Comments on: Star Trek — nostalgia with a twist http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/star-trek-nostalgia-with-a-twist/ Writing lessons and the writing life Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrice Sarath http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/star-trek-nostalgia-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-6228 Patrice Sarath Sun, 17 May 2009 19:49:26 +0000 http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/star-trek-nostalgia-with-a-twist/#comment-6228 The Ebert review is praising with faint damns, because of course the first Trek was hardly about complex characters. And yet the series managed to capture our imagination so that we built these three dimensional characters in our heads, and the new movie didn't let us down. I'm definitely going again. It was a fun rollicking movie. I'm not sure I saw T3. I loved the first one of course, and the second one was fun. I think I didn't want to break my streak. But I'll see Salvation, because -- well, just because. It looks like fun. The Ebert review is praising with faint damns, because of course the first Trek was hardly about complex characters. And yet the series managed to capture our imagination so that we built these three dimensional characters in our heads, and the new movie didn’t let us down.

I’m definitely going again. It was a fun rollicking movie.

I’m not sure I saw T3. I loved the first one of course, and the second one was fun. I think I didn’t want to break my streak. But I’ll see Salvation, because — well, just because. It looks like fun.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/star-trek-nostalgia-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-6225 Nancy Sun, 17 May 2009 16:29:03 +0000 http://www.patricesarath.com/gordath-wood/star-trek-nostalgia-with-a-twist/#comment-6225 I just saw it yesterday, and yes, I felt the same way! I think it's pleased so many old Trek watchers because they preserved the essence of the show while updating. Ebert panned the movie, saying it didn't take the characters anywhere new--but I'm not sure Star Trek was ever about character growth :) I think I'm going to have to see it again, I enjoyed the thing so much. Now, if only Terminator Salvation can follow through and give us a kick-ass movie too. Sigh. We'll see---T3 was a huge disappointment (for me, at least). I just saw it yesterday, and yes, I felt the same way! I think it’s pleased so many old Trek watchers because they preserved the essence of the show while updating. Ebert panned the movie, saying it didn’t take the characters anywhere new–but I’m not sure Star Trek was ever about character growth :)

I think I’m going to have to see it again, I enjoyed the thing so much. Now, if only Terminator Salvation can follow through and give us a kick-ass movie too. Sigh. We’ll see—T3 was a huge disappointment (for me, at least).

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