To the OP, thank you for starting this thread. I saw the film last night and desperately wanted to get into a conversation about it but -- contrary to what some might feel -- I really did feel there was a lot of polarization happening already; a lot of us vs. them, and I just didn't feel like getting flamed, to be frank.
Like one of the posters above, I'm not much of a gamer, but I understand what you're getting at regarding the pacing, and I agree to some extent. There were many things I liked about this movie, and some I didn't. But, I just don't have any strong feelings either way, to be honest. And I guess that's what surprises me the most. I've been a fan since I was very young, and caught an ep or two of TOS season 3. Became addicted during the reruns in the early 70s. I've been passionate about Trek most of my life, and can argue points of the various series and movies with the best of 'em. But I just felt this one was, meh, okay.
As I said to a friend walking out of the movie, there were lots and lots of little things I thought were great; mostly "tips of the hat", as it were, to the series, prior movies, and especially to character traits as established by Shatner, Nimoy, Kelly, etc. And there were story elements I liked (and some I didn't.) Mostly, though, I thought the story, itself, was maybe on a par with some of the middling series episodes. Which was fine. But, it did leave me wondering where all these rave reviews are coming from.
Again, I want to be clear. I'm not trashing the movie. I'm not saying I didn't like it. I'm just saying that, to me, it was just ... okay. Certainly better than Nemesis and Insurrection (and The Final Frontier and The Search For Spock, all imho, of course), but that was about it.
All of that having been said, I agree wholeheartedly with this comment, as well:
One other comment I made to a friend after the movie was that, while I could see the attempts to bring some of the "TOS feel" to the movie (the humor, especially), it didn't quite make it for me. That's okay. The seeds are there. In fact, I think the seeds are there for something really fun to develop from this. I'm one of the few "old timers" I know who has no problem with the creation of this alternate timeline as a way of revisiting what we have heretofore know as the TOS era. I think they could well do some wonderful things with the groundwork they've laid here, and I'm going to look forward to seeing where they take things in the next movie.
Hmmm ..., it just occurred to me: this movie felt a little like a "pilot" episode of a new series. Ya know when you watch pilot ep for a series and you see some good stuff and some stuff that eventually disappears or is changed for the series, itself? How it's sometimes obvious that the actors and writers are trying to find their footing? That's sort of how this felt. And, I suppose that's appropriate. And, if this does turn out to be just the beginning of a whole new series of movies (or TV series, though I find that less likely), I think that would make me happy. For what it's worth.
Like one of the posters above, I'm not much of a gamer, but I understand what you're getting at regarding the pacing, and I agree to some extent. There were many things I liked about this movie, and some I didn't. But, I just don't have any strong feelings either way, to be honest. And I guess that's what surprises me the most. I've been a fan since I was very young, and caught an ep or two of TOS season 3. Became addicted during the reruns in the early 70s. I've been passionate about Trek most of my life, and can argue points of the various series and movies with the best of 'em. But I just felt this one was, meh, okay.
As I said to a friend walking out of the movie, there were lots and lots of little things I thought were great; mostly "tips of the hat", as it were, to the series, prior movies, and especially to character traits as established by Shatner, Nimoy, Kelly, etc. And there were story elements I liked (and some I didn't.) Mostly, though, I thought the story, itself, was maybe on a par with some of the middling series episodes. Which was fine. But, it did leave me wondering where all these rave reviews are coming from.
Again, I want to be clear. I'm not trashing the movie. I'm not saying I didn't like it. I'm just saying that, to me, it was just ... okay. Certainly better than Nemesis and Insurrection (and The Final Frontier and The Search For Spock, all imho, of course), but that was about it.
All of that having been said, I agree wholeheartedly with this comment, as well:
One other comment I made to a friend after the movie was that, while I could see the attempts to bring some of the "TOS feel" to the movie (the humor, especially), it didn't quite make it for me. That's okay. The seeds are there. In fact, I think the seeds are there for something really fun to develop from this. I'm one of the few "old timers" I know who has no problem with the creation of this alternate timeline as a way of revisiting what we have heretofore know as the TOS era. I think they could well do some wonderful things with the groundwork they've laid here, and I'm going to look forward to seeing where they take things in the next movie.
Hmmm ..., it just occurred to me: this movie felt a little like a "pilot" episode of a new series. Ya know when you watch pilot ep for a series and you see some good stuff and some stuff that eventually disappears or is changed for the series, itself? How it's sometimes obvious that the actors and writers are trying to find their footing? That's sort of how this felt. And, I suppose that's appropriate. And, if this does turn out to be just the beginning of a whole new series of movies (or TV series, though I find that less likely), I think that would make me happy. For what it's worth.
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