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marc8219marc8219 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2014 in Ten Forward
I despise JJ so haven't tried watching it until now since its on Netflix, I'm about 7 minutes in so far and spent about half that time alt tabbed out, I was about to close it, just wondering if there is any reason for me not to.
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  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    marc8219 wrote: »
    I despise JJ so haven't tried watching it until now since its on Netflix, I'm about 7 minutes in so far and spent about half that time alt tabbed out, I was about to close it, just wondering if there is any reason for me not to.

    If you hate something before you watch it, then you've already made up your mind.

    You've already reached the conclusion of your opinion, so why go anywhere else?
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  • hawku001xhawku001x Member Posts: 10,767 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    lower your expectations, then be pleasantly surprised
  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    As a known hater of the 2009 Abrahams movie I have to say: Into Darkness an okey movie.

    Its a fun ride. The ending is kind of overblown and flat at the same time... but still. Its not offensive and not as stupid as the first one.
    So I'd suggest to finish it, just don't scale it with movies like WOK or The undiscovered country.
  • steamwrightsteamwright Member Posts: 2,820
    edited May 2014
    So I'd suggest to finish it, just don't scale it with movies like WOK or The undiscovered country.

    Yeah, ST5: Final Frontier might be better suited. Though I'd say Into Darkness was the better of the two.
  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    it's an enjoyable movie to watch... just ignore the constant errors and conflicts with established canon.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,459 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    it's an enjoyable movie to watch... just ignore the constant errors and conflicts with established canon.
    What established canon? That was part of the point of a reboot - no more worrying about canon before you're allowed to tell a story. Or do you mean it violates the canon established in the last movie somehow?
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  • cptjhuntercptjhunter Member Posts: 2,288 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    If you are looking for Star Trek in established prime universe, you will hate it.

    If you want to enjoy a action packed science fiction movie, that uses rebooted characters from the original series, the movie will deliver it.

    It's a matter of personal preference, and what you percieve the franchise to be.
  • undyingzeroundyingzero Member Posts: 313 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Despising JJ Abrams even though you don't even know him?

    Just watch it. Don't alt-tab out of it, don't expect it to be Braga's story. Simply watch it.
  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jonsills wrote: »
    What established canon? That was part of the point of a reboot - no more worrying about canon before you're allowed to tell a story. Or do you mean it violates the canon established in the last movie somehow?

    This is still not a reboot.
    A reboot means clean slate.
    Start trek 2009 connected the film clearly with the original movies and serieses and in into darkness... Not wanting to spoil for the guy who might not have seen it.. There is a clear conversation about the original encounter with a certain person compared to the current encounter in that movie. That's not a reboot that's a contunuation.
  • undyingzeroundyingzero Member Posts: 313 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It's not a continuation since this is an entirely different reality that diverted from when Spock went into the wormhole with Nero. Just because OldSpock remembers things from his own universe doesn't mean it's a continuation.
  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    it's an enjoyable movie to watch... just ignore the constant errors and conflicts with established canon.

    Just approach it as you would any summer film. Turn your brain off and enjoy it.
  • moonshadowdarkmoonshadowdark Member Posts: 1,899 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    No. Skip it and watch Fringe.

    Do you watch Fringe?

    You should watch Fringe.
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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    edited May 2014
    Watch it, they see if you liked it...

    Want to complain? Go watch TMP, FF, or Insurrection then watch it again and be grateful.
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  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It's not a continuation since this is an entirely different reality that diverted from when Spock went into the wormhole with Nero. Just because OldSpock remembers things from his own universe doesn't mean it's a continuation.

    Of course that means exactly this.
  • captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Personally I loved it.

    I honestly do think some trek fans get so caught up in whats canon, whats not, how fast a warp engine should be that they forget its there as a source of entertainment. forget about JJ, forget about what you think its going to be like or what timeline you prefer and just try to see the movie.

    you'll never find out if you like it by not watching it.
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    You should absolutely watch it. It's pretty entertaining IMO.

