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by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/09/2013, 6:10pm PDT |
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I recently went back and watched all the original Star Trek movies and they are largely shit by today's standards. Wrath of Khan was pretty good
Wrath of Khan is a strong enough story to stand not just as good Science Fiction, but as good fiction. Very hard for a Sci-Fi story to do; most of them use the sci-fi elements as a crutch. I mean, the famous Sci-Fi story The Cold Equations works as a great story where someone makes a tragic mistake that means they have to die. But, like with Wrath of Khan, you could redo Cold Equations as a different story in which it involves ships at sea or planes in air, rather than spaceships in vacuum.
but the rest were just fucking godawful boring TV-movie-of-the-week stupid boring bullshit.
Okay, I should clarify "stupid". The stories involved characters figuring out more shit than in the Abrams Treks, but they were still pretty pathetic examples a future paramilitary organization.
Someone once pointed out something that Carol Marcus lampshaded in Khan, and that is that Star Fleet is not a Military Organization. If you put Star Trek's Federation up against Star Wars' Galactic Empire, the Empire will not strike back, the Empire will kick the shit out of the Federation! A true military has various classes of small to intermediate to advanced weapons. Star Fleet has small, and very big weaponry. The U.S. Military has small, to medium, to intermediate, to advanced weaponry, hell, they even had suitcase-sized nuclear weapons! The Galactic Empire has all sorts of small to medium to large weapons and shock troops. The Federation doesn't have these things. It's not a good example of a professional-class military.
Hell, the SWAT team for any medium sized city in America is probably better equipped than your typical landing party on any Star Trek episode of any of the series. A group of four - including the ship's captain, typically a nono - go down to check on the non-response at Regula I and Saavik has to remind the captain that you can't send a flag officer down into a hostile area without armed escort. When Chief Gates of the LAPD went to make a (symbolic) arrest of one of the rioters after the Rodney King riots, you can bet the cops that were with him had more than mere sidearms, they certainly had rifles, possibly automatics, kevlar vests, and riot gear. What did the Star Fleet team have for the Regula I incident where something suspicious had happened? Hand lasers and parkas!
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If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by laudablepuss 05/16/2013, 5:16pm PDT 
You've probably seen this by now, but by Siskel and Ebert 05/16/2013, 6:07pm PDT
Absolutely incredible. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/16/2013, 6:51pm PDT
Long live piracy by col.schickn 05/16/2013, 6:53pm PDT
Hahaha by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/16/2013, 6:45pm PDT
Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/16/2013, 10:59pm PDT
I agree with Dana Stevens about something???? by laudablepuss 05/17/2013, 11:38am PDT
I don't. by Mischief Maker 05/17/2013, 1:44pm PDT
All three of us are agreeing. by laudablepuss 05/17/2013, 1:56pm PDT
Re: I don't. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/18/2013, 2:06am PDT
Re: I don't. by Eurotrash 05/19/2013, 10:28am PDT
Why there's problems doing video by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:29pm PDT
well I- okay, wall of text, skip to the video. *Paul w/ flashlight under face* by Eurotrash 05/21/2013, 10:43am PDT
