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Started by PPI Karl, February 27, 2009, 01:44:07 PM

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PPI Karl

February 27, 2009, 01:44:07 PM
Anyone been to startrekmovie.com yet?  Check out some of the trailers for the new movie.  The film looks like it's going to be just fantastic.

I have to say, I was hugely incredulous about Karl Urban playing "Bones" McCoy, but . . . absolutely dead-on perfect casting.  I bow to the wisdom of the great JJ Abrams.
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Brian

#1
February 27, 2009, 02:24:10 PM Last Edit: February 27, 2009, 02:29:50 PM by PPI Brian M
Hi Karl,

I saw this trailer online and it blew me away. I am really looking forward to this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdneFmLn0Sg
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

ldwalkup

#2
February 27, 2009, 04:02:06 PM
I'm looking forward to it as well.  I loved it when it came out in the 60's.  I had a crush on Wm. Shatner.  He was so handsome.  It will be exciting to see an updated version of it.  I like Karl Urban.  He should do well.  Spock is played by the guy who plays Skylar on Heroes.  I can see him in Spock's role.  I'll be one of the first in line to see it when it comes out.  "Live well and prosper"! 

Brian Johnson

#3
February 27, 2009, 04:14:56 PM
I think a PPI movie night is in the cards for us, because I am dieing to see this movie.

ldwalkup

#4
February 27, 2009, 04:41:02 PM
That would be fun.

PPI Jason

#5
February 27, 2009, 05:54:37 PM
Yeah, I try not to go to the website too much because I get too excited and have like zero patience.
Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.
-Jack Handey

sjunkins21

#6
February 28, 2009, 12:10:43 AM
Speaking of movies...is anyone as excited for Watchmen next week as I am??  I'm super bummed because I had a chance to go to the premiere at the Chinese Theater on Monday, but I'll be in Milwaukee on a business trip.  :(
"Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back."
-Dr. Peter Venkman

Brian Johnson

#7
February 28, 2009, 03:31:55 AM
You lucky SOB, I would kill for an opportunity like that. I'd quit my job if I had to.

ldwalkup

#8
February 28, 2009, 11:26:35 PM
Too bad you can't go to the premiere.  It looks like it's going to be good.

Also, I'm looking forward to the "Wolfman" remake with Benecia del Toro as Larry Talbot.  That's coming out some this Spring or Fall.

sjunkins21

#9
March 01, 2009, 12:57:21 AM
Yeah...I have a pretty awesome job sometimes.  :)

I actually could have gone to see the movie about a month ago on the studio lot, but I wanted to wait and see it with friends instead of going by myself.  :P

A colleague of mine went and came back with one thing to say..."wow...there's a lot of blue wang in that movie."  :P
"Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back."
-Dr. Peter Venkman

PPI Karl

#10
March 01, 2009, 11:59:52 AM Last Edit: March 01, 2009, 09:15:58 PM by PPI Karl
Quote from: PPI Brian on February 27, 2009, 04:14:56 PM
I think a PPI movie night is in the cards for us, because I am dieing to see this movie.

I think this is a great idea.  I'm not sure I'd want to stand in line on May 8, but I think dinner and a movie would be an excellent group activity.  Be warned:  I don't put out on a first date.  (But, technically, dinner and a movie are two dates, so by the time time dessert comes . . .    >:].)
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Brian

#11
March 01, 2009, 08:22:38 PM Last Edit: March 01, 2009, 09:17:10 PM by PPI Karl
Then Hooley's and Edwards Theaters sounds like the best place. I believe a shot or two of Jameson's would make the total movie experience even more enjoyable.  >:]
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Tim

#12
March 11, 2009, 12:27:45 PM
Yes Brian M, a shot or two of whiskey is a way to beam up ;D
Sounds interesting...Go on.

Brenna

#13
March 11, 2009, 03:28:39 PM
There is a TON of blue wang in the watchmen movie. It was completely superfluous. They need to buy Mr. Manhattan some more clothes!



Quote from: sjunkins21 on March 01, 2009, 12:57:21 AM
Yeah...I have a pretty awesome job sometimes.  :)

I actually could have gone to see the movie about a month ago on the studio lot, but I wanted to wait and see it with friends instead of going by myself.  :P

A colleague of mine went and came back with one thing to say..."wow...there's a lot of blue wang in that movie."  :P
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PPI Karl

#14
March 11, 2009, 04:06:04 PM
Quote from: PPI Brenna on March 11, 2009, 03:28:39 PM
There is a TON of blue wang in the watchmen movie. It was completely superfluous. They need to buy Mr. Manhattan some more clothes!



Quote from: sjunkins21 on March 01, 2009, 12:57:21 AM
Yeah...I have a pretty awesome job sometimes.  :)

I actually could have gone to see the movie about a month ago on the studio lot, but I wanted to wait and see it with friends instead of going by myself.  :P

A colleague of mine went and came back with one thing to say..."wow...there's a lot of blue wang in that movie."  :P

Okay.  Now I'm interested.  >:]  (You are, of course, talking about that '80s computer company, right?)
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

Brian Johnson

#15
March 11, 2009, 06:14:50 PM
If you go to the Star Trek movie's myspace they have put up a new trailer.

