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Why is the new film doing so terribly outside the US..???

Again, it's the cold hard facts. We were talking about a review and the points being raised, and I said these points were correct - they are - the points were things that are bad - and bad things diminish a movie. This is not rocket science, this basic elementary.

You got a movie that has no plot holes at all.

Then you have essentially the same movie, but a slight difference in writing and slight changes in plot and there are all types of plot holes now.

Which movie is better; the one with or the one without the plot holes?

The answer should be bloody obvious: the one without.

That's all that was said; that bad things in a movie, diminish a movie. If you can't grasp this simple basic fact, if you can't grasp, that above the movie with the plotholes is the lesser version of the movie, your mind is NOT fully functional. This is not inflammatory, this is simple basic elementary logic.

There is nothing inflammatory or offensive about it.
What movie, in the history of movie making, let alone Trek movies, has absolutely no plot holes?

And exactly what has that got to do with my post?

You were asking which was the better movie - the one with plot holes or with out. I was merely asking you to name any movie (Trek or otherwise) without plot holes. Are any of the Trek movies plot hole free?

No, you were trying to obfuscate the point with a pointless question to try and deflect from the issue at hand.

Of course, the fact that you felt the need to deflect the issue hand, does show you do understand which of the two movies are better, and that plotholes are bad and diminish a movie.

Gee, and I thought your point all the way back here, where you entered the thread:

Why is it the new film not doing so good outside the US?

Hmm... Oh, I'm taking a stab at it; but maybe because most of us people outside of the US actually realized the following:

http://www.californiachronicle.com/a...s/yb/130668300

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...was to insult the intelligence of American audiences. That is what you were doing there.

Since then, however, you've narrowed it down insulting individual TrekBBS members by stating that if they don't see things the way you (and, supposedly, the author of the review to which you link) do, then they must not possess a functioning brain, after which you have the audacity to claim that you are not insulting them, but rather citing "cold, hard facts" (you really like that phrase, don't you? It sounds kind of film noir tough guy, or something) which are no more than the opinions given in the review and in your posts -- i.e., not really facts. That's called circular reasoning, and it's a cheat.

You claim to employ logic:

This is not inflammatory, this is simple basic elementary logic.
...but only as a means of implying or inferring that the person to whom your reply is directed is incapable of employing logic -- that they are not in possession of a functioning mind:

Seeing as everything in that movie review about to the movie is factually correct, and anyone with a functional mind must concede those factually correct points raised are bad; it rather does prove some things.
It wasn't inflammatory, it was cold hard fact to get you to think. To simply use your logic, and leave your feelings, and impressions burned into your brain by flash and loud sound at the door.

Are the reviewers points correct: yes.

Are they bad: yes.

Does that diminish the movie - if there's even anything to diminish: yes.

If you're not capable of doing this, well...
I believe I said something about functional mind, but... it doesn't really seem necessary; the post rather speaks for itself.
Again, it's the cold hard facts. We were talking about a review and the points being raised, and I said these points were correct - they are - the points were things that are bad - and bad things diminish a movie. This is not rocket science, this basic elementary.

You got a movie that has no plot holes at all.

Then you have essentially the same movie, but a slight difference in writing and slight changes in plot and there are all types of plot holes now.

Which movie is better; the one with or the one without the plot holes?

The answer should be bloody obvious: the one without.

That's all that was said; that bad things in a movie, diminish a movie. If you can't grasp this simple basic fact, if you can't grasp, that above the movie with the plotholes is the lesser version of the movie, your mind is NOT fully functional. This is not inflammatory, this is simple basic elementary logic.

There is nothing inflammatory or offensive about it.

Simple basic elementary logic? No.

All of this is circular reasoning, sprinkled liberally with insults (some of which I've placed in bold, so you may see which they are.) You can claim opinions are "cold, hard facts" or "cold, hard truth" from now until the cows come home and it will never cause them to become facts or truth, but to insult others because they do not take your word for it is inflammatory and it is offensive, no matter how many times you insist that it is not.

You can pretend that you're talking about the review, but again, your first post (which I've quoted above) indicates otherwise, and very few of your subsequent posts have been free of insult and condescension. This is the same pattern you've exhibited in numerous threads in this forum and it needs to stop.