Please make a version of this with rimshots added after your "jokes" at the end. NT by Festus McGee 05/21/2013, 4:11pm PDT
Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by blackwater 05/19/2013, 1:11am PDT
"Hey this is a pretty good shit sandwich for a shit sandwich" by WITTGENSTEIN 05/19/2013, 10:12am PDT
Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by Mischief Maker 05/19/2013, 10:15am PDT
Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by JJ Abrams fan 05/19/2013, 10:49am PDT
Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by Vested Id 05/19/2013, 3:55pm PDT
Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by blackwater 05/27/2013, 7:29pm PDT
this is true by fabio 05/19/2013, 8:03pm PDT
I don't think you're allowed to make use of lowered expectations by laudablepuss 05/20/2013, 9:41am PDT
Re: I don't think you're allowed to make use of lowered expectations by blackwater 05/27/2013, 7:38pm PDT
Group of 9 things. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:44pm PDT
Re: Group of 9 things; even better example! by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:48pm PDT
Oh Paul. by Eurotrash 05/21/2013, 1:44am PDT
Re: Oh Paul. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/21/2013, 2:12pm PDT
Inability or unwillingness to interpret anything nonliterally. NT by Paul's Mental Problem List: #29 05/21/2013, 4:13pm PDT
My guess was right, lol NT by Eurotrash 05/21/2013, 11:57pm PDT
Why I won't watch it by Roop 05/20/2013, 10:53pm PDT
Is there an "Ace of Base" of movies? by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 6:42pm PDT
American Beauty? NT by fabio 05/21/2013, 6:49pm PDT
Excellent suggestion. NT by Bradley Svedka. 05/21/2013, 6:55pm PDT
Didn't the same thing happen with Skyfall weeks after it came out? NT by fabio 05/21/2013, 7:02pm PDT
The people that love Fight Club and Donnie Darko also love American Beauty. NT by Fullofkittens 05/21/2013, 7:04pm PDT
I love Fight Club and American Beauty by pinback 05/21/2013, 9:10pm PDT
Re: I love Fight Club and American Beauty by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 9:33pm PDT
I also love ST2, the best of all of the Star Trek movies, still. by pinback 05/27/2013, 4:53pm PDT
Re: The people that love Fight Club and Donnie Darko also love American Beauty by Vested Id 05/28/2013, 2:28pm PDT
Dances With Wolves? NT by Fullofkittens 05/21/2013, 7:06pm PDT
Jerry Macguire? NT by Rafiki 05/21/2013, 7:26pm PDT
Forrest Gump. (Runners-up: anything with Robin Williams or Jim Carrey in it.) NT by Jerry Whorebach 05/21/2013, 7:47pm PDT
(Except Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) NT by Fullofkittens 05/21/2013, 8:59pm PDT
And One Hour Photo and Good Will Hunting? by pinback 05/21/2013, 9:13pm PDT
Glengarry Glen Ross. THE Caltrops movie! by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 10:09pm PDT
ICJ how much of your game sales goes towards supporting your horrible friend? NT by fabio 05/21/2013, 10:10pm PDT
You are never an interesting poster, Fabsy NT by Zsenijeim 05/29/2013, 1:06pm PDT
It's not Tuesday, but welcome back all the same! by Mischief Maker 05/29/2013, 2:40pm PDT
That puts me up there with Jerry in your poster rankings by fabio 05/30/2013, 1:02am PDT
I don't think One Hour Photo was ever "hugely popular" :( by Jerry Whorebach 05/22/2013, 12:54am PDT
The Great Happiness Space: Tales of an Osaka Love Thief NT by Quétinbec & Fussbett 05/22/2013, 6:36pm PDT
What Dreams May Come. NT by Last 05/29/2013, 3:06pm PDT
Liar, Liar was good. NT by Last 05/29/2013, 3:16pm PDT
Speaking of Forrest Gump by fabio 06/09/2013, 4:57pm PDT
I saw it in the theater, on a date when I was 16 by Fullofkittens 06/09/2013, 9:15pm PDT
wait, here are the winners by fabio 05/21/2013, 9:17pm PDT
Blair Witch! Perfect! NT by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 9:29pm PDT
