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Trailer: Star Trek

November 17th, 2008 by adam arseneau · 3 Comments · News, Trailers · Print This Post

startrek1.jpgAs reported everywhere on the internet today, the new Star Trek trailer has hit the interwebs the way a brick hits the windshield of a Ferrari going at 80 miles an hour–OH GOD FLYING GLASS EVERYWHERE!

But seriously, this is as close as a “must see” trailer gets, if only to see how J. J. Abrams has spun the classic Trek mythos into a movie franchise people might actually want to see. It is pure awesome compressed into a Quicktime file. More after the break.

I admit, I’ve been fence sitting. I’ve seen the magazines, the photos, heard the endless hype, and yawned. I’m all about a new Star Trek movie the way I’m all about free trade–great idea, doesn’t really affect me directly. I mean, when was the last time anyone actually paid money en masse theatrically to see a Star Trek movie? I think it had a whale in it.

Whether the movie holds up to the hype remains to be seen, but at least we’ve got one hell of a trailer to watch endlessly until next year rolls around. And were those tentacles? What’s that about?

(via Apple)

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3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Marc H. // Nov 18, 2008 at 2:40 am

    I guess I’ll kick off the inevitable debate that must ensue regarding any “Trek” thread:

    The trailer was big, flashy, hip, and full of action…but is it really “Star Trek”? And does that even matter anymore? Is reinventing “Star Trek” for a wider audience better than no “Star Trek” at all?

    Granted, it’s only a 2-minute trailer, so the images could have been and most likely were cherry-picked for maximum titilation. But from what we’ve seen, and I quote, “this is not your father’s ‘Star Trek.’” So…who’s for it, who’s against it, and who’s just “Meh…”?

  • 2 cdouglas // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:36 am

    I’m having a hard time getting terribly enthusiastic after seeing this. Bits and pieces look kind of cool… but I’m quite skeptical about Chris Pine as Capt. Kirk. It may a tremendously entertaining movie, but nothing in that trailer made me particularly eager to see it.

  • 3 paz // Nov 19, 2008 at 1:37 am

    Looks like just another CGI f*ckfest, featuring characters that have familiar names. I’d love to be wrong.. i’m dyin’ to be wrong. But a good star trek film was always equal parts action, intrigue and wonder, and character study. Leave out any of the three and it collapses. This trailer is obviously geared towards getting as many tickets sold as possible; I keep my fingers crossed that the wonder and character is contained in the actual film.

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