For any die-hard fans out there who are not jazzed and excited about this trailor or movie, I have three (3) words:
"Get A LIFE!"
(more words)
This trailor ROCKS! It's SEXY! Kids LOVE IT! It's COOL!
GOD BLESS J.J. ABRAMS & GANG!
My God, I must have watched this trailer a zillion times this weekend. Go figure.
A review of the trailer is coming soon.
Gustavo
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Forget all this talk about canon and Star Wars. What I want to know is why Kirk has to destroy such a great car??? What is this, "The Dukes of Hazzard"???
Actually, it looks great for an early trailer. But I can't get excited about a movie that won't be released for more than six months from now.
Well, it doesn't give a lot away about the story, does it? That might be a good thing, I guess, but without that, all we have are flashes of images and action. I liked the look of the characters. Spock in particular finally looks great. The previous released images of him all look incredibly photoshopped/airbrushed ... But now I see that Zachary looks excellent in the role. Not sure about Simon Pegg though. He doesn't seem much like a "Scotty" to me.
Hmm ... I wish this trailer did more. I can't see it building up hype in non-trekkers, I really can't. There's nothing compelling here for non-trekkers! Make it about the destiny of two people (Kirk and Spock), but don't be so subtle about it. Or discuss the mission to kill Kirk and Spock's quest to save him. Or something ... anything ... just not flashes of images on the screen.
Argh. I guess I was expecting a WHOLE lot more from JJ from this first trailer. I think many of us are just happy to finally see images from the film, but when you sit back and think about it, this really is a disappointing trailer. Definitely not a trailer from a "must see" film like ID4, Transformers, Starship Troopers, and so on.
Timmer33
I have slowed it down, gone frame by fame, sped it up, watched backwards ... LOL. It really is exciting to finally have something new to bicker and nitpick about.
I actually read someone's post who claimed that they had seen the preview and were now going to boycott the film? By "boycott", I do understand you mean "second showing" on opening night and watching it 10 times instead of 20. Take that Paramount!
Crazy times ahead....
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"In four hours the ship blows up" -- Scotty (The Savage Curtain)
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You can't please everyone all the time. Hard core fans will always find something to 'comment' about. Two books out are wonderful for this, Nitpickers guide, ST:TOS & ST:TNG+Movies. Fun books to read. But come on guys, don't you think if they had 40 years ago what we have now they'd use it? Green screen, CGI. If the film is going to be successful it has to appeal to todays audiance. I think it's a good 'reboot' of Trek, and as long as the core theme is kept in tact, then I think Gene would be blown away. Let's wait until Majal (sp?) Roddenberry has a look at the film and see what she thinks. Just had a thought... how cool would it be if they used her for the computer voice??? Hell, they've got six months, they can do lot's a little tweaks like that. You never know :)
Me, after seeing the preview, hi-def, full screen, volume cranked... Damn, I gotta see this in the thearers! It kicked ass! And yes, the music got my blood pumping too. I can't wait until May!!
OK PEOPLE THIS WHOLE RE-BOOT CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE SENTENCE, AND I'M SHOCKED IT HASN'T BEEN SAID YET.
WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THE "WB" ING OF STAR TREK.
IN THE WB WORLD EVERYONE IS PRETTY OR GOOD LOOKING. IN "WB" WORLD JIMMY DOOHAN WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SCOTTY, HE HAD A MISSING FINGER!!
It appears that when the Kelvin is destroyed, it kills Kirk's father, Commander George Kirk, who was not supposed to die in the original timeline, thus creating a new timeline and "new" Star Trek universe, if you will. Makes sense to me.
Gustavo
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On the youtube video at 1:00 -- could that be the new transporter effect? Hmmmm....
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"It's fiction. It's not supposed to make sense." --a Trekweb poster defending Brannon Braga's scripts
Quinto's openly gay Spock redeems this entire effort. This is going to be a very important film.
Definitely has money behind it
but we'll see
The Of Gods and Men trailer was 100x better than the movie- Marketing is much easier than making a quality movie
JJ seems to know how to hype but can he make a ST movie that's really ST ?
I am a fan and am willing to give this movie a chance... but if the trialers for it show basically the same "style" over the next months, I will be less likely to spend $$ on it.
As for altered history viewpoints: If this is an altered history, then all the Trek from TOS to STTNG is lost and invalid. So now there will be two fan bases: Trek. and AbramsTrek.
I prefer Trek over AbramsTrek
One good thing about an altered history: Now Abrams can change how Kirk dies. Hmmmm. So he could have put older Kirk in this movie afterall... if it truly is an altered history.
