Star Trek Into Darkness

[Hans Tucker]

Trailer for the next installment to the JJ Abrams Star Trek titled Star Trek Into Darkness. I am a huge fan of JJ Abrams work and look forward to the sequel but I have reservations about Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain in this installment.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BztORqDKtI

[04Stefan07]

Looks pretty good but I still miss the original flavour of Star Trek, it has gone way too mainstream.

The technical side, in-depth to it is what I loved about it and what made it stand out from other Sci-Fi shows/movies but now it has joined every other mainstream film.

I still enjoy them but they aren't what they used to be!! I must say the CGI looks amazing!

[TechnoViking]

As long as they follow the same recipe for all the TV series and Movies im happy!, you know how it goes:

The Enterprise/Voyager is facing certain destruction, and in the last 2 minutes of the show an engineer has the idea to create a takion field by routing the power from the warp core to the front deflector, while at the same time venting plasma from the port naselle creating a high energy cloud of plasma radiation, which will disrupt the enemy vessels sheilds so that Kirk/Picard/Janeway can fire a full weapon spread to destroy the enemy.

As predictable as they are, i love them all (except Deep space nine)!
and the new movie was good, I loved the guy playing Bones, he did such a great job, i personally think he stole the whole movie :)

Very excited about the new one!

[JB80]

It does. The last one was good that way too.
I'm an avid hater of cgi but when it's done well it has it's place and this looks brilliantly done.
For anyone else who isn't JJ they should stop using it.

[Hans Tucker]

So you are saying Peter Jackson aka LOTR & The Hobbit as well as King Kong is not up to the same standard as JJ? I disagree.

[JB80]

I didn't want to mention it but yes, not so much LoTR it wasn't as bad but KK and The Hobbit are visually awful to my eyes.
Exactly the type of films that are the reason I can't stand cgi.
It can be done and not look fake but yet it still does, why not do away with the actors and set altogether.
The new Indiana Jones probably suffered more from poor cgi too, although that had bigger problems than just the ants. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9rhv9dh2j-o

King Kong is routinely used as an example of poor cgi.
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-20-worst-movie-cgi-moments/page:12
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-most-common-cgi-screw-ups-explained_p2/
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-otherwise-promising-movies-ruined-by-cgi.php

I'm not saying the movies are necessarily bad, just the look is and when it's done well it just highlights how poor the bad ones are.

Also the rumours of who the villain is to be is potentially big.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408101/

[MrB]

Exctly the same for me.
LOTR was tolerable, but all the previews I've seen for The Hobbit I find too.... 'plasticy'?
Hard to explain, but I just know I don't like it.

[ZeroID]

Benedict Cumberbatch played Sherlock on the TV series and was awesome. He has that enigmatic barefaced stare that is just evil all the way. He'll be an excellent villain.

I enjoyed the first movie, looking forward to the next. I think you have to suspend your reality checks sometimes to enjoy the story sometimes. It is all fantasy and if you take it too seriously then it loses the magic.

Haven't seen The Hobbit yet with it's 3D and 48 fps so can't comment on it but virtually every fictional film these days has some level of CGI in it. Most would be impossible to do without it but I'd have to say there has been some amazing advances in the latest offerings. I'm a Hobbit and LOTR reader from many years ago so first rainy day over the Xmas hols and I'll be lining up to see how Sir PJ has done.

[rolls05]

Saw the hobbit last weekend in 3d and 48 frames and enjoyed it muchly. I took a while to dig the 48 frames per, it kind of gave the characters a fake look , almost like they were themselves cgi. but soon got used to it. They started to look normal once the brain got used to it. 3d was magic, as was kate blanchett.;) The last hour was non stop action of a high enjoyment factor. Walked out feeling pleased. I'm really liking the 3d nowdays.

[BPO]

I watched the first of the new Sherlock Holmes flicks on a large LCD monitor and enjoyed it for what it was, then attempted to watch the sequel on the MiL's gigantic Sony Aquos 3D LED Superduperuber TV but gave up after only a few minutes because it looked absolutely crappy, like some straight-to-video junk from 1983. Later I decided to give it another chance and watched it on the big LCD monitor and it looked magic, as good as the first one.

This high frame rate stuff looks to my eyes just like that Sherlock Holmes sequel did on the LED TV. To me it appears to have been shot with a handicam. That doesn't bother me because I think Tolkein's work sucks the big one in the worst way possible, and I have zero interest in the Hobbit, but I really hope this high FPS stuff is a fad that doesn't catch on.

[TrevorW]

As with all these movies to really enjoy them you must remember to leave your brain at the door :thumbsup:

[BPO]

And your eyes, and taste...

[kustard]

I just have come back from watching it in 3D (Gold Class mind you) and it's very good. If you like the reboot then you'll definitely like this one but even if you didn't then you should give this one a go because it does a really good job, IMHO.

[Stardrifter_WA]

Why:question:

Are you saying that you need to be brainless to enjoy a movie?