PPI Karl

#17
April 22, 2009, 03:24:59 PM
I am THRILLED about this movie--from director to casting choices.  Can't wait.  Looks like they're going to get it right.
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Tim

#18
April 22, 2009, 07:55:26 PM
Karl,
Are you a stickler when it comes to the "cannon" of Star Trek?
I heard something about this movie that makes me go Hummmmmm.......
A friend of mine at work told me that the director is scarping the cannon(original storyline) of Star Trek.
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Karl

#19
April 23, 2009, 11:59:30 AM
Actually, I'm more a stickler about adhering to Gene Roddenberry's vision, which is why Rick Berman and Brandon Braga disappointed me so many times when the series was resurrected (Enterprise being, by far, the worst).  Director JJ Abrams was, in my opinion, the only writer for the resurrected TV series who succeeded in capturing Roddenberry's vision, and was a damned good script writer to boot.  You've got me curious, though.  What departures from canon can we expect?  Spill the gossip, Perez.  ;D
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Tim

#20
April 23, 2009, 01:51:54 PM
My friend says that they changed Capt. Kirk's middle name to Siberius.
More to come..
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Karl

#21
April 23, 2009, 02:06:10 PM
Quote from: PPI Tim on April 23, 2009, 01:51:54 PM
My friend says that they changed Capt. Kirk's middle name to Siberius.
More to come..

LOL!  In the trailers, the kid playing the child Kirk enunciates his own name really, really badly:  "James 'Iberius Kirk"  :D
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Tim

#22
April 23, 2009, 06:32:36 PM
Since the last I wrote...
I did some reading on the star trek cannon.
No wonder why the director wants to scrap the cannon.
It really can be a mish mash of storylines and discrepancies. Too many to tell
Despite all the junk...I hear it is going to be the movie of the summer.
Sounds interesting...Go on.

Brian Johnson

#23
April 23, 2009, 08:13:14 PM
I certainly hope so.

PPI Jason

#24
April 24, 2009, 11:06:22 AM
I'm so jazzed about this. But then again, I was excited about the Star Wars Prequels and have had to simply pretend in my own head that they don't exist in the hopes that maybe someone will re-do the Episodes I, II, and III and get it right.
Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.
-Jack Handey

Brian Johnson

#25
April 24, 2009, 12:10:46 PM
You shut up, right now! :'( >:[ :'( >:[ ;D

PPI Tim

#26
April 24, 2009, 12:30:27 PM
Now, Now.
Don't loose faith.
I'm sure somebody will try and redo the star wars series. ;)
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Karl

#27
April 24, 2009, 12:56:06 PM
I'm hoping that, with amazing film adaptations like Lord Of the Rings in recent memory and the spiritual resurrection of the flagging Batman series, there's a trend in sci fi and fantasy movie-remaking to "get it right."  (Actually, don't laugh, but I feel it began with the remaking of Dune, one of the best mini-series the Sci Fi Channel has ever done--so good, in fact, that they were able to take a chance and follow it with Herbert's sequel, Children Of Dune.)

I'm confident that Abrams understands the bar has been raised very high, and that, after the abysmal failure of Star Trek: Nemesis (which I quite liked) and the euthanizing of Enterprise, all eyes are going to be on him.  This will be a career-killer if he doesn't "get it right."

On the other hand, better directors have made bigger boondoggles.  I suppose that's why Ang Lee's Hulk almost had to be erased from memory by Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk. 
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Jason

#28
April 24, 2009, 05:36:12 PM
Speaking of "All eyes being on Abrams" did any of you see a recent episode of CSI (the one based in Las Vegas) where a murder occurred at a Sci-Fi convention?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnib5uBdR-0

It included a bunch of spoofs on the original Star Trek series. The convention was called the "Whatifitcon" and the fans, including two of the CSIs, were there buying paraphernalia from an old science fiction television show from the 60s that looked just like Star Trek (Astro Quest). The two CSIs developed a love interest and the male kept daydreaming about the female CSI in the context of the old television show. It was hilarious. One scene he fantisizes about the girl as a "Tegillian slave girl" and you hear phrases like "I'm not a seamstress, I'm a coroner's investigator damn it" and "He's dead Jim" peppered all over. It reminded me of "Galaxy Quest" which is my favorite spoof on Star Trek of all time.

The murder, however, was based around the murder of a producer/writer who was trying to "Re-do" the original television show in a TV series called "Astro Quest: Redux." But his version, instead of being sterile and idealized, has all kinds of darkness and shows the main characters as VERY imperfect and non-heroic. Many of the fans were really angry with the guy for destroying the original version.

It reminded me of the kind of furor that happened when they re-did Battlestar Galactica. The original show was pretty sterile, but the new version was much darker. I love the new BG and think it was one of the best shows on TV. But there was a lot of uproar early on. I remember there being uproar when "Star Trek the Next Generation" came out as well. I was initially very reluctant to watch it. I wanted a Kirk-like Captain that would fight and make out with aliens. But it didn't take long for me to latch onto to the show much like I had to the old one.

The point is, for some of us, these shows are almost sacred and the fact that "canons" develop in both religions as well as epic science fiction quests confirms the impact that they have on people and their belief systems. It must be very challenging to take something old and venerated and try to inject it with your new vision in a way that will entertain a newer generation without getting the old guard so pissed off they want to crucify you.
Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick.
-Jack Handey

PPI Karl

#29
April 24, 2009, 05:47:56 PM
Well put, Jason.

Galaxy Quest is one of my favorites, as well.  (The DVD comes with language tracks in English, German, and Thermian.  Hilarious.)  Have you seen either of the two Trekkies documentaries?
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