UPDATE: now VIDEO! and spy pics from Star Trek 2 set.. . SPOILERS!!!

[Jeyl]

Re: spy pics from Star Trek 2 set.. . SPOILERS!!!

In TOS you had the distinct impression that the crew respected Kirk not just because he was clever but because he was a person of integrity who could be relied upon and he cared about his crew. This new character has none of that persona.

Especially after such glorious moments when he openly shouts at Spock, assaults two security guards, and AGAIN comes back to insult Spock's emotions towards his mother. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY on the bridge thinks that maybe this idiot is also emotionally compromised considering all the crap he's doing to get Spock out of command. And what was Kirk going to do if he had taken out those two security guards? Was he going to force everyone to follow his orders at gun point? Now who's the emotionally compromised one?

 

[JD]

Re: spy pics from Star Trek 2 set.. . SPOILERS!!!

Just because it makes sense doesn't make it any more tolerable. Kirk or not Kirk, he's still an a**hole. Even that scene with him eating an apple during the Kobayashi Maru wasn't meant to reference Star Trek II, it was used to make him look like a jerk. To think I actually thought it was kind of clever....

I thought it made him look like a cocky, arrogant ******* (to use Orange's apt description)... those type of people aren't tolerable to me, either.

But, I still feel Jim Kirk - from TOS or from JJ's Trek would come off as an arrogant, over confident ******* to me.

I'm not sure what you mean about the Kobayashi Maru not being a reference to Star Trek II - it's definitely a direct reference. And yeah, it made him look like a jerk - just as I think it was supposed to.

 

[Jeyl]

Re: spy pics from Star Trek 2 set.. . SPOILERS!!!

I'm not sure what you mean about the Kobayashi Maru not being a reference to Star Trek II - it's definitely a direct reference. And yeah, it made him look like a jerk - just as I think it was supposed to.

Listen to the commentary. Bob and Alex ask, JJ answers.

 

[phase pistol]

Re: spy pics from Star Trek 2 set.. . SPOILERS!!!

Aaaand now we have VIDEO of Spock fightin that Sherlock guy.

Behind the Scenes Of Star Trek 2 - Leaked Video - YouTube

 

[MooCriket]

Spock gets owned!

 

[0neiros]

Who says this guy is Human? May be why Spock is getting a Whuppin.

 

[SSgt Burton]

I'm not sure what you mean about the Kobayashi Maru not being a reference to Star Trek II - it's definitely a direct reference.

Listen to the commentary. Bob and Alex ask, JJ answers.

I listened to the commentary a while ago.

Sure it wasn't a direct reference. :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes

Rolling my eyes at the arrogance of Abrams to actually think Kirk eating an apple during his Kobayashi Maru test isn't a nod to Star Trek II...

Where Kirk eats an apple while he just so happens to be discussing with Saavik how he beat the Kobayashi Maru, and just happens to say "I don't like to lose." before he confidently takes a bite of that apple.

JJ... please. :rolleyes

I like your movie now, but spare me if you think you can con me into believing you threw Kirk eating an apple in there for no reason other than it makes him look even more like an ass. :rolleyes

No they "never" watched a single episode of Star Trek. :rolleyes


Kevin

 

[Wes R]

Aren't the guys who wrote nutrek also the ones who butchered Transformers?

 

[rocketeer25]

Who says this guy is Human? May be why Spock is getting a Whuppin.

Yeah, it looks like Spock tries to give him the Vulcan pinch, and the guy just shakes it off?

 

[SSgt Burton]

Maybe he's an android?

I wouldn't put it past JJ.

A lot of Kung-Fu attack/block/counter going on there. I just hope they don't go with the typical "camera too close/hyper editing" of fights scenes.


Kevin

 

[MooCriket]

I want to see the Spock slap again.

 

[SmilingOtter]

The video got removed, sadly.