Discuss or don't discuss -- that will be up to you -- but the surly and boorish behavior and the constant stream of insults and insinuations of lesser intelligence toward other posters need to go from your posts in this forum and they need to go now. These may be deemed appropriate where you come from (though I find that difficult to believe) and no one would bat an eye if you were to use them in TNZ, but they are not appropriate here and they will stop.
 
And exactly what has that got to do with my post?

Your posts are laughable. Your opinion is disagreed with by 96% of professional critics, and by the majority of ST fans. OK they are just opinions, but so are yours...and with a lot less support to back it. Add to this the movie is wildly successful and you really seem like a lone voice in the wilderness.

RAMA
 
Give it up 3D Master You Lose.
You want some cold hard facts here are some for you. Read them and know your arguments ARE OPINIONS of a bitter fan.

Star Trek XI First's that prove you wrong.

Cold Hard Fact #1-A Rated by Boxofficemojo highest rating available, tied for Top Spot with the The Dark Knight!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/grades/?page=usergrades&p=.htm

Cold Hard Fact #2 Highest Grossing Star Trek movie of all Time!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=startrek.htm

Cold Hard Fact #3 Highest foreign take of Star Trek Movie over $100 million and growing!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek11.htm

Cold Hard Fact #4 Highest Rated Star Trek film at Rotten Tomato with a very high rating of 95 after 261 reviews!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_11/?name_order=asc

Cold Hard Fact #5 Universal Acclaim by Metacritc at 83 and 8.3/10 by readers.
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/startrek2009

Cold Hard Fact #6 Highest Rated Star Trek at IMDb at 8.4/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/

Cold Hard Fact #7 Google Review score 4.3/5
http://www.google.ca/movies/reviews?cid=b5b46b0ed66b4c41&hl=en&oi=moviesr&range=1&sort=2

Epic fail on the cold hard facts front, I say again give it up, it's a losing battle now.
 
I found it telling that Star Trek has made $1.3 million in New Zealand - and Fiji for some reason, no idea why they are included together - and only $1.1 million in the Netherlands. Even combined, NZ and Fiji have under a third of the population of the Netherlands. I would guess English-speaking countries were bombarded with ads for Star Trek - I personally can attest for NZ, about a month ago there was an ad almost every break during Lost, they sure know how to target their audience! - whereas Europe wasn't.

I know TNG - and to an extent, DS9 and VOY - were popular there 15 years ago, when I still lived in Holland, but maybe times have changed.
 
Give it up 3D Master You Lose.
You want some cold hard facts here are some for you. Read them and know your arguments ARE OPINIONS of a bitter fan.

Star Trek XI First's that prove you wrong.

Cold Hard Fact #1-A Rated by Boxofficemojo highest rating available, tied for Top Spot with the The Dark Knight!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/grades/?page=usergrades&p=.htm

Cold Hard Fact #2 Highest Grossing Star Trek movie of all Time!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=startrek.htm

Cold Hard Fact #3 Highest foreign take of Star Trek Movie over $100 million and growing!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=startrek11.htm
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Yes it is a fact that Startrek is doing really well.

But whether you love or hate the movie, I don't see how anyone can't see that the movie is largely silly campy and juvenile and intentionally so. And in in the opinion of many, even those who like the film, the plot and writing is fairly weak. It's just that for most critics and many moviegoers the "campy" approach worked whereas for the 3D-master and others, not so much.

NOW let me make it real clear here that there's nothing wrong with liking a silly campy and juvenile movie. I'm NOT saying it means that such a person is dumb or can't appreciate more serious and intelligent movies at the same time. Heck I watch silly campy and juvenile movies and TV shows too!

But for me, it was a little bit too campy and juvenile for my tastes. That doesn't mean ST can't be light and fun but the way it was done in this film was a little too forced and contrived rather than being funny in a clever way.
 
Again, it's the cold hard facts. We were talking about a review and the points being raised, and I said these points were correct - they are - the points were things that are bad - and bad things diminish a movie. This is not rocket science, this basic elementary.

You got a movie that has no plot holes at all.

Then you have essentially the same movie, but a slight difference in writing and slight changes in plot and there are all types of plot holes now.

Which movie is better; the one with or the one without the plot holes?

The answer should be bloody obvious: the one without.

That's all that was said; that bad things in a movie, diminish a movie. If you can't grasp this simple basic fact, if you can't grasp, that above the movie with the plotholes is the lesser version of the movie, your mind is NOT fully functional. This is not inflammatory, this is simple basic elementary logic.