You never even saw the movie you fuckstick. God do I hope you all die in a fire NT by pinback 05/21/2013, 9:42pm PDT
Even more perfect by fabio 05/21/2013, 10:57pm PDT
fucking Magnolia. And fucking Titanic NT by Eurotrash 05/22/2013, 12:03am PDT
Wait, I missed this. by pinback 05/27/2013, 2:03pm PDT
I can agree with you when you say that Magnolia is as good as Star Trek (2009) NT by Fullofkittens 05/27/2013, 3:35pm PDT
Man, once Abrams reboots that franchise? NT by fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfa 05/27/2013, 4:51pm PDT
Yeah, maybe they were bad examples by Eurotrash 06/06/2013, 11:02pm PDT
The Sixth Sense is a one-time-use movie so it gets a pass. by Fullofkittens 05/22/2013, 4:17am PDT
I enjoyed The Six Sense both times I watched it. It's a really good movie. by Jerry Whorebach 05/22/2013, 5:39pm PDT
Re: I enjoyed The Six Sense both times I watched it. It's a really good movie. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/22/2013, 10:27pm PDT
I disagree with your opinions. by Monster-lover! 05/22/2013, 11:02pm PDT
Not sure I follow the Uwe Boll comparison? by Jerry Whorebach 05/23/2013, 12:58am PDT
Re: I enjoyed The Six Sense both times I watched it. It's a really good movie. by blackwater 07/02/2013, 1:35am PDT
Ace of Base had nothing but positive press?! NT by ?!?!? 05/22/2013, 6:34pm PDT
I do remember SPIN saying they were the next ABBA. by Fullofkittens 05/23/2013, 8:18am PDT
SPIN MAGAZINE BEST ALBUMS OF 1991 by Bob Guccione, Jr. 05/28/2013, 10:15pm PDT
Re: Is there an "Ace of Base" of movies? How about "Signs"? :) NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/23/2013, 7:49am PDT
Did you all catch this? I just caught this. He ALMOST got within intergalactic NT by range of a faint humor scan. 05/28/2013, 8:56pm PDT
Bernd notice update by laudablepuss 05/23/2013, 9:28am PDT
Star Trek: Into Darkess was very good. by pinback 05/26/2013, 8:09pm PDT
Hey man by J.J. Abrams 05/26/2013, 9:59pm PDT
So, "Star Trek" (2009) was 4 stars out of an available 4 on the pinback scale? NT by Fullofkittens 05/27/2013, 7:23am PDT
Some people can't seperate Shatner the actor from Shatner the RL asshole. by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 7:39am PDT
I love Shatner the RL asshole as much or more than the actor. NT by Fullofkittens 05/27/2013, 8:33am PDT
It does. NT by pinback 05/27/2013, 10:18am PDT
How many stars would you give the actual Star Wars? by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 11:33am PDT
4: 4, 5: 3.5, 6:3, 1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0.5 NT by pinback 05/27/2013, 11:35am PDT
What does all that add up to, including Lego Star Wars? NT by Eurotrash 05/27/2013, 12:31pm PDT
Re: 4: 4, 5: 3.5 by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 12:34pm PDT
Re: 4: 4, 5: 3.5 by pinback 05/27/2013, 2:02pm PDT
In other words, you don't like a boat, do ya?! NT by The Bridgetender 05/27/2013, 3:21pm PDT
Re: 4: 4, 5: 3.5 by Souffle of Pain 05/27/2013, 5:13pm PDT
I like that you can recognize dreck in the new SW movies by laudablepuss 05/27/2013, 5:52pm PDT
The new Star Trek movies are objectively good. by pinback 05/27/2013, 6:09pm PDT
Just counting the days 'til "Citizen Kane: Mummy Hunter" NT by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 6:56pm PDT
Yes, you feebly grasp the central concept, congratulations by laudablepuss 05/27/2013, 11:20pm PDT
I bought the 2009 Star Trek on dvd because I heard it was really good by Eurotrash 05/29/2013, 12:37pm PDT
SUCKS: BSG, Star Trek, 2001, Space, Planets, Air, Things... NT by Mysterio 05/29/2013, 2:14pm PDT
Re: I bought the 2009 Star Trek on dvd because I heard it was really good by fabio 05/30/2013, 1:16am PDT
