tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post1557800535569979645..comments2023-12-19T08:12:59.428-08:00Comments on Post-Punk Cinema Club: Star Trek (2009)a ppcc representativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-35635934889083596112009-06-03T12:17:05.086-07:002009-06-03T12:17:05.086-07:00memsaab - Dammit, Jim, I will! Masala + space = he...memsaab - Dammit, Jim, I will! Masala + space = heaven.<br /><br />Amrita - Kay Kay Menon just needs to be in more movies, period. In space.<br /><br />Kalla - Word up, we're in the same boat. I still can't bring myself to take the show seriously, but the movie - yes, plz.<br /><br />ajnabi - There was a really interesting article on how it's so awful, terrible, blah blah that Star Trek is a post-feminist movie set in pre-feminist times, and (wail) why do they need to ridicule Kirk's flirtatiousness, etc etc etc. It was all very confusing. But interesting. My heart still belongs to McCoy. "SHINGLES!" "Bleeding eyes!" Loved him.the PPCC is a big fat idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288839284512965083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-50477975897963888752009-06-02T19:17:33.199-07:002009-06-02T19:17:33.199-07:00I was a total Trekker in high school (and before) ...I was a total Trekker in high school (and before) but couldn't lay claim to that level of fandom now. Still, I can highly recommend the award-winning episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" as the best of the original series.<br /><br />And I thought (think) Chris Whats-his-face is hotness squared. For a gora anyway. It was cool that they took him from the 60's icon of overachieving JFK-type and transferred it to the 2000's ideal of rebel outsider who needs a cause.ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-11340792130587196112009-05-20T01:58:32.865-07:002009-05-20T01:58:32.865-07:00Yes, I AM a Star Wars fan, I unsuccessfully tried ...Yes, I AM a Star Wars fan, I unsuccessfully tried to see some episodes of Star Trek in the past (boooring!) and that I (thought I) couldn't stand this movie. <br /><br />But I liked it. A LOT.<br />Yes, sci-fi masala, you're right! AND the i-should-not-feel-anything-but-i-feel-something-so-i-angst Spock surely helped me a lot in achieving this goal. I can't help to deeply fall in love with these characters (if made well).Kallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069151754269531320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-30113703993648649412009-05-19T13:15:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:15:00.000-07:00I agree with Memsaab (although my personal fav is ...I agree with Memsaab (although my personal fav is the one in which Spock has to go back to Vulcan for his mate and goes absolutely nuts) - it's only three or four seasons. It ran a ridiculously short time. And it's like those 70s Bollywood murder mysteries - they used to air right after Mr. Rogers when I was a kid and I thought they were fab. <br /><br />Also Zachary Quinto is now on my Freebie Five. Sigh. <br />If he and KayKay Menon appeared together in a movie, my head would explode.Amritahttp://indiequill.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-53991118861596590882009-05-18T06:27:00.000-07:002009-05-18T06:27:00.000-07:00You HAVE to see the original Star Treks...all of t...You HAVE to see the original Star Treks...all of them! Forget the "best episodes" (I don't think you could ever get agreement on that) and see them ALL...<br /><br />:-) It is masala in space! Totally!!!memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-89724712202450445072009-05-18T00:17:00.000-07:002009-05-18T00:17:00.000-07:00SpyGirl - Woops, thanks for the correction! I was ...SpyGirl - Woops, thanks for the correction! I was actually thinking about the Star Trek/Star Wars distinctions today. I'm much, much more familiar with the latter, but what little I've learned of the former has given me the impression that it's much more old school, classical, "good ol' boy" sci-fi. That is, even though it was socio-politically progressive, it still had a bit of a Wild West vibe. Star Wars, instead, coming from the 70s, was much more <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_(science_fiction)" REL="nofollow">New Wave sci-fi</A> - a pessimistic outlook, dirty junky aesthetics and hippie-esque mysticism. And space wasn't Wild West-ish, it was more troubled - almost postcolonial! You can follow the sci-fi progression into Blade Runner, which ran straight into 1980s cyberpunk. (I don't know how accurate this is, but it's interesting to trace the visual media sci-fi trends with the literary sci-fi ones!) So I think the Star Trek/Star Wars rivalry may come down to artistic sensibilities and style preferences: whether you like your future bright or dark, happy or tormented, clean or scruffy. Maybe I'm over-simplifying?<br /><br />Ramneek - OMG you are an awesome contributor with your Trekkie wisdom. I have to check out those eps now!<br /><br />Ramneek2 - OMG YES!! JACKPOT! And that kills 2 birds with 1 stone by reviving Roshan Seth's moribund career too!a ppcc representativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-49675278497736730392009-05-18T00:08:00.000-07:002009-05-18T00:08:00.000-07:00Roshan Seth as Khan!Roshan Seth as Khan!Punjabi Folk Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922953302442173791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-61644809996367801062009-05-18T00:03:00.000-07:002009-05-18T00:03:00.000-07:00Kay Kay Menon would be unreal. I wonder if Star Tr...Kay Kay Menon would be unreal. I wonder if Star Trek was ever remade in Hindi. We have Superman with Dharmendra playing Jor-El and Puneet Issar playing the titular character.<br /><br />I’m not sure of a best-of list, but I’m really fond of episodes like The City on the Edge of Forever, A Piece of the Action and Patterns of Force. In my opinion, these 3 episodes are the ones to watch if you want to get into Star Trek.<br /> <br />Also, Wrath of Khan was actually a sequel to the episode Space Seed. Just some trivia.Punjabi Folk Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922953302442173791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-88621744650356441122009-05-17T18:51:00.000-07:002009-05-17T18:51:00.000-07:00I finally saw Star Trek this afternoon, and I love...I finally saw Star Trek this afternoon, and I loved it! I want to see it again!<br /><br />I just have one tribble, er, quibble with your review: It's Uhura, not Ahora. <br /><br />And I always think it's weird that there's a Star Wars vs. Star Trek rivalry. Why can't people love both!?SpyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559048129120493591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-20079685185429543602009-05-17T18:27:00.000-07:002009-05-17T18:27:00.000-07:00Ramneek - I thought of Om Puri as well! My latest ...Ramneek - I thought of Om Puri as well! My latest picks are also Kay Kay Menon and Amitabh Bachchan (!!).<br /><br />Memsaab - OMG I'm loving it. Clearly Star Trek is masala in space. And everything's better in space!<br /><br />Ramneek2 - Is there some sort of list of Best Star Trek Episodes? I keep hearing about great ones, and I want to watch more - but I don't know where to begin!a ppcc representativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-79288765839754436102009-05-17T16:02:00.000-07:002009-05-17T16:02:00.000-07:00The episode is called The Trouble with Tribbles. I...The episode is called The Trouble with Tribbles. It's a classic. I'm not a Trekkie, but the original series is brilliant.Punjabi Folk Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922953302442173791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-75773402902809649582009-05-17T15:54:00.000-07:002009-05-17T15:54:00.000-07:00Tribbles...the fuzzy things with William Shatner a...Tribbles...the fuzzy things with William Shatner are Tribbles. I can never watch the subsequent series or the films because the cheesy goodness of the original is too sublime to overwrite or improve upon.memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-21970704601374854842009-05-17T12:33:00.000-07:002009-05-17T12:33:00.000-07:00Nana Patekar as Khan would be pretty cool. Om Puri...Nana Patekar as Khan would be pretty cool. Om Puri as well.Punjabi Folk Singershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922953302442173791noreply@blogger.com