    I think the writing was overall better as for the first part, but I still have the feeling they could do better. The base story in both isn't too bad, but sometimes it feels like they are not going the last mile.
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  • rahmkota19rahmkota19 Member Posts: 1,929 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I liked that movie. Not the best one of the series, but still pretty good.


    You, however, seem to suffer from a very specific condition. You already decided to hate it before you watched it. So in your case, this is my advice. Stop. Now. That movie will be on TV again some day. If you can start to watch it with a clear mind, not already decided to hate it, then go for it. It wil positively surprise you. Watching it when you will hate it no matter what, can only result in you hating it.
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  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    The canon it violates are the ages of the characters and distance Earth and Kronos are from each other. That's about it.
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It doesn't violate anything. It's an alternate timeline...no different than any alternate timeline storyline visited throughout the IP previously.

    That being said, much like you may have liked Episode X and hated Episode Y or enjoyed Movie A and facepalmed Movie B - whether you like it or not will entirely depend on having watched it...

    ...but yeah, it's not going to be your typical Star Trek much like 2009 wasn't. Then again, remember how some TOS fans felt about TNG? How TOS and TNG fans felt about VOY, DS9, ENT? How all the different groups may or may not continue to feel a certain way about the different series? It's pretty much the same old same old with the JJ timeline.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,459 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    The canon it violates are the ages of the characters and distance Earth and Kronos are from each other. That's about it.
    Qo'noS is a variable distance from Earth anyway. It's either five days away at Warp 5 (ENT pilot episode), or so far away that the Klingon Empire can declare open war with the Federation without even disturbing life on Earth (DS9).

    Seriously, folks talk about Trek canon as if it were invariable, inviolable, and never internally contradictory.
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  • hawku001xhawku001x Member Posts: 10,767 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    if u missed sylar from heroes, then u wont want to miss this!

    actually, sometimes i'll put Into Darkness on..... i kind of like the soundtrack
  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    artan42 wrote: »
    Watch it, they see if you liked it...

    Want to complain? Go watch TMP, FF, or Insurrection then watch it again and be grateful.

    Great, another Motion Picture basher...:mad:
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  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I'm not to worried about the actual canon.
    Every series and most movies butchered established canon in one or the other way. The actual violations from the jj movies are not any worst. Quiet the opposite, a lot of the often referred "violations" can be discussed away.

    My problems for the most part are in the movies themselves. And here, ID isn't glad as bad.
  • rock3tmanrock3tman Member Posts: 143 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    OMG there is nothing wrong with JJ Verse, yes its different but I still love it. Its all part of another timeline so he can afford to deviate.

    I think some people are just full of sh*t!
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    rock3tman wrote: »
    OMG there is nothing wrong with JJ Verse, yes its different but I still love it. Its all part of another timeline so he can afford to deviate.

    I think some people are just full of sh*t!

    Some folks just enjoy different things. For them, it has nothing to do with the Canon debate at all - simply has to do with the story, the directing, the production, the editing, and everything else - to them it's no different than why they might have liked Wrath of Khan and felt that Nemesis did all it could to kill off the franchise. Heck, like with other movies...folks that liked Tim Burton's Batman but cry thinking about Batman & Robin. Folks that enjoyed the Indiana Jones movies but like to pretend Crystal Skull didn't happen. Folks that complained about Return of the Jedi after watching Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back...having no idea that Ewoks were nothing compared to the travesty that was coming.
  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    1. 5 days at warp 5 is awhile. If they went to war, then Earth would have many light years between them and the Empire... plenty of other colonies, starbases and ships in the way to delay an enemy fleet.


    2. No matter how you change the timeline, you still have an age gap between the characters. Scotty is established to be considerably older than Chevok.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,459 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Great, another Motion Picture basher...:mad:
    Dude. It featured looooooong SFX shots that did nothing to advance the plot or add action to the movie, a "plotline" recycled from two classic episodes ("Obsession" and "The Changeling"), and some of Shatner's most wooden acting to date, even worse than his tendency to step on lines in TWoK. Not to mention those duty uniforms - a Starfleet crew that shows up to work in their pajamas?

    Its sole redeeming virtue was that it was the first new live-action Trek in ten years. By that point, we'd have watched The Final Frontier and enjoyed it.
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