Very true. I was never that much of a fan of Kirk, but I too love this Kirk, I really want to see where he goes next.
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Very true. I was never that much of a fan of Kirk, but I too love this Kirk, I really want to see where he goes next.
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- The use of humor throughout the film. It was interwoven into the story without being distracting, it came from the characters, and most of all, it was natural. I haven't laughed that much since The Voyage Home.
- Space travel finally feels dangerous again. The transporter is reliable but difficult to use in a crisis. The shuttles have seatbelts!
- Even the tertiary characters were well-defined. "Cupcake", Uhura's Orion roommate, Olsen-the-redshirt-but-he-doesn't-know-it...
- No matter what you thought of the fight scene on the drill, Sulu's unfolding katana was bad-ass.
Oh, so that's what that little moment was about, making a big deal out of Kirk and the seat belt. I'm ashamed to say I didn't get that until now.
-The Kelvin sequence (near perfection)
-The musical score (superb!)
-Original Spock (*sniffle)
-McCoy (He *was* McCoy. Sarcastic and funny.)
-Pike (Yum!)
-Sarek (Is anyone who knows me surprised by this?)
-Gaila/Gayla the Orion (amusing woman.)
-Spock asking for the First Officer job at the end and offering to show a "character reference. (From you-know-who.)
-Sarek's revelation of why he really married Amanda.
-The musical score (superb!)
-Original Spock (*sniffle)
-McCoy (He *was* McCoy. Sarcastic and funny.)
-Pike (Yum!)
-Sarek (Is anyone who knows me surprised by this?)
-Gaila/Gayla the Orion (amusing woman.)
-Spock asking for the First Officer job at the end and offering to show a "character reference. (From you-know-who.)
-Sarek's revelation of why he really married Amanda.
-Another nod to the greatness of Bruce Greenwood's Captain Pike.
-I would have never believed that everyone cast would do such a great job. Talk about catching lightning in a bottle for a second time. Wow!
-I loved the references to Enterprise. A very underappreciated series and some of the only real Trek canon we have left in this new timeline. I was afraid they would ignore the existence of Archer and his crew.
-The final scene where Chris Pine (who did a great job throughout) was the Kirk we remember from TOS but in a slightly different way. The way he said Bones and Scotty and sat in the chair was excellent. It was the closest to Shatner's portrayl without mimicking him. Exellent work.
-It appears Dr. McCoy was also wearing is ring on his pinky just like De Kelley did. It is in the scene where they are brainstorming after Kirk assumes command.
-It also looks like the academy graduates wear rings on their fingers. I am pretty sure I saw Pike and Scotty with them on.
-I would have never believed that everyone cast would do such a great job. Talk about catching lightning in a bottle for a second time. Wow!
-I loved the references to Enterprise. A very underappreciated series and some of the only real Trek canon we have left in this new timeline. I was afraid they would ignore the existence of Archer and his crew.
-The final scene where Chris Pine (who did a great job throughout) was the Kirk we remember from TOS but in a slightly different way. The way he said Bones and Scotty and sat in the chair was excellent. It was the closest to Shatner's portrayl without mimicking him. Exellent work.
-It appears Dr. McCoy was also wearing is ring on his pinky just like De Kelley did. It is in the scene where they are brainstorming after Kirk assumes command.
-It also looks like the academy graduates wear rings on their fingers. I am pretty sure I saw Pike and Scotty with them on.
Everything you said, with special emphasis put on the last one. That image of the Enterprise rising from Saturn's rings was fantastic in IMAX.
The fighting scene on the drill rocked!
This movie had without a doubt the best opening scene with the Kelvin vs. the Narada. The CGI was incredible and the musical scores for this scene really made it stand out.
Scotty's sidekick-loved that cute little creature! I hope I see more of him!
Funny moments-Kirk's hands swelling from McCoy's stimulants.
Very laugh out loud moment for me!
Nero, our villian..loved to hate the guy!!
The scene where Vulcan was swallowed up in the black hole was gut wrenching and powerful at the same time.
Liked the fact that Spock had a nice relationship with his father Sarek. In our original timeline, it was rather strained.
The very end of the movie where Pike is in a wheelchair and in his uniform. That was very optimistic.
Leonard Nimoy coming back as Spock Prime and meeting Kirk on that freezing cold planet.
Need I say more?
Also the fact that the movie was two hours long but didn't realize those hours had passed at all. That goes to show you what an awesome movie does! It makes the time fly by!!!!
Scotty's sidekick-loved that cute little creature! I hope I see more of him!
Funny moments-Kirk's hands swelling from McCoy's stimulants.
Very laugh out loud moment for me!Nero, our villian..loved to hate the guy!!
The scene where Vulcan was swallowed up in the black hole was gut wrenching and powerful at the same time.
Liked the fact that Spock had a nice relationship with his father Sarek. In our original timeline, it was rather strained.
The very end of the movie where Pike is in a wheelchair and in his uniform. That was very optimistic.
Leonard Nimoy coming back as Spock Prime and meeting Kirk on that freezing cold planet.
Need I say more?Also the fact that the movie was two hours long but didn't realize those hours had passed at all. That goes to show you what an awesome movie does!
It makes the time fly by!!!!Some additions:
I agree with several others about enjoying Pike's last scene. He still ends up in a wheelchair, but he remains a capable and dignified officer - a vast improvement really from his fate in TOS.
I also liked the scenes of Kirk having symptoms from McCoy's conconctions. It was quite funny and well acted.
