26 thoughts on “A Star Trek Movie Review”

  1. Yes, brilliant. He had me before Q’plah. Reading other critics I would have skipped this one. Thanks for correcting one more of my many errors Rand.

    But I finally have the answer to one of the world’s deepest questions: How does superman shave? You can’t watch the trailer and not ask yourself that question.

    1. In the old comics, Superman’s hair growth was under more or less conscious control–he had hair where he wanted it, when he wanted it. One exposure to red kryptonite caused him to sprout facial hair–other Kryptonians (Krypto for sure, maybe Supergirl and Superboy) blasted it off with their heat vision. Single Kryptonian heat vision wasn’t sufficient, but two or three combined heat visions sufficed.

      1. That’s just a smoke screen. Think. Superman flew into stars and didn’t come out looking like Lex Luthor. Hair is hair. Reflected heat rays would never do the trick.

        Gold Kryptonite, in other than minute quantities, could kill superman so they had to come up with the heat ray story to keep him safe.

  2. I’m not myself anymore.

    One hairpiece for Classic Star Trek, one for those movies, a different one for T J Hooker, yet another one for Denny Crane . . .

    1. Did you know that Denny Crane was the result of a transporter malfunction? Somebody reversed the polarity. Reversing the polarity being something that started with Forbidden Planet I believe. Which makes me think Robby did it.

      1. So are you saying that Denny Crane’s alter ego is Leonard Nimoy with this beard?

        1. No. Keep up man. Crane’s alter ego was… Charlie McCarthy!!!

          “Dammit Jim/Paul… he’s a lawyer Jim/Paul, not a wood carver. McCarthy is dead, Paul.”

          Nimoy’s beard’s alter ego is Candace Bergen.

  4. I’ve heard the action scenes are just over the top. Though when you sit back and examine the plot it just recycles the plot from “The Wrath of Khan” all over again. And it just comes off as a big dumb action movie absent the huge IMAX 3D screen.

    1. You’ve “heard” about the action scenes? As in you haven’t even watched the movie yet?

      Here’s a scary new idea: why not watch the bloody thing before you critique it, mmmkay?

      Frankly Likeks does an excellent job with his review.

      2. Haha, got you to comment didn’t I? I read the reviews I trust to see if it’s worth going to the theater or just watching on my own 3d tv and surround sound. I probably just wait till it comes out on blueray. I appreciate Lileks review as a good alternative to the others that have been hammering it; I enjoy the perspective. But I meant “over the top” action as a good thing. I appreciate explosions and space battles as much as the next man. Just wish that instead of recycling the same plot over and they’d come up something new.

        1. There were a lot of deviations from the original Wrath of Khan. I don’t mind the links to the old series because Wrath of Khan was a great movie but let’s hope they don’t go hunting for gods and whales later in the series.

          1. Man you ain’t kiddin’.

            I am mildly miffed that they delivered a warmed over re-run with this movie.

            How about a little originality?

          2. I think they’ve told all the stories. The only thing left is rehash.

            Although 2 seconds of thought aught to be able to come up with something new.

    2. It was an OK movie. It was entertaining enough to hold off the “fridge moments” until almost the end. Unfortunately once you have a chance to start thinking about what you’ve seen the stupidity and illogic pile up quickly.

      The funny thing is, I don’t regret so much paying to see this film, but it marks the turning point where I’ve given up on anything from J.J. Abrams. The new Star Wars movies hold no excitement for me. On the other hand the fact that the next Star Trek movie will be handled by someone else gives me hope it may actually turn out good.

      1. Well there is hope for J.J. and the Star Wards movies since one of the criticisms I’ve heard about his version of Star Trek is that he essentially turned it into Star Wars. Anything I think at this point could be better than the pile of turd that is the prequels.

    1. Watched “Pilgrim of Eternity” last week, it is the best “unofficial” Trek I’ve yet seen and much better than anything JJ Adams has created and called “Trek”.

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