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Mbast1 wrote:Then again, I also like Star Trek 5.

You're dead to me.

tony ingram wrote:You're dead to me.

I thought it was fun. Sometimes, that's all I ask from a movie.

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Mbast1 wrote: Superman: Last Son of Krypton is my favourite novel based on a comic. It is brilliant.

I like Miracle Monday just as much. Love them both!

Mbast1 wrote:

tony ingram wrote:You're dead to me.

I thought it was fun. Sometimes, that's all I ask from a movie.

The Great Bird of the Galaxy hated it...

Star Trek 5 is the only Star Trek that my father refused to own. As a result, I didn't get to see it until I took matters into my own hands and borrowed it from the library. I still kind of wish I hadn't. Uhura was unspoiled, once. . . .

Sam_Vimes wrote:Star Trek 5 is the only Star Trek that my father refused to own. As a result, I didn't get to see it until I took matters into my own hands and borrowed it from the library. I still kind of wish I hadn't. Uhura was unspoiled, once. . . .

I know. Uhura and Scotty. where the Hell did that come from?

From the darkest recesses of William Shatner's mind. . . .

tony ingram wrote:Uhura and Scotty. where the Hell did that come from?

Uh, what did I miss and/or repress? I don't remember anything weird.

The two of them were given a romance completely out of the blue and completely without chemistry. You must've repressed it, because PTSD is the only other option.

Also regarding Uhura: The fan dance. Ugh, that 20-years-too-late-to-be-sexy fan dance. . . .

Sam_Vimes wrote:The two of them were given a romance completely out of the blue and completely without chemistry. You must've repressed it, because PTSD is the only other option.

Also regarding Uhura: The fan dance. Ugh, that 20-years-too-late-to-be-sexy fan dance. . . .

With all due respect to Nichelle Nichols, there are some things you just don't want to see when you've just had dinner.

Sam_Vimes wrote:The two of them were given a romance completely out of the blue and completely without chemistry. You must've repressed it, because PTSD is the only other option.

I think I haven't seen it in 15 years. I went online and read the plot synopsis. I don't think I remember half of what happened. Which is odd, I usually have a great memory for this kind of thing.

Mbast1 wrote:
I think I haven't seen it in 15 years. I went online and read the plot synopsis. I don't think I remember half of what happened. Which is odd, I usually have a great memory for this kind of thing.

Your subconscious mind has erased the memory for your own protection. Personally, I've tried to blank out the whole movie.

tony ingram wrote:Your subconscious mind has erased the memory for your own protection.

Maybe. I've often wondered why there's so much hate for that movie, when all I remembered a fun adventure movie. I'm starting to think it's because there's a lot I don't remember.
Although knowing that Shatner wrote the original screenplay and directed, it does seem self-serving that Kirk is the only one who doesn't "need" Sybok's help. I like Shatner, a lot, but he does seem to have spent a lot of time with a really big head.

Mbast1 wrote:

tony ingram wrote:Your subconscious mind has erased the memory for your own protection.

Maybe. I've often wondered why there's so much hate for that movie, when all I remembered a fun adventure movie. I'm starting to think it's because there's a lot I don't remember.
Although knowing that Shatner wrote the original screenplay and directed, it does seem self-serving that Kirk is the only one who doesn't "need" Sybok's help. I like Shatner, a lot, but he does seem to have spent a lot of time with a really big head.

Have you ever read *his* series of novels dealing with Kirk's return from the dead?

tony ingram wrote:Have you ever read *his* series of novels dealing with Kirk's return from the dead?

I read the first three, I think. I enjoyed them, as it really bothered me that Kirk died. I liked the idea that he came back in some way.

I liked those books, too. They were the definition of Mary Sue-ing, of course, but I didn't mind because---like you---I didn't want Kirk dead. Well, and I was also 14 or so which meant every story I wrote was ALSO somewhat Mary Sued. Maybe I'd look at them more harshly now, I don't know. I'd rather not find out because the memories are warm and fuzzy.

I must admit, I liked the way V'Ger was tied in with the Borg. That made sense.

Yeah, there were some really cool things in there. I imagine most of them came from his co-writer, though. . . .

Sam_Vimes wrote:Yeah, there were some really cool things in there. I imagine most of them came from his co-writer, though. . . .

I suspect that most of the book came from his co-writer. Everything except the words "William Shatner" on the cover, in fact!