Star Trek XI

[Gnam]

December 25, 2008
Last to jump on the prequel bandwagon, the movie follows Kirk's first missions with Enterprise.
They better not end up on a lava planet with some whinny, younger version of Khan.

Meet the new crew, Not the same as the old crew:

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Chris Pine as James T. Kirk
He knows Lindsay Lohan!


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Zachary Quinto as Spock
He knows Hillary Duff!


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Karl Urban as McCoy
Maybe McCoy is a badass brawler in this one.
Nerd credentials include previous roles in Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Riddick.


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Simon Pegg as Scotty
Good choice. If zombies or crooked cops show up, he'll handle it.
I half expect his partner, Nick Frost, from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz to pop up.

[Gnam]

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Anton Yelchin as Chekov
On the plus side he's Russian, but his last role as Charlie Bartlett isn't inspiring.


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Zoe Saldana as Uhura
Played AnaMaria in Pirates of the Caribbean.


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John Cho as Sulu
Harold goes to Space! two thumbsup.


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Eric Bana as the villain Nero
Played badass Army Ranger from Black Hawk Down.

[Gnam]

other notables include:

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Ben Cross as Sarek, Spock's father
English = Vulcan: repressed & boring j/k


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Winona Ryder as Spock's mom
Will Kirk hit on Spock's mom?


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Tyler Perry as head of Starfleet Academy
Bonus points if he does it as Madea. [ohnoshediint]

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I could use some Star Trek, but I hope they learned from Lucas' piss poor example and DON'T foul it up.

[Sean Malone]

Not a fan of Jar Jar eh?:D

[Cam]

For crying out loud!!!! Leave the god damned original alone!!!!! :flame:

[KLang]

Not sure what to think of this. I've been underwhelmed by the last few Trek movies. I doubt the 'real trekkies' will be fond of movie about the original cast of characters. I actually enjoyed the last series, Enterprise, but it seemed most of the trekkies hated it.

[Methanolandbrats]

This might last a week in the theaters. Scrapping it right now would save a lot of money.

[Warlock!]

For crying out loud!!!! Leave the god damned original alone!!!!! :flame:
There are better targets to which you can focus your anger, Cam.

:D

[Cam]

There are better targets to which you can focus your anger, Cam.

:D

But, but, but, I have so much to share! :D

[oddlycalm]

It's great to see the same management principles that have led to GM's current success applied to a different industry....:thumbup: :gomer:

This is nearly as eggciting as Rambo: Geriatric Cash Flow Problem.

oc

[Don Quixote]

I sense that they will turn this into a 90210 type of thing. The guy that plays Kirk better overact. :gomer:

[dando]

Meh. This looks better. New Star Wars. :saywhat:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080214/D8UQ3CTO0.html

-Kevin

[dando]

December 25, 2008

Delayed until May:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/15/star.trek.ap/index.html

-Kevin

[dando]

Initial trailer has been released. Trailer and more 411 available here (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1086917/TRAILER-Star-Trek-gets-sexy-makeover-new-film-love-scenes-motorbikes-hunky-stars.html). Looks :thumbup: :thumbup:.

-Kevin

[stroker]

Initial trailer has been released. Trailer and more 411 available here (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1086917/TRAILER-Star-Trek-gets-sexy-makeover-new-film-love-scenes-motorbikes-hunky-stars.html). Looks :thumbup: :thumbup:.

-Kevin

That's funny--I caught the trailer last night during "Fringe" and I thought it looked like crap.

[SurfaceUnits]

For crying out loud!!!! Leave the god damned original alone!!!!! :flame:
Ziggy claims your drinking abilities keep the Australian economy going strong

[Gnam]

Nimoy messes with Texas. Lives to tell the tale.


Sci-fi enthusiasts in Austin, Texas turned up for [1982's Wrath of Khan] only to find Nimoy introducing the first public showing of [the new Star Trek film].

The film was given a six minute standing ovation and one filmgoer said fans were "crying they were so happy."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7989146.stm/

That's pretty cool. But I wonder how much of the clapping was for 'Spock', and how much was for the movie. 'Better than Wrath of Khan'...fascinating.

[dando]

'Better than Wrath of Khan'...fascinating.