There is nothing inflammatory or offensive about it.
What movie, in the history of movie making, let alone Trek movies, has absolutely no plot holes?

And exactly what has that got to do with my post?

You have way too much time on your hands, really :guffaw:
And what does a "California Chronicle" review have to do with any country outside the US??? :confused:
What makes you an expert of the opinions of people in Europe or Asia etc.?

I have friends in Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Netherlands and Greece (besides US and Canada) and as far as I can tell those who watched the new Star Trek liked it although none of them are fans. And they told me they like it at least partly because you don't need to know Star Trek at all to understand the movie, so Abrams did something right here.
But many of my friends refused to watch it at all because "Duh. It's Star Trek. Pimply fanboys and all. Not interested."

So IMHO the problem is not some plot holes (Yes, the new movie isn't perfect), it's the stigma of nerds sitting in their mother's basement spending their lives ranting about warp speed on the internet.

And, frankly, after reading your posts I kinda understand that cliché. :rolleyes:
 
What movie, in the history of movie making, let alone Trek movies, has absolutely no plot holes?

And exactly what has that got to do with my post?



Gee, and I thought your point all the way back here, where you entered the thread:


...was to insult the intelligence of American audiences. That is what you were doing there.

Since then, however, you've narrowed it down insulting individual TrekBBS members by stating that if they don't see things the way you (and, supposedly, the author of the review to which you link) do, then they must not possess a functioning brain, after which you have the audacity to claim that you are not insulting them, but rather citing "cold, hard facts" (you really like that phrase, don't you? It sounds kind of film noir tough guy, or something) which are no more than the opinions given in the review and in your posts -- i.e., not really facts. That's called circular reasoning, and it's a cheat.

You claim to employ logic:

...but only as a means of implying or inferring that the person to whom your reply is directed is incapable of employing logic -- that they are not in possession of a functioning mind:



I believe I said something about functional mind, but... it doesn't really seem necessary; the post rather speaks for itself.
Again, it's the cold hard facts. We were talking about a review and the points being raised, and I said these points were correct - they are - the points were things that are bad - and bad things diminish a movie. This is not rocket science, this basic elementary.

You got a movie that has no plot holes at all.

Then you have essentially the same movie, but a slight difference in writing and slight changes in plot and there are all types of plot holes now.

Which movie is better; the one with or the one without the plot holes?

The answer should be bloody obvious: the one without.

That's all that was said; that bad things in a movie, diminish a movie. If you can't grasp this simple basic fact, if you can't grasp, that above the movie with the plotholes is the lesser version of the movie, your mind is NOT fully functional. This is not inflammatory, this is simple basic elementary logic.

There is nothing inflammatory or offensive about it.

Simple basic elementary logic? No.

All of this is circular reasoning, sprinkled liberally with insults (some of which I've placed in bold, so you may see which they are.) You can claim opinions are "cold, hard facts" or "cold, hard truth" from now until the cows come home and it will never cause them to become facts or truth, but to insult others because they do not take your word for it is inflammatory and it is offensive, no matter how many times you insist that it is not.

You can pretend that you're talking about the review, but again, your first post (which I've quoted above) indicates otherwise, and very few of your subsequent posts have been free of insult and condescension. This is the same pattern you've exhibited in numerous threads in this forum and it needs to stop.

Discuss or don't discuss -- that will be up to you -- but the surly and boorish behavior and the constant stream of insults and insinuations of lesser intelligence toward other posters need to go from your posts in this forum and they need to go now. These may be deemed appropriate where you come from (though I find that difficult to believe) and no one would bat an eye if you were to use them in TNZ, but they are not appropriate here and they will stop.

Brilliant, he we go again.

"No, waaah, plot holes don't diminish a movie! And if you say so, and if you say that if you do your mind isn't functioning properly, you're being inflammatory! wwaaaah."

There's no circular reasoning about knowing the simplistic truth that plot holes diminish a movie. And the results if you can't grasp this simple truth. If you think making this statement is inflammatory you must be one of those who can't grasp the unamaginably simple fact that bad things in a movie make a movie less good aka diminish a movie.

There's not a problem with my statement, and there's nothing inflammatory about it. However, if this utterly simplistic, basic elementary inflames you, there's a problem with you.

What movie, in the history of movie making, let alone Trek movies, has absolutely no plot holes?

And exactly what has that got to do with my post?

