11 Things About Star Trek That Make You Go WTF?

[Zulu Romeo]

"Engage" isn't much better, though.

Reminds me of the old Starfleet Corps of Engineers joke: "What did the big warp drive say to the little warp drive?"

Perhaps "Now" or "Start" or "Go" would be better. I always found Picard's use of the word "engage" to be odd usage and cringed a little whenever he would say it. I think it only sounded "OK" because he used a Shakespearean voice.

Unfortunately, because of the cultural influence of the late 20th Century, no-one says "start" anymore as it implies that you then want to "shutdown" the engines.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

...Unfortunately, because of the cultural influence of the late 20th Century, no-one says "start" anymore as it implies that you then want to "shutdown" the engines.

Damn Bill Gates...Damn him to hell.

 

[trampledamage]

7. Uhura casually tells her roommate that she translated a mysterious message detailing the destruction of a Klingon fleet by a large, Romulan ship, but fails to inform her captain until he's about to fly into a trap.
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Probably didn't make the connection. She only had a peice of it, the klingon fleet. Pike knew about the lightning storm in space, but it was Kirk that put the two together. I do think she should have brought it to the attention to someone at the academy though.

Well, we don't know she didn't tell someone at the Academy. I expect she probably did which was why she'd been kicked out of the room and had to go home unexpectedly.

There is no connection to make at the time Uhura heard the message. She hears about Klingons being attacked by Romulans, Starfleet gets a distress call about a lightning storm approaching Vulcan. Where's the connection? There isn't one unless you know the lightning storm is a Romulan ship.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

The only thing that made me go "WTF" was the accidental boob-grabbing of Uhura's oranges in the bar fight scene. Not that I minded at all, but it was a bit too juvenile in my eyes.

 

[MikeS]

Spock and Uhura on the transporter platform also made me go "WTF?!".

He's a Commander going into a dangerous and urgent mission yet he has time for a big emotional goodbye.

Again, this is not a "nit-pick", just a "WTF?!" moment.

And the Nokia ringtone was another moment.

Still not "nit-picking" - honest!

 

[trampledamage]

Spock and Uhura on the transporter platform also made me go "WTF?!".

That one I agree with - that definitely made me go I mean I know Spock's getting in touch with his human side, but that took me by surprise!

 

[urbandk]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

"Punch it" rather than "Engage"

Silly.

That actually bothered you? Talk about nitpicking.

It did not bother me in the slightest. I enjoyed the film, and would not lose any sleep over any of the "canon violations" or anything else.

We were asked what made you go WTF...

...That line made me go WTF?!

Ah. Okay. What, that line made you go WTF? Talk about nitpicking.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

Every Star Trek Film can be nit-picked to the point that we would think they were all bad films.

 

[Carpe Occasio]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

 

[David cgc]

What about seeing one planet clearly plainly from the surface of another? If they had said "Vulcan moon with atmosphere and ice", I maybe could have bought it. But another planet that can see Vulcan? And hadn't the Enterprise already travelled some distance before it jettisoned Kirk?

I just assumed that was an metaphorical depiction of Spock's impressions. Remember, he could feel a couple hundred Vulcans bite the big one back in "The Immunity Syndrome" from light-years away. He could doubtless feel six billion Vulcans die from a similarly great distance. Having him look up into the sky and see the planet dissolve was just a way to show that to the audience without seeing Nimoy grab his head and writhe about in psychic agony.

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

At the point where the box office returns are less then the investments

 

[urbandk]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

for me, it's not a direct relationship. if the movie resonates with me emotionally, tells a good story, and is fun to watch, then it's a success.

there are a million little things in every star trek movie/show that don't work or are patently ludicrous. but that hasn't stopped me from liking Star Trek because I'm willing to let go of all the little stuff and just enjoy the movie.

 

[Carpe Occasio]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

At the point where the box office returns are less then the investments

Good one. But what would you give as an example of a movie that had too many inconsistencies, or coincidences, or other plot devices or plot holes to make it enjoyable.

 

[urbandk]

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

At the point where the box office returns are less then the investments

Good one. But what would you give as an example of a movie that had too many inconsistencies, or coincidences, or other plot devices or plot holes to make it enjoyable.

Star Trek 2, 4, 6, First Contact.

 

[Carpe Occasio]

At the point where the box office returns are less then the investments

Good one. But what would you give as an example of a movie that had too many inconsistencies, or coincidences, or other plot devices or plot holes to make it enjoyable.

Star Trek 2, 4, 6, First Contact.

You didn't like Wrath of Khan or First Contact?!?

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

I don't think it's a function of the number of things that can be nit-picked, but rather a function of if a person can look past the nit-picks, no matter how many there are.

A person who considers a film as a "whole" rather than the "sum of its parts" may be more inclined to like certain films.

 

[urbandk]

I did like them a lot. They are the best Star Trek movies without a doubt, but by inconsistency standards, they don't work. Neither do the rest of them. That's why I don't pay too much attention to inconsistencies.

 

[Carpe Occasio]

You know... I started to nitpick this film in the car with my fiancee after watching it a second time. She cut me off and was like, "yeah, so? wasn't it a good movie?"

then I felt pretty small and stupid. It was a good movie. people will disagree about the little stuff, but bottom line, it was a good movie. As a Trekkie, that's more than I could have hoped for.

That's interesting. At what point do the little annoyances (nitpicks) overwhelm a movie and turn it from a good film into a bad one?

I don't think it's a function of the number of things that can be nit-picked, but rather a function of can the person look past the nit-picks, no matter how many there are.

A person who considers a film as a "whole" rather than the "sum of its parts" may be more inclined to like certain films.

I agree. If you nitpick the original The Day The Earth Stood Still you would think it was a terrible movie, but in reality it's a classic of sci-fi filmmaking and one of my all time favorites. The remake on the other hand...

 

[DiSiLLUSiON]

I agree. If you nitpick the original The Day The Earth Stood Still you would think it was a terrible movie, but in reality it's a classic of sci-fi filmmaking and one of my all time favorites. The remake on the other hand...

Now that's a good example.

I like the remake. I really do. But, it had as much inconsistencies as the original. Still, it was a very enjoyable ride! And I don't believe it did all that bad in the theaters, so other people seem to like it too.