I got to sit next to drunks. They staaank.
Otherwise it was geekorama. Star Trek 11, an odd-numbered Trek film and therefore automatically good, is a highly enjoyable bit of space opera.
And that’s about all there is to say. Switch off brain, laugh at funny bits, enjoy the old characters being put through their paces.
But… I knew nothing about the film before it screened. No reviews, no previews, nothing. And I was thinking, “damn Romulans… sneaky cloaking bastards.”
And whaddya know.
8 May, 2009 at 1:00 am
Mr Deborah has pointed out that it’s not just an odd number: it’s a prime. He also says that the majority of Star Trek films are primes. He wants to know if you enjoyed Star Trek 2, which is an even number, but nonetheless a prime.
Other than that, your review makes us want to see the film. Because we’re geeks. Actually, I don’t think we’re even geeks. We’re just nerds.
8 May, 2009 at 8:19 am
good point. i might have mis-remembered my Trek lore.
because a few of those odd-numbered ones were sht.
“insurrection” blaaaah.
i think what made this fun is that it wasn’t about anything in particular. no sneaky environmental messages, and no pertinent political subplots.
just kirk trying to get laid, lots of funny accents, and spock looking like he doesn’t quite understand all the fuss.
8 May, 2009 at 10:32 am
My friend Matthew has a theory about that odd/even thing, which sounds plausible to me. It might make a little more sense to me if I’d seen any more than just the first two Star Trek films, though.
The Mirror View of the Star Trek Films
http://matthewl-musings.blogspot.com/2009/05/mirror-mirror.html
8 May, 2009 at 8:56 pm
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film?utm_source=a-section
11 May, 2009 at 3:12 pm
The even-odd rule of Star Trek only applies to first-gen movies. ie the ones where you can remember which title belongs to which plot.