I was curious to see what you were going to say here. I have to admit that I don't really disagree with any of the criticisms, but I also don't actually agree with them. Heh. I realize that may not make much sense. ;D
It's a fantastic film, very faithful to and respectful of the source material. I suppose I could do some nit-picking, but I see no reason to harsh my own squee with things that honestly didn't affect my personal enjoyment one bit. Even the icky het was okay. ;D But I understand YMMV.
Though in regard to #7, if Uhura had not been able to support Kirk's contention that it was the Romulans who attacked the Klingon ships rahter than a natural disaster, Pike may not have been willing to listen to him and the movie would have been over before I could finish my popcorn. ;D. Certainly Spock would not have done so. And she did no more or less heroics than Scotty, McCoy and even Sulu (though he did save Kirk's life). Chekhov managed to look more over-eager to me rather than heroic. Though he was also that. Uhura stuck me as considerably more than eye-candy and I am a very tough sell in that department.
Oh, and #4. I don't think she was at all impressed. Caught off-guard a bit because he wasn't a complete and total waste of oxygen, perhaps, but she wasn't remotely interested. She had bigger fish to fry.
As for #1, that's a staple in Trek. No clue where all these mindless follower drones come from, but it's rampant in Trek. Just think of any of the previous villains - Khan, anyone? And there are certainly more than a few examples of this in rl. People don't always ask the questions they should of their leaders.
Heh. And I loved the recap. Tin foil dress man. *snicker* Still, I'm not sure this is the slashiest episode. I think there are too many contenders for that position in the original series. *g*
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Date: 2009-05-11 11:20 pm (UTC)It's a fantastic film, very faithful to and respectful of the source material. I suppose I could do some nit-picking, but I see no reason to harsh my own squee with things that honestly didn't affect my personal enjoyment one bit. Even the icky het was okay. ;D But I understand YMMV.
Though in regard to #7, if Uhura had not been able to support Kirk's contention that it was the Romulans who attacked the Klingon ships rahter than a natural disaster, Pike may not have been willing to listen to him and the movie would have been over before I could finish my popcorn. ;D. Certainly Spock would not have done so. And she did no more or less heroics than Scotty, McCoy and even Sulu (though he did save Kirk's life). Chekhov managed to look more over-eager to me rather than heroic. Though he was also that. Uhura stuck me as considerably more than eye-candy and I am a very tough sell in that department.
Oh, and #4. I don't think she was at all impressed. Caught off-guard a bit because he wasn't a complete and total waste of oxygen, perhaps, but she wasn't remotely interested. She had bigger fish to fry.
As for #1, that's a staple in Trek. No clue where all these mindless follower drones come from, but it's rampant in Trek. Just think of any of the previous villains - Khan, anyone? And there are certainly more than a few examples of this in rl. People don't always ask the questions they should of their leaders.
Heh. And I loved the recap. Tin foil dress man. *snicker* Still, I'm not sure this is the slashiest episode. I think there are too many contenders for that position in the original series. *g*