There’s a new Star Trek trailer and it looks terrible

It has a lot of punching, precious little "science fiction."


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[mvmiller12]

It didn't look terrible to me. It looked like a teaser. Teasers by nature should be super-light on plot, and highlight things to attract people that may be on the fence about seeing a film. The fact that there is discussion here is proof that it is working as intended. We saw Kirk & crew, getting into shenanigans (as they do). What else did it need to be to jumpstart awareness of this film?

 

[mvmiller12]

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The previous movies haven't been sci-fi. They've been action movies in space. That's not what Trek is about.

If we're discussing all Trek movies then the original film definitely wasn't an action movie. It was as slow as hell, and I loved it. Definitely my favourite.

While I don't hate TMP either, you and the six other people on the planet who loved that movie failed to make it a commercial success. In fact, another TMP would probably have killed off Trek for good.

Incorrect - adjusted for inflation, ST:TMP made MORE money (edit: at the domestic box office) than every sequel after it UNTIL the Star Trek reboot. It was most definitely a commercial success, just not a popular success.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises ... artrek.htm

 

[mvmiller12]

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Aside from being an entertaining big spectacle dumb action flick? Spock is a standout. Spock was awesome in that film.

Really? I thought they made his character silly and totally unlike the Spock we have come to know. Since when did he turn into a super-strong action fighter dude capable of taking on Khan? Suddenly he is duking it out on the back of a hover-ship thing with a genetically altered super-human?

Nimoy would have questioned that logic...

Vulcans being much stronger than humans was established in TOS, during the Pon'Far episode, I believe.