[Movie] Star Trek (2009)

Yeah, but you're not allowed to enjoy it

The curvature of Spock's ears is all wrong

And there are some scratches on the Enterprise which shouldn't be there

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by sprouticus

What I don't get is why you people even SEE the movie if you think it's going to be that bad. Seriously, nobody is forcing you to go. Just stay home and save yourself the money.

Before the film's release, die-hard Trekkies who regarded the film's premise as total iconoclasm could only base their campaign of bitching on trailers, posters, interviews and the like. Now that the film's out, they can't competently whine about it without having seen it, because that'd be hypocritical. So, to save face, they're all going to watch it despite having already decided two years ago that there's no way it could be anything other than a wretched affront to their precious childhood memories, utterly devoid of any merit whatsoever.

Logic!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I went in with mostly neutral expectations - I'm not a Trek fan at all, but I've seen and enjoyed a fair few episodes. I have no fond childhood memories of the franchise. I enjoyed what I saw of Enterprise and Voyager. I'm casual scum.

Anyway:

Spoiler:

I thought it was great. It definitely had that Abrams/Lindelof thing going on throughout, and although I wasn't really sure sure how well it'd work in the context of Star Trek, there weren't any really stylistically fucked moments that come to mind. Aside from the lens flares.

It's not a prequel and it's not a reboot - although I suppose you could consider it bits of both in some respects. The time travel was handled decently, and there's definitely potential for expansion on this new setting. I actually felt like I'd just watched a pilot for a new TV series upon leaving the cinema.

Does it feel like Star Trek? I'm not really qualified to judge, but from what little I've seen, I'd say... Sort of. It's not got the same air about it as any of the eps or films I've seen (again, I reiterate: not many), but it's probably the most fun I've ever had watching a Trek flick.

The only things I didn't enjoy:

- Karl Urban's stiff portrayal of Bones - I get that the character's supposed to be stern, professional and all matter-of-fact-ish, but I didn't really feel it.
- Everything in the ice planet sequence right up until the cave scene was just what. Kirk being a dumbfuck and wandering across the snowfield was irksome. Kirk getting chased by a CGI beastie that wouldn't look out of place in Pitch Black/Riddick was a different kind of frustrating altogether.
- Kirk was a douche for most of the film.
- The CALL-HIM-JIM-I-LOVE-YOU-CRASH-BANG-WALLOP opening and subsequent adolescent carjacking scenes made me fear for the quality of the film as a whole. Not a good draw.
- Lens flares oh god what

Sure, I had a few grievances about it, but overall I wound up enjoying the movie and - in spite of what this thread would have me expect to occur - it did nothing to diminish my enjoyment of anything else related to the series.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.