BSG: Decent in first season. Interesting for 1/2 of 2nd. Worse in 2nd half by WITTGENSTEIN 06/05/2013, 4:06pm PDT
Pinback by Cannibal 05/29/2013, 1:17pm PDT
Trolling Star Trek fans is strictly bush league by blackwater 09/10/2013, 11:47pm PDT
I agree that Star Wars was the best Star Wars. by Jerry Whorebach 05/27/2013, 7:14pm PDT
The BIAS-FREE ZONE NT by Caltrops 05/27/2013, 9:11pm PDT
Keep sniffing around that sentence, you'll get the joke eventually. NT by Jerry Whorebach 05/27/2013, 9:42pm PDT
Re: I agree that Star Wars was the best Star Wars. by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 9:52pm PDT
I agree with Pinback by Last 05/28/2013, 9:13am PDT
I meant to mention three great parts of the originals. by Last 05/28/2013, 9:36am PDT
I don't think you know what "fan service" means. by laudablepuss 05/28/2013, 4:09pm PDT
Pandering is pandering, even if there's no upskirt. NT by Last 05/29/2013, 3:08pm PDT
My defense as to why Star Trek 4 and 6 were GOOD. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/28/2013, 9:38pm PDT
Re: I agree with Pinback by laudablepuss 06/04/2013, 1:57pm PDT
Re: I agree with Pinback by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/09/2013, 6:10pm PDT
They had something the LAPD abandoned long ago: their humanity. by And their balls. 06/09/2013, 7:18pm PDT
No mention of how Into Darkness broke the Redlettermedia guys' denial? NT by Mischief Maker 06/06/2013, 7:50am PDT
I didn't know this existed. It was great. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 06/06/2013, 3:43pm PDT
0/10 by fabio 05/27/2013, 6:51pm PDT
You guys are too cool for school. What is he complaining about here? NT by pinback 05/27/2013, 9:11pm PDT
If you start complaining about fabio's complaining you'll lose your mind. NT by he complains. 05/28/2013, 7:25am PDT
I just didn't know exactly what the complaint was, since he just posted a screen NT by grab from the movie? 05/28/2013, 9:25am PDT
Have you not noticed that's his entire shtick? by fabio 05/28/2013, 2:21pm PDT
I just asked a simple question, you goddamn lunatic. by pinback 05/28/2013, 2:51pm PDT
You do have bad taste NT by This is known, Khaleesi 05/29/2013, 1:28pm PDT
IT is known. IT NT by for fuck's sake 05/29/2013, 2:05pm PDT
Someday you'll control yourself to only reply once NT by someday 05/30/2013, 12:41am PDT
That was one reply. How can you fuck up counting to one? NT by for fuck's sake 05/30/2013, 1:41am PDT
Re: 0/10 by pinback 05/27/2013, 9:15pm PDT
"This will probably get a scolding pinback and Arbit post" -me by fabio 05/28/2013, 2:25pm PDT
I really was just asking what that screengrab had to do with your 0/10 rating. NT by pinback 05/28/2013, 2:49pm PDT
start to orange/blue color scheme NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/28/2013, 2:48pm PDT
If I may sum up the rest of the world's view of Caltrops' shockingly terrible by opinions of movies and all else: 05/28/2013, 10:56pm PDT
I 100% agree. NT by Mischief Maker 05/29/2013, 7:35am PDT
This is the ugliest ship I've ever seen by laudablepuss 06/05/2013, 2:05pm PDT
The crazy bridge is growing on me a little by laudablepuss 06/05/2013, 2:45pm PDT
Fuck you, that ship was awesome. Enterprise vs. Super Enterprise is awesome. NT by Faultfinding Is An Act Of Ego 06/05/2013, 6:44pm PDT
Also, Fuck you, everyone who hates the new Megatron design! He has knife hands! NT by Faultfinding Threatens My Ego 06/05/2013, 6:53pm PDT
KNIFE HANDS! by laudablepuss 06/06/2013, 4:59pm PDT
WRONG ONE! by laudablepuss 06/06/2013, 5:00pm PDT
I really liked this io9 piece by WITTGENSTEIN 06/30/2013, 1:21pm PDT
I did not see this because I was in the goddamned hospital by laudablepuss 07/10/2013, 1:08pm PDT
EAS review by laudablepuss 07/10/2013, 12:40pm PDT
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