So it would appear that there was a deeply dormant Trekkie fan within me that was just waiting to be set free, because now that she is, she is running full-throttle. I have been in complete and utter Trek!geek mode ever since the movie came out. Besides for seeing the movie several times already (I won’t admit to the actual number), I have been watching TOS online. Also, I’ve reinstated my Netflix account in order to rewatch the movies. So far, I’ve seen the Wrath of Khan and Nemesis (which was the only one we own on DVD). The Wrath of Khan is a great one to rewatch after seeing XI—with all its Kobayashi Maru references. ^_^ And Nemesis was better than I remember it being, though I don’t know if its because I’ve only seen it once (when it first came out) or because I’m seeing it now through my new Trek!geek eyes. And as for TOS, while some episodes (I will admit) are so bad they are painful to watch, most are just delightfully cheesy. No matter what, however, Spock remains beyond cool. I have become such a Spock fangirl—old and new—in the past week (though I only really lust after new!Spock). He is just the master of awesome.

But watching so much of the original and talking with a few long-time fans, I have come to several realizations about the movie. Mostly in understanding why certain fans wouldn’t like it as much as I did. One particular conversation with a co-worker (who hadn’t yet seen the movie) said that he was hesitant because it seemed too much like an action film. Watching WOK and Nemesis, I think I understand his point. While Trek has never lacked for space battles, there is also an emphasis on intellectual battles as well—out-smarting and out-thinking your opponent as much as blasting them to hell. Not to mention there are internal battles to be fought and difficulties to be overcome. Admittedly, there is less of that in XI—it is very much an action film. But I didn’t find it particularly lacking at all because it. It was still a fantastic movie that, I believe, stayed true to the spirit of Trek even if it did have a more action-oriented plot. Personally, I adore a good space battle, but I can see his point.

Along those lines, I do have a nitpick myself. There are two scenes in particular, neither of which advance the story, I believe the movie could have done without. ( SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT )

But for this fan, more than anything else, Star Trek XI was more than just awesome. Seeing it re-awoke a part of my childhood, set free the Trek!geek within me, and reminded me of the joy that Star Trek was. May it continue to live long and prosper. (Jeez…I am a geek. ^_^)

So seeing Star Trek in IMAX is even better than seeing it in a regular theatre. Awesome x awesome=AWESOME. And after seeing it three times already, you'd think I'd stop fangirling throughout the movie. Nope. My one consolation is that my sister was as into it as I was.

But I have to stop now. I can see it again when it reaches the dollar theatre and not a day before then.

I am officially in love with the new Star Trek movie—if you guys weren’t already aware of that from my last post. And it has sucked me into the Star Trek fandom. Not that I haven’t always been a fan of Trek. I grew up on Voyager and reruns of TOS and TNG. In fact, Voyager was probably the first show I actually was a “fan” of—meaning it was the first show I watched regularly that wasn’t a cartoon or children’s show. And even those I only watched whenever, whereas I looked forward to Wednesdays every week for Voyager. I was totally in love with Tom Paris and Harry Kim and was a complete Janeway/Chakotay and Seven/Doctor shipper (even though I didn’t know that’s what you called it back then). I also had a completely embarrassing crush of Captain Kirk from TOS. And I loved watching reruns of TOS and TNG with my father. I fact, I once remember asking to watch TOS with him even though I was grounded at the time and wasn’t technically allowed to watch TV. He let me.

I also remember going to see Generations when it first came out in theaters. Trek was a family thing; everyone in mine watched in. A new Star Trek movie meant a trip to the movies together. Nothing’s changed. When I went to see this one Thursday night, it was with my family. It’s been years since all of us went to the movies together. So I’ve seen all the TNG movies in theatres growing up. And my dad had all the older films on VHS. I’m pretty certain I’ve seen them all, but some of them were when I was very young. I only have hazy recollections of them. I remember The Voyage Home the most since it was my favorite of the originals.

Suffice to say that Star Trek was a big part of my childhood. I’ve been a fan since long before I became cognizant of the concept of fandom in terms of active communities of fans.

Then came Stargate (in particularly, Atlantis) during my senior year of high school, and I became an active member of a fandom for the first time, diving into its wild, crazy, and completely awesome world. Since then, I have entered several fandoms (most prominently Robin Hood, Torchwood, and Merlin), but Trek was never one of them despite watching (or re-watching) the complete series of Voyager, DS9, and Enterprise in college.

