05-08-2009, 01:44 PM
So I used to work with a 50 year old guy who was the most stereotypical nerd you can imagine. never been married, living by himself, and he collects all old Star Trek paraphenilia and dresses like Spock every Halloween.
He posted this comment on the NY Times review, I had a good laugh:
I am a fanatical Star Trek (the original series) fan. And I take it seriously.
Firstly, for me, no other actors can play or repeat the chemistry that the original actors created between the characters. It's like re-making the "Honeymooners" without Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, or recasting "All in the Family," etc. Christopher Reeve IS Superman!
The movie "violates" many precedents set in the 1960's TV show. In a 1967 episode Kirk gets in a car and can't even drive it, yet the movie shows a young boy Kirk driving a 1960's Chevy Corvette. Who, in the year 2265, will even know how to maintain a car.
Also established is that Mr. Spock served on the Enterprise for almost 12 years before Kirk took command. Kirk was 34 years old at that time. That makes Spock at least 12 years older and thus they couldn't have met in Star Fleet Academy, as depicted in the new film.
Paramount has already raped Star Trek too many times. I for one, will not be seeing the new film(s) ever.
As one commenter stated, can't Hollywood create anything new. Must they always try and re-make TV shows and re-make old movies. For the money the writers and producers get paid, they should come up with their own new characters and story lines.
Fred M , New York
He posted this comment on the NY Times review, I had a good laugh:
I am a fanatical Star Trek (the original series) fan. And I take it seriously.
Firstly, for me, no other actors can play or repeat the chemistry that the original actors created between the characters. It's like re-making the "Honeymooners" without Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, or recasting "All in the Family," etc. Christopher Reeve IS Superman!
The movie "violates" many precedents set in the 1960's TV show. In a 1967 episode Kirk gets in a car and can't even drive it, yet the movie shows a young boy Kirk driving a 1960's Chevy Corvette. Who, in the year 2265, will even know how to maintain a car.
Also established is that Mr. Spock served on the Enterprise for almost 12 years before Kirk took command. Kirk was 34 years old at that time. That makes Spock at least 12 years older and thus they couldn't have met in Star Fleet Academy, as depicted in the new film.
Paramount has already raped Star Trek too many times. I for one, will not be seeing the new film(s) ever.
As one commenter stated, can't Hollywood create anything new. Must they always try and re-make TV shows and re-make old movies. For the money the writers and producers get paid, they should come up with their own new characters and story lines.
Fred M , New York