You forgot Felicity.
My gravest movie misgivings: toy writers
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You forgot Felicity.
Obviously, the A-holes are the guys who had the nerve to write Transformers.
I said this in another thread but it bears repeating here vis-a-vis whether I'll see this film: I'll see it if the clips, previews and advance critical word make it look like it will be worth my time. If it looks like shit, I won't see it. That's the way I decide if I'll see any movie. Trek gets neither a free pass nor a hard way to go.
By comparison, I'm a fanatical Philip K. Dick fan. I nearly ruptured myself waiting for the long delayed adapatation of A Scanner Darkly because all indicators made it look like it would be the best PKD movie yet--and, in many ways, it was. Next (based on a PKD short story, "The Golden Man"), however, looked like crap and I still haven't bothered to see it.
I will add, however, that nothing I've heard so far about Trek XI makes me particularly hopeful. I really wish Hollywood would let it rest for many, many years if not forever.
By comparison, I'm a fanatical Philip K. Dick fan. I nearly ruptured myself waiting for the long delayed adapatation of A Scanner Darkly because all indicators made it look like it would be the best PKD movie yet--and, in many ways, it was. Next (based on a PKD short story, "The Golden Man"), however, looked like crap and I still haven't bothered to see it.
I will add, however, that nothing I've heard so far about Trek XI makes me particularly hopeful. I really wish Hollywood would let it rest for many, many years if not forever.
Seeing as how J.J. Abrams and Alex Kurtzman both claim to be fans of TOS exclusively, I'm not worried. Considering they've brought back Leonard Nimoy to reprise his role as an older Spock and have hired a decent new actor that actually looks like Nimoy to play his younger self, I have faith in this new film. Because Nimoy has gone on record as claiming the script is great and not as boring as TNG or the rest of modern Trek, and because Abrams has said he is desperately trying to figure out a way to bring William Shatner into the film, indicating he shares the same fears as those saying Shatner can't be brought back for this movie and thus won't do it unless it works, I am very excited about this new film.
Obviously final judgment is reserved until the completed draft of this movie is seen, but so far so good.
Obviously final judgment is reserved until the completed draft of this movie is seen, but so far so good.
The top of a mountain of shit is still the top of a mountain of shit.
Remember that now.
I'll remember!
Start looking towartd the Star Wars TV series?
It can't be both, unless it was written by Frank Miller.
They'll keep hating it. Some ST fans hate TAS, others TMP, others ST II, some TOS fans still reject TNG... and so on.
Leonard Nimoy says that the script is great and that these guys understand the characters....and remember he refused to do Generations because they didnt know how to write for his character (or Kirk in his opinion)
Transformers was about as good as you can get for a 'toy' movie. But when you look at MI3...that film had far more depth of character than the previous two MI films...it was certainly the best script of the three
but some people have made up their minds. However I suggest maybe open your mind to the possibility that Nimoy is right...and maybe wait to make up your mind when you see more....or maybe wait until you see the movie!
Transformers was about as good as you can get for a 'toy' movie. But when you look at MI3...that film had far more depth of character than the previous two MI films...it was certainly the best script of the three
but some people have made up their minds. However I suggest maybe open your mind to the possibility that Nimoy is right...and maybe wait to make up your mind when you see more....or maybe wait until you see the movie!
Hey hey hey, I'm not in any haters camp.
I'm just lowering them from their assigned pedestal of "Trek Saviors" to their normal standing of "Average Hollywood Schmucks." No hating involved.
And I liked TF, for the most part (mostly because Steve was involved.)
well I have met these 'schmuks' and they are pretty nice guys and bonafied Trekkies and certainly total nerds. If they werent big time writers they would be no different than the rest of us schmoes
...and to an extent they and Abrams really are 'saviors' in that they used their clout at Paramount to get Trek back to the front burner with a big budget movie. That is something very few people thought would happen this decade.
We will see if they deliver...but indications are they are on the right track. If they can make something as stupid as Transformers play to the masses and satisfy (most) of the fanboys....then they arent too shabby. But as I said before...MI3 is probably a closer model for trek
...and to an extent they and Abrams really are 'saviors' in that they used their clout at Paramount to get Trek back to the front burner with a big budget movie. That is something very few people thought would happen this decade.
We will see if they deliver...but indications are they are on the right track. If they can make something as stupid as Transformers play to the masses and satisfy (most) of the fanboys....then they arent too shabby. But as I said before...MI3 is probably a closer model for trek