The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] - Page 2

superdeluxe · May 5 2009, 11:16 PM

I am really interested in opinions from those that had massive reservations about the canon being changed etc etc. What they thought of it, and if JJ abrams some felt were really destroying what they knew of Star Trek?

Mutenroshi · May 5 2009, 11:38 PM

Honestly, the canon could still happen. With the notable exception of the destruction of Vulcan.

urbandk · May 5 2009, 11:53 PM

I loved it. The possibilities of the franchise now feel limitless. It was great to see the original crew on screen again. I cannot emphasize that enough.

Mutenroshi · May 5 2009, 11:55 PM

I had chills at the end of the movie, when Old Spock did his monologue! The last time I had chills during a Star Trek movie was with TUC, when Kirk did his final entry in the Captain's log.

Captain Robert April · May 6 2009, 12:50 AM

superdeluxe wrote:

I am really interested in opinions from those that had massive reservations about the canon being changed etc etc. What they thought of it, and if JJ abrams some felt were really destroying what they knew of Star Trek?

Well, I am on the verge of eating my vow to never see this thing, thanks to a free pass for tomorrow night's screening combined with a lecture on sales at my broadcasting class that I'd just as soon skip.

I suppose I can placate myself with the assurance that I still intend to never pay to see it.

Mutenroshi wrote:

Honestly, the canon could still happen. With the notable exception of the destruction of Vulcan.

Well, so long as you ignore the bit about how just about none of the characters are the same as we knew them, the technology is all different, yeah, one of the founding member worlds of Federation being reduced to potting soil is such a minor thing.

indranee · May 6 2009, 02:06 AM

please don't start with this thread, as well. glad you're taking the movie in, free or not.

Captain Robert April · May 6 2009, 02:15 AM

I need to get my reviews back up online anyway, so it's appropriate to have a major update.

Admiral Buzzkill · May 6 2009, 02:25 AM

Captain Robert April wrote:

Well, I am on the verge of eating my vow to never see this thing...

Captain Robert April · May 6 2009, 02:46 AM

^ Predictable.

This is only because, as a self-respecting disc jockey, I hate sales.

M · May 6 2009, 02:56 AM

Wow, the poll results so far are really encouraging!

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Captain Robert April · May 6 2009, 02:59 AM

I haven't voted yet.

Aragorn · May 6 2009, 03:05 AM

What's stopping you? You already know what you're going to grade it. And the poll's anonymous!

Captain Robert April · May 6 2009, 03:13 AM

Don't you have a puppy that needs kicking?

Aeolusdallas · May 6 2009, 03:14 AM

I really loved this movie. I got to see it at a sneak peak last week and I am going back to see it again on Friday.
As to the Farragut in the original timeline Kirk is cleared after his little KM test and gets assigned tot the Farragut. In the new timeline he is before the Academy brass on charges but his ruling is put on hold because of the attack on Vulcan. So he doesnt get assigned to the Farragut and McCoy gets him on the Enterprise.

Captain Robert April · May 6 2009, 03:18 AM

Kirk also goes to the Academy about eight years earlier in the original timeline and is an experience, seasoned officer by the time he's assigned command of the Enterprise, whereas in this case, we're talking the "Top Gun" school of "rising through the ranks on the merits of being a smokin' hot bad boy!"

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May 5 2009, 11:16 PM	#16
superdeluxe Captain Location: Seattle	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] I am really interested in opinions from those that had massive reservations about the canon being changed etc etc. What they thought of it, and if JJ abrams some felt were really destroying what they knew of Star Trek?

May 5 2009, 11:38 PM	#17
Mutenroshi 亀仙人 - 武天老師 Location: Mutenroshi	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] Honestly, the canon could still happen. With the notable exception of the destruction of Vulcan. __________________ Let There Be Rock! Jack Beauregard: "You shine like the door of a whorehouse!" *Nobody:* "I like folks to see me."

May 5 2009, 11:53 PM	#18
urbandk Commodore Location: the European "canon" is here	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] I loved it. The possibilities of the franchise now feel limitless. It was great to see the original crew on screen again. I cannot emphasize that enough. __________________

May 5 2009, 11:55 PM	#19
Mutenroshi 亀仙人 - 武天老師 Location: Mutenroshi	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] I had chills at the end of the movie, when Old Spock did his monologue! The last time I had chills during a Star Trek movie was with TUC, when Kirk did his final entry in the Captain's log. __________________ Let There Be Rock! Jack Beauregard: "You shine like the door of a whorehouse!" *Nobody:* "I like folks to see me."

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May 6 2009, 02:06 AM	#21
indranee Vice Admiral Location: Warrrrrrrrrshington, DC	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] please don't start with this thread, as well. glad you're taking the movie in, free or not. __________________ http://25.media.tumblr.com/b9f883023...vqqyo1_500.gif

May 6 2009, 02:15 AM	#22
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] I need to get my reviews back up online anyway, so it's appropriate to have a major update.

May 6 2009, 02:46 AM	#24
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] ^ Predictable. This is only because, as a self-respecting disc jockey, I hate sales.

May 6 2009, 02:56 AM	#25
M Vice Admiral	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] Wow, the poll results so far are really encouraging! __________________ Join the "That's me!" Avatar Week and show us who you are. __________________ Bashir: »Out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?« Garak: »My dear doctor, they're all true.« Bashir: »Even the lies?« Garak: »Especially the lies.«

May 6 2009, 02:59 AM	#26
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] I haven't voted yet.

May 6 2009, 03:05 AM	#27
Aragorn Admiral	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] What's stopping you? You already know what you're going to grade it. And the poll's anonymous!

May 6 2009, 03:13 AM	#28
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] Don't you have a puppy that needs kicking?

May 6 2009, 03:14 AM	#29
Aeolusdallas Captain	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] I really loved this movie. I got to see it at a sneak peak last week and I am going back to see it again on Friday. As to the Farragut in the original timeline Kirk is cleared after his little KM test and gets assigned tot the Farragut. In the new timeline he is before the Academy brass on charges but his ruling is put on hold because of the attack on Vulcan. So he doesnt get assigned to the Farragut and McCoy gets him on the Enterprise.

May 6 2009, 03:18 AM	#30
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: The Official STAR TREK Grading & Discussion Thread [SPOILERS] Kirk also goes to the Academy about eight years earlier in the original timeline and is an experience, seasoned officer by the time he's assigned command of the Enterprise, whereas in this case, we're talking the "Top Gun" school of "rising through the ranks on the merits of being a smokin' hot bad boy!"