A reaction to Kathy's white font with a MAJOR FUCKING SPOILER, and represents the only thing I didn't like in terms of a plot point:
they nuked Vulcan. VULCAN. wtf? Spock's always gets screwed over in Star Trek. Always.
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le nubian - May 08, 2009 7:58:00 am PDT #1152 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica - May 08, 2009 7:58:32 am PDT #1153 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm pretty sure in calendar years, Spock is older than all of them, since he's a prof while the rest of them are all students.
[eta: Well, except for Scotty, but I'm still pretty sure Spock is the oldest one on board.]
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 8:20:59 am PDT #1154 of 30000
brillig
In (original) canon, Spock served on the Enterprise before Kirk, with Captain Christopher Pike. Is this out the window?
It's better to get my complaining out of the way, because Hubby wants to see this, and he'll be happier if I'm not grousing the whole time.
Kathy A - May 08, 2009 8:23:10 am PDT #1155 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
They don't really address that, although it's possible, since Spock and Pike are familiar with each other in the scenes we see them in together.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 08, 2009 8:30:01 am PDT #1156 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And boy howdy, that Ed Burns is dreamy, isn't he? Whoever made this movie sure thinks so!
You laugh, but that same approach was the only remotely watchable aspect of A Sound of Thunder...
Dana - May 08, 2009 8:30:28 am PDT #1157 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Movies I have walked out of: Muppet Movie
GASP!
Jessica - May 08, 2009 8:40:21 am PDT #1158 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In (original) canon, Spock served on the Enterprise before Kirk, with Captain Christopher Pike. Is this out the window?
No, that's still canon. Spock is First Officer for Cpt Pike and teaching at the Academy when he's not on active duty.
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 8:40:29 am PDT #1159 of 30000
brillig
Oh, yeah, we saw A Sound of Thunder. Hubby loved the story. It wasn't too bad, but we never see movies first run, always at the dollar movie, so we don't feel bad for paying the money.
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 8:42:06 am PDT #1160 of 30000
brillig
Re: Trek and Spock.
OK, the meeting of Spock and Kirk hasn't been covered in anything other than some novels, so this approach works.
Trek novels: a fanfic writer's wet dream.
Strega - May 08, 2009 8:47:45 am PDT #1161 of 30000
Crash (the Cronenburg one).Zounds!
Matt -- Ah, but Ed Burns didn't write & direct A Sound of Thunder.
The excitment about Star Trek confuses me, too. I still think it looks godawful. Just as a movie, leaving aside the Trek-ness of it... I mean, nobody else thinks it looks like Starship Troopers without the funny parts? That, plus my general reaction to Abrams, makes me suspect it's best if I don't bother.
Besides, I'm still guilt-ridden over missing Crank 2.