Disney buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion! More Star Wars movies coming!

[billd91]

I'll speak for those who really enjoyed the new Star Trek movie, and am a very long time fan of TOS, TNG, etc.

You and me both. I thought it was a good alternate universe reboot of the classic. My main quibbles are:
1) I wanted a Gary Mitchell character right away
2) I wanted a little more of a nod to classic Trek style with the starship interior

Otherwise, a fine romp of a movie.

 

[sabrinathecat]

I want to be able to see what the ships look like.
I want to be able to see the interiors without lens flares hitting me in the face at all angles.
I want a good story (not yet another failed rehash of Trek2).
I do not want soap-opera over emoting or whiny emo.
I want more than one character done properly.
Yelling does not equal drama.

 

[Morrus]

I very much enjoyed the Star Trek movie. For me, it was the best Star Trek I've seen in years. A lot of years.

 

[Jhaelen]

That would be because it sucked.
Abrams actually wanted to do a Star Wars movie, but since that wasn't available, he tortured Trek to make it into something it wasn't. Worst of all, he used Kurtzman and Orzi as screenwriters.
Hopefully, we well never see anything that abominable again.

q.e.d.

It's impossible to please certain 'hardcore fans'. I clearly recall the comments a friend of mine offered after watching the first 'Lord of the Rings' movie. It wasn't pretty.

Back on topic, I'm quite optimistic about Disney's new Star Wars movies. There's a very good chance they'll be better than Episode 1-3.

 

[Desdichado]

They can can through an enormous amount of money and talent

Fascinating Freudian slip, or simple typo?

Either way, the images make me laugh.

 

[Desdichado]

That would be because it sucked.
Abrams actually wanted to do a Star Wars movie, but since that wasn't available, he tortured Trek to make it into something it wasn't. Worst of all, he used Kurtzman and Orzi as screenwriters.
Hopefully, we well never see anything that abominable again.

lolwut?! The new Star Trek movie was the best thing that ever happened to the franchise, which was at a low point after years of decline.

That said, it didn't even have to be that good to be better than most of the rest of the Trek material out there. We had a few decent movies--II, IV and VI, and you could probably make a decent highlight reel from all the various TV series that would fill a blu-ray disc or two. The bar there was pretty low, and the popularity and appeal of Star Trek was at such an all-time low that they could hardly fail to exceed it no matter what they did.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Do you think we'll finally get an official video release of The Star Wars Holiday Special?

 

[Fast Learner]

I think this is great news for Star Wars.<deleted links>

Reported

 

[sabrinathecat]

lolwut?! The new Star Trek movie was the best thing that ever happened to the franchise, which was at a low point after years of decline.

That said, it didn't even have to be that good to be better than most of the rest of the Trek material out there. We had a few decent movies--II, IV and VI, and you could probably make a decent highlight reel from all the various TV series that would fill a blu-ray disc or two. The bar there was pretty low, and the popularity and appeal of Star Trek was at such an all-time low that they could hardly fail to exceed it no matter what they did.

Trek2 is still not only the best of the Trek movies, but probably one of the flat out best scifi (ish) movies. Trek3 was OK, but a bit of a letdown from 2 (but still better than general fandom holds). Trek4 may be a popular one, but I consider it pretty weak. Trek 6 was pretty good. The Next Gen movies were pretty low. Now, while Voyager, DS9, and Enterprise were all pretty mediocre, they were at least consistent (mostly) or someone coherent. Abrams Trek was trying to both praise and defaecate on the existing franchise. It was an incoherent emo mess. It may have popular appeal with the teeners, tweeners, and 20-somethings, but was it good star trek? No. Not even close.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Back on topic, I'm quite optimistic about Disney's new Star Wars movies. There's a very good chance they'll be better than Episode 1-3.

SyFy routinely makes better movies than Episodes 1-3.