I am a big Trekkie nerd. There, I said it. But when they announced this reboot, I wasn't excited. Now I'm convinced that Star Trek is going to be the greatest movie ever, and here's ten reasons why.
1. The Trailers Rule
Seriously. Watch them. They are awesome. The first time I saw the bit where Eric Bana shouts "fire everything" I proceeded to headbutt my TV and do a touchdown dance in my living room. I've seen the trailers no fewer than 197 times now, and "fire everything" is my ringtone.
2. JJ Abrams Made Lost
With the exception of some drag in the second and third seasons, no show has captivated me more than Lost. It's one of those shows that would probably be more enjoyable if I waited for the DVDs and watched them all at once, but I can't bring myself to not watch it every single week.
3. JJ Abrams Made Felicity
If anything, it shows versatility. And melodrama. And another kind of awesome. (Shut up, Felicity was great.) Not your taste? He was also behind Alias and Fringe.
4. JJ Abrams Made Mission: Impossible 3
M:I3 rates significantly higher than its two predecessors on Rotten Tomatoes because it's a much better film with some great action sequences. Also, you almost never want to punch Tom Cruise in the face while watching it. That's directing talent!
5. JJ Abrams is a Smart Dude
TV and movies aside, he's also spoken at TED and recently guest edited an issue of Wired magazine. I like hating people and I can't bring myself to hate anything about this man who has brought so much joy to my life.
6. Best. Casting. Ever.
Sylar as Spock? Simon Pegg as Scotty? Harold (of And Kumar fame) as Sulu? It's the most obviously perfect casting since Jean-Luc Picard played Professor X. (As if there's anyone else alive that can play Spock. Or Professor X.)
7. They Owe Us a Good Star Trek
Enterprise was not good and Nemesis, well, I don't like to talk about it. This is a franchise with decades of greatness behind it. There's simply no excuse for mediocrity, much less sheer awfulness.
8. BSG is DS9
Sci-fi gained a (slightly) broader audience thanks to the brilliance of the recently ended Battlestar Galactica. (I've personally loaned my BSG DVDs to at least a dozen people.) If you're one of those who hates sci-fi, but liked BSG, then you really need to watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which Battlestar borrows from liberally. (This actually has no bearing on whether or not Star Trek will be a great movie, but I seem to be the only person who noticed this and I feel the world needs to know.)
9. The World Needs This
Economic collapse. Sick pigs. Bad remake ideas. We need something we can collectively love to begin the healing process.
10. I Need This
I have never wanted to love a movie so much in my life. I am a sad, sad man.
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Greatest. Ever.
Submitted 2 years 38 weeks ago
Of course each great thing is only surpassed by the next great thing.
Oh, and this movie was SO GREAT. Fun from start to finish. I was a little sad when it was over.
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greatest movie ever -- ??
Submitted 2 years 38 weeks ago
I haven't seen the latest Trek film but it seems that whenever a movie comes out that captivates the public's attention, fans start prematurely proclaiming that movie as "greatest."
But the title of greatest only sticks around long enough until the next greatest comes out; it even works among franchises: consider Batman: this is what people said about the Original Batman movie with Jack Nicholson as the Joker, and then again with Heath Ledger as the Joker.
I'm sure this movie will do well at the box office considering the good trailers and increasing hype. Given the latter, it appears that Abrams seems to know his stuff; I'm not a fan of his, and don't his mostly because I don't watch television anymore.
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Simon Pegg
Submitted 2 years 39 weeks ago
Now, I'm not a major Trek fan and I wonder about the remake of things lately. BUT it's all about Simon Pegg for me. He is so talented and funny. He can do no wrong. A friend posted trailer #12 and the last split second had Scotty. I HAD to take a second look because I was pretty sure it was Pegg. Not too surprised, it was. Yay!
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Tyler C. Hellard
Oh, poo.
Submitted 2 years 40 weeks ago
You have out nerded me with your knowledge of executive producers. I guess it makes sense then. Still, the whole Cylons-don't-know-they-are-Cylons thing feels like a direct rip off from the Whispers episode in season two. Of course, it's not really a rip off if you're ganking your own ideas.
Cloverfield is still the Abrams weak point for me. Well, that and the second season of Lost. I hate that shaky camera shit.
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ThatNickGuy
Submitted 2 years 40 weeks ago
It's not so much that BSG borrowed liberally from DS9, but that its creator, Ronald D. Moore was also an executive producer on DS9.
So, a lot of similar themes and issues would naturally be carried over, especially when he wasn't able to explore some of those issues in full within the Trek universe.
Also, Cloverfield is what will proved to me that I could trust Abrams.
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M:I 3
Submitted 2 years 40 weeks ago
It was either M:I 3 or Cloverfield. I think I made the right choice. (I need to rent that movie, as I've been getting a lot of shit for referencing it here. But I remember enjoying it.)
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I agree with much of this.
Submitted 2 years 40 weeks ago
I agree with much of this. Although I have to say that the writers were also behind such dialogue driven TV as Xena and Hercules.
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And MI3? Seriously? The only thing good about that movie is the last 20 minutes, which I will admit kick ass, but DO NOT make up for the syrupy mess that was the first 4 hours. (it was longer than Watchmen right? It felt like it.)
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