After the Kid Kirk and the Cop scene, what is the music that plays during the rest of the trailer? Is it a pre-existing piece or is it part of the soundtrack? I love it! The driving tempo of the strings matches the pace of the clips an it really gets the adrenaline flowing. I've watched the thing about 10 times already and it's the music that gets me.
They made you take the pics from the trailer down too??!
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"...to boldly fly where no man has gone in space..." -- Patrick Stewart, SNL
I went to see Quantum of Solace last night to see the trailer. I'm as giddy as a school girl about it. It looks out-freakin-standing!!! Abrams and company have out done themselves. I'm sooo excited by the new interpretation of Trek. A fresh perspective on my childhood heroes and their adventures is exactly what Trek needed.
To HELL with canon. This movie is gonna ROCK!!!
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I'd like to point out that Roddenberry didn't give two f***s about canon. What he wanted to do was tell intelligent stories about human beings set in a hopeful future. *That's* Star Trek, not what fictional event happened on so and so fictional date.
Roddenberry changed the look of the Klingons with no explanation and without any sense that he needed to explain it. And when he created TNG, he originally mandated that not a single reference to or appearance by any aliens from TOS could occur on the show, i.e. no Vulcans, no Klingons, no Romulans, etc. and that all the aliens on TNG had to be new. It was people like D.C. Fontana, Robert Justman, and David Gerrold who convinced him that there should be a few familiar elements, lest the Trek fans reject it outright.
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RE: canon
by Siskokirk @ 18:14:58 on Nov 15
RE: canon
by Hober Mallow @ 23:26:29 on Nov 15
RE: canon
by dark_mr_fripperton @ 05:39:30 on Nov 16
RE: canon
by Hober Mallow @ 13:21:50 on Nov 16
RE: canon
by Ralphis-- formerly Hugh Jass @ 14:37:49 on Nov 15
@ Siskokirk from one fan to another I respect your view and opinion but Star Trek more then just about continuity. You need to look at the bigger picture and not be bogged down by Star Trek cannon. I have been able to look past it so should you. Keeping true to Star Trek is not about keeping true to the cannon but the over all message..the bottom line kind of deal, and you KNOW that is what Gene Roddenberry would tell you. I am not going to bitch, you have your opinion and I value that, but grow my friend, grow.
I have no opinion about the trailer except it's all nonsense to me. As usually. Trailers are like that. And even then, the trailer usually takes all the worst ingredients from the movie and shows them off in one minute or so. So all the good stuff is still up in the air.
This link has a better, bigger, clearer version than youtube....Hi Def.
http://vimeo.com/2246656?pg=embed&sec=2246656&hd=1
This link has a better, bigger, clearer version than youtube....Hi Def.
http://vimeo.com/2246656?pg=embed&sec=2246656&hd=1
I find it hard to belive that JJ and gang didnt do thier homework. In the TOS episode the menagerie, Kirk indicated that he only met Pike once when Pike became fleet commander. According to what i have heard about the new movie is that it is Pike that convinces Kirk to join Starfleet. This is not consistant with the menagerie. Also in the episode a Piece of the action Kirk didnt understand how to drive the old earth cars. The new movie depicts a young kirk driving a Corvette. This to is not consistant. I know, I know the fringe Trek fans will bash me for pointing this out, but they need to understand that its this type of respect for the historical continuity of Trek that makes the show have such a large following. fans tune in to see how the past matches up with the future. The fans deserve better, easily JJ and gang could have developed a story that didnt conflict with the proud history of the show, it shows a lack of respect for the fans.
Had women in miniskirts for the sake of miniskirts. Where Kirk went shirtless for the sake of going shirtless. A fist fight for the sake of a fist fight.
And people are taking up this moral high ground about the action packed nature of the trailer and Uhura taking off her shirt?
Star Trek was relevant because it attempted to stay relevant...and not just in preaching the moral of the decade at the end of every other episode.
The Gene who oversaw the original Star Trek would be proud of this trailer.
Well,
The look and feel of this trailer is certainly NOT “Star Trek” as most of us know it. Maybe that is a good thing. Only time will tell.
Here is my grand problem with the movie: Writers Orci and Kurtzman!
When “Transformers” was being produced, leaked images of Optimus Prime hit the net in all of his FLAMED glory. To many a fan’s disgust, I must add. Orci and Kurtzman were asked on Don Murphy’s board to justify the reasoning for the flames. Their answer, “The flames serve a significant purpose in the movie. They are there for a reason.” Well, the movie came out and no “point” was given for the flames or their significance identified. Orci and Kurtzman lied to goat the old Transformers’ fan base along.
I fear Abrams is doing the same thing to the traditional Trek fan base. Things in this movie will forever change the core mythos of Star Trek. That is a fact with the dynamic duo of Orci and Kurtzman lying their way along too.
