Mixed emotions upon seeing it for the first time.
My gut reaction (mind you I have almost NOTHING to base this on) tells me that there may be more style here than substance.
It is clearly going to be the biggest looking Star Trek ever, but bigger does not always mean better. Just look at the budgets of TMP vs the Wrath of Khan. Khan had a much smaller budget, but was the far superior film in every way.
This trailer was big and loud, but that is not what the best of Star Trek is about. Star Trek is about it’s great characters and interesting ideas. Let’s hope tptb remembered what George Lucas forgot in making his Star Wars prequels. It’s about the characters not big explosions.
I also noticed that they are selling the sex aspect to much. Not that I’m against hot chicks taking their shirt off on camera, but ST is better than that. I hope they are not trying to dumb Star Trek down for the masses. That made me think that the rumors on the net this week about this being “Top Gun” in space may have something behind them. This looked like a Jerry Bruckheimer/Michael Bay trailer rather than a Star Trek trailer. In a related note I didn't see Captain Kirk give a high five to someone on the bridge when he says "buckle up" did I?
Most importantly the thing that speaks volumes to me about this trailer wasn’t was was on screen, but what was not on screen. The lack of a single shot of Leonard Nimoy as Spock gives me a hint of where they are going with this film.
I understand that this film is marketed towards a new demographic (as it should be to broaden the franchises popularity) but what about the fans who made Star Trek what it was? I hope the creative team didn’t forget about those people and their 40 plus years of supporting the series.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t mean to sound negative here (I guess I do don’t I?) I am eagerly awaiting this film and I will go into it with an open mind and judge it on it’s own merits. I’m sure I am reading far too much into a two minute trailer.
