Yes. I totally agree. Hear that bit in the end title suite which seems to have been lifted right out of the opening of Generations? And that was one mediocre score…!

Was there another Ryan Church interview I missed that spoke to an originally designed larger ship?

The owner of this site has no more veracity with canon than I do. Or you, for that matter.

But bottom line is if it ain’t on screen it ain’t canon. Nonetheless, can you please cite your sources for where, specifically, the producers (whom I assume you mean are the executive producers of J.J. Abrams, David Baronoff, Bryan Burk, Jeffrey Chernov, and Alex Kurtzman), Paramount (not sure who is authoritative there given the bizarre “approved” products and facts over the years), and the designer (whom I assume you mean is Ryan Church) have agreed on a size for the new ship.

Thanks. But I will understand if those sources don’t exist as I sure haven’t found them.

I have no particular critique of the music – it seems to mostly work as I viewed the movie; as for the DoP, I have no criticism of that person’s skills – I just was very annoyed by the obviously purposely created lens flare – which is a stylistic choice not a DoP failing!

I view this as no more heretical than TNG, DS9, Voyager or ST: Enterprise! It is the franchise owner creating their interpretation of Star Trek, trying to attract an audience resulting in a monetary profit!

Monday morning quarterbacking is all too easy! Sure, if I had been in JJ’s stead I would have done this differently; If I had been the writer I am certain the story would be different. But that neither makes me an instant genius NOR makes JJ and the writer wrong – nor the DoP or Composer!

Opinions and evaluations of this film differ BUT it was successful relative to its goals of making money, reviving Star Trek and expanding the Star Trek fanbase. Thus, I believe both CBS and Paramount are well pleased.

Never under-estimate America or the world’s ability to lap up schlock and beg for more. It happens quite frequently actually, the fact that they have done it again is no surprise.

That’s the beauty of free choice.

Transformers 2 may be the worst reviewed movie of the year. Yet according to Variety, after only 5 days, Transformers has earned $387 million worldwide, more than Trek has earned during its entire run at the box office.

Clearly if Trek had been produced by Michael Bay, everything about it would have been better including the music. ;-)

On that subject, I love Roger Ebert’s review:

“If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.”

You know, I wonder if we rounded up the 15 biggest complainers on this site and had them put together a star trek film…I wonder what it would be like?

It would probably be about 4 hours long, 2 and a half of which would be devoted solely to extended external shots of the Enterprise in it’s original late 60s form of course. And the plot would likely revolve around some kind of potentially intelligent ion cloud or other formless mass. Kirk would save the ship by either kicking the cloud’s ass or seducing it. No phasers would be fired and all the cast members would learn a valuable lesson about their true place in the galaxy.

…and of course the score would be perfectly fitting in every way.

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