If I leave my brain at the door, I won't have the imagination necessary to enjoy the ride. I always enjoy it for what it is.....entertainment. :)

[TrevorW]

Maybe to literal, imagination yes, science no, as Scotty says

"It's beyond the laws of physics, Jimmy"

[simmo]

for you guys baggin cgi go rent a scifi movie from the 60's - 70's. :P get a reality check. :lol:

simmo

[shelltree]

This is exactly how I feel. I will go and see it for entertainment value but it just doesn't have the same flavour as the old movies/shows.

We have movie tickets so will take advantage of it and go see it in Gold Class :)

[el_draco]

Damn, Damn, Damn.... Dang it al.... You gave away the ending! :rofl:

[Nikolas]

video was pulled

[Stardrifter_WA]

I guess you would never watch a sci-fi movie if you wanted the science to be factual and accurate, If it were to be scientifically accurate, it may end up being rather dull. :D

I never consider the science, otherwise I would ultimately end up disappointed, if I did. I have really enjoyed a lot of movies that people think are rubbish, Matrix 2 and 3 spring to mind. I loved them. It took me away from reality for a few hours. And no, I am not living in denial of reality, just want to escape it for a while. And, in my mind, that is exactly what movies are for..... entertaining escapism.

Don't tell me its flaws, I simply don't want to know! Which is kind of strange coming from a perfectionist :P If I want something to be scientifically accurate, I will watch a documentary, even though they too sometimes get it wrong.

The more outrageous the better; I want my mind to be taken on a fanciful journey. I want to suspend my beliefs and let the imagination fly. Screw reality! :lol:

[Stardrifter_WA]

That is what I love about modern sci-fi, the CGI is just getting better and better, although the story lines where a little better in the 60's and 70's. :)

[TrevorW]

I don't know I still love watching Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Silent Running and Forbidden Planet, made in the days before CGI

[Stardrifter_WA]

I have two out of the three in my DVD collection. Haven't seen the Robinson Crusoe. I have a lot of early stuff, some going back a ways, the earliest being the Quatermass series. The storylines are great. :)

[RobF]

Saw it tonight. One hell of a ride. Loved it! :thumbsup:
Just like the first reboot, suspect you could easily enjoy watching it a few times and keep spotting new things. And I'm not usually a movie repeat visit fan.

[Liz]

Saw it this arv, and loved it - lots of action, laughs and tears, and great effects. :thumbsup:

[Gem]

Actually, as someone who has spent many years living in a Zambian village - those ants were quite realistic. My kids (Zambian raised) straight away started to yell "impazhi!" when watching the movie. We lost 4 chickens in a night to the ants, and our neighbour lost 22 in one day. We also nearly lost our 6 week old son - the roof was covered but they hadn't entered this mossie net when we heard the "drip drip drip" of ants falling from the ceiling onto a plastic bag.
We had a saying "doing the impazhi dance" when you would accidently walk into the ant trail and then see them swarm your leg (they don't bite until they cover you - that way they can put the victim into shock)... once you see them you start screaming and throwing your cloths off while running away... very funny... although a little scary too...

[multiweb]

Going to see it tonight. Long overdue. Can't wait.

[gregbradley]

Saw it yesterday.Its the best movie I have seen for many years. A sci-fi classic. I liked it better than the last 3 Star Wars movies which for me is saying a lot.

Its done well on all levels, plot, acting, drama, effects, action, suspense, relationships. It has it all.

I could see a few Star Wars type aspects incorporated as well which I liked.

Greg.

[Deeno]

Enjoyed it immensely!
Really liked the gritty organic feel of some of the sets, particularly of engineering onboard the Enterprise.
Some of the dialog involving Spock is priceless.....:thumbsup::thumbsup:: thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Loved it. Lots of references to the old series too, Wrath of Khan, Genesis, etc.... Good character development too. Even the tribbles got a go. :lol:. CG was flawless as usual, great colors. Movie paced from one end to the other, over 2h in a blink, not a dead beat. Want to see it again.

[ZeroID]

This weekend now the rush is over, I reckon a wine or two beforehand will help the 'Reality Check' system. Bring it on...

[Paul Haese]

Saw it last night. I really thought it was good and quality entertainment. Some emotional stuff included really set the scene in the later stages of the movie. Some reversals from the previous time line made it interesting too. One thing though, surely a device could be transported from space instead of parking the enterprise where it was parked and the device being deployed in the manner it was done. Definitely going into the movie collection when released on Blue Ray.

[Stardrifter_WA]

I agree Paul, it will be added to my collection. I thoroughly enjoyed despite some minor "poor dialogue" and a some minor plot holes.

[OICURMT]

Honestly... when the hell are they going to make that part of the standard design on all starships!!!... GEEZUSSS H CRISCO!!!


I'm personally sick and tired of the same cross-link this with that... if it were really that way, wouldn't we have flying cars with a coffee grinder that could dump the grounds into a fusion reactor to keep the car flying?

As for the movie... B- ... yes, I'm critical when it comes to movies... especially science fiction. You should hear my son... he's the real critic. Takes apart a movie scene by scene. He "liked" the movie, but was tearing apart the scenes like a lion at a "wildebeast feast".

As for JJ... dunno. I'm sick of him doing a Whedon...