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Is this suitable for a very mature 7 year old who's not afraid of anything?
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I agree. There were 2-3 things about the movie that just like...totally bugged me and threw me off about the movie. Like you said - if I wasn't a fan I would have liked it from the standpoint of a generic sci-fi movie, but those few things...idk.
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I cant think of anything in the movie that would be bad for a mature 7 year old.
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I think the worst might be Kirk starting to make out with a green alien woman and then Uhara undressing, but neither cross the line into nudity or any kind of real sexual content.
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and the time where the guy on the drill gets the sword put thru his chest from behind by the guy playing sulu
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Just watched both Star Trek and Wolverine with the 9 year old daughter. Star Trek was perfectly fine for the young, a couple bad words and a couple girls half naked as said above is the worst. My daughter loved it. She also loved the Transformers preview. It was much better then I thought it would be, I didn't have much hope for it. I thought it did Star Trek proud and then some. I liked it better then Wolverine.
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I saw this tonight and must say while i have watched the different incarnations of Star Trek i have never been a huge fan. For me this movie just rocked. I really liked the actors that they picked to play the original characters and thought the whole movie was very well done. This is definitely not your daddy's Star Trek.
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I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie. Was not really a fan growing up - but was very pleasantly surprised. My 11 year old son absolutely loved it.
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I haven't seen it but I think if you have a boy(s) 7 or older they will love it but a girl no matter the age probabbly won't. |
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Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude, I just said my 9 year old daughter loved it. By daughter I mean girl, not a girlie boy.
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Just did a review of it on facebook, I will be seeing this movie again, probably a couple more times. I'm thrilled. I went in with fears about a lot of things and honestly, while its going to take a little getting used to, I simply cannot wait for the next installment.
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I enjoyed it. I mean, I hated the historical deviations, but in some ways...enjoy the reboot as a way to get back into the series. Though I'd much prefer a DS9 movie, to be honest.
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Dola --
The folks on that message board take their Trek seriously.
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Hmm, curious, can anyone tell me what they found so jarring historically (and in particular near the beginning)?
I would do that in spoiler form. I have seen it. I am a Star Trek fan, so I am generally familiar with the history, although I would guess I don't remember as much detail as some. My side thought to the potential "surprises" people are talking about is this...
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Well, I could list a lot of things that are wrong with this movie as far as Star Trek cannon.... but most if not all could be explained away with the alternate timeline storyline...
The list, just off the top of my head:
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Now, don't get me wrong.. The stuff listed above are merely observations... I am not complaining. My personal view is that I would have preferred to have seen a sequal to Nemesis, so they could have wrapped up that series, and cleaned up the death of Data.... but I know that if Star Trek had continued on the path they were heading on, Star Trek would have died (if it wasn't already dead). I would much rather have Star Trek in this form, with new actors and a new "universe", then no Star Trek at all. |
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The way I see it, pretty much any change in this movie from what happened in the original star trek universe can be explained by the polluted timeline.
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You're the kind of person I wondered about with this movie. I like Star Trek have seen all the movies, all the old episodes, and a lot of TNG ones. However, you thought of things I wouldn't have. I wonder how many hardcore fans will look at this and cringe whereas I think they should be counting their lucky stars (pun intended) as they now have Star Trek not only reborn but reborn into a world with extremely young characters who can make many movies, a world that is different from the first so that now you have the ability to make massive story changes ala the one you mention about Vulcan...etc. Just adds the ability to give the new series it's own world, it's own identity, its own story lines. |
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I agree with you completely.... I was worried about seeing the movie. I was concerned that JJ Abrams would shit all over the Star Trek universe. But I was more concerned that this movie would suck, and Star Trek would be done for a generation.
If this movie turns out to be a commercial success, the possibilities are endless. Sequels, TV Shows, etc... IMDB already has the next Star Trek movie listed: Untitled Star Trek Sequel (2011) |
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I am seeing a lot of rumors about the potential sequel fixing the Star Trek timeline. I think that would be a HUGE mistake. Now that they have gone down this road, I really hope they dont use a Star Trek type solution (time traveling fixers, Q, going through another worm hole, etc, etc) to fix it. I am actually very interested to see where this vision of Star Trek goes, and if they "fix" it, I really think you are going to lose any new fans that you just picked up. p.s. I really hope this is the last star trek movie with time travel. 3 out of 11 movies is enough. Last edited by fantom1979 : 05-09-2009 at 06:59 AM. |
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Wife and I absolutely loved it (she never watched Star Trek and isn't a big Sci-Fi fan). 10 out of 10 all the way. One of the best Sci-Fi movies I've seen in a long time.