You have way too much time on your hands, really :guffaw:
And what does a "California Chronicle" review have to do with any country outside the US??? :confused:
What makes you an expert of the opinions of people in Europe or Asia etc.?

I have friends in Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Netherlands and Greece (besides US and Canada) and as far as I can tell those who watched the new Star Trek liked it although none of them are fans. And they told me they like it at least partly because you don't need to know Star Trek at all to understand the movie, so Abrams did something right here.
But many of my friends refused to watch it at all because "Duh. It's Star Trek. Pimply fanboys and all. Not interested."

Oh, that's nice for you that you have friends in Europe and that means you think you know all of Europe's thoughts.

I'm from the Netherlands.

Toodles.
 
Oh, that's nice for you that you have friends in Europe and that means you think you know all of Europe's thoughts.

I'm from the Netherlands.

Toodles.


I'm not, so could our differing views be at all related to cultural differences, even down to different senses of humour? Apart from idividual tastes and expectations from entertainment products?
 
3D Master said:
Oh, that's nice for you that you have friends in Europe and that means you think you know all of Europe's thoughts.

I'm from the Netherlands.

Toodles.


I never claimed to "know all of Europe's thoughts".
Lern to actually READ a post before you answer. :rolleyes:

And you still haven't answered my question: What makes you more of an expert than anyone else around here? Are you really that delusional?

Your posts have nothing to do with the thread topic, all you do is flame board members who dare to voice a different opinion, and tell everyone and their grandmother how much you hate the new movie.
Bohooo :rolleyes:
 
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ST has made nearly $1.7m in Ireland. Not bad for population of just over 4m. [0.425 pp avg] compared to $210m for pop USA just over 300m [0.7 pp avg]

That's not bad for a place that's had very little terrestrial (RTE) exposure to trek. I remember watching TNG on its first run and the first few seasons of DS9. suddenly ds9 went from prime time slot to after midnight. then VOY ran for a while and dissapeared completely. We never saw ENT on terrestrial, mostly because it was shown on SKY Sattelite which a huge amount of homes here have.

Anyway my point is I don't think this is terrible.
 
I don't see how anyone can't see that the movie is largely silly campy and juvenile and intentionally so.

Even if I agreed with that, and I really, really don't, the opposite would be serious, macho and grown-up - that sounds fucking awful.
 
3D Master said:
Oh, that's nice for you that you have friends in Europe and that means you think you know all of Europe's thoughts.

I'm from the Netherlands.

Toodles.


I never claimed to "know all of Europe's thoughts".
Lern to actually READ a post before you answer. :rolleyes:

And you still haven't answered my question: What makes you more of an expert than anyone else around here? Are you really that delusional?

Your posts have nothing to do with the thread topic, all you do is flame board members who dare to voice a different opinion, and tell everyone and their grandmother how much you hate the new movie.
Bohooo :rolleyes:

Maybe YOU should read a post before you answer. I have flamed nobody for having a different opinion - hell, I flamed nobody period.

Oh, that's nice for you that you have friends in Europe and that means you think you know all of Europe's thoughts.

I'm from the Netherlands.

Toodles.
I'm not, so could our differing views be at all related to cultural differences, even down to different senses of humour? Apart from idividual tastes and expectations from entertainment products?

Maybe, I don't know. I am working on a review of Star Trek 2009 though, and it will sable it down. I'm estimating there's only about two or three, maybe as much as five scenes that are not either: ridiculous, disgusting, plot holes, outright inconsistancies with other scenes of the movie.

Seriously, Star Trek makes Nemesis look like a well-crafted, coherent story, while it's a plot-hole-ridden pile of junk.
 
3D Master said:
I have flamed nobody for having a different opinion - hell, I flamed nobody period.

You flamed nobody? Really? Strange how many members of this board think differently... :wtf:

So you don't like the movie. We get it. :rolleyes: MOVE ON.

Either you post something that's actually relevant to the thread topic or open your own board. There you can rant and rave all you like. :rolleyes:
 
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3D Master said:
Maybe YOU should read a post before you answer. I have flamed nobody for having a different opinion - hell, I flamed nobody period.

You flamed nobody? Really? Strange how many members of this board think differently... :wtf:

Just because people think something is so, doesn't mean it is so.
 
Yes, soooo many think that, but you don't.

Obviously you are right. And everyone else is wrong.

Think about it.
 
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