View Single Post Old May 18 2013, 11:44 PM   #2955 Fleet Captain
Kruezerman's Avatar Location: San Antonio, Texas  Ubik wrote:
View Post When someone says, "It doesn't feel like Star Trek,"
what they mean is, "It doesn't feel like GOOD Star Trek," which
is a perfectly valid statement. But what defines "good?" I too
am torn about this movie. As a fun, witty, action-adventure,
it's quite a good movie. It's entertaining as hell, funny,
tense, emotional, all those things you want from a space
adventure spectacle.  But since when is the Star Trek property
an action property? I honestly don't get it. None of the Star
Trek shows are primarily action shows, and most of the movies
are not primarily action movies. Even First Contact is more of a
horror/thriller than an action movie (and a slow, thoughtful one
at that.) TWOK was very action-y, First Contact even more so
(and to be honest, kinda dumb, blind action at that). DS9 was,
for a good portion, a war show. TOS had fistfights and TNG had
everything above. No, Star