Comments on: Star Trek (2009) Movie Review

By: Cookie M

Cookie M — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:48:28 +0000

Several comments above someone mentioned that Star Fleet should
be compared to the "military" and the crew, to soldiers. That would be
perhaps true of the "dog faces" and non command personal.
But Kirk, Spock, Scott, Uhura, etc,... were Academy graduates.
You don't get into the academy if your a schlep, and you don't
graduate with high honors if you are a punk. It takes discipline.
Kirk is a punk in this movie. No way could he be a Academy Grad.

As far as little kids seeing it, I think it would be a bad idea because
of cursing and I also don't think that children should have to see
Kirk in a bed with a green woman. Of course Hollywood is so
"anything goes" liberal minded (and greedy) that they would say
take your little kids. But Hollywood is really out of touch with the
average American household.

By: DJ Frankee Cee

DJ Frankee Cee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:37:31 +0000

Lighten up my a$$. As far as taking kids to see it, nope.
Can’t do it. They can see everything else star trek, but
this film is so mess-up kids can’t see it. Unless your raising a
juvinile deliquent, that you are hoping will someday curse you out
for not giving him a beer and a joint like you did when he was 10.
This movie was to pull in a new audience and that audience is
teens who giggle and thrill at every foul profane comment
made even if it makes no gramorical sense what so ever.
“O boy he said $hit, this is a great movie!” This movie director
when for the “cheap” version, with the cheap thrills.
I just don’t understand why they stuck the “STAR TREK”
name on this piece of crap. Except for spock and the ship,
nothing looks or feels like Star Trek.

By: DJ Frankee Cee

DJ Frankee Cee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:21:34 +0000

I never go to church, fool. I can take a 7 year old to see
a movie where someone talks about “sex with farm animals”.
But that would hav been a hefty shock if I had tried to
bring my 7 year old and that occured. i like children forced
into a sexual world. It’s happenning at an all too younger and younger age. BUT I was able to show my 7 year old all the Star Trek Filmation cartoons and the previous movies and the TV show
without any concern. But nooo not this director was dead set on
appealing to a younger toilet mouth mind set crowd.
My 7 year old want to see cool special effects and NOT LT
Uhura undressing. Make up your mind as to who your audience is.
Like with the Superman 2 movie Chris Reeves is shown sleeping with Lois Lane. This is a childs character from a kids comic book.
Even Margo Kidder said she was against Superman having a sexy sleep-over with lois. Then in Superman Returns we have to be comfronted with superman having a bastard child! Why the hell
to kids need that. It’s a kid gendre.

And as far as “not knowing what the military is” and “they are soldiers and in this movie, teenage and early twenty year old young adults” You don’t get command of a multi-billion dollar Star Fleet Battle Cruiser unless you are ATLEAST 35 to 40 years old.
Are there any sub commanders or Aircraft carrier commanders
under the age of 40? You can bet your snot nose little a$$ there are not. Geez, some people would take their kids to see a porn movie and give them a joint to smoke.

By: trek fan

trek fan — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:59:17 +0000

well ive been a star trek fan for as long as ive been alive, im feeling mixed emotions about this movie as i love canon trek, and this kinda goes a little off the beaten path. also i do not care for the enterprise as i love and adore the refited enterprise. i feel the cast was pretty good, and the script was a rip off of the wrath of khan. as far as it being for foul mouthed teens that guy obviously goes to church every sunday and lives ina bubble. there was nothing too over the top and i dont think it ruins it for younger audience members. just be responsable parents and explain to your kids that the very very very few scenes with anything remotley vulgar should not be repeated. this star trek movie was created to be more real life. i dont know what he thinks the military is, but i can assure you that worse is said between soldiers, which is what star trek is about. members of starfleet are not dainty little prude people, they are soldiers and in this movie, teenage and early twenty year old young adults.

