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Kirk/Spock/McCoy in Trek films

In an earlier post, I noted that the most essential aspect of Star Trek is the trinity of Kirk, Spock & McCoy. Those three are a simplistic reflection of one state of humanity; logic (Spock), emotion (McCoy) and the balance (Kirk). In Star Trek II, this is perfectly illustrated, and thus it makes for one of the best Star Trek films. Let’s look at the other five films in the series, and you’ll see their failure or success relies on this one aspect. Star Trek: The Motion Picture is not Star Trek, it’s Gene Roddenberry trying to serious science fiction and doing a mediocre job. The characters are just shadows… Read More »Kirk/Spock/McCoy in Trek films

The Holy Trinity

Tonight I went to see Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan with my friend aL. The Paramount is showing a mini film festival of old films on the big screen. The sold out show was as wonderful as one can expect. Many in the crowd dressed up, we had a Klingon, someone in a First Contact-era uniform, an Enterprise-era uniform, an original series uniform and more. Geeks, in other words… I was among my own kind. Khan is generally considered by the whole world to be the best of the Star Trek films. I disagree, and put it at number two, but it’s still damn awesome. So for the… Read More »The Holy Trinity

Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are tonight? I didn’t even know that nominees were announced. I find this, and the results that are followed really odd, because I thought I saw a lot of films this year. Best Motion Picture – Drama Avatar Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox The Hurt Locker Voltage Pictures; Summit Entertainment Inglourious Basterds The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire A Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group Production; Lionsgate Up In The Air Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures I’ve only seen Up In The Air, and it wasn’t very good. Best Performance by an… Read More »Golden Globes

Up In The Air

Up In The Air

Went to see Up In The Air last night, it’s the new Jason Reitman film starring George Clooney. I expected better, based solely on the fact that it was Jason Reitman. The problem, I think, stems from Clooney’s character being so shallow. There’s little in his character that can support a film, sure he’s going through a crossroad in his career and ability to experience personal relationships, but that’s not enough. How can the audience relate to this character?  Though Clooney’s character does a rather obvious round-about by the end of the film, it’s not worth the build up. There are better movies out there, who wants to go see… Read More »Up In The Air

Being There

Four years ago, I, along with a handful of other amazing people started an online web magazine called Being There. We’ve been on a bit of a hiatus. It’s back! Check it out!