Actually... I liked it.

Posted by RGA (R) on May 26, 2013 at 19:25:41

In Reply to: Star Drek. Gag me with a forklift. posted by free.ranger on May 23, 2013 at 00:39:16:

So I posted the review link below of the first movie and decided what the heck - let's see how much of a train wreck this one will be. And I was waiting for it and it never came. The villain was better this go around and like the review below - this isn't really Star Trek envisioned by Gene Roddenberry but a space thriller using Star Trek as a back drop.

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I like the numerous homage scenes to the original series as well as to Deep Space Nine (Section 31), and The Wrath of Kahn, and they even managed to get a Tribble into the thing (which the reviewer I posted below noted they probably would end up doing (can't have Kingons without tribbles) and to satisfy the non Star Trek fans who do probably remember them.

The thing was fast paced but the story held together and mostly made sense - They did to Kahn what the new Bond movies did Bond - they made him a real evil sadistic humorless baddy. Granted I saw this in 3D with the rumble seats at not a stupid volume and it was a hoot. Not a film - a joyride.

As joyride's go I had a fun time. This is the first movie I've been to in 2013 so I may be being more lenient than normal - but it was on par with the first movie.

Spock with a girlfriend and tears is a bit much but he is half human and I liked that it's a battle for him - shown better here than the original series in a sense.

Some lines were clunkers but that's okay because less than 5 second later something would explode so you forgot about that.

I did feel this was made for an ADHD crowd

Where they rank: (out of 5)
Star Trek: The Voyage Home (****)
Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn (***1/2)
Star Trek (***)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (***)
Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country (***)
Star Trek: First Contact (***)
Star Trek: The Search for Spock (**1/2)
Star Trek: Insurrection (**1/2)
Star Trek: Generations (**)
Star Trek: Nemesis (**)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (**)
Star Trek: The Final Frontier (*1/2)

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Topic - Star Drek. Gag me with a forklift. - free.ranger 00:39:16 05/23/13 (17)

Some things I don't understand.... - Ladok 08:15:45 05/29/13 (3)

RE: Some things I don't understand.... - RGA 15:49:21 05/29/13 (2)

RE: Some things I don't understand.... - Ladok 19:19:15 05/29/13 (1)

RE: Some things I don't understand.... - RGA 19:23:32 06/02/13 (0)

Actually... I liked it. - RGA 19:25:41 05/26/13 (3)

Me too... - mkuller 13:47:32 06/03/13 (0)

Yeah, not nearly as bad as the purists below make it out to be... - Steve O 17:02:30 05/27/13 (1)

RE: Yeah, not nearly as bad as the purists below make it out to be... - RGA 00:06:00 05/28/13 (0)

You get the Star Trek you deserve . . . - Billy Wonka 17:14:32 05/26/13 (0)

Star Trek--Into DEAFNESS - pbarach 07:38:34 05/26/13 (1)

I ALWAYS take earplugs to the movies! - oldmkvi 14:19:30 05/26/13 (0)

RE: that's too bad..... - user510 14:41:02 05/25/13 (1)

Joss Whedon would give it a bit of humanity says this Firefly fan... - PhilJ 15:55:04 05/25/13 (0)

I can't believe............ - Awe-d-o-file 10:21:43 05/23/13 (0)

agree 100% - mbnx01 09:54:44 05/23/13 (0)

RE: Star Drek. Gag me with a forklift. - RGA 04:04:47 05/23/13 (1)

RE: thanks for the reference......... - user510 12:22:49 05/27/13 (0)

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Actually... I liked it. - RGA 19:25:41 05/26/13 (3)

Me too... - mkuller 13:47:32 06/03/13 (0)

Yeah, not nearly as bad as the purists below make it out to be... - Steve O 17:02:30 05/27/13 (1)

RE: Yeah, not nearly as bad as the purists below make it out to be... - RGA 00:06:00 05/28/13 (0)

Actually... I liked it.

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