Star Trek SPOILERS thread!!! BEST Star Trek film EVER!!!

[Brue]

loved the movie

new mccoy nailed it

i was afraid it was going to be a dream sequence movie - i am glad it isn't. they truly can have a fresh start without worrying about continuity of the original series.

the platform on the romulan ship were straight out of galaxy quest.

how many miliseconds did it take before you knew the red shirt was going to die in the space jump?

in previews i didn't really buy kirk but he was great.

i have seen eric bana in 3 movies. he was not right for hulk and not right for the romulan leader

[The Bat]

In the novel it is also mentioned that Old Spock did at first, when he was marooned on Delta Vega, sneak into the base without alerting Scotty and try to use the communications system to warn Starfleet, but the base's technology was too old to work through Nero's jamming.

That seems....logical.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Been reading the novel and it explains things a bit nicer. At one point old Spock has an epiphany that even though things have been changed in time, he notices that now along with the other times he's seen reality changes that some "fate" seems to keep the major characters together and that is his reason for deciding that only Kirk getting back near young Spock will be the only way that the Federation will survive. In the novel it is also mentioned that Old Spock did at first, when he was marooned on Delta Vega, sneak into the base without alerting Scotty and try to use the communications system to warn Starfleet, but the base's technology was too old to work through Nero's jamming.

[trekman101]

Not going Himself...and sending Kirk back to the Enterprise wasn't just to insure their future freindship...Spock believes in JAMES T.KIRK! He believes in Kirk's abiltites to do the IMPOSSIBLE, and always find a way to win! That's what Kirk does BEST!

HERE.... HERE!!!!!!!!

[Hector]

I saw it for the second time just about a couple of hours ago.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I bought the novel (which by the way I think is cool that it is adapted by Allan Dean Foster). I agree that Nimoy Spock believes in Jim Kirk, but it still presented itself to me in the movie as "Sorry Leonard, this is all the cameo screen time we can give you right now." I'm hoping that the novel will explain it better than what I interpreted from the movie.

[The Bat]

The other thing that bothered me was Nimoy Spock not going onto the ship to tell young Spock the real story behind Nero. later in the film he says it was to bring he and Kirk together as friends, but if billions of people on Vulcan had already died and Earth was next...shouldn't he be thinking about the quickest way to get results and not a friendship in a timeline that was already altered (from his perspective)?

Steve

Not going Himself...and sending Kirk back to the Enterprise wasn't just to insure their future freindship...Spock believes in JAMES T.KIRK! He believes in Kirk's abiltites to do the IMPOSSIBLE, and always find a way to win! That's what Kirk does BEST!

[Captain]

I ended up seeing this film again (3x) today, trying to take my mind of some issues of the day before.

Anyways, I did find the New Voyages guy cameo scene...He is walking across Spocks path as he walks back into the bridge and comments on Chekovs plan (right after his little "emotional outburst" with Kirk, and his confab with Pa in the transporter room)
Chapel IS the girl with the Rand style beehive hairdo that grabs Pike when he and Kirk return from Neros ship.

Other than those, and the cameo shots previously mentioned in another post, I think thats it? Didnt notice many other inside references either...except for quotes and phrases from past movies and episodes (or is that future movies and episodes...I'm so confused?)

[david_b]

Good to see the character of Christopher Pike again as well.

Yes, I saw it on a deluxe screen (not quite IMAX) the other evening and it's pretty darn good.. Loved seeing the Pike character really show some spunk. I can't say much more than everyone else here. I didn't think the bridge was as good as everyone else here does (still prefer the older look, as I do with the Enterprise itself..), but the characters all registered very nicely.

'Course every scene with an Orion Slave Girl is TOPS in my book. Spock's intimacy with Uhura was an interesting concept, not totally unthinkable for canon, especially with his Vulcan fiance now up in dust with the rest of Vulcan..

Nice inside joke on Adm. Archer ('Enterprise'). Anyone else find any inside references to earlier shows..?

All in all, can't wait to buy it on DVD..!

david_b

[Werewolf]

From what I've read, at Trek movie, it took in 112 mil globally with around 76 of it from domestic ticket sales. So, it's off to a really good start.

[AcroRay]

I loved it! It was great!

My wife - who's a real die-hard Trek fan - loved it, too. I was concerned she'd hate it...

[Hector]

This is not just a great Star Trek movie, this is a summer blockbuster. This should give Night at the Museum, Transformers, Harry Potter and G I Joe something to measure up to.

You forgot Terminator: Salvation.

[trekman101]

check out my last post on"STAR TREK is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Airdave817]

Best. Star Trek. EH-VERRRRR!

This is not just a great Star Trek movie, this is a summer blockbuster. This should give Night at the Museum, Transformers, Harry Potter and G I Joe something to measure up to.

I'm a huge fan of Star Trek - pretty much TOS. I believe that the even ones were better than the odd numbered ones. This breaks that cycle.

If you're looking for a fun popcorn roller-coaster ride of a movie - this is it. If you are a Trek fan. This movie is for you. This does what Casino Royale did for the Bond series. This is Batman Begins.

[garagesale]

We loved it, but there are definitely story problems that arise from either some trimmed footage or just sloppy writing/directing. The 4-issue countdown comic really clears those up, which makes me hopeful that some of those scenes actually got filmed and will turn up in the director's cut/extended DVD.

Such a great addition to the Star Trek canon!

JamesD