Trek Thoughts

[ithildin]

I think making the new Trek an alternate universe/timeline was an excellent decision. My original Trek is safely moving along in its own reality, and now we have the new one on its own path. So the new timeline movies can be totally free from the constraints of the original timeline. Goodness knows that alternate timelines were used a lot in the many Trek series over the years. Now we get to visit one of them in depth.

Which brings me to Spock. Is he going to keep quiet about things like the Borg, or knowing Romulus is going to get munched? Will there even be an Enterprise with a Capt. Picard? Might not be, so maybe no Q, so no Borg. Maybe no Savvik either, or Tuvok. Maybe they miss meeting the Organians, so there's no enforced treaty with the Klingons, which could lead to... hey, 'Yesterday's Enterprise'!

Very glad this is an alternate timeline, or I would have never been able to forgive them for destroying Vulcan and killing Amanda. And since I thought there would be some way to use the Romulan tech and the red matter stuff to reset time to a certain point before Vulcan was blackholaized, I didn't get upset when they destroyed Vulcan, sure it was coming back by the end. So after the fact.... I think it was overkill - no pun intended.

Interesting that our Spock (yeah, I think of the original timeline Trek as 'ours' and the new guys as 'other' LOL) chose the Vulcan path and the other Spock is choosing the human one. Which brings me to Spock/Uhura....

I love the concept, but since 'other Spock' really left me with such a 'meh' reaction, I just didn't see the attraction. I've loved Zoe Saldana since she was in PotC, so was glad to see her in such a major role.

I liked how the future was different, yet familiar, like the bar in Iowa where they're ordering Budweiser and Jack. Guess they survived WWIII [g]

I wish someone had warned me I would need kleenex in the first ten minutes! Loved what little we saw of Jennifer Morrison.

Interesting change they made to the engine room of the Enterprise. The rest of the ship design looked more modern that than TOS, but the engine room was more like the inside of an old factory.

I loved Captain Pike! Probably my personal pick for movie hottie [g]

Karl Urban as Bones was the stand out performance for me. I thought the kid that played Kirk did a pretty good job. Their were hints of Shatner's Kirk, but just hints. The delicate touch was very effective.

That's what comes to mind right now. Maybe more when I see it a second time.

Comments

[beeej.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on just about everything, except for new Spock. I really liked ZQ's portrayal of Spock. I bet he'll only get better as the new movie series goes on. But yes, Karl Urban was the best of all of the rebooted actors. I think everyone did a fantastic job at portraying the original characters without looking like they were doing an impression of the original character, but Karl did it best.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping he grows on me, since I'm betting we're going to a bunch more movies!

[dragon-within.livejournal.com]

Ditto what Beeej said!

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid to watch it. I was shocked to find out they destroyed Vulcan. If that means no Tuvok, waaah! He's my second favorite Vulcan! I think the only way I can watch it is to treat it as a completely different timeline.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

It is a completely separate timeline, so you're safe :)

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

It sounds so cool - I can't wait to see it! *bounces* The movie finally makes it here on 19th June. You just bet I'm going the very first day :D

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Have fun!

[nessa5.livejournal.com]

I liked the movie.
I'm not sure how I feel about the alternat realaty reboot though.
loved the actors except (and this is very nit picky and silly, because they really did and excelent job.) is that spock was to heavey (not fat, just broader in the face) and Uhura was too skinny.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I prefer a reboot than having to listen to die hard Trekkies complain at every turn how that didn't happen in the series LOL

[ohinternets.livejournal.com]

I need to see it a second time too, but I LOVED it.

Except Sulu. Boy, was he bland and nondescript, or what.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Sulu didn't leap out and grab me :(

[anya2112.livejournal.com]

Karl was just brilliant!

Love the guy playing Scotty!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Yes on both :)

[meekkat.livejournal.com]

glad you finally saw it!

My boyfriend and I actually didn't know it was meant to be an alternate reality when we saw the film, so he was really pissed thinking that they had gone and erased the original timeline! And even now he and several of my other friends absolutely hate it. I didn't hate it, didn't love it either.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I would have been bummed if it hadn't been an alternate timeline.

[sparrowwritings.livejournal.com]

If you see it a second time, watch Scotty's desk area and on the desk in a cage is a tribble. :D

But Bones was my fav part of the whole movie. Especially the Bones and Kirk interactions. :D

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I heard something about a tribble, but didn't see it. Will look harder next time.

[lara-everlong.livejournal.com]

the thing I love about the timeline is that it's something that's been messed around with a whole lot in Star Trek but it always, always ends up fixed in the end. I love the risk they took in leaving it the way it was - this way they can make movie after movie after movie and take it any direction they want!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Hopefully they'll use the opportunity to be original.