New New Star Trek images...

[clanglee]

I can buy pretty much every character except Kirk. A metrosexual Kirk?!?!?

[AcesandEights]

A metrosexual Kirk?!?!? Dude, did you see that foundation and eyeliner Kirk wore in the TV episodes?

[clanglee]

Dude, did you see that foundation and eyeliner Kirk wore in the TV episodes? Good point. . but he was so. . . butch!!

[SRP76]

Good point. . but he was so. . . butch!! This Kirk looks like a square-headed pussy. At least Shatner looked like he might be in charge of something. And I think we all knew the new movie was going to wipe its ass with the established series and movies, so there's no need to really hammer any inconsistencies (like Chekov being about 15 years older than he should be).

[clanglee]

This Kirk looks like a square-headed pussy. At least Shatner looked like he might be in charge of something. ). Exactly what I am driving at. He doesn't exactly have a mature "leadershippy" thing going on. He looks like he stepped off the set of dawson's creek.

[MaximusIncredulous]

Oh God. I'm gonna be sick. Looks like something that would rear its ugly head on the CW11.

[Bub666]

I can buy pretty much every character except Kirk. A metrosexual Kirk?!?!? Yeah the new Kirk looks like a wimp.

[DubiousComforts]

It looks like classic Star Trek had a head-on collision with Thunderbirds and there were no survivors.

[Eyebiter]

This remake just smacks of lack of vision. They are making the same mistake the 'Enterprise' TV made a few years ago - trying to retcon established Star Trek canon. Instead of trying to redesign or reimage what has already been done, make an exact copy of the original series bridge set and uniforms. It has already been done twice (Scotty TNG episode and the In the Mirror Darkly Enterprise episodes). Instead of the USS Enterprise why not the adventures of a different Constitution class heavy cruiser operating in the same time period? Perhaps a mention of Kirk in a Starfleet communication as a nod to TOS. But a remake of the original TV series with a bunch of kids? Looks like one of those fanfic films ala the New Voyages.

[bassman]

It's amazing how fast people snap just by seeing a few images. I know you guys are fans and want to see the best film possible, but come on man. It might work really well within the film. You guys are getting too worked up about the appearance of the characters after only seeing a few images. As I said in the thread about Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes film - wait until you see how it works as a whole. There have been other franchise fanbases that have complained about the look of a character only to have themselves insert their foot into their mouths once they saw the character on screen. Remember Craignotbond.com from the Pre-Casino Royale "Bond. Not Blonde!" days? Or "Gay Cowboy" Heath Ledger looking like a hobo with makeup and there was no way he could play the Joker? At the levery least wait for a trailer. Fans will be fans, but TRY to give it some kind of chance...

[clanglee]

How Dare you try to bring reason to the table Bass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still think this new Kirk looks like James Vanderbeek after a session with the Queer Eye group.

[MoonSylver]

This remake just smacks of lack of vision. They are making the same mistake the 'Enterprise' TV made a few years ago - trying to retcon established Star Trek canon. Instead of trying to redesign or reimage what has already been done, make an exact copy of the original series bridge set and uniforms. It has already been done twice (Scotty TNG episode and the In the Mirror Darkly Enterprise episodes). Instead of the USS Enterprise why not the adventures of a different Constitution class heavy cruiser operating in the same time period? Perhaps a mention of Kirk in a Starfleet communication as a nod to TOS. But a remake of the original TV series with a bunch of kids? Looks like one of those fanfic films ala the New Voyages. Bingo. That was my thought: "Enterprise Pt.2". We saw how well that turned out... It's amazing how fast people snap just by seeing a few images. I know you guys are fans and want to see the best film possible, but come on man. It might work really well within the film. You guys are getting too worked up about the appearance of the characters after only seeing a few images. As I said in the thread about Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes film - wait until you see how it works as a whole. There have been other franchise fanbases that have complained about the look of a character only to have themselves insert their foot into their mouths once they saw the character on screen. Remember Craignotbond.com from the Pre-Casino Royale "Bond. Not Blonde!" days? Or "Gay Cowboy" Heath Ledger looking like a hobo with makeup and there was no way he could play the Joker? At the levery least wait for a trailer. Fans will be fans, but TRY to give it some kind of chance... All good points. I will still MAYBE (probably?) see it. These are just the initial reactions. I think it's fine to have an initial reaction as long as you're not set in stone base JUST off of that initial reaction alone. Nice thing about opinions is they can change (well, sometimes....)

[DawnGirl27]

I read in our local paper this morning that Leonard Nimoy is going to don the pointy ears once again to play an elder Vulcan....

[lullubelle]

And the crew looks a bit tooo young. But I guess that's the whole deal with this film. But I do fear a "teenaged" film. i have to agrre with you there, even though I love Star Trek, this crew looks way to young, but like I may watch to check out Eric Bana [QUOTE=clanglee;163450]I can buy pretty much every character except Kirk. A metrosexual Kirk?!?!?[/QUOTE Ouch, looked at the pictures again to understand your point, damn your right, yikes

[sandrock74]

Before I start to rant, just a warning...I'm a big Trek fan, so if your not, you might have trouble keeping up. OK, whats with all this crap going back into Treks past? First the tv show Enterprise and now this movie? There is NO WAY that they won't contradict themselves from already established history given. It always happens. Look no further than Enterprise. Why not meerly continue the storyline from the TNG/DS9/Voyager timeline? The conclusion of the Dominion War (from DS9) left the Alpha and part of the Beta Quadrants in ruins. The Cardassian Union was wiped off the map, The Klingon, Romulan and Federation forces suffered immense loses in ships and personel and the Breen were revealed to be much tougher than we (the viewers) had ever been led to believe. All the major super powers would need time to rebuild and you know maps of everyones power base would be readjusted (as ALWAYS happens after war). In an emergency, there wouldn't always be enough ships and crews to throw at a situation (as was mentioned at the conclusion of Voyager and in Star Trek: Nemesis). This post Dominion War era is just full of STORYLINE POTENTIAL. A whole new ship and crew could be assembled for a movie with this backdrop. You would even be able to have a cameo by a well known character or use a character from one of the shows as a member of this new proposed crew. I feel like the producers of the Star Trek franchise just basically gave up. Once the Dominion War storyline was concluded, they just finished up Voyager, squeezed out a movie and just...gave...up. They immediately went into the past to show us the early days of earths space exploration. The foundation of the Federation. Funny thing was, no fans had asked to see this era. This was the producers just giving up. Now it looks like JJ Abrams is just going on along with this stories set in the past nonsense. Kirk didn't even take Command of the Enterprise until he was 35 I believe (which is older than me) but this new kid playing Kirk is clearly younger than I am. Chekov cannot be in the movie, as he may not have even been in the academy at this point, much less a Starfleet Officer. Starfleet had no run ins with the Romulans in this era. The Enterprise was not a new ship when Kirk took command, it had already been under Captain Pikes command for a decade. I just know some or all of these things will be contradicted. I know it's probably just me but this all annoys me.