I haven't updated this blog in forever, well, since 20% Time ended actually. However, I feel like I am going to try and update it again, maybe even make it into a regular blog. The next Star Trek is coming up, which means new pictures and news, so I will be seeing you very soon!
Well, here it is! My first Star Trek: Into Darkness video mash-up. Sorry it took so long for me to post; I had quite a few difficulties with getting the video to work and what-not. I hope you like it, and feel free to comment below what you think.
I recently got to watch Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan (1982) for the first time, and I decided to blog about what I thought of the movie.
To start off, the movie was directed by Nicholas Meyer, who also directed Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. This installment of the movie featured the original cast, including William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, and Leonard Nimoy. It also featured Ricardo Montalbán as Kahn, and introduced Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik, the new Vulcan Starfleet officer. This entire movie was based off of the events in one of The Original Series episodes, “Space Seed”. The character Khan Noonien Singh has returned to get his revenge on Captain James T. Kirk, for apparently being responsible of his wife dying. Before he finds Kirk, Khan attacks the space station Regula I. On that station, Dr. Carol Marcus and her son, David, were working on the project “Genesis”, which was a device that was going to be used to make liveable habitats on previously uncolonized planets. (In case you have not seen the movie, Carol Marcus is James Kirk’s ex-lover, and David is their son, which everyone knows about, but it has never been mentioned before this movie.) Khan kills almost all of the Regula’s crew, except for Carol and David, who escaped to a nearby planetoid, where Kirk and Bones find them. After all this, there are a few battle scenes, and I am not going to spoil the ending for the people who have not yet seen the movie. Although the graphics and visual effects in this movie are not nearly as good as today, they are still very well done for the 1980s. They are also noticeably better than from the TV show, along with the acting, which you can tell the actors have improved on over the years. Overall, I enjoyed this movie. I can easily see how it has been called one of the best Star Trek movies, and the ending definitely makes me want to watch the next one. I highly recommend this movie, and I would give it a 9/10 if the numbers actually mattered. If you would like to watch this movie, it is available for instant streaming on Netflix, and you can also find it for a low price at stores like Walmart. Movie Facts found from Wikipedia. Source: Fox News
In 2017, science-fiction fans will have another reason to visit Washington D.C. A new museum is planning to be opened, dedicated to everything science-fiction: Music, television, video games, film, literature, and art. Seven galleries in the museum will include time travel concepts, the creators, vehicles, robots, computers, aliens, and technology. "There really wasn't a comprehensive science-fiction museum here in the United States or internationally," said Greg Viggiano, executive director of the new venture. "I thought, maybe somebody should do something about this," Viggiano told LiveScience. [Fox News] Or course, Star Trek will be featured in this museum. So far, models of the Enterprise E (as used in Star Trek: Insurrection), Deep Space 9, and the Amargosa Observatory have been donated by collectors. Popular exhibits to be featured in the museum as well include Star Wars and Doctor Who. Read more about this topic at: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/11/20/frankenstein-to-star-trek-sci-fi-museum-coming-to-dc/ http://www.today.com/travel/science-fiction-museum-open-washington-d-c-2D11623896 If you have been following up on news about the third installment of the Star Trek reboot series, then you have probably heard that J.J. Abrams will not be directing it. He is currently said to be producing the movie, but who will take over for him? Although it has not been confirmed, and it is just a rumor, Joe Cornish is said to be favored for the job.
Joe Cornish has directed three movies; Hot Fuzz (2007), The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), and Attack the Block (2011). All three movies received awards and great reviews, and Cornish himself has been nominated for multiple awards because of his work, including a BAFTA. Although I enjoyed the last two Star Trek movies with Abrams as the director, I am still excited to see what Cornish has planned. That is, if he does take over the role as director. Comment below what you think! Read more about this topic at: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/star-trek-3-joe-cornish-2674722 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/03/joe-cornish-star-trek-3_n_4209808.html http://news.moviefone.com/2013/11/04/star-trek-3-may-be-directed-by-joe-cornish Source: LA Times
Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof will not be returning to write the script for Star Trek 3. Instead, Paramount studios has added two new writers: J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Roberto Orci, who has written the last two reboot movie scripts, will still be on board with the writing as well. Payne and McKay worked together recently on a movie for JJ Abrams production company, Bad Robot. The movie is called Boilerplate and it is based off of the graphic novel about a robot soldier, which was created by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett. The movie is still under development, and I have not been able to find any further information. |