Here is what will happen: The movie WILL be a huge success. Because of the way the mythos and “feel” of Trek will be changed, others who may produce movies or TV series down the road will also have full license to CHANGE anything about the mythos of Trek they want. This movie will be the END of old Trek as we all know it.
My proof? Transformers .
The movie came out and was a hit. Now we have “Transformers Animated” which drastically diverts from the original mythos of 1984 Transformers. So there are currently three DIFFERENT versions of Transformers. And the ultimate proof you ask? I asked my 17 year old nephew how the Transformers arrived on Earth? He said in protoforms that smashed into the earth. We all know that is the Bay version of how Transformers arrived on Earth. A true Transformers fan knows they arrived millions of years ago on the ark.
This will happen with Trek too. The mythos will change. New TV series will come out that hardly resemble Roddenberry’s universe. And my 17 year old nephew will say the first time Kirk encountered Romulans was before taking command of the Enterprise.
For good or bad, this is the future of Star Trek.
That trailer is fantastic. Finally, Trek on an epic scale!
But to those who are worried it's too much action, or looks too much like Star Wars (I don't think it looks anything like Star Wars. Fabulous tailfins are the exclusive territory of Trek. Speaking of, when's the last time you saw a vintage vette on Star Wars?), you're basically a beat wife wondering why you deserve nice things all of a sudden. It's ridiculous. So Star Trek can once again afford nice sets and great effects. That doesn't mean it's not Trek anymore. There must of course be substance to this movie but the mere fact that it looks good and has some style to it doesn't mean it won't also have a heart.
Even the snarky UK press had only nice things to say about the 4 extended scenes they saw from the movie. Everyone who's seen any of it says it's great.
Relax. We deserve to see our heroes in style for once.
VERY cool!!!
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Now, I feel really good about this movie. It looks fantastic.
I was so upset when I went to see Quantum of Solace last night and there was no Star Trek to be seen. So...when will we see it. The next big movie coming out is The Spirit, I doubt they would show it with The Punisher.
I'm totally thrilled about this trailer. Can't wait to see more!
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I have to admit, I really really dig this trailer. I was a bit apprehensive after reading Devin's thoughts over at Chud, but I just got a big stupid grin on my face while watching this :) I can't wait to see it in HD :)
Well, who cares...for every whining fanboy/girl there will be a hundred new viewers...
You know, the people here who are complaining that this movie may have too much "Star Wars" like action are probably the same twits that complained that there was NOT enough action in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Theres no pleasing the fanatics!
At last a Star Trek movie that has that Epic, feel good, comic book adventure look to it that has been missing since the Wrath of Khan, the colour pallette, action sequences and from the little snippet of footage the chemistry between pine and quinto seems electric......i cant wait !!
At last a Star Trek movie that has that Epic, feel good, comic book adventure look to it that has been missing since the Wrath of Khan, the colour pallette, action sequences and from the little snippet of footage the chemistry between pine and quinto seems electric......i cant wait !!
I'm disgusted with this more than words can say, in one swift move they have turned Star Trek into Star Wars!!!
Gene Roddenberry and Gene Coon and Fred Freiburger are doing back flips and somersaults in their Graves or ashes in space.
Thanks for the preview I will be going to to movie just to be watching the laughing and jeering from the gangs of punks, who will probably be throwing popcorn and drinks on the geeks who sit in awe over this tripe.(just kidding of course!)
It should be fun actually.
love Amy and her Landru friends!
(5th and last edit!)
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Trailer looks great to me. I converted it to an MP4 and single stepped thru it. You actually get to see a lot of stuff. The Enterprise looks fantastic in motion and the whole thing has a very cinematic, big-movie feel (something that many of the Trek films sadly lacked).
I feel sorry for those people who can't get past their prejudices about this not being identical to TOS. If they want to attract a new audience, they really can't do that anymore and need to make it accessible to a wider audience. As for me, I'm excited and can't wait for May to get here.
James T Kirk becomes Luke Skywalker.
Complete with 'destiny' shit and everything.
Or so it seems from the trailer.
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RE: Ugh
by Uroboros @ 05:45:26 on Nov 15
RE: Ugh
by DixonHill @ 05:27:40 on Nov 15
RE: Ugh
by GustavoLeao @ 05:34:36 on Nov 15
..it looks like Trek for those that thought the Mission Impossible movies were better than the series. Which I'm sure is the case with people who though the original was too cerebral. Sigh
What's with the scene with Uhura taking off her shirt? Hope it's vitally important to the movie. Else it won't be long before we have a buff shirtless Kirk rubbing decontamination gel on a half naked Uhura or other female crew member. Just because.
oh my.... oohhhhhhh my...
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I wasn't excited until now. Thanks.
RE: Wow
by Grupp @ 07:19:30 on Nov 15
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