Everything JJ Abrams touches is gold and this just continues that. Some neat JJ Abrams "comic" world stuff from the movie, the mention of Slusho when Uhura was ordering drinks at the bar. Also the use of Red Matter, total flashback to Alias. I thought the story was perfect for a series reboot, there was no better way to make this their own story then to have some type of timeline change. All the picks for the characters were nearly perfect the movie was just pure fun and action packed. Would love to see a deeper sequel, but this was a perfect story to start it all up!
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Other thoughts by me - may be updated later also:
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I agree with fantom's observations. I'm...I'm torn. The longer I sit and think on it, the more I dislike it to be honest. Now let me try to explain why. Using time-travel to alter the past and essentially place us in an "alternate timeline" is essentially a big "fuck you" to all the fans, saying "we don't care about all the years that you spent getting attached to the other timeline, we're just going to wipe it out in 2 hours." It's a judgement on the value of our time as fans. Honestly, if they wanted more of an "action film" why not do a "mirror universe TOS origins" type of movie or something? Then you could have fistfights and sex and etc.
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Great movie.
10/10. My girlfriend, who doesn't follow Star Trek at all, loved it. Heck, it even got a nice round of applause here when the credits rolled. I'm glad they finally decided to do a reboot through the time-travel storyline. We can now completely forget about the past and they can retell new epic stories with the same characters that existing fans know and love. They've introduced Star Trek to a whole new generation of fans, and I hope they keep up with it.
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So for the next movie, if someone in the cast wants more money they can do a new reboot with another time travel & start it anew once agin. So no Captain Pike in this film? |
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Captain Pike was there. edit: I think Trek fans should thank their lucky stars that this movie might have just single handedly saved the franchise from being completely shelved.
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I'll still wait to Netflix this film.
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I kind of agree. There hasn't been much going on with Star Trek for a while now. Next Gen was the last Star Trek project that really mattered to me. Voyager was ok, but nothing I cared about too much, not like the original movies, show, and Next Gen anyways. Enterprise wasn't even worth watching. Deep Space Nine was probably in the Voyager category for me, though I know others liked it a lot.
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Good to hear the good reviews. When the previews first came out I thought it looked good. But the ads ramping up to release made it look like just another CGI vomiting action movie.
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Wow.....couldn't disagree with you more. I think the way they did things was brilliant. They were able to tell the loyal fans, nothing's changed...all of that stuff still happened. Just not in this timeline. In addition, I think the fight on the bridge had to happen. We're not talking about 45 year old characters. We're talking about 20 year old characters -- both with massive egos. |
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"not in this timeline" to me = "you wasted your time caring about the other timeline" essentially
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I think I agree with rowech more than you. Especially since stuff from the other timeline led to this, and the old Spock was part of that transition.
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I'm fine with them doing what they could to reach out to a broader audience, even at the expense of hard core fans. After a while, it can be hard to separate canon from fan fic and leaving a lot of fans in the cold in terms of not being able to really keep up with the stories.
That said, I'd much rather see them evolve the story line a bit and not spend a lot of time with the Enterprise, because they're eventually going to get into trouble with all of the mucking with the timeline they've done. And I wasn't really a fan of future Spock showing up as he did. But I can see how it unified things for the unintiated.
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I don't have any interest in Star Trek (at least not since the early movies) but after reading the wiki page, I was amazed at how bad the latter movies were. Sounds like they had to do something drastic or else this franchise would have existed solely for hard-core nostalgia.
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I guess that's my complaint. It's not about ideals or philosophy anymore. It's just like any other action-movie franchise...heavy on style and light on substance. I can understand the "need" for the time travel reboot, particularly after reading this interview INTERVIEW: Star Trek Writers Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | TrekMovie.com and seeing that it was well thought-out, but that doesn't mean I have to embrace it. I have to say I did very much enjoy the special effects and the visual style (with the exception of the engine room)
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Completely unrelated, but unless you're at a premier or a screening where the actors are there, this is one of my biggest pet peeves of movie-going. Who the f are you clapping for, the film guy for not screwing up hitting play?! /tk
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Have you ever clapped at a sporting event on TV? If so, are you clapping that the cable/satellite company didn't screw up your connection. I understand why people clap at the end of the movie (BTW I am not one of them). On topic - I am not a Trekie fan at all and I loved the movie. I do understand die-hards would take offense of the "cop out" of the time travel but I loved it. Reminded me a little of what is happening on Lost
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