Fundamentalist Trekkies....

[Reforged]

And I think the newest Star trek is a bloody good movie.

No. Just no. -.-

[jonb]

Aye, Thar tail be bereft of a single eye patch, or wooden leg, these hornswagglers, know not, a weary crew would wish to hear told, Arrgh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YsPv56XiiY

[Faith No More]

I've never understood the fascination with Star Trek. Some of the movies were good(Star Trek:IV, Generations), TNG was mildly entertaining when I would watch it because my dad was, and the original I just could never figure out exactly what people liked about it, although I admit I have seen very little of it. Perhaps all of this is why I thought the reboot was kick ass, and I am looking forward to the next one.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

I've never understood the fascination with Star Trek. Some of the movies were good(Star Trek:IV, Generations), TNG was mildly entertaining when I would watch it because my dad was, and the original I just could never figure out exactly what people liked about it, although I admit I have seen very little of it. Perhaps all of this is why I thought the reboot was kick ass, and I am looking forward to the next one.

For me, the appeal has mostly been the characters, the character relationships and the stories as well as the philosophical paradoxes and the moral dilemmas that are presented. And the artistic side of ship design, set design, UI design, costume design, etc, always fascinated me.

What I can't stand is when trekkies start complaining about insignificant things like "the warp nacelles are the wrong color" or "the enterprise is too big" etc.

I mostly liked the new movie. The only thing that bugged me was all the little coincidences. Nero just happened to gone back in time to exactly the point of time Kirk was being born. Kirk just happened to have grown up next to the starfleet shipyards. Spock just happened to have come back in time right when Kirk and the gang were almost through with the academy. Kirk just happened to have found Spock in the cave. Scotty just happened to have been nearby on the same planet.

[Autumnlicious]

I'd like to take the opposing opinion TeGH.

I hate the new Star Trek.

For one simple reason.

"Child Cadets in Space".

Oh, and a plot that bloody doesn't make sense.

Really, where the fuck was Nero for 18 fucking years?

Just twiddling his thumbs in his super ship that waxed a DOZEN Klingon D7's?

The new Star Trek reminds me very much of Avatar -- beautiful, wonderous, an experience!

Until you start analyzing the plot...

The whole shtick of the ORIGINAL series played off of a trio of supposedly experienced (read as older than cadet) career military officers.

I saw none of that with the new Star Trek, except a crap load of kids.

And the scene where Spock brutally assaults Kirk? Would that have EVER happened in front of the bridge crew on a vessel that, for all intensive purposes, is a WARSHIP?

Gods, just thinking about the complete inanity of the scene itself insults my intelligence.

Good thing I had plenty of beer to watch the movie -- I was able to paralyze my brain long enough to enjoy the mindless explosions.

Then again, I did the same for Transformers ROTF.

[DeistPaladin]

Star Trek sucks.

Watch Babylon 5 (first four seasons only).

*awaits the angry zealot mob*

[Autumnlicious]

[Anomalocaris]

The sound of Kobaya does not carry in the vacumn of space.

[Autumnlicious]

Boom boom boom! Zap!

Star Trek has always done that.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

I'd like to take the opposing opinion TeGH.

I hate the new Star Trek.

For one simple reason.

"Child Cadets in Space".

Oh, and a plot that bloody doesn't make sense.

Really, where the fuck was Nero for 18 fucking years?

Just twiddling his thumbs in his super ship that waxed a DOZEN Klingon D7's?

The new Star Trek reminds me very much of Avatar -- beautiful, wonderous, an experience!

Until you start analyzing the plot...

The whole shtick of the ORIGINAL series played off of a trio of supposedly experienced (read as older than cadet) career military officers.

I saw none of that with the new Star Trek, except a crap load of kids.

And the scene where Spock brutally assaults Kirk? Would that have EVER happened in front of the bridge crew on a vessel that, for all intensive purposes, is a WARSHIP?

Gods, just thinking about the complete inanity of the scene itself insults my intelligence.

Good thing I had plenty of beer to watch the movie -- I was able to paralyze my brain long enough to enjoy the mindless explosions.

Then again, I did the same for Transformers ROTF.

They were ages 25 to 30 with the exception of Chekov who was 18. They're hardly "kids." In TOS they were in their mid thirties so the movie being set before their five year mission, the ages are about right.

You're forgetting that Spock is half human half vulcan who's struggling with emotions. He just lost his entire planet a few minutes before the fight scene and Kirk was trying to get him to fight so he'd take control of the ship.

As for what Nero's gang was doing, IDK. I think I read they were supposedly on that Klingon prison planet for a little while and then they escaped. I imagine they were planning the destruction of the Vulcan planet the whole time.