Just got back from Star Trek and am rather pumped. :) I confess that I've never been a fan and have in fact only ever seen one full episode of any of the shows (it was an original series ep, a few years ago because I was bored and curious and it was something to watch). I kind of feel like a poser SF fan cuz of that. ;) But anyway, I really enjoyed the movie, so it's definitely accessible to non-fans. Lots of fun, lots of great special effects and things going boom, some funny one-liners and general wittiness, good (and absurdly pretty) actors, and some nice character/dramatic moments. And how the hell is it that Zachary Quinto manages to exude sex even with pointy ears and a bowl cut? XD It's a gift, I suppose. Actually, after while I started to find precisely those traits to be really quite attractive on him... either way, I really enjoyed his performance.
(and random amusement - I had no idea who composed the music going in, but at one particular point I went "that sounds EXACTLY like a particular tune from Lost. Could it be...?" and then during the credits, yup, it was. Heh. Totally called it. :) A lot of people from Lost worked on it; I didn't realize that both Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk were involved... I just knew about J.J. Abrams, obviously. And heh, evidently he managed to work Greg Grunberg into the film in a voice-over since he couldn't actually appear in it. Yay, it just wouldnt be an Abrams production without Greg Grunberg...)
Anyway... I almost don't feel qualified to even say much about the film just because I really am such a ST newbie, beyond some general knowledge gleaned from pop culture and being into SF. But yeah, I definitely enjoyed it, and I went onto IMDB.com when I got home to read the faq about it which cleared up some stuff that is incredibly basic to anyone who is familiar with ST but which I wasn't sure about... won't say what because it's spoilery and also I kind of fail for not being sure about those things. ^^;
And.. I kinda sorta feel quite guilty for being intrigued about the idea of fic and Kirk/Spock based solely on this film, given the looong history of the show and of K/S (the original slash pairing, after all!). And yet... the intrigue is there. *hides under rock* Maybe what I should really do is finally, after all these years and a fair amount of unwarranted prejudice, give the show a chance and actually watch it. At least a bit of TOS, because hell, cheesy it may be at times but... it's a classic and it's the basis point for so much of the SF TV that came after. And... I'm not sure which of the later ones would be most recommended to watch? I hear DS9 is good, mainly because I've heard it compared to B5 which I figure theoretically bodes well, for all that the 2 factions have traditionally butted heads.
Anyway, rambling. Short version: worth seeing, even if you're not a fan. Not sure how it holds up for long-time fans, but a fair number seem to enjoy it and it's certainly been getting good reviews.
(also, HBP trailer! It's one of the older ones (the one with the Tom Riddle flashback) and I've seen it before a number of times, but still got me excited! Only 2 more monthes! Would've liked to have seen the newest one, though - watched it online and damn it's awesome).
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