Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 - Page 24

Squiggy · March 18 2013, 06:35 PM

DalekJim wrote:

The characters in Abrams Trek are very broad but that's just his approach. Everything is louder, including the characterisation.

I have a dream that one day Star Trek in film will be a science-fiction series about exploring the unknown or the human condition. Catering to the lowest common denominator with a vengeful villain in a fucking black trenchcoat going on a rampage is less my kinda thing. It's treating the audience like they're stupid. Which the target audience is, but I'd like Trek to aim higher.

The opening of the film sounds more like Star Trek than anything in the rest of the movie.

So you're hoping that someone will produce a Star Trek movie that will not make any money.

DalekJim · March 18 2013, 06:37 PM

OphaClyde wrote:

That's a lot of dissertations!

I got an A for mine

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Squiggy wrote:

So you're hoping that someone will produce a Star Trek movie that will not make any money.

I really like The Motion Picture and Wrath of Khan, those made a lot of money. First Contact was the last Star Trek movie to be a good film (Though I enjoy Insurrection!) and that was also a financial hit. I also really liked Prometheus last year and that was a blockbuster success. There's still an audience for ideas driven sci-fi it seems, as Looper and Inception also did very well.

Admiral Buzzkill · March 18 2013, 10:00 PM

Who gives a shit who's got a whatsitz degree? The convenience stores where I live are staffed by English majors, anthropology students and film school graduates.

Credentials do not impress. Experience does.

yousirname · March 18 2013, 10:07 PM

Man, everyone's real prickly about it. I only mentioned it to counter the idea that disliking ST09 was some kind of 'film school graduate' thing.

BillJ · March 18 2013, 10:13 PM

yousirname wrote:

Man, everyone's real prickly about it. I only mentioned it to counter the idea that disliking ST09 was some kind of 'film school graduate' thing.

Don't take it personal. You seem not to take this too seriously, which is how it should be.

DalekJim · March 18 2013, 10:16 PM

yousirname wrote:

Man, everyone's real prickly about it. I only mentioned it to counter the idea that disliking ST09 was some kind of 'film school graduate' thing.

Yeah, I have no idea where that came from.

Ovation · March 18 2013, 10:47 PM

Three people have self-identified as film school grads in this forum. Two have been very critical of the film. One has not. That one has fewer posts expressing an opinion on the film. Ergo…

yousirname · March 18 2013, 11:41 PM

BillJ wrote:

Don't take it personal. You seem not to take this too seriously, which is how it should be.

Oh, absolutely. I mean you've no idea the contempt I would feel for someone who was impressed by the phrase 'film school graduate'.

Ovation wrote:

That one has fewer posts expressing an opinion on the film. Ergo…

Well I did only get here last month. Give me a few years and I'll be right up there (pro-Abrams, too).

Franklin · March 19 2013, 12:12 AM

I like "The Three Stooges". They make me laugh. Yes, I know it's a spamish post, but I just felt it needed to be said in the moment.

Nerys Myk · March 19 2013, 12:38 AM

My dissertation was on how the Stooges represent the Id, Ego and Super Ego. I got an A.

Set Harth · March 19 2013, 02:54 AM

OphaClyde wrote:

DalekJim wrote:

Franklin wrote:

You mean subjectively speaking. I have yet to see objective criteria for evaluating a movie or any other kind of art, popular or otherwise.

Pffft. I came up with such a criteria while in the bath this morning.

That is to say, YOUR criteria. Hence, it is subjective

Nobody came up with "a criteria", in the bath or anywhere else. You either came up with a criterion, or you came up with several criteria.

J. Allen · March 19 2013, 07:37 AM

Set Harth wrote:

OphaClyde wrote:

DalekJim wrote:

Pffft. I came up with such a criteria while in the bath this morning.

That is to say, YOUR criteria. Hence, it is subjective

Nobody came up with "a criteria", in the bath or anywhere else. You either came up with a criterion, or you came up with several criteria.

Have you seen a pet ant? I seem to have lost a pet ant around here. Do you know of any pet ants that are in this thread?

Oh well, it may be in another thread somewhere. I'll keep looking. If you see any pet ants around, just let me know, so I can take them back to their pet ant tree.

serenitytrek1 · March 19 2013, 09:39 AM

I think we can all agree that a lot of people are a little hostile to ST 09 even Will Shatner and perhaps Levar Burton. They just have a subtle way of saying it.

Opus · March 19 2013, 10:14 AM

Re: William Shatner - Not really, no.

Nerys Myk · March 19 2013, 02:32 PM

serenitytrek1 wrote:

I think we can all agree that a lot of people are a little hostile to ST 09 even Will Shatner and perhaps Levar Burton. They just have a subtle way of saying it.

A lot?

March 18 2013, 10:00 PM	#348
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 Who gives a shit who's got a whatsitz degree? The convenience stores where I live are staffed by English majors, anthropology students and film school graduates. Credentials do not impress. Experience does. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

March 18 2013, 10:07 PM	#349
yousirname Commander	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 Man, everyone's real prickly about it. I only mentioned it to counter the idea that disliking ST09 was some kind of 'film school graduate' thing.

March 18 2013, 10:47 PM	#352
Ovation Vice Admiral Location: La Belle Province or The Green Mountain State (depends on the day of the week)	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 Three people have self-identified as film school grads in this forum. Two have been very critical of the film. One has not. That one has fewer posts expressing an opinion on the film. Ergo…

March 19 2013, 12:12 AM	#354
Franklin Rear Admiral Location: In the bleachers	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 I like "The Three Stooges". They make me laugh. Yes, I know it's a spamish post, but I just felt it needed to be said in the moment. __________________ Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain

March 19 2013, 12:38 AM	#355
Nerys Myk Admiral Location: House of Kang, now with ridges	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 My dissertation was on how the Stooges represent the Id, Ego and Super Ego. I got an A. __________________ Nerys Myk's Midnight In Never Land A novel of Dark Fantasy @ Amazon.com

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March 19 2013, 09:39 AM	#358
serenitytrek1 Lieutenant Commander	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 I think we can all agree that a lot of people are a little hostile to ST 09 even Will Shatner and perhaps Levar Burton. They just have a subtle way of saying it. Last edited by serenitytrek1; March 19 2013 at 01:39 PM.

March 19 2013, 10:14 AM	#359
Opus Fleet Captain Location: Bloom County	Re: Levar Burton aka Geordi La Forge criticizes Star Trek 2009 Re: William Shatner - Not really, no. __________________ ----------------------- Opus - Well, I mean... It's a space walrus with photon flippers or something. Portnoy - Let's beam Mr. Spock into a wall.