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TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Why Cumberbatch isn't playing Sybok is beyond me.

# ¿ May 2, 2012 22:32

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 18:11

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Voyage Home rules, you dummies. I know that and I don't even like Star Trek.

# ¿ May 8, 2012 05:26

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

weekly font posted:

I hope he plays Q. gently caress it, why not?

Well, there was that guy in the original series that was sort of a proto-Q.

# ¿ Jun 5, 2012 05:15

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Detective No. 27 posted:

What episode is Gary Mitchell featured in?

The Second Pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"

# ¿ Jul 10, 2012 06:22

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Timby posted:

Kurtzman and Orci oversee the comics; they're considered to be canon in the JJTrek universe. Everything done in the comics happens with the full approval and endorsement of them.

And at the sign of JJ wanting to use something in the movie, they'll drop that pretense, I have no doubts.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2012 03:30

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

So the Japanese version of that teaser has a tad bit extra footage at the end, including one shot that makes me go "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Hope that isn't what I think it is."

Wrath of Khan ending much?

http://i.imgur.com/kpauL.jpg

# ¿ Dec 6, 2012 12:59

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Is it me or does the starship crashing into the bay look a hell of a lot like the Enterprise as it looked in the Original Series (rectangular nacelles instead of the curved roundish ones)

# ¿ Dec 8, 2012 05:57

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

MikeJF posted:

The nacelles were round in the original series. You mean in the original movies?

Yes indeed I do.

This:

# ¿ Dec 8, 2012 06:17

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Supercar Gautier posted:

The entire premise of the first film was an elaborate way of establishing "things are allowed to be different now" in a manner acceptable to even the most canon-anal fans, and yet the dance continues.

Nothing says "I got a big-rear end stick up my butt!" quite like whining about Star Trek.

TheBigBudgetSequel fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Dec 11, 2012

# ¿ Dec 11, 2012 18:45

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

I saw it in IMAX yesterday when me and the family went to The Hobbit. Holy poo poo, this looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. I loved the design of that planet, and when Giachinno's score kicked in when the Enterprise gets ready to take off out of the water I was fully on board.

I loved that that planet's name was Niburu.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2012 23:24

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Ah yes, the Blue and Orange thing. I wish films would stop it! gently caress the fact that the color temperatures for most film lights are blue (5600 Kelvin) and orange (3200k), no, let's invent new lights that give off no color!

gently caress COLOR!

# ¿ Dec 18, 2012 02:53

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Lord Krangdar posted:

That really has nothing to do with it.

It really does. Yes, they may be color graded in these days, but the use of the colors is based on the color temperature spectrum, and their popularity is because of how prominent blue and orange is on that spectrum.

Blue and Orange has been around since color film has been around. It's nothing new, and won't go away in a hurry.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2012 03:02

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Justin Beiber as Wesley Crusher.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 12:24

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Looks like those Star Trek fans who dislike Abrhams direction can rejoice. Into Darkness will probably be his last, as he is apparently going to move over to Star Wars now.

Weird.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2013 23:04

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

frumpus posted:

I thought he turned that down. Is there a source for this?

Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood is reporting it. She may be human scum, buuut she's almost never wrong.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2013 02:22

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Man, apparently the internet is full of genius funny people, because these lens flare jokes are certainly the height of comedy.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2013 03:35

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Not to burst any fantasy casting bubbles, but Disney pretty much outright stated that it's going to be a sequel to the original trilogy, and that if any characters return, they will most likely be played by the same actors (Hamill for instance)

Of course, they won't say anything official, but it would not surprise me in the slightest if Luke is an Obi-Wan esq character in this new trilogy.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2013 02:12

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

If you have the Star Trek phone app, you can book tickets for a preview screening on the 15th of May.

I would, but the nearest one to me is 18$. No thanks.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2013 01:49

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

bobkatt013 posted:

Do you have to have the app to get this or is it possible for you to post a link?

It's through Fandango, but it seems to only be accessible through the ap.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2013 02:08

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

You can go directly through Fandango. It seems to be IMAX theaters.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2013 03:39

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

penismightier posted:

Looks like this:

It's basically bifocals for the camera so they can keep things far apart in focus like this:

They still use them a lot but they're usually much better at hiding the change in focus, lots of digital painting and strong line breaks. This shot from All the President's Men uses the same technique but much more subtly:

Robert Wise went balls out in TMP so there are these moments were two people are in focus and some machines around them, and everything else is fuzzy. It's really unworldly, I love it.

You just answered a question I've had that literally none of my professors could properly answer.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2013 09:57

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

So I was with this movie riiiight until The reverseal of the ending of Wrath of Khan. I mean, I get it, it's a nice sentiment, especially with the new timeline and all, but Spock yelling Khan just killed the moment.

# ¿ May 16, 2013 05:46

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

I think I saw this film with the entirety of Tumblr in the audience. Every little thing elicited a weird shriek from a chunk of people sitting behind me. Khan's reveal was one of them

They would also clap for absolutly anything positive happening in the film. I enjoy spontaneous applause for a huge moment, but Spock jumping off a ship onto another ship then landing a mean punch isn't really one of those.

# ¿ May 16, 2013 06:04

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Did TOS every explicitly state that Khan was of Indian decent? That isn't a snarky question, it's just that I haven't seen Space Seed in a very very long time and do not remember.

Also: I wish things had gone more this way: Cumberbatch isn't Khan, but is one of the Botany Bay cryo people, and all his actions are to free Khan, and continue their work. I would have enjoyed that more.

# ¿ May 16, 2013 15:28

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

bobkatt013 posted:

Also if I remember correctly Kirk did not give a gently caress about the Prime Directive. He would break it all the time.

Can't bone fine alien women if they aren't allowed to know you exist!

# ¿ May 17, 2013 01:22

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# ¿ May 10, 2024 18:11

TheBigBudgetSequel: Nov 25, 2008; It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

monster on a stick posted:

I think the scream echoing in space, with the moon (and volume of the scream) slowly receding worked really well. It wasn't JUST the scream.

I don't think Spock yelling "KHAAAANNN!" works because we just had a very emotional moment with Kirk dying that is supposed to echo the mirror scene in TWOK. The audience is supposed to feel sadness, especially if they saw TWOK. Then Spock yells the comeback line and at least to me, it didn't feel right. The original line was pretty cheesy, and having a cheesy scream after a sad scene ruins the impact of both. If this was done differently - say, showing a clearly distraught Spock leaving Engineering, then increasing angry (losing control of his Vulcan side) as he finds Khan on Earth and orders himself beamed down. He turns, sees a figure running - and yells a battlecry of "KHAAAAAAAAAN!" Cheesy but now it's the start of an action sequence, and there would have been more of a buildup.

That it didn't happen this way upsets me immensely.

# ¿ May 17, 2013 17:43

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