But this movie has changed all that. I’m obsessed with it. I came out of the film with an intense desire for fanfic, and I immediately started searching for icons the minute I got home. I want to discuss it with pretty much everybody who’s seen it, and I’ve been telling everybody who hasn’t seen it to go see it. I even took a friend of mine who actually doesn’t like Star Trek to go see it. She liked it—which made me extremely happy. I’ve seen it three times. It’s only been out what? four days? Not to mention I have no money, but I’ve seen it three times already! It’d be a really sad state of affairs if the movie wasn’t so damn good. I LOVE THIS MOVIE! It has officially won the title of my favorite movie. And if I’m not careful, I can totally see this movie taking over my life. If it weren’t for Heroes, I’d probably have spent all weekend absorbed in complete Trek-nerdiness. As it is, I didn’t sleep at all last night because I needed to find out what happened next. But now that I’ve finished season one, I want to obsess over Trek again. It’s a very sad state of affairs indeed.

If you're a fan of Star Trek, you have to go see the movie. If you're not a fan of Trek, you have to go see the movie. If you despise all things Trek and/or you've seen the movie and hated it--don't talk to me. My brain would explode with complete incomprehension that someone could not like that movie. Literally explode. We're talking my life here, folks.

But in all seriousness, it was an incredible movie. The characters were so on par with the original crew. I felt that Gene Roddenberry's characters were brilliantly transferred into a modern movie, their personalities pretty much intact and very little tweaking. Every single actor in the movie did a extraordinary job creating each of their characters. They owned each of their roles, so much so that it's hard to imagine that anyone else ever played these parts. And unquestionably, the actor deserving of the most applause was Zachary Quinto. He was phenomenal. I have no doubt that his Spock will be every bit as iconic for my generation as Leonard Nimoy was for my father's.

And speaking of actors, I squeed so much at Paul McGillion's little cameo. Yay! Beckett! ( SPOILERS ) ^_^

Plus, Anton Yelchin's accent is to die for.

It was also wonderfully scripted: it had plenty of nods and winks to long-time fans but not so many that first-time viewers will feel like they are missing anything. There were also a few surprises for long-time fans too, or at least for this fan. ( SPOILERS )

And, as to be expected, it was visually stunning. OMG, some of the visuals literally took my breath away. And the score was...I'm buying that soundtrack.

This was, by far, the best Trek movie to date. In fact, there is no competition. No other Star Trek movie even comes close to this. I want this to be a series. At the very least, there needs to be another movie.

I am going to see this movie again. Probably this weekend. Possibly next weekend too. Seriously, do yourself a favor, go see this movie. It's worth the (ridiculous) price of a ticket.

Supposedly, if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life (wtf? seriously? who the hell says that? do they just mean 85 of these films? because the average american has seen that many movies in the theatres by the age of 25, and that's not counting those seen off the big screen.). Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own LJ account, paste this. Then, put X's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun!

( long list of movies )

OMG! I loved it! OMG! Issues! OMG! So cool! OMG! Plot holes! ACK!

I think I loved it for the same reason I loved the original. It's freakin awesome if you turn your brain off for a little while. I mean GORT is the shit. Never fuck with the giant robot. Just don't. It never ends well.

But still, plot issues! Major plot issues! With the end especially. Ack! I enjoyed this movie so much and yet have so many issues with it. I don't understand it! GAAH!

And I have to give kudos to Keanu Reeves for his performance. I mean, it had to have been a stretch for him to play such an emotionless character. His performances are usually so emotionally intense. *sarcasms*

And yet, I loved it! But...ISSUES! LOL. I don't get my reaction at all. *shakes head in puzzlement*

Officially, I stole this from my sister, lady_jenn_grace, but it's been going around my f-list.

1. Pick 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them in a note for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDB search functions. That's cheating and it ruins the fun.

( Click here for the fun. )

Okay, I've now officially seen Prince Caspian 3 times. Which is really sad seeing as I rarely am able to afford to go to the movies. But I just love it so much and Ben Barnes is hot. And my brother hadn't seen it yet so I had to take him. That was my excuse this time, at least. Though I can probably take comfort in the fact that the next movie I'll see will probably be The Dark Knight. Maybe. Hopefully.

Anyway, I stole this meme from tielan.

1. Grab the book closest to you.
2. Open it on page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Copy the next three sentences into your blog.
5. Tag five [or more :D] people.

Catching Faith's chin on the edge of his fist, Jamie lifted her face. "You might as well accept them, Faith. Wearing clothes or not isn't going to make a difference."

Tag you're it (if you wanna).