Disillusioned
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I've never understood why people seem to think Star Trek should be kid friendly. I'd like to see it as a serious drama that adults can watch and enjoy, not a kiddie show.
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Yes, because those are the only two options. Black and White that's all there is.
I think this movie is perfectly fine for kids. Cover their eyes/ears for the one or two scenes/lines in it that kids can't see/hear but beyond that...
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Sarcasm aside, that seems to be the opinion of enough people to make it an issue. This is hardly the first "teen-friendly" movie I've seen parents take issue with.
"scream and plea"??
Yep, you're right. I stand corrected.
It was a shame that it happened to them though.
I personally didn't mind this dialogue..because the movie was rated PG-13 and wasn't intended for any pre-teens to begin with. Hello..can't you say RATING WARNING?! :P Anyhow, I wished they would have also gone about five years into the future and given Kirk command of the Enterprise then instead of the end of the movie.
Two things that bugged me about this movie where-the end of two cultures, so to speak(even though there are only 10,000 vulcans onboard the Enterprise now) and the love interest between Spock and Uhura. I..simply...did...not..get..that! But I guess it's an "alternate reality" movie and in an "alternate reality" movie, things are a bit different.
PG-13 doesn't mean "no one under 13 should watch this" just that parents should be advised that parents should be aware that material in the movie may not be appropriate for persons under 13 and to make their own judgments. And, honestly, Star Trek should be rated G when you compare it to all of the stuff shown and done on prime-time TV.
When I watched this the other night with my family my niece (7) came in and watched it and she loved it. She knew to cover her eyes when she saw Kirk in bed with Gaila and we told her to open them when Kirk cock-blocked himself so my niece could see that Gaila was green.
Oh really? I thought it meant that parents should be cautioned to watch it before hand.
Anyhow I think the rating is justified because there was a little swearing in as well as some sexual innuendo that isn't intended for preteens. 
I may be Johnny-Come-Lately, but. . .
When people chose insults, they don't usually play nice. Most of the time, they hit below the belt. That's just how it works. I doubt this will change any time soon, even by the 23rd century.
~String
I'm not overly concerned about kid-friendliness, but the line was... crass.
No, that's American morality at work: it's acceptable to kill and maim people in horrific ways, but you can't use naughty language or kiss girls.
Or see a man in his undies.
Loud rock music... would you expect them to be playing in a bar in Iowa? Mozart's 5th Symphony?
I don't think Star Trek is necessarily at its best when it aims for "pretentious and high brow." It might be appealing on some level to watch your Trek characters spending their free time sculpting, painting, composing spoken word poetry or studying archeology... on the other hand, one day you watch James T. Kirk get piss-faced drunk and get beaten up by five cadets from Starfleet academy and suddenly it hits you, "Wait, this is happening on Earth. Where real people live. Close to where I live. Cool!"
Just sayin: there's something to be said for reliability. Highly intellectual characters on top of an ivory tower might give you something to aspire to, but at some point you have to get back to ground level and play with characters that come from (more or less) the same place as the audience.
Polkas.
Disillusioned
Commander
Future music?
Rock is our past, present and future, dummie! 
Disillusioned
Commander
The future music from "The Fifth Element" was sort of like rock. Sort of.
Well, considering the people in that bar would've been listening to 300 year old music...
Polkas are forever.
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