Have you seen this one yet? I just caught it this week and it was surprisingly a lot better then I was expecting based upon some feedback from others. To get myself into it I did a back to back viewing of the first Star Trek reboot and then Into Darkness after. The 2nd movie had a bit less lens flare and had some little (some not so little) references to the original shows & movies.I am SOOOOO looking forward to this movie
While I agree that they seem to be copying some of the original characters & story arcs, I recognize that the universe had to be rebooted for a new generation to avoid ending up just being a footnote in sci-fi history. I love the original series, I grew up watching the episodes in syndication growing up as a kid in the '70s and am in the minority when I say that I loved the first movie, ST:TMP, but try getting a kid today in their teens or early twenties to watch either the episodes or the movies and they'll be quickly bored.A good title; But it might have been called the Star Trek movie that caused Gene Roddenberry to turn over in his grave. Is it just me?
It'll be interesting if they make any more movies set in the now retconned TOS universe if they'll be able to keep getting the same set of actors back. One of the things that made the original TOS ("original TOS", now there's a redundant phrasing) movies popular is that it was the same set of actors in the roles spread out over several years allowing multiple generations to become fans. Between Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Zoe Zaldana, and John Cho, I suspect that we won't be seeing such longevity.Hope to see more either as movies or even a new TV series.
Absolutely something as major as the destruction of Vulcan should've had a noticeable impact on the sequel. The absence of Vulcan though should reduce the number stories from the original Trek verse that can be reused because of how much Vulcans were an integral part of the Federation and those story liunes.I fully expected to see stories involving the loss of Vulcans from the Universe and that impact on how it changes the "known" Universe.
That was an awesome scene! Defo a Prime Directive infraction, but hey, it totally rocked. Who hasn't thought of a gleaming spacy ship scaring off primatives. LOL! Warp speed Scotty!My question-
Will the Nibirans show up again in a future movie? (they should!) They witnessed the Enterprise rising from the ocean!
In the scene below they are drawing the ship.
This wouldn't have to be a negative repercussion of Kirk's ignoring the prime directive, it could actually be a hilarious evolution. Either way, scary or funny, I hope to see them again.