Just don't think it was a great movie. Why do you think I'm lying? Are you psychic?
You can never be truly certain.
Then why did you bring it up in the first place?
Just don't think it was a great movie. Why do you think I'm lying? Are you psychic?
You can never be truly certain.
I'll like whichever Star Trek movie however I damn well please, and I shan't have my motives questioned by anyone. Whether the intention of the thread was meant seriously or not, I find the idea behind it somewhat repugnant. All this talk of "can you really be certain" or "you can never really know" is a passive-aggressive con to try to softly force people to hive-think in the way someone else wants the masses to. As Shakespeare's Gertrude might say, "the OP doth protest too much, methinks."
Bottom line: you like what you like, and I'll like what I like, and leave it at that. And if you can't handle other people having different opinions, then a discussion board isn't the place for you.
The OP's basic flaw here has been that they're assuming that anyone here with negative feelings about the movie are following some kind of sheep-like 'group consensus', while anyone with positive feelings towards it are making up our own minds. The possibility that somebody could be able to make up their own mind and come to a negative conclusion has apparently never occurred to the OP.
Interestingly, the latter viewpoint seems to indicate that the OP themself is unable to come to a conclusion without basing it on some pre-existing assumption, exactly the conclusion that the OP claims has led to this 'bandwagon' thingy alluded to in the title.
I am sure the irony of the above will be lost on the OP.![]()
I'll like whichever Star Trek movie however I damn well please, and I shan't have my motives questioned by anyone. Whether the intention of the thread was meant seriously or not, I find the idea behind it somewhat repugnant. All this talk of "can you really be certain" or "you can never really know" is a passive-aggressive con to try to softly force people to hive-think in the way someone else wants the masses to. As Shakespeare's Gertrude might say, "the OP doth protest too much, methinks."
Bottom line: you like what you like, and I'll like what I like, and leave it at that. And if you can't handle other people having different opinions, then a discussion board isn't the place for you.
It seems that a lot of people here want me to be a troll. Sadly, this is not the case - no matter how much a lot of you want it to be.
HansVerhaaden said:Insults too? Nice.
Lance said:I am sure the irony of the above will be lost on the OP.![]()
HansVerhaaden said:Insults too? Nice.
Was I being insulting? Or was I, as you claim this whole thread to be, simply "not being entirely serious" in my response to you?
One thing is for certain:
Lance said:I am sure the irony of the above will be lost on the OP.![]()
I was right about this!![]()
That's for a moderator to decide, not us. But I have a feeling one will be coming along soon.
^Sorry, that's not going to work with me.
Dangerously popular? Who likes you?
No need for you to leave then.Dangerously popular? Who likes you?
2,000 plus views. Sour grapes, no?
I am not here to be liked. It's not important. I seek no gang for comfort. Freedom of expression is more important than acceptance into a clique.
I should not need to tell you all of this.
'Cept, this clique is fucking awesome.Dangerously popular? Who likes you?
2,000 plus views. Sour grapes, no?
I am not here to be liked. It's not important. I seek no gang for comfort. Freedom of expression is more important than acceptance into a clique.
I should not need to tell you all of this.
I love the scene where the big three are confronted with their pain, all the while the Great Barrier is creeping up on them. Not to mention De Kelley's excellent work in that scene. Combined with Goldsmith's light touch, and it was just all very well done.My own humble opinion of STV is that it's the "Spock's Brain" or "And the Children Shall Lead" of the Trek films.
The only thing I liked more than "meh" was the observation lounge with the tall-ship helm wheel.
HansVerhaaden said:Insults too? Nice.
Was I being insulting? Or was I, as you claim this whole thread to be, simply "not being entirely serious" in my response to you?
One thing is for certain:
Lance said:I am sure the irony of the above will be lost on the OP.![]()
I was right about this!![]()
It seems like a case of sour grapes on your gangs part.
'Who is this Hans upstart? How dare he accumulate 2,000 plus views for his thread. We must take care of him immediately. Golly gosh, people may actually listen to what he has to say and where will we be then?'
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I find huge amounts of the film almost unwatchably bad, but that's not down to a dislike of Shatner taking the helm.
Be satisfied in the knowledge that Hans Verhaaden was driven out by persons threatened by decency, honesty and individuality.
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