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Question about those Star Trek dvds.

Do they come with a slipcover?
It looks like it slips in from the side.
Are the dvds in a keep case (plastic standard cases) or a digipack(plastic holders glued to paper)?
Do you get the complete artwork or is it as shown in the pics you posted, just a sliver?

Hey, once you watch Hostel II, is it still the 'Unseen Edition'?:lol:

Buffy the series was better than the film.

Much like how the Alien Nation series was better than the movie.

But if you're going to have the original director than what is the point?
Not only did the series improve upon the idea of the film, it expanded the world and had a much better cast than the movie did.
Now unless they have SMG in it, then perhaps but otherwise it seems like a bloodless attempt to try and reboot the film series.

It was Star Trek day for me today.

1st my brother brought over a complete set of Burger King glasses which he got from a friend for free.
2nd, we went to Burger King for lunch and got all the remaining toys to complete my set.
3rd I went to Walmart and bought the Star Trek: The Animated Series for $14.96. Which I haven't seen since the early 70's.

The BK toys I got today were:
2 Original Spocks
U.S.S. Kelvin
2 Klingon Battlecruisers
Hoverbike
Communicator

Yup, 7 bucks on BK toys.

So now I have a complete set of BK toys with a few extras.
And two complete sets of the BK glasses.

A few of these things have been brought up before, I'll try to answer them as best as I can remember.

1) Kirk finding Spock on Delta Vega (the ice planet). How much of a coincidence is it that Kirk is chased by two human-hungry monsters, survives it without so much as a scratch and *then* runs into the one cave where Spock has taken residence??? I'm sorry, but that's just a little too much of a stretch.

A. Even though it's an alternate reality, some have brought up that it has to do something with how the universe is trying to correct itself and that even in this alternate reality that's their destiny to together as a crew. So that's why Kirk meets up with Spock Prime so that he can beam back to the Enterprise and become Captain as he is meant to be.

2) Nero drilling into earth. So the drill is attached to the ship with a long, unprotected metal chain. Spock severs it by simply flying by and shooting at it. Why is it that no one else had the same idea before? Starfleet must have had at least a dozen ships at their disposal who could have just fired upon the damn thing. Also, uh, same thing about drilling into Vulcan before.

A:
According to the prequel books the Narada has Borg technology which very likely makes it almost indestructable and able to repair itself. I don't know for sure, but since Spock's Jellyfish ship is from the future as well that it's possible that it was outfitted with specialized weapons to neutralize Borgified things.

The only thing that bothered me about the monster on Delta Vega was WHY THE HELL WAS IT RED???  Bright red predators would not have evolved on a solid white ice planet.

A:
Just because we see it red does mean that other creatures do. Perhaps other creatures see red as the same color as the ice and snow on that planet.

Also, how would a fur-less monster survive on an ice planet? It doesn't make sense that the thing was just bare skin and bones.

A:
Perhaps it has unique blood or is biologically able to withstand brutally cold temps.

Did you see the Tribble in the scene where we first see Scotty?

A:
I heard it, but never saw it.

Is it ok now to discuss the movie in detail including spoilers??

Got the following from a garage sale for 5 for $15

My review:

Which may contain spoilers.

Acting:
All of the primary actors do an excellent job. But I'll go one by one.

Chris Pine: Really fine job making the character of Kirk his very own. In the end he became Kirk.

Zachary Quinto: Another fine job. From the very beginning he was Spock. He got it down pat.

Eric Bana: Even though the character isn't too well written, his portrayal is very good.

Bruce Greenwood: Terrific performance. Shows what a captain should be like.

Karl Urban: Great performance.

Zoe Saldana: Good performance overall. Very spunky.

Simon Pegg: Ok as Scotty. Accent very good, but just a tad too comedic.

John Cho: Ok as Sulu, but the script didn't give him really too much to do.

Anton Yelchin: Good as Chekov. Accent is jsut as good as the original's.

Directing:
Overall good, but way too much extreme closeups and use of lens flares. One example is the closeup
of Nero filling about half the screen. The use of lens flares was also done too much and took away
from certain scenes.

Sound:
Great sound and the use of it. Like when the Kelvin is being attacked and one person is blown out
into space and there is no sound.

Costume Design:
Excellent. Kept the basics of the TOS but updated them.

Visual Effects:
The best of the series.

Story:
Ok, there are some plot holes. But what films don't.
But overall the story was a good revenge film, even though the revenge aspect was misguided.

Action:
The most action in a Trek film ever. And also the best action as well.

The overall message.
Now Trek films usually have a message, for me it's the relationship between parents and their child.
And how the death of one can affect the childs life. Kirks loss of his father at his birth made him
unguided and cocky, that is until someone who knew his father changed his life. While Spock grew up
with his parents, the sudden death of his mother affected him greatly, not only that but the loss of
his home planet and billions of his race.

Both parallel each other, but eventually need each other. In a way the Enterprise crew becomes their
new family.

My final verdict.
It's certainly one the best Trek films ever and one of the better science fiction films too. Full of
action as well as emotion, heroic as well as touching. It's completely accessible to fans and
non-fans alike. This Trek 'warps' what was Star Trek into an action-packed, emotionally charged
blockbuster and opens up an entire new world of adventures for the legendary Enterprise and her
crew.

Overall grade: A-

Weekend actuals are now in.

$75.2 million for the weekend.
$79.2 million since Thursday.

International #'s are now in.

Variety is now also reporting that Star Trek brought it an additional $35.5 Million in 54 overseas markets.

Specifically the big countries for Star Trek were: the U.K. with $8.8 million, Germany with $4.6 million, Australia with $3.4 million, France with $2.8 million, Russia with $2.3 million, South Korea with $2.2 million and Spain with $1.6 million.

For a worldwide total so far of $112M.

If ST can earn close to or around $200M and about half that from international, then the total worldwide could be close to if not over $300M.
Which would make it the highest ww grossing Trek film ever, even taking inflation into account.

I actually recorded last nights SNL because JT was on it.

So recorded some of those ST spots and Burger King spots too.

I didn't even know that they were going to be on last night, so that was a pleasant surprise.

Final estimated weekend take.

$76.5M

Breakdown as follows:
Thursday Pre-Midnight $4M, Friday $26.8M, Saturday $27.4M, Sunday estimate $18.3M.

Wolverine dropped a whopping 68%.

Star Trek passed Fast & Furious as the 2nd biggest opening of 2009.

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto And Nimoy Take On Trekkies Who Hate New Movie on SNL last night.
Video @ link below:
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/c … new-movie/

So I got the following.

Garage Sale for $5
Hulk (w/ Eric Bana)

$5 each from Walmart
Sci-Fi Collector's Set (Contains the following films: The Black Hole w/ Judd Nelson, The Last Sentinel w/ Don Wilson, Supernova w/ Luke Perry & Final Days of Planet Earth w/ Darryl Hannah)

Waiting: 2-Disc Deluxe Edition