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Jeyl's Nitpicks on XI (Spoiler Heavy)
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I appreciated how Uhura didn't have a problem with putting Kirk in his place whenever he was out of line.
This is more of an Abrams trademark than a real product placement, since the stuff doesn't actually exist.
I did really cringe when I saw the NOKIA name though. The Budweiser thing wasn't nearly as bad.
I have two and they have nothig to do with continuity or science.
1: Why was pregnant Mama Kirk on the starship? It was until TNG era that families were on ships with officers. Although I thiughtthe opening was very touching in a way we've never seen in Trek. And I love Jennfer Morrison to death so it didn't bug too much.
2: The cameos. Seeing Tyler Perry took me right out of the film. As did seeing Carson Beckett.
1: Why was pregnant Mama Kirk on the starship? It was until TNG era that families were on ships with officers. Although I thiughtthe opening was very touching in a way we've never seen in Trek. And I love Jennfer Morrison to death so it didn't bug too much.
2: The cameos. Seeing Tyler Perry took me right out of the film. As did seeing Carson Beckett.
he may have already been a lt despite still being at the academy just like saviik was.
i do wish they worked into the dialog the stuff from the dossier that he already was instructing at the acedemy.
the thing of it is he may have been fast tracked not just because of of what he did but also due to the loss of so crew and ships.
They were from the future. You don't go galavanting around in your past, knowing that any wrong move can destroy that future you hold so dear. Kirk was promoted by Pike, then Kirk engineered his further promotion from there. I work in the corporate world. It happens. It's not all about what you know; it's WHO you know.
Because the Narada survived being pulled into a black hole already. That's how this whole situation kicked off, remember?
So, how far is this supernova from Romulus? That seems like silliness right there.
Loved the movie but (insert nit pick here)
OK, I loved the movie and enjoyed it in its IMAX glory last night but it has a few nits that I would like to pick.
First, like other TREK movies before it, there is this obsession with trying to imply size of the Enterprise or some ship by using unbelievable large numbers in various things. TFF had deck 78, NEM had deck 32, and this movie had two instances -
The Kelvin had at least 37 shuttles and the Enterprise had 89, or at least that is the number they were assigned. To me the Enterprise did not seem like she could hold that many shuttles.
Additionally, the bridge appeared to be on the same deck as the rest of the primary saucer section - Kirk ran through a corridor, two sets of doors and boom he was on the bridge.
Lastly, not sure I love the engineering deck...looks functional yeah, but never got the sense that it was anything other then a beer brewery.
Hopefully in the sequel they will spend money to build a proper ENG set.
OK, I loved the movie and enjoyed it in its IMAX glory last night but it has a few nits that I would like to pick.
First, like other TREK movies before it, there is this obsession with trying to imply size of the Enterprise or some ship by using unbelievable large numbers in various things. TFF had deck 78, NEM had deck 32, and this movie had two instances -
The Kelvin had at least 37 shuttles and the Enterprise had 89, or at least that is the number they were assigned. To me the Enterprise did not seem like she could hold that many shuttles.
Additionally, the bridge appeared to be on the same deck as the rest of the primary saucer section - Kirk ran through a corridor, two sets of doors and boom he was on the bridge.
Lastly, not sure I love the engineering deck...looks functional yeah, but never got the sense that it was anything other then a beer brewery.
Hopefully in the sequel they will spend money to build a proper ENG set.
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I think the new Enterprise is just way bigger.
I think the new Enterprise is just way bigger.
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But the running through the hallway nit and the "3 minutes to vulcan" nit are things that are just editing in the film to make it flow correctly, IMO. Like, it's not really 3 minutes to Vulcan, you know?
My only 2 nits - car stealing scene was cheesy and ice monster scene was pointless and fake looking. That's it for me.
And this is coming from an incredibly nit picky person who can be very negative. I loved this movie.
But the running through the hallway nit and the "3 minutes to vulcan" nit are things that are just editing in the film to make it flow correctly, IMO. Like, it's not really 3 minutes to Vulcan, you know?
My only 2 nits - car stealing scene was cheesy and ice monster scene was pointless and fake looking. That's it for me.
And this is coming from an incredibly nit picky person who can be very negative. I loved this movie.
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OK, if I get really, really nitpicky...I'd like to know how the shuttles from the Kelvin got apparently so far away from the Narada to the degree that whatever rescue vessels that came along to pick them up didn't detect or go after the ship? But then, we aren't given any indication of how long the shuttles traveled before their eventual rescue either...
