You're not late. I have an email with the trailer (and some new
images Paramount released last week) after I uploaded it to my site,
but never pressed send. My bad. I DID send a review/interview from
the 45 minute press session on the Paramount lot that happened, but
I haven't done much to discuss that either.
Sorry, guys. I think I've become an old jaded Trekker.
That being said...I was the first to say JJ Abrams was the worst
person for this job...and it appears I was wrong. I, like most
Trekkers, respect and love the Okuda style of design that has been a
staple of Trek for what, 20 years now? But now that I see this new
design...I wonder if the design isn't one of the things holding the
show back. I mean, I really need there to be data tapes and
cartridges, but from what I've seen in the trailer and the footage,
there's some good science in the new designs! The new transporter
effect ALONE is worth it to me.
I have one glaring problem with this new trailer, and I'm sorry if
it makes me sound square.
Zoe Saldana taking her top off. I have a BIG problem with Abrams and
his portrayal of women. I don't like what looks like "wow she used
to be a hottie back in the day." I mean, I'm WITH it, but I really
need her to be smart. With lines. This is a woman who, in 10 years
or so, will drop lines like "It's not the sun in the sky...it's the
son of God". I need this not to be a random line from the hot
receptionist.
The other problem I have, not so large, is that Spock is
completely miscast. Quinto is the worst Spock I can imagine. It's
impossible for me to not laugh at him in the suit, because he is
Sylar. But then I replace his face with Leonard's and all is well.
From what I have seen, give this project a B+. But I think the
opening 40 minutes of the movie will move this to an A, because they
really give Kirk some backstory and context.
Final analysis: Star Trek is better without Berman and Braga. But we
knew that. It LOOKS better with Abrams. It remains to be seen if this
is Voyager 2.0 or in the tradition of TNG/DS9.
On Nov 23, 2008, at 9:57 AM, sincere1906 wrote:
Okay. I'm confused. Where is the chatter and talk about this trailer?
True enough, I'm not on this site enough (2 or 3 times a month or so),
which is why I usually do a search thru the archives to get in on any
good convo. About the only thing I could find on the new Trek trailer
released since the 17th was the rebooting of the X-Men franchise
(which
I won't comment on in this post).
So I must have missed the thread where everybody talked bout the new
Trek trailer, what they thought, whether they think this approach will
work, what the purists think, if the rebooting Trek for a new
generation can happen, any secrets they might now about the script, if
Zachary Quinto (Sylar from Heroes) as Spock works or just spooks you
out, etc.
I know I have to be late on the jump here, but here goes anyway:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJO3ppLBsk
