Yankee23Fan

So, yeah, I'm looking forward to it.  Uhura gets nekkid, right? (Whoda ever thought you'd type that?  Nichelle Nichols isn't exactly Hally Berry).

No. Someone who is supposed to be a version of Carol Marcus gets mostly nekkid. A fact NOW recognized by Damon Lindelof as gratuitous and misogynistic. 

 

Zoe Saldana nekkid would make me miss at least 5 minutes of the movie due to bathroom time. 

Agreed.  And why is that a problem.  The green chick was hot in the first one - and that scene was hysterical.  I think that was the point I basically realized I'm going to like this whole new universe - because they are going to do little things like that as a gift to fans of the entire Star Trek universe.

But I still don't understand a fundamental point - why do they need to touch on the old universe at all?  I mean, I get that you want to give movie goers some kind of continuity, but still.  I didn't need the Kobeyahi Maru (whatever) part just to be funny nor do I need constant references to a slightly change but still kinda connected to the old universe stuff.  You can give me all new stuff.  I'm ok with that.  And I think most people would be.  I wouldn't have gone near any old universe cannon in any way except the way they did with the green chick - quickly with a wink and a nod and back to the story.

But, then again, I'm an overweight lawyer in New Jersey and JJ Abrams is worth a billion dollars so what do I know.

Caught Money Ball last night for the first time.

I must admit I enjoyed the movie.  Didn't really need the whole Billy as a player and dad part of the story but I get why they did it.  Would have a liked a hell of a lot more of the whole sabermetric part of the story - and I'm one of the guys that still doesn't buy into it 100% because there are intangibles and things that just happen in baseball - but the math in the whole thing is sound and has changed the game.

The cast did a decent job and I was surprised at how good the actors playing the players did - they didn't look absolutely awful as players and some of them even kinda looked like who they were supposed to look like - somewhat.  Solid movie.

The Man in the Iron Mask

 

Much like the cheesy Three Muskateers movie with Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris O'Donnell. Again we have an all-star cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu and Gabriel Byrne. All these fantastic actors get to read #### lines such as, "Anne, to love you is treason against France. But not to love you is treason against my heart."

 

Oh, and did I mention we get to see Depardieu's ### more than once?

 

Puke-a-tronic.

I enjoyed this one but I agree it leaves a lot to be desired.  I enjoyed the Chris O'Donnell one much more but almost solely because of Oliver Platt.

Having some DirectTV issues and they are coming to fix it tomorrow so I've been stuck with only recorded stuff to watch the past few days.  So, I have the first movie DVR'ed from when it was on FX and the wife and I have now watched it 3 or 4 times in the past week or so.  The more I watch it the more I like just about every casting selection.  Everyone, to me, hit their marks perfectly and when they had to , respectfully.  With that, I am happy with the new universe.

Having said that, I am going to see this thing this weekend.  I have stupidly read all the reviews, wiki page, the Q&A review that was posted here and all the spoilers because, well, I can still enjoy it knowing what is going to happen.  And part of me is pissed.  I didn't want them to touch the story line they touched at all.  I have been told by a close movie buddy here that agrees with me on the greatness of the movies inspiration that I will enjoy it and so I will be prepared to enjoy it.  In the end though, I think I've come to the conclusion watching the first one a few times recently that I enjoy the new characters enough and the universe of Star Trek enough that it would really take a lot of utter nonsense for me to not like this.  Hell, I still can watch Star Trek V and enjoy parts of it just because it's Star Trek.

So, yeah, I'm looking forward to it.  Uhura gets nekkid, right? (Whoda ever thought you'd type that?  Nichelle Nichols isn't exactly Hally Berry).

Wow.  I'm finishing my basement and am only getting two vintage systems put in there.  I thought 2 was cool.  I'm using cool wrong.