I'll believe that when I see it. I expect the special effects to be much improved, but Wrath is solid everywhere else.

-Kevin

[dando]

Awesome. Simply awesome. Blends the old with the 'new' perfectly. :thumbup: :thumbup:

-Kevin

[dando]

The guy that plays Kirk better overact. :gomer:

Think Ray Liota.

-Kevin

[Napoleon]

I have yet to see anything but a glowing review of this movie.

[oddlycalm]

I have yet to see anything but a glowing review of this movie.
Yep, loud praise from all quarters and an IMDB score is currently an 8.6 with nearly 10,000 voting which is very strong. Looks like a big win for J.J. Abram and a reboot for the franchise. Always nice to see something done well, especially a prequal. :thumbup:

oc

[dando]

$75m...no bad for a movie that really wasn't hyped much @ all.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/weekend-prediction-star-trek-65m/

-Kevin

[SteveH]

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[Rogue Leader]

Awesome. Simply awesome. Blends the old with the 'new' perfectly. :thumbup: :thumbup:

-Kevin


I agree...

That movie was everything it needed to be and more to completely rescue a completely stale franchise.

I can't wait to go see it again.

[Napoleon]

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Who is that? I would mind melt with her.

[SteveH]

Who is that? I would mind melt with her.

Heidi Klum

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Accourse that would be like doing Falvio by proxy. :eek: :D

[dando]

Who is that? I would mind meld with her.

Fixed. :)

-Kevin

[Napoleon]

Heidi Klum - Of course that would be like doing Falvio by proxy.

Never mind then.

[Indy]

Accourse that would be like doing Falvio by proxy. :eek: :D

You just ruined her forever. Gack.

[Methanolandbrats]

The Flav in full hobble is a nasty image :yuck:

[nrc]

Saw it tonight. Excellent. They managed to capture the humor of TOS without being camp and the cast was spot on.

[KLang]

I'm looking forward to Blu-ray or PPV. I wasn't expecting much but all the reviews have been good.

[datachicane]

I saw it last week in IMAX. Pretty nicely done. It's been a long time between passable Trek films, so I was pleasantly surprised.

BTW, I couldn't believe the amount of griping on the innertubes about some of the less-gigantic IMAX screens. Good grief, do you really feel like you're getting ripped off if you pay to see a 70mm print that's not projected at twice the size of the 35mm showing next door? :rolleyes:

[racermike]

For someone like myself, that has NEVER gone to a theater twice to see the same movie, I have now done so.

That in itself says a lot about how good this movie is.

:thumbup:

[oddlycalm]

BTW, I couldn't believe the amount of griping on the innertubes about some of the less-gigantic IMAX screens.

Yes, no doubt about it, a less than fully optimized life is a life not worth living....:laugh:

oc

[datachicane]

Yes, no doubt about it, a less than fully optimized life is a life not worth living....:laugh:

oc

"Hey, how come this 1040p set is no bigger than that 720p over there?"
:tony:

[Napoleon]

Well I saw this movie yesterday. It was very good.

[Gnam]

Dammit Jim! I'm a talk show host, not a psychiatrist!

Capt'n Kirk is one crazy mofo. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1193938/Star-Trek-actor-William-Shatner-turns-nightmare-guest-U-S-chatshow-makes-series-rude-hand-gestures.html)

[mapguy]

Saw the movie a few weeks ago. :thumbup::thumbup:

Remember in the old TV show when there was a landing party the unknown dude in the red shirt always got iced? How about the red suited sucker bagging it when skydiving to Vulcan....

[Sean Malone]

Netflix dropped this off in Blu-Ray this past Tuesday. it had a familiar 'feel', so I looked up director J.J. Abrams on imdb and bingo...that's it...he wrote the screen play for Armageddon. I think Star Trek has that over the top Armageddon feel to it, but without the thick layer of cheese. I enjoyed how well paced it was... the guy who did Transformers 2 should take note! Which considering that Abrams mostly works in television, it makes since that his movie pacing is well done. The plot was a good balance of simple but yet geeky (what 'Trekie' doesn't break out in a sweat at the mention of time travel and alternate realities). But they didn't over complicate it so that it frustrates the casual viewer. Very fun movie. I hope the next one is done as well and it doesn't take 7 years for it to come out.

