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

[Asher]

There's a few gays there too, but they're hidden under Abe Lincoln slash-fic.

[rah]

One of my favorite jokes. What's the best thing to come out of Iowa.
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I-80

[Sava]

My family used to live in Naperville, IL.

my stomping grounds

[Sava]

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?

Iowa is next to Illinois.

Here's some info about Iowa's geology.

http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/Browse/minerals/minerals.htm

If there's anything to complain about here, it's not that there's a quarry in Iowa, since the state certainly has the resources. It's that the Enterprise was originally built in San Francisco, not Iowa. That's what is inconsistent about the new movie and the old series.

[Dr Strangelove]

With this movie the writers basically said to the lifelong fans of the original series: "You don't count because you'll be dead soon."

[Sava]

According to the History Channel, we are all going to die in 2012 anyways.
Mayans

[MrFun]

everyone except Iowans will die

[Dis]

and Kirk was supposed to have been born in Iowa according to ST4

at this point canon is irrelevant anyways. And they should throw out alot of it. I'm glad they didn't go back to the old push buttons and mechanical meters of TOS . They kept some of the sound effects which was cool, but at least they didn't keep the visual stuff.

[Drake Tungsten]

With this movie the writers basically said to the lifelong fans of the original series: "You don't count because you'll be dead soon."

[Alinestra Covelia]

This thread is not making me want to watch Star Trek very much.

[Guynemer]

Dude, see it. It's good.

Just don't do with any this ****ing mythology in your head. It's a ripping-good summer action movie, with a couple terrific performances.

[Patroklos]

Exactly, turn off your brain and enjoy the flashy explosions and **** me boots. If you go into it expecting nothing but a fun mindless action film it will not disappoint.

[Asher]

My brother saw it with his girlfriend, and my brother hates Star Trek and the girlfriend is indifferent. They both quite liked it.

It's had its intended effect of rebooting and revitalizing the franchise.

[rah]

Hopefully I'll see it this weekend. I'd personally like to thank all the contributors to this thread and the other one.
My expectations have been adjusted appropriately. (Yes, even mobby)

[Solomwi]

Ali, my wife really liked it.