Come on, Nero.

[capnkjb]

I don't entirely understand why Spock doesn't just say "look, I'm sorry, I was too late." That's what happened! He didn't deliberately "destroy" Romulus, it isn't anyone's fault. The supernova was just too fast for anyone to respond (unless they sat on the information, which would change things, but no one brings that up either, so yeah). You can't

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[capnkjb]

And yes, I hold my breath every time the trans-warp beaming-into-the-Enterprise bit comes up. It's hard!

[capnkjb]

Also, I'm not quite sure I can deal with this: http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/13/chris-pine-in-talks-to-play-the-new-jack-ryan/

I like the guy, but Alec Baldwin is still the only Jack Ryan in my world and he's set a high bar. [Harrison Ford is great and all, but that's not who Jack Ryan was. He really was just an analyst. Also, he never would've said "jugs" about a lady's bosom on a satellite feed from a terrorist training camp.]

[mrhabits]

Also, supernovas don't just suddenly happen unexpectedly

And compressing the atoms of anything (ie reducing its volume) doesn't alter its mass at all, so its gravity doesn't change at all

STAR TREK IS A SILLY MOVIE

AND THAT'S OK

[mrhabits]

AND there's no reason to drill to the center of a planet first! If you have a substance that causes molecules to break down and atoms to just sort of cluster together for whatever reason, then you could just sort of rub it gently against the atmosphere and let nature take its course

[capnkjb]

Where the hell did red matter come from, anyway

[jcb9]

Maybe it was discovered in that canyon in Iowa.

[jcb9]

It bothered me more that Nero was a totally dull, one-dimensional character who hardly even seemed like a Romulan in any recognizable way.

Actually, maybe these two things are related: it was a fun movie, but the whole thing's paper-thin and awfully shallow.

[capnkjb]

Eric Bana's speech pattern makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Also, their outfits didn't look ANYTHING like the ones in the episode where Picard and Data go to Romulus.

I did like, though, how Scotty beamed them into the cargo hold - how could he have known that it was a retasked mining vessel?

OH and the whole "we can be in two places at once and repopulate the Vulcan people" thing grosses me out. It's not that old people can't have sex; rather, the idea of Old Spock being some kind of stud stallion is just weird. You get the feeling he's really looking forward to "rebuilding" Vulcan.

[mrhabits]

He's only half Vulcan, so he has to bone twice as many Vulcan ladies

[ferociousj]

I think Nero's beef is that he believes Spock intentionally waited too long to initiate his Save Romulus plan, because he's Vulcan and Vulcans are not to be trusted. (Nero's also mad because he put his faith in Spock to save Romulus, with the result, from his perspective, of Spock deliberately fucking him over) (this is all in the comic, which explains events in the TNG era and which I had a lot of fun reading)

[capnkjb]

I'd tell my dad that this comic is a thing he can get me for my birthday, but I don't think I want to deal with the "no, really? I am ashamed and confused" response I'd get (see, because serious grown-ups don't go giggly over picture books set in the future).

Then again, he's the one who digs on Rocky and Bullwinkle hardcore, so.

[capnkjb]

And by that I mean he really likes Rocky and Bullwinkle, not that he enjoys watching them do "hardcore" or anything. At least, that's my belief.

[capnkjb]

god I hope that's how it is, anyway