[stroker]

^word is that wassisface "Kirk" has been signed to play Jack Ryan in the remakes of the Clancy movies. Don't hold your breath.

Unless he does Kirk/Ryan/Kirk/Ryan/Kirk/Ryan... for the rest of his frikkin' life.

[G.]

^word is that wassisface "Kirk" has been signed to play Jack Ryan in the remakes of the Clancy movies. Don't hold your breath.

Unless he does Kirk/Ryan/Kirk/Ryan/Kirk/Ryan... for the rest of his frikkin' life.
Remakes?

WHY?

Also, lessee, typecast as J.T. Kirk and Jack Ryan? Holy crap, that'd be great for an actor. Would he get any time off to do some Theatre to get his art-chick fix?

[dando]

Remakes?

WHY?

Also, lessee, typecast as J.T. Kirk and Jack Ryan? Holy crap, that'd be great for an actor. Would he get any time off to do some Theatre to get his art-chick fix?

They need to fix the hole created in the space-time continuum created when Ben Aflac (sic) portrayed Ryan in The Sum of All Fears. :saywhat: :shakehead :irked: :yuck:

-Kevin

[oddlycalm]

They need to fix the hole created in the space-time continuum created when Ben Aflac (sic) portrayed Ryan in The Sum of All Fears. :saywhat: :shakehead :irked: :yuck:
:laugh: Amen to that.

oc

[TrueBrit]

They need to fix the hole created in the space-time continuum created when Ben Aflac (sic) portrayed Ryan in The Sum of All Fears. :saywhat: :shakehead :irked: :yuck:

-Kevin

Agreed...:thumdown:

[racermike]

^word is that wassisface "Kirk" has been signed to play Jack Ryan in the remakes of the Clancy movies. Don't hold your breath.

Unless he does Kirk/Ryan/Kirk/Ryan/Kirk/Ryan... for the rest of his frikkin' life.

Remakes?

Guess hollywood IS running out of ideas. Gee lates remake a movie that was done just a scant 10-15 years ago.

I am not supposed to see any remakes of 80's or 90's films until at least around 2025 or so.

[stroker]

Remakes?

Guess hollywood IS running out of ideas. Gee lates remake a movie that was done just a scant 10-15 years ago.

I am not supposed to see any remakes of 80's or 90's films until at least around 2025 or so.

I'm mixed on the idea of remaking Clancy. Personally, I'd love to see them actually make a two or three edition version of "HfRO" that ACTUALLY FOLLOWED THE STORY LINE.

Just a hint there, guys...

But I'm still waiting for a TV miniseries (HBO, perhaps?) for Red Storm Rising, which I think would kick ass.

[Gnam]

Noooooooo...

http://www.thecinemapost.com/2009/06/17/josh-peck-and-adrianne-palicki-join-chris-hemsworth-in-red-dawn/

[datachicane]

Can Ishtar, Cobra or Waterworld be far behind? :saywhat:

[dando]

Noooooooo...

http://www.thecinemapost.com/2009/06/17/josh-peck-and-adrianne-palicki-join-chris-hemsworth-in-red-dawn/

Wolverine! Dint like that flick once I heard that. :gomer:

-Kevin

[stroker]

so now that the USSR is gone, who dey gonna pick to invade the US? Martians?

[dando]

so now that the USSR is gone, who dey gonna pick to invade the US? Martians?

The site mentioned a combine Russkie/China invasion.

-Kevin

[datachicane]

A good, patriotic movie about young folks using whatever limited tools are at their disposal to defend against a far superior force of foreigners who've invaded their homeland. :saywhat:

Does anyone remember what the Russkies called the Wolverines in the first one?
Insurgents. You could cut the irony with a knife.

[Indy]

A good, patriotic movie about young folks using whatever limited tools are at their disposal to defend against a far superior force of foreigners who've invaded their homeland. :saywhat:

Does anyone remember what the Russkies called the Wolverines in the first one?
Insurgents. You could cut the irony with a knife.

But, but, their insurgent fighters are terrorists. Ours are patriots. And their bombers are cowardly. Ours are heros.

You need to try to keep this straight.

:laugh::laugh::laugh: