So, I saw Star Trek Into Darkness yesterday. It was an ok movie. I liked it. It just didn't make me sqee like Iron Man 3 did.
A space ship on the bottom of the ocean is ridiculous, thanks Scotty
As soon as the Cumbervillain started giving his speech I was going. "Oh, pleeeeease, no" Then they took the torpedo apart and I went "Shit, he's Kahn."
And I like Kahn. But seriously? Would it have been hard to keep him Indian?
For a while I hoped BK was supposed to be one of Kahn's people and Kahn himself would be in one of the torpedoes but no such luck.
I did like the retelling of ST - TWoK and all the parallels it draws. But it was a bit heavy handed about it.
The moment ZQ did the Shatner, I burst out laughing, dramatic tension or not.
Calling Spock Prime for spoilers is an obvious solution. Also makes for a nice bit of foreshadowing.
Still, Spock ex machina can't be the solution to all problems.
It's predictable even beyond the whole retelling of STII angle. McCoy poking the dead tribble with some of Kahn's blood? I wonder who they will need to revive later on.
Why did Carol Marcus have to undress before examining the torpedo? Apart from there needing to be some nakedness of course. Did I just miss the explanation or did they just not bother to make one up at all?
Also: Yes, 3D is pretty much *made* for Starships warping out.
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And I love that Khan was just frozen again, not killed. I'm actually looking forward to all the fanfiction that'll explore what happens to him now :o)
I thought Carol Marcus needed to change into something more suitable for being outside on a cold planetoid. Why she couldn't wait until Kirk left the shuttle, however, I don't know...
One question, though. Bones said the bodies were 300 years old. This would mean they were from the 1950s. A bit early for genetic enhancement on humans, I'd say. Was this a dubbing error? Or did Abrams his math wrong?
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I'm sure there are locker rooms somewhere on the Enterprise, exactly for the purpose of changing into off ship gear *g*
I think in the original series the Kahn and his crew were created at some point in the 1990s? 1950s doesn't sound any more likely. But I think they did say 300 years in the OV as well, so must be an Abrams error/feature.
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I pretty much disliked the same bits you did - the exact rehash of the last bit of STII, the Khaaaaaaan!, the whole predictability of the dead Tribble - and, seriously, even though I saw that coming from miles off I was amazed by just how heavy-handed that was handled!
But it made up for it by the character interaction - and, and believe me I SO hate to say this, Benedict Cumberbatch's Khan. I never liked Khan, I really dislike Cumberbatch and yet I absolutely loved him and his Khan! BTW, I read that they auditioned several other actors for the role, all of which were Latino (like Ricardo Montalban), but they all fell through and he was recommended to Abrams by Spielberg. I guess with references like that....
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I don't think I really *mind* BC's Kahn. I'll probably have to watch it again because most of this time round I was sitting there going "Why did they kept his name as Khan Noonien Singh if he was not going to be Indian? Kahn's crew had people from all over earth, so BC could have been *anyone* and kept the story the same. But no, Kaaaaaaahn is to iconic not to have in there. *grumble* *mumble* *pout*"
I think once I'm over my sulk for that, I'll accept that BC did play a good villain :D
(And those are some impressive references, hard to ignore, really...)
That tribble bit though, WOW was that obvious and in your face. I mean, there is foreshadowing and there is "What are you doing to that dead tribble?".