Trekspam Mark III

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Look, I honestly wasn’t planning to see the hell out of Star Trek, but here’s the thing:

1. I know two different people wanting to see it, but at different times, and
2. I really, really like this movie.

So, uh, I went today with gondolinchick01, and, er, I’m going to see it again tomorrow with my brother, who just got back this evening.

QUIET, YOU. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE.

Anyway, I had three insights this time around.

First, that Scotty has a pair of pet tribbles. I am not sure how you can even speuter a tribble, but I noticed that there weren’t exponentially more tribbles every time the cage appeared in the background, so apparently he did it. This is a greater feat than a transwarp beaming formula, if you ask me.

Second, that my burning desire to bake Chekov a batch of cookies and pour him a tall glass of milk is perfectly understandable.

And third, I realized that the point where I find Spock to be the absolute hottest in this movie is when he’s piloting his ROFLcopter or whatever the hell that ship is near the end. I have no idea why, but I suspect I may be groping, for the first time, around the edges of the concept of the Sexy Car. Okay, so it's not exactly a car, but for once I grasp the principle.

Also, some of y’all expressed interest in watching TOS after seeing the Camelot clips. I approve of this interest, because it means the movie isn't just going toward the future, but pointing new people to the past. So I hereby enable you: TOS is viewable here at CBS or here at YouTube (though I'm not sure it works outside the US ...). This series is hilarious, daft, campy, and even introduces smart ideas but usually fails to really explore them. It does, however, explore the hell out of some shirtlessness. That alone should be worth your time.

Comments

[ravenofdreams.livejournal.com]

Shirtlessness.
At one point, watching New Kirk pummel Romulans, I had the following conversation:
Other person (a dude):"No no, Kirk's function is to beat people up with his hands."
Me:"And become shirtless."
OP:"..."
Me:"Shirtlessness. Mm. I wouldn't mind New Kirk getting very shirtless."

[kadharonon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I found those.

Yay shirtlessness! And camp!

[gethenian.livejournal.com]

I AM CALLING THAT THING THE ROFLCOPTER FOREVER NOW.

THANK YOU.

[cougarfang.livejournal.com]

I am not sure how you can even speuter a tribble, but I noticed that there weren’t exponentially more tribbles every time the cage appeared in the background, so apparently he did it.

My first thought was "estradiol implants" (or whatever the tribble hormone equivalent is)... XD;;;
*disclaimer: I don't know anything about Star Trek. Hormonal tribbles sound freakishly adorable, though.*

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Well, they apparently follow the Matroyshka doll model of asexual reproduction. Hence their tendency to wind up EVERYWHERE.

[westrider.livejournal.com]

Yes, Chekov totally deserves Milk and Cookies. That would be so perfect :D

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

Spock has all the best scenes. And I loved that one too.

My favorite visual? The tiny blue dot of light coming in from the left side of the screen, his ship, with all the missiles streaking towards him from the other side... Absolutely stunning on IMAX.

My favorite scene? When he turns down his acceptance to the Vulcan Science Academy. Vulcan sarcasm is so hot.

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

Man, you got a bad crowd. At the midnight IMAX showing I went to, everyone cracked up at that one.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

My brother's comment was "I thought the best line in the movie was the one Spock didn't say: 'Live long and prosper' clearly had the word 'ASSHOLE' at the end of it."

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Oh, god, I remember that scene. It was so damn casual--Kirk moseys onto the bridge and Bones just reaches out and is like RIP INJECT carry on Captain.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Dammit, now I've got the image of Spock sporfling in my head. I thought his official OMGYAY! moment was bad enough ...

Also, I like how McCoy's so matter-of-fact that it's obvious he does this kind of thing all the time--something reinforced by the new movie. In ten years he's learned how to give Kirk injections.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I love the indignant way Kirk yells "NUN TUN?!?!"

McCoy becomes a real whiz with those hyposprays, though. My favorite episode is still definitely Amok Time because Spock's being all Pon Farr and Kirk is just wading deeper and deeper into disaster and finally McCoy's like "Dammit, Jim" and whips out his hypospray and FIXES EVERYTHING. Plus he gets to play a bonus round of his favorite game, Messin' With Spock. Clever bastard.

[bean-bunny.livejournal.com]

I've decided that Spock's ship, which is obviously produced by Fischer Price, is the cutest fucking thing in the galaxy. I nearly lost it when Old Spock was puttering around in that thing, much less new Spock.

And if you don't want to bake for Chekov, what kind of heartless jerk are you?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I know, Old Spock in the Fisher Price ROFLcopter was almost as adorable as Chekov doing ANYTHING.

I mean, who doesn't want to give him a cookie after he saves Kirk and Sulu?

[stormteller.livejournal.com]

My understanding was that Tribbles reproduce based on the amount of food they eat. So if he keeps them near starvation it should work out.

...until they ESCAPE.

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

The first season of TOS is available through YouTube, either in hardcopy or instant streaming form.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

YouTube? They've got all three seasons in the link I provided, actually!

Netflix used to do hard copy DVDs--that's how I started watching before I borrowed from a friend a while back--but it looks like they only hard copies are Blu-Rays of Season 1 now. Season 1's also streamable through there if you have an account, though!

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

Coolio. :)

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

Ok, I only just now noticed that I wrote "YouTube" when I meant "Netflix". My bad.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I guessed it was something like that, but I wasn't sure. No worries!

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

Second, that my burning desire to bake Chekov a batch of cookies and pour him a tall glass of milk is perfectly understandable.

I thought I was the only one who wanted to do this. AWESOME. :D