Really, the whole thing was new and refreshing. It didn't feel like a remake of an old episode. I could probably keep going on about things I liked about it.
I agree with several others about enjoying Pike's last scene. He still ends up in a wheelchair, but he remains a capable and dignified officer - a vast improvement really from his fate in TOS.
I also liked the scenes of Kirk having symptoms from McCoy's conconctions. It was quite funny and well acted.
Really, the whole thing was new and refreshing. It didn't feel like a remake of an old episode. I could probably keep going on about things I liked about it.
"Out of the chair." was absolutely priceless.
Chekov saying " Saying i can do that"
Everything everyone has mentioned so far, plus the scene between Spock and Uhura in the turbolift.
I also loved how all the commanding officers kept leaving a 17-year-old in charge of the ship.
After traveling many kilometers through the snow and the wind to get to the Starfleet outpost, young Kirk is out of breath and exhausted, but old Spock was still spry and energetic.
The tribble in the cage next to Scotty.
I also loved how all the commanding officers kept leaving a 17-year-old in charge of the ship.
After traveling many kilometers through the snow and the wind to get to the Starfleet outpost, young Kirk is out of breath and exhausted, but old Spock was still spry and energetic.
The tribble in the cage next to Scotty.
The only thing i "loved" about the new film was Karl Urban as McCoy. He was by far the best actor in the film and stole every scene. Heres hoping they have more of him in the sequel.
"Green-blooded Hobgoblin" -- don't think Bones ever uttered that before 9I was expecting "Green-blooded son of a bitch" That and the ever-cynical McCoy made him my favorite right behind nuSpock ("Out of the chair")
First time McCoy comments on Spock it's "I like him."
A couple of minutes later, however, it's "There's that pointy-eared bastard."
A couple of minutes later, however, it's "There's that pointy-eared bastard."
I liked that on the Kelvin, and on the Enterprise, there were readouts that monitored the away team members' life-signs. It felt pretty realistic. I also found the scene between George Kirk and Winona very engrossing. I too am a sucker for well-done tearjerker scenes like that.
The brief title after that reminded me of something out of a Ray Harryhausen epic.
When I heard a drunken and disoriented Kirk giggle "You whistle real loud," I knew this movie's sense of humor was very different from the much more dry wit I'm used to in Trek. I liked it because it was different. I too thought "Out of the chair" was very funny, and Scotty was consistently funny, in a way that was obviously more authentically UK than James Doohan.
I was bummed about Vulcan but understood why they did it. I loved that this universe seemed dangerous, not only in the context of the universe, but to the audience that no longer knows what will happen to whom or what.
I liked that Spock Prime was basically a similar character to Leonard Nimoy in his two episodes of The Simpsons. There was a whimsy about him that was simultaneously like Nimoy himself, but also like Yoda before Luke realizes it's Yoda.
Most of all, I liked how credible this world all seemed. It reminded me of what the Get Smart movie was trying to do last year, but this one does it much better. All the captains really were credible, the CGI was the best I've ever seen (I remember thinking that Davy Jones in the Pirates movies was absolutely seamless. The bar has been raised.).
The brief title after that reminded me of something out of a Ray Harryhausen epic.
When I heard a drunken and disoriented Kirk giggle "You whistle real loud," I knew this movie's sense of humor was very different from the much more dry wit I'm used to in Trek. I liked it because it was different. I too thought "Out of the chair" was very funny, and Scotty was consistently funny, in a way that was obviously more authentically UK than James Doohan.
I was bummed about Vulcan but understood why they did it. I loved that this universe seemed dangerous, not only in the context of the universe, but to the audience that no longer knows what will happen to whom or what.
I liked that Spock Prime was basically a similar character to Leonard Nimoy in his two episodes of The Simpsons. There was a whimsy about him that was simultaneously like Nimoy himself, but also like Yoda before Luke realizes it's Yoda.
Most of all, I liked how credible this world all seemed. It reminded me of what the Get Smart movie was trying to do last year, but this one does it much better. All the captains really were credible, the CGI was the best I've ever seen (I remember thinking that Davy Jones in the Pirates movies was absolutely seamless. The bar has been raised.).
"Out of the chair." was absolutely priceless. " Yes, very good.
"The tribble in the cage next to Scotty." Totally missed that! Must see again!
The birth--moving.
Puffy hands! Yes--the old show--silly and serious! Just the kind of fun thing TOS had plenty of.
Scotty!
The cast.
Scotty's little buddy being sad, wimpering.
Sulu "fencing."
The green Orion woman. Man. Sorry. Seriously. Wowsers. Notice she had red hair--green and red combo. As Kevin Malone would say: "NICE."
" Yes, very good. "The tribble in the cage next to Scotty." Totally missed that! Must see again!
The birth--moving.
Puffy hands! Yes--the old show--silly and serious! Just the kind of fun thing TOS had plenty of.
Scotty!
The cast.
Scotty's little buddy being sad, wimpering.
Sulu "fencing."
The green Orion woman. Man. Sorry. Seriously. Wowsers. Notice she had red hair--green and red combo. As Kevin Malone would say: "NICE."
Loved:
-NuBones
-v(nu)Enterprise
-Kirk and Spock Prime Scenes. Really laughed hard when Kirk said "bullshit"
-v-Warp
-Sulu's space Katana
-LOL REDSHIRT
-NuBones
-v(nu)Enterprise
-Kirk and Spock Prime Scenes. Really laughed hard when Kirk said "bullshit"
-v-Warp
-Sulu's space Katana
-LOL REDSHIRT
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