By: madmax2

madmax2 — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:26:37 +0000

Oh lighten up people…

By: JEFF J

JEFF J — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:05:06 +0000

I JUST SAW IT YESTERDAY AND SPEAKING AS A LONG-TIME STAR TREK FAN:
Like most movies made recently, it was a special-effects extravaganza. Also like most movies made today, the plot seems like it was written for a comic book. Star Trek purists will be especially disappointed. The actors selected to portray the characters were OK, but the film suffered from an unbelievably moronic story line. I’ve seen better on television. Most of the episodes from the TV series played better, and I didn’t blow 10 bucks to see them. Gene Roddenberry probably rolled over in his grave. Let Rick Berman produce the next one.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:14:47 +0000

summary of the movie: VROOM SCREECH ZZAP ARGH THUDD SCRASH

film ending: BOOOOM

so faithful to the original that vulcans even have pointed ears

don’t miss Eric Bana’s killer look, even nastier than Mickey Mouse’s

take a load of the cool young Spock, driving his galactic egg-whisk

see Leonard Nimoy gone senile, which accounts for why did he take part in all this

dig the black hole: not the one on screen, I mean the script of this Charlie’s Angel’s-like flick

40 years ago the show was cancelled and then it resurrected: this movie surely potholes the myth, but then.. who knows?

PS: Gene Roddenberry’s son must’ve been brainwashed, since on roddenberry.com he declares his father would’ve been enthusiast of this movie because “it respects the true philosophy of Star Trek”: WHAT?? 8-|

By: Frank Thompson

Frank Thompson — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:16:59 +0000

This was a totally new and fresh Star Trek. I liked the fact that they showed the difference between a Kirk growing up with a father and not. Not having a father does change a young man. I have heard very few people complain about language. My wife works at an elementary school as a 4th grade teacher and has heard worse at school.
This is a Star Trek for the future. The universe has been totally changed. Everything is new and fresh, unlike the old story lines.
A lot of people will not like this because it is not the same old stories or the same old characters. These characters are a little more believable. If you have ever been in a collage bar you know that this was a tame version of a bar. Even an officer cadet would say worse things in a bar with their friends. I like how everyone interacts in different ways. I liked the original, I grew up with it and it holds a special place in my heart. I however got so sick of the sugar coated episodes that over flowed in the Next Generation.
Let’s be real here, if you are a trekkie that does not what to have a fresh new Star Trek that is more up to date, then you will not like this. It appears that they are now making movies with real characters.

I am not picking any fights here, but it is kind of a mean thing to say that teens that like this are toilet mouthed. A better thing to say is that someone does not like it rather than picking on a demographic. I took my kids to it and they enjoyed it. They also have been taught that things said in a movie or by others are not ok to just use because they have heard it. It means that my kids have asked me embarrassing questions, but I believe that my kids are going to be out in the real world, so they need to know what is unacceptable.
So it does not matter what Star Trek you like, everyone can watch what they want.

By: DJ Frankee Cee

DJ Frankee Cee — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:58:00 +0000

Is this movie’s audience foul mouth teens, pre-teens
or only adults? Adults probably won’t care for the
DIS-continuance of story line of the original series.
I can’t picture Kirk behaving this way as a young man.
Sorry. kirk was always dignified. (Rodenberry would
probably hate what this director does to his characters.)
I also see no need for the reference that mentions
“sex with farm animals”. A totally unnecessary line.
Uhura would never say such a thing as she was obviously
a deciplined woman, that made her way through Star Fleet
academy.
It’s not for children so i can’t take my kids to see it
even though I’ve treated them to all other aspects of
Star Trek. They just would not understand the filthy
content.
However, foulmouth teens who rejected all the previous
Trek movies and the TV series, (because it was not vulgar
enough,) would probably go for this film.
As a big fan of Star Trek, I will not waste my money
on this bizzaro twisted, bastardized interpretation of Star Trek.
You can see that they are only trying to appeal to the
toilet mouth teens, who are easily thrilled by any profanity
at any given moment. Just give them curses and implied
vulgarity, and their hooked.