tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post1195507234735905934..comments2024-03-27T01:28:28.346-07:00Comments on False Machine: Nimoy's Whalespjamesstuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-58738626650788502692015-03-15T18:32:23.699-07:002015-03-15T18:32:23.699-07:00I love this statement:
"... since good 60...I love this statement: <br />"... since good 60's design ages better than average 80's design."<br />So true,<br />Lauren Farrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399855764660198949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-28883370579424545282015-03-09T15:01:06.904-07:002015-03-09T15:01:06.904-07:00I'd rank them 3, 6, 2, 1, 7, 4, 8, 10, 5, 9. T...I'd rank them 3, 6, 2, 1, 7, 4, 8, 10, 5, 9. The Abrams ones I don't count; they're Star Wars films with Star Trek characters. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-57268387826602898462015-03-09T13:21:58.865-07:002015-03-09T13:21:58.865-07:00The rule of thumb that the even numbered movies ar...The rule of thumb that the even numbered movies are great and the odd numbered ones terrible really only holds up if you watch them as action or at least plot movies. They are easy to grasp.<br />But from an artistic perspective both 1 and 3 are pretty amazing (and I find 4 rather lacking for anything but the space parts).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-63599709666272906422015-03-09T12:40:09.090-07:002015-03-09T12:40:09.090-07:00As someone who has a deep love for The One With th...As someone who has a deep love for The One With the Whales, I can say that you can love whichever one you like.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-42095915211705263362015-03-09T12:37:45.720-07:002015-03-09T12:37:45.720-07:00STIII is underrated for sure. STIII is underrated for sure. Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-25256684736426170832015-03-09T12:34:19.369-07:002015-03-09T12:34:19.369-07:00Great analysis.Great analysis.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-41558766605375362232015-03-09T12:21:47.912-07:002015-03-09T12:21:47.912-07:00Might? Might?! Of course we want to hear the rest ...Might? Might?! Of course we want to hear the rest now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-50329603663725972052015-03-09T12:06:49.367-07:002015-03-09T12:06:49.367-07:00Nah, you can love itNah, you can love itpjamesstuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-76718043505128164272015-03-09T10:48:24.329-07:002015-03-09T10:48:24.329-07:00Yes, the Millenium Falcon is like a home. Same thi...Yes, the Millenium Falcon is like a home. Same thing with the Enterprise. One of the pleasures of watching Next Gen is imagining yourself living on the Enterprise - it would be absolutely brilliant. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-59519609632262222862015-03-09T10:47:33.346-07:002015-03-09T10:47:33.346-07:00Am I wrong to like Star Trek III the best? I think...Am I wrong to like Star Trek III the best? I think it's very moving. And Shatner's acting in it is superb. The scene where he reacts to his son's death is really well done. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-37039679994842446482015-03-09T10:42:10.351-07:002015-03-09T10:42:10.351-07:00Man, this is really good. I just rewatched TMP and...Man, this is really good. I just rewatched TMP and WOK and I agree completely. <br /><br />In particular your point about ship shots not being very informationally rich on their own - there are, I think, several things at work here.<br />Mostly, the unfamiliarity of the spaceships. Yes, the Enterprise is familiar _as an icon,_ but its scale is hard to interpret - it's not much like anything familiar. And we don't know much about how it works except what Scotty et al tell us, and these elements do not hang together cohesively. In an Age of Sail drama there can be stuff about the hull leaking under stress in a storm and the spars falling and the rigging groaning and capsizing and it works on a visceral level. The camera shake and the bridge crew throwing themselves around do not achieve the same connection. I never really _get it,_ when ships get strafed with phasers. I think that vague remove was deliberately added to the TV series to keep it family-friendly (no bullets!) but it adds challenges to making the space scenes dramatic.<br /><br />The WOK moment when the Enterprise rises over the Reliant (and we know everyone's blind). 1. in general, this is a very soap opera fight - good observation. The distance at which the ships joust, the crossing shots, are like the characters in a kitchen. 2. I suspect but cannot prove right now that there's probably a direct cinematic quote from the Gregory Peck _Moby Dick_ there. Anyway as you note it sums up the whole situation and is like all those "soon" meme pictures.<br /><br />Why do people love the Millenium Falcon so much? Why does it get a cheer in the Star Wars 7 teaser-trailer? I think partly (a) it is well established as a character in its own right but also partly (b) it's about the size of a house. It has a few rooms inside that we know the size of, and we've seen Han looking out of the cockpit, and that's like a truck cab, and everything's very familiar in scale. X-wings, BTW, are pretty much exactly the size of a P51 Mustang. It's all very familiar.<br />Also, ships in Star Wars are always pretty autonomous - the least autonomous, that cannot operate far from a mothership, is the evil and under-armoured TIE fighter. So maybe there's a discourse about dependency there. Shit Star Trek shuttles speak of dependency on a massive support system: they can afford to be shit because they're in a totally safe environment.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.com