus perished....
it wasnt actually the black hole that destroyed the ship at the end but the fact ALL of the red matter went off at once in the middle of the ship creating the event horizon in the middle of the ship, so half was one side and half wasnt, plus the enterprise firing all its weapons didn't help...
Mal wrote:
Also, considering the timeline has been altered, you would think Spock would go to Starfleet Command or anyone and say, hey guys, your timeline is all screwed up. Thankfully, I’ve gone back in time at least four times already! I’m an expert at fixing this timeline stuff! Just give me a ship and a sun to sling it around and I’ll have you guys up and running in no time! But no. We don’t see any of that. Vulcan is no more, and that’s that. Kind of lame.
The reason it is pointless for Spock to go through time is because as soon as he arrives through his blackhole (remember he arrives 25 years later after Nero does) he is captured straight away and dumped on a planet he can watch his perish from. He can't go to the future again because Nero is still there changing the past so his future wouldn't be the same if he went straight back unless he got Nero to go with him, also the moment Nero destroy Vulcan his future is no more from that point onwards anyway... the only way he could possibly stop any of it would be to either jump through time again before Nero arrives and stop him or jump just before Romulus is destroyed and save it... Basically my point is, it all gets really messy and trekkified to a hardcore degree and becomes hard for the average person to follow and defeats the object of trying to make star trek more accessible to a new audience...
Mal wrote:
Maybe a third thing is that engineering was filmed in some warehouse factory, instead of maybe creating an engineering deck. It doesn’t even have to have a warp core, just make it look somewhat similar to the old TOS deck. At the end of the movie, Scotty’s running through this warehouse screaming, “I’m givin’ you all she’s got, Captin!”, but it’s like the actor really didn’t know how to make the line work with the set he was given. The only thing to “tinker” with was a small screen panel. Scotty needs a huge console that he can move a whole bunch of buttons around like he’s doing something, or a Jeffries tube with a spanner, banging away as hard as he can on some open panel, which all of a sudden makes everything work. They didn’t really give him that.
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I kinda preferred its industrial look, the clean engineering rooms have always driven me crazy, hated them because they havent felt like an engeering room at all, but you do see dillithium chambers/cores (thats the trick, there isn't one, there was about 6), they are the huge silver/white containers and Scotty does eject them to make an explosion. Though your right it would of been better to see the engineering room in betetr detailMal wrote:
To be honest, all those issues are forgivable because it was so damn good. It was a nice clean break from the crap we’ve been served for several spin-offs now. I would give this movie a solid A- for the fact that they were able to recapture the spirit of the original series, and that counts for a lot in my book. A Nero-sized spear thrust to the monstrosities created by Berman and Braga.
As you have stated already, it was a wicked film that was driven by Character development and not technobable garabage and i believe it was agreat new opening for star trek. If you wanna get nit picky about things, you wanna get nit picky over the fact there was 3-4 sighting of "Lightening in space and a black storm" but only two times a ship came through space, Nero and then Spock :S...
Or the fact that Kirk saved 800 lives when only 15-20 shuttles escaped holding about 100 each so more 150-200... Especially sicne the Kelvin was too small to even hold 800 people....
posted on May 12th, 2009, 6:48 pm
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posted on May 12th, 2009, 6:51 pm
posted on May 12th, 2009, 8:19 pm
Wow. I just got back from the cinema.
'Tis an awesome movie. I really loved what Abrams made it out to be.
Now I have two questions:
1. When can we expect the sequel?
2. Where does Star Trek as a franchise go from here? The reboot was far more than just successful, so I'm hoping for a new TV series. Maybe the writers even learned not to write themselves into corners the last time
'Tis an awesome movie. I really loved what Abrams made it out to be.
Now I have two questions:
1. When can we expect the sequel?
2. Where does Star Trek as a franchise go from here? The reboot was far more than just successful, so I'm hoping for a new TV series. Maybe the writers even learned not to write themselves into corners the last time
posted on May 13th, 2009, 11:37 pm
It on happens when I watch ST XI other wise I am ok and most people don't seem to understand the wet spot so I am ok 
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Adm. Zaxxon
sorry for my nobness but why do you keep calling it a flick? It was a great movie.
Hmm You don't like the word flick what about film is that ok? Film, flick, and movie are all the same to me.
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Adm. Zaxxon
sorry for my nobness but why do you keep calling it a flick? It was a great movie.
Hmm You don't like the word flick what about film is that ok? Film, flick, and movie are all the same to me.
posted on May 14th, 2009, 12:05 am
heh, 10% will go in costume...that was an understatement. Even I somewhat went in costume. I was wearing a red shirt that said expendable on it. There were lots of other people, mostly dressed like Spock.
There were lots of other people, mostly dressed like Spock.posted on May 19th, 2009, 9:25 pm
I liked the film very much but I didn"t liked the music.
I was awaiting something to involve with the previous movies but I was dissapointed
I was awaiting something to involve with the previous movies but I was dissapointed
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