And regarding the Enterprise shuttles, the shot of McCoy and Kirk's shuttle entering the bay almost made it look like the whole Engineering hull was nothing but shuttle bay...
But there was nothing really that jumped out at me to the degree that it took me out of the movie...even the industrial Engineering set worked for me, although I did think it worked even better for the Kelvin rather than the Enterprise...
OK, if I get really, really nitpicky...I'd like to know how the shuttles from the Kelvin got apparently so far away from the Narada to the degree that whatever rescue vessels that came along to pick them up didn't detect or go after the ship? But then, we aren't given any indication of how long the shuttles traveled before their eventual rescue either...
And regarding the Enterprise shuttles, the shot of McCoy and Kirk's shuttle entering the bay almost made it look like the whole Engineering hull was nothing but shuttle bay...
But there was nothing really that jumped out at me to the degree that it took me out of the movie...even the industrial Engineering set worked for me, although I did think it worked even better for the Kelvin rather than the Enterprise...
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I was surprised by how much better the car chase was than the version in the trailer. The hilarious insanity of what the kid was doing came across real nice.
And I loved that bit at the climax where the shots are replicated - Kirk hanging off the edge of a precipice in the Narada and the Romulan's boot coming down in front of his face.
Nits...okay, not nearly enough time devoted to Zoe Saldana stripping in her dorm room.
I was surprised by how much better the car chase was than the version in the trailer. The hilarious insanity of what the kid was doing came across real nice.
And I loved that bit at the climax where the shots are replicated - Kirk hanging off the edge of a precipice in the Narada and the Romulan's boot coming down in front of his face.
Nits...okay, not nearly enough time devoted to Zoe Saldana stripping in her dorm room.
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I think it was way more than three minutes, but it was just cut poorly. It also wouldn't be that long of a trip as the Vulcan star is intended to be 40 Eridani A, around 16 light years away.
I think it was way more than three minutes, but it was just cut poorly. It also wouldn't be that long of a trip as the Vulcan star is intended to be 40 Eridani A, around 16 light years away.
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It's not 24.
It's not 24.
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I didn't like Sarek. He had none of the gravitas that Mark Leonard brought to the role and looked like a shrunken goard.
He redeemded himself when he confessed his love for Amanda; it was a touching scene done quite well.
I didn't like Sarek. He had none of the gravitas that Mark Leonard brought to the role and looked like a shrunken goard.
He redeemded himself when he confessed his love for Amanda; it was a touching scene done quite well.
Re: Loved the movie but (insert nit pick here)
Loved the movie but...
1. It needed more Robau. The man was on screen for 2 minutes but imo he was excellent, convincing as Captain and badass
2. Needed more stripping Uhura and Orion girl in underwear.
Loved the movie but...
1. It needed more Robau. The man was on screen for 2 minutes but imo he was excellent, convincing as Captain and badass
2. Needed more stripping Uhura and Orion girl in underwear.
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That's always been a problem with the design of the ship... engineering is somewhere in the primary hull but it's not near the nacelle engines because that's where shuttlebay is
That's always been a problem with the design of the ship... engineering is somewhere in the primary hull but it's not near the nacelle engines because that's where shuttlebay is
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I wished McCoy had a little more screen time, really. And having said that, I was hoping we'd start to see the relationship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy really start here.
I'm sure in the next movie we'll see it.
I was kind of weirded out by the product placement (Nokia and Budweiser), but no big deal. It's just the first time I ever saw that in Star Trek.
I wished McCoy had a little more screen time, really. And having said that, I was hoping we'd start to see the relationship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy really start here.
I'm sure in the next movie we'll see it.
I was kind of weirded out by the product placement (Nokia and Budweiser), but no big deal. It's just the first time I ever saw that in Star Trek.
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I wasn't a fan of the music, some of it was good but I don't like TOS TV theme tune and would have preferred the Jerry Goldsmith film theme instead even if it was tweaked. The reveal of the completed Enterprise in space suffered without it imho.
Would have preferred that Scotty simply climbed out of the silo he was beamed in to rather than the dragged through the pipework scene.
That's about it though.
I wasn't a fan of the music, some of it was good but I don't like TOS TV theme tune and would have preferred the Jerry Goldsmith film theme instead even if it was tweaked. The reveal of the completed Enterprise in space suffered without it imho.
Would have preferred that Scotty simply climbed out of the silo he was beamed in to rather than the dragged through the pipework scene.
That's about it though.
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