Star Trek: Into Darkness

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Fri May 17, 2013 3:32 pm

My question is, 3D or regular digital? I loved the 3D version of Avatar, and liked most of the 3D in The Hobbit—but what I like 3D for is depth and realism of scenery, mostly. Stuff blowing up into my face, things flying past my head, not so much. Is it worth it for this movie?

Post by **Alatar** » Fri May 17, 2013 4:02 pm

I saw it in 3D. There were a couple of "in your face" moments but it was mostly just immersion. I liked it.

Post by **Impenitent** » Fri May 17, 2013 4:14 pm

Oh I am in bg trouble.

I was disappointed.

Post by **Frelga** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:27 pm

So, for someone who is a moderate Star Trek fan, mostly of DS9 and Voyager - if I had to pick one, this movie or Iron Man? Don't have much time for movies these days.

Post by **Lalaith** » Sat May 18, 2013 3:51 am

Oh no. Really, Impy?

I also saw it in 3D and thought it was nicely done.

Frelga, I haven't watched any Ironman movies, so I can't help you out.

Post by **Impenitent** » Sat May 18, 2013 4:01 am

I will refrain from giving my review here because I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but it wasn't the 3D that did it.

Sat May 18, 2013 4:03 am

I don't know why you think that you should not give your opinion.

I for one would be interested in what you have to say.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Sat May 18, 2013 6:55 am

So would I.

Plus, I like Ironman and plan to see the new one.

Post by **Frelga** » Sat May 18, 2013 7:00 am

I only now realized that both movies star an actor who also played Sherlock Holmes.

Post by **Impenitent** » Sat May 18, 2013 10:34 am

Okay, I'll do it all in spoiler code, but I'll do it tomorrow. Too tired; worked all day (Saturday!) after a whole week of too much work, and now I have to help Marc with our taxes.

Sigh.

[/end whine and pour wine]

I have no idea about Ironman, but there was a terrifying trailer on before Into Darkness about monsters coming through a portal in the depths of the sea. It came on immediately after we were instructed to put on our 3D glasses, so it was the first 3D experience of the night and it was traumatising.

Can't recall what the movie is called though. Was that Ironman?

Post by **Lalaith** » Sat May 18, 2013 2:55 pm

I think that might have been Pacific Rim.

And, yes, you should share your opinion.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Sat May 18, 2013 4:17 pm

Pacific Rim, yes—Guillermo del Toro's latest project. I'm curious about it. The giant-robots-and-monsters-fighting genre usually bores me (I can't get fascinated by how many different ways there are for one large monster to throw another large monster into a large building that then falls down), but GdT has imagination.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Sun May 19, 2013 4:27 pm

So I think no Star Trek this weekend for me. . . . I have a bad cold I need to keep to myself, if possible.

Phooey.

Post by **Teremia** » Sun May 19, 2013 5:55 pm

Feel better, Prim!

spring colds, so common and so seasonally inappropriate

Post by **WampusCat** » Sun May 19, 2013 8:13 pm

I quite enjoyed it. No time to write more now, but I will say that Cumberbatch was terrific.

Post by **Pearly Di** » Sun May 19, 2013 11:38 pm

Ooooooh yes, he was.

That voice! He out Rickmans Rickman.

Take me to the dark side, baby!

I also love the Kirk/Spock bromance. Zachary Quinto as Spock is

Post by **JewelSong** » Sun May 19, 2013 11:54 pm

I just saw it.

I thought it totally kicked ass.

Totally. Kicked. Ass.

More later.

Post by **Impenitent** » Mon May 20, 2013 1:16 am

I was disappointed. Went in with very high hopes and very excited, but was unable to maintain my sense of belief.

First shake was a character interaction which was unconvincing, so I was forced to see it as actors playing parts. That plucked me right out of the story, and once that started, I couldn't re-immerse myself. Jarring notes kept sounding for me during various interactions, so I saw them set pieces with actors pretending.

Having had my sense of immersion shaken, after that there were too many points in the plot line that I couldn't go with. But my inner sense kept asking, "really? You're going to go there?"

It felt fake and unconvincing, no matter how much I wanted to like it.

Post by **narya** » Mon May 20, 2013 5:12 am

I finally got to see it today. We were going to go Friday nite, but a certain book signing was more important.

I thought it was a great ride. We saw it in 3D, but I think 2D would have been fine, and a good trade off for the unpleasantness of ill fitting glasses over glasses.

I teetered between immersion and pulling back to note the contrast between old and new ship, old and new crew, old and new story lines, old and new vision of what the future looks like. But it was much easier to accept than the first film, when I kept thinking "but wait, it didn't happen that way!" and now I can just say "well this is a cool rethinking!"

Mildly spoilerish comment:

Hidden text.

The homage to the Millennium Falcon was good. The homage to Blade Runner I could do without - a little too gritty for me.

I felt energized and stress free for the rest of the evening. A welcome relief from reality.

Post by **JewelSong** » Mon May 20, 2013 5:35 am

narya wrote:The homage to the Millennium Falcon was good. The homage to Blade Runner I could do without - a little too gritty for me. .

I must be really thick, because I didn't notice or recognize either...