Pete (and Neal) would have you believe that the new Star Trek movie is SOOOO much better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine. SUCK IT, PETE!
Just because I'm a stubborn bastard, here are the Top 9 reasons I'm still refusing to go see the Star Trek motion picture at my local cineplex.
9. The line "What do you suggest we do, Spock? Spank it!?!" appears nowhere within this film's dialogue.
8. Where's Sulu Prime? I was hoping for some hot John-Cho-on-George-Takei action.
7. I was busying watching the entirety of Star Trek: The Original Series for FREE on YouTube.
6. Patrick Stewart is in the new Wolverine movie, not the new Star Trek movie. (Granted, he's only a CG face... but he's still in there!)
5. The trailers contain no scenes whatsoever involving a Star Fleet vessel and a whale.
4. I was busy watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine for the third time.
3. According to all the trailers and previews I've seen, Uhura exists only to act as a sexy love interest. I mean, seriously, they just keep showing that same shot of her taking her shirt off. Zoe Saldana should be pissed.
2. Zachary Quinto looks like an elf, not a Vulcan.
1. There's no William Shatner cameo.
More: The Top 9 Ways to Piss Me Off in the Movie Theater! (The #1 entry on that list happened to me for my entire third viewing of X-Men Origins: Wolverine... that guy now has a special place in hell waiting for him.)
Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.
Oh Nick. You're only hurting yourself.
Suck it Pete?!? How about FUCK YOU, Nick. I think the new movie does actually capture at least some essence from the original series. The Ambercrombie model they got to play Kirk actually does a good job. And there's some slap stick, and good old fashion fighting that is very Star Trekky.
I'm still curious as to whether it's a legitimate enterprise (hey-oh!) to compare two movies just because they came out in consecutive weeks--maybe in award season, where things are actually pitted against each other it makes sense, but there's no real logic to preferring one movie over another just because they're out at the same time, when they're such different movies and there's been plenty of time to see both multiple times.
i have to agree with Pete and Kirsten.
the funny thing is that i'm probably going to this movie this weekend because it's the only thing i haven't seen that's playing in IMAX right now. (let me say that i thought the title, concept, and items in this Top 9 would scream sarcasm... apparently i'm too subtle.)
and Neal, did you edit my post to add yourself in???
oh and BTW... SUCK IT, Pete!
I felt left out!
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the trailers don't do Uhura justice. she's surprisingly present in the movie, i was happy. she still ends up getting kind of relegated to "the girlfriend," though. :(
she ends up being a waste of a character. she doesn't DO anything other than makeout with spock.
i just watched one of the early TOS episodes this morning on YouTube and Uhura was totally flirting with Spock. so in that sense, i guess they made good on that. still, they should have played her better in the trailer. ....... and i still haven't seen this movie.
P.S. SUCK IT, Pete!