The ultimate, all-important question for Star Trek movie.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Yeah but she also likes you.

[MikeH]

My girlfriend also really liked it. (and yes, I know same comment as above)

[Patroklos]

Yeah but she also likes you

Why would you make such an unfounded statement?

[Alinestra Covelia]

More seriously, I watched Wrath of Khan and thought it was an okay movie. I watched Generations (the one with the Picard clone) and thought it was crap. Same with VI (?) where there was a young female Vulcan and part of the plot involved a Klingon getting assassinated in a frame plot. Same with IV where Uhura does a sand dune dance (and that's not me being racist).

I also watched Galaxy Quest, thought it was passably funny, but realized I didn't get probably 80% of the humor in it.

Based on this, should I take up my roommate's offer to go see the new ST movie, or will I just end up bored and resentful in the movie theater?

[Lorizael]

I watched Generations (the one with the Picard clone) and thought it was crap.

The one with the Picard clone is Nemesis, and it is crap. Generations has Picard and Kirk, and it's decent.

[MikeH]

More seriously, I watched Wrath of Khan and thought it was an okay movie. I watched Generations (the one with the Picard clone) and thought it was crap. Same with VI (?) where there was a young female Vulcan and part of the plot involved a Klingon getting assassinated in a frame plot. Same with IV where Uhura does a sand dune dance (and that's not me being racist).

I also watched Galaxy Quest, thought it was passably funny, but realized I didn't get probably 80% of the humor in it.

Based on this, should I take up my roommate's offer to go see the new ST movie, or will I just end up bored and resentful in the movie theater?

Go if you fancy seeing a good fun blockbuster.

Most of the other Star Trek Movies are crap.

[Solomwi]

Yeah but she also likes you.

So... what are you saying here?

[Alinestra Covelia]

...that I'm not married to you?




Thanks for the input. I think I'll go along and watch this one but I'll be taking my usual bottle of Smirnoff along for insurance.

[rah]

For action movies, weed is much better.

[Dis]

More seriously, I watched Wrath of Khan and thought it was an okay movie. I watched Generations (the one with the Picard clone) and thought it was crap. Same with VI (?) where there was a young female Vulcan and part of the plot involved a Klingon getting assassinated in a frame plot. Same with IV where Uhura does a sand dune dance (and that's not me being racist).

I also watched Galaxy Quest, thought it was passably funny, but realized I didn't get probably 80% of the humor in it.

Based on this, should I take up my roommate's offer to go see the new ST movie, or will I just end up bored and resentful in the movie theater?

V was the sand dune dance. She was getting up there in age by that point. I'd still have done her though.

[MOBIUS]

They filmed that scene near the Iowa mountain road where a nuke transport was hijacked in the fourth season of 24.

I'm telling you right now that that quarry could not have been in Iowa for the reasons I gave earlier. Plain and simple.

So basically, you're wrong because I don't agree with you.

Which also makes Drake and Mr Fun too...

[MOBIUS]

Well at least your opinion has some backing behind it now. And I'm happy I was able to make you waste a few hours of your life just to give me crap. And beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I liked it and don't give a rat's ass what you think about it, so here's to you never getting those few hours back.

Time wasn't wasted. Had it on in the background. Plus it was useful for research purposes...

And my comment about ST was I was suprised that you were fooled by the hype since you're so smart.

Except I did already say that I was going to see it no matter what anyway - even if the reviews were terrible. I expect you missed that part.

Besides, I actually said I enjoyed the action and IIRC gave it a creditable 5 or 6 out of 10 just because the CGI and action were able to compensate for a **** plot. So again you have misconstrued what I actually said to what you wanted me to say - I still enjoyed the film whilst simultaneously finding it ****...

I'll be seeing it with less expectations but still expect to enjoy it. I'll try to focus on the good things instead of picking on the scab of the bad things. It is obvious that our overall view of things is pretty different.

Good luck!

[Drake Tungsten]

Which also makes Drake and Mr Fun too...

I'm sure you know more about Iowa than Mr Fun and I...

[MOBIUS]

Yes, apparently. When it comes to the state's geology.

Yes, but we are talking about a different state, and a different type of flat. That quarry is clearly a hard stone quarry (e.g. granite) due to its appearance, in the film. Sorry, I'm no geologist, but you are extremely unlikely to get anything other than sedimentary rock at the very best on the generally flat and friable terrains that Iowa is best known for. Certainly not in the manner the film portrays.

Where's Oerdin when you need him?

This is what I said, prove me wrong. Should be easy for you, seeing as you know so much about Iowa...

[Drake Tungsten]

You can't even read a map. Why would anyone think you know anything about rock quarrying in the American Midwest?