tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post3814551704421034613..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : "KHAAAANN!!!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-45180262722130814322013-05-28T09:38:53.418-06:002013-05-28T09:38:53.418-06:00Having this alternate version of the Khan legend i...Having this alternate version of the Khan legend is a lot of fun, isn't it? Most of the new Enterprise, including Engineering, is better, due to advances in filmmaking and CGI, and Abrams did pay attention to the science when it counted (like in the "jumping off a bridge into a shot glass" analogy--LOVED that scene). But, you're right, Diane, Montalban was no slouch ("people ask me, is that your REAL chest?")and his physicality, like Shatner's, sold it for me.Donna S. Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431686010313020234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-54758595027098980262013-05-26T20:24:00.532-06:002013-05-26T20:24:00.532-06:00Wow. What an assessment from both of you! I saw th...Wow. What an assessment from both of you! I saw the film in 2D. Wished I'd seen it in 3D. While I thoroughly enjoyed it, my personal favorite is the 1st movie in this new incarnation. I agree with Laurie's description of the new Khan as brilliant, deadly, and scary.I disagree about the 1st Khan's abilities being more tell than show. Montalban was quite ripped (and he was 62 at the time). Picking up Chekov with one hand showed off his strength. I liked the flip with Kirk & Spock near the end of this movie. But what I like in the 2 Abrams' versions is the repartee between the main characters. Hats off to Orci and Kurtzman.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-51603120371267639942013-05-26T14:13:08.353-06:002013-05-26T14:13:08.353-06:00Great assessment, Donna. I agree this version of t...Great assessment, Donna. I agree this version of the Kirk-Khan conflict is missing something--most likely that little spark of madness you mentioned.<br /><br />That said, this Kahn did have his pluses. Where the original Khan's physical abilities were more "tell" and less "show," this incarnation reveals him to be brilliant, deadly, and scary in his uncontrollability and obsession. <br /><br />As to the movie, I saw the 3D version and the effects were in-your-face awesome, quite literally. (Though a little unsettling when some of the elements seemed to float over the seat right in front of me!) <br /><br />I can't really say which version is my favorite. They each had positives and negatives. I liked the flip in perspective with some of the character actions. <br /><br />I think the newer version of Enterprise Engineering looking much more like a military vessel engine room should--more utilitarian, massive and less boxed. <br /><br />To follow up on my earlier comment, this cutting-edge Khan was more effective as a ruthless villain. No ear-invading, brain-controlling critters needed to intimidate or exert control, just wicked cunning and physical ability. I figured out why the villain was so obsessed with the missiles pretty early on, but was disappointed there was no real explanation how he accomplished such a feat. It felt a bit far-fetched, even for Khan. <br /><br />I liked this version of Klingons better--recognizable but overall more, well, <i>alien</i> than earlier installments.<br /><br />I just have to rant on a bit on one thing that I found a big disappointment--although it has almost nothing to do with the film, characters or script. I <b>hated</b> the closing credits! <br /><br />I found the graphics of planets and astronomical events cartoonish and 3D exploitive, rather than containing the high level of visual reality of, say, Star Wars or even Firefly. They looked and felt completely computer-generated, cheap and amateur. I expect a quality film to BE quality, from opening to very last shot. Don't dazzle me with brilliance and then hand me Mickey Mouse. (Which is no reflection on future Star Wars episodes....I hope!) L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.com