tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post1921819544081936251..comments2024-02-05T01:33:59.164-05:00Comments on futureprobe: STAR TREK! (spoilers ahead)David Landonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-30557475013122402862009-05-13T23:23:00.000-04:002009-05-13T23:23:00.000-04:00I try to keep a pretty positive, optimistic tone h...I try to keep a pretty positive, optimistic tone here, and I've made it clear that my opinions are my own and I don't expect anyone to agree with them.<br /><br />If I hadn't enjoyed the Star Trek movie, I simply would not have written about it. After all, I'm neither a professional critic nor an influential voice in the fan community; no one's lining up to read my opinions. Randy Landers at Orion Press just posted a detailed critique of the film's many plot holes on his site, and if you're looking for that kind of thing, I encourage you to check it out. Although I enjoyed the movie, I respect Randy and his opinions very much.<br /><br />Concerning EPCOT, I'd have to say that EPCOT Central is really the best blog around when it comes to chronicling the many creative failings of the park since its 1994 Eisnerization. I'm nowhere near as good as EPCOT Central's author, and I'm not interested in embarrassing myself by trying to copy him. I'm not afraid to be critical at times, but when I notice something positive I want to draw attention to it.<br /><br />The way I see it, there's plenty of negativity on the Internet. If that's what floats your boat, then that's okay, but it's just not my thing. I try to stay optimistic and positive here.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-62406776850779165442009-05-12T17:02:00.000-04:002009-05-12T17:02:00.000-04:00"Canon," as you so aptly want to throw o..."Canon," as you so aptly want to throw out the window at first convenience, is why people CARE about "FICTIONAL CONSTRUCTS." They are the 'rules' that the fiction abides by.<br /><br />No, I'm not going to lecture you on why canon matters because you obviously do not care much about it (See previous posts on your gushing over Battlestar Galactica).<br /><br />However, I find it deeply ironic that someone called "Future Guy" with a "Horizon" pavilion logo would be casting aside Star Trek canon but still cling to the notion that Lassiter et all will wake up one day, rush together a news conference & proceed to deeply apologize to the pro-Classic EPCOT Center fans for the past 20 years of indiscretions concerning that theme park.<br /><br />Actually, I don't find it deeply ironic, I find it... What was the word you used? Oh, yes, "Ridiculous."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-29625672233317658552009-05-12T13:08:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:08:00.000-04:00As for the more action and younger cast, that's ju...As for the more action and younger cast, that's just the way that summer blockbusters are made these days. It's a Hollywood thing, not something that's unique to J.J. Abrams. And while this movie may have had more sexual content than most Trek films, it was extremely mild. The Troi/Riker (with guest appearance by Shinzon) scene in Nemesis was far worse.<br /><br />And canon? Don't get me started. Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, and all those other entertainment franchises are FICTIONAL CONSTRUCTS. They're not real. The stupid insistence on adhering to every previously established detail about a fictional universe, even when it interferes with good storytelling and accessibility to new audiences, is counter-intuitive and asinine. It's something I had pretty much grown out of by the time I was 18.<br /><br />Obviously, not everyone's going to like the movie and that's okay. But to contemptuously sneer over the fact that it looks like a product of the Hollywood system that produced it, or that the filmmakers didn't bow down and worship before the sacred altar of canon just makes one look ridiculous.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-75720562278041465632009-05-10T22:05:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:05:00.000-04:00Hmmm... The recipe for recent "successful" reboots...Hmmm... The recipe for recent "successful" reboots:<br /><br />* More action<br />* Younger cast<br />* Disregard for established canon<br />* More sexual content<br /><br />Yup. Another "successful" reboot. I'll watch the film when it arrives on basic cable... Someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com