Comments on: Exclusive Star Trek DVD/Blu-ray Clip: Check out the Gorn and Salt Vampire

By: Jeyl

Jeyl — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:24 +0000

“I didn’t agree with everything that was done, but I don’t have to. And neither do you.”

Ya. If only all my teachers would not criticize my work, if only my friends would not criticize my stories, if only my coworkers wouldn’t criticize my projects, if only the critics didn’t criticize my movies. Who needs criticism?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:30:24 +0000

I thought both the Gorn and the Salt Vampire looked great, although I don’t think the Gorn had the eyes attached yet. But the designs were more than acceptable. It seems to me that people who complain at JJ for changing for the sake of changing feel the need to bitch for the sake of bitching. The fact of the matter is that Star Trek was sinking down the tubes stagnating in the very form people are complaining is now gone. I loved TOS too. Loved the characters that inhabited it, the stories it told and ideas it presented. I’m pretty sure that JJ will make the future films reflect those high-minded ideas. And hopefully in such a way that we don’t alienate the general audience. But, like it or not, something must have been done right as most of the critics and audiences loved the movie. Star Trek is relevant again. Now we have something to build on and explore for new audiences that are making Star Trek(gasp!) a blockbuster.

If you don’t, or can’t, like it. Stay at home and watch your TOS dvd’s and brood over the bygone days. I didn’t agree with everything that was done, but I don’t have to. And neither do you.

By: Jeyl

Jeyl — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:50:05 +0000

@80. From the way your post looks, someone’s already been smoking something.

I do love how a TV series with a tight budget from the 60s went with really alien looking creatures. They may look phony, but the effort is still there. Even the CGI Gorn in Enterprise isn’t all that bad now that I look at this.

I guess it’s kind of a let down that Anthony and crew seem to be ok with JJ’s attempt at making these very Alien looking creatures more human as long as they are ‘homages’ and not the actual species. I for one would prefer it if they just used the creatures they’re homaging, because why would you homage something from a series you’re now making?

However, if JJ does something along the lines like redesigning the Tholian Ships to look more like they did in the remastered version of TOS, I hope Anthony and crew would voice their same opinions as they did with the remastered episode. I do hate it when great people turn ‘yes’ men.

By: Captain Dingleberry The Magnificent

Captain Dingleberry The Magnificent — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:21:56 +0000

Weeellll…guess what?

I LOVE THE SALT VAMPIRE AND GORN!!! So put that in your hookah pipe and smoke it!! YEEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!

Hope they are in the NEXT film as the main villains instead of Khan.

I know you guys hate me and never respond to my posts…aw well…

By: The Real Salt Vampire!

The Real Salt Vampire! — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:02:46 +0000

Guess what folks, I’m the dude planing the dude. disguised as the the Salt Vampire. hit me up on FaceBook Jerome Mabrey.

By: dan

dan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:53:00 +0000

Too bad so much detail went into eyebrows….yes EYEBROWS… 1 hair at a time. Sorry to say, this does not make a better movie. What’s wrong with you people.

By: 24th Century Rockstar

24th Century Rockstar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:15 +0000

Love the new salt vampire – awesome!! The gorn design is kind of meh in the sense that I couldn’t recognize it on sight (had to watch the video again) – but that one flash of the M113 critter was all it took for me to cry, “Nooo McCoy! Stay awaaaaaaaaaay!!!”

- 24thCRS

By: Benetron

Benetron — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:10:38 +0000

My friend Jerome Mabrey played The Salt Vampire for this film, for those who are wondering. He’s da man!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:30:43 +0000

I don’t like the new gorn or salt vampire…..just too much latex and vaseline.

By: Jeyl

Jeyl — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:46:08 +0000

#67. “Jeyl, keep posting at that pace, and you’re going to be the new “Ruined FOREVER” poster child over at TV Tropes…”

Ruined forever? Hardly. I’m just a viewer with an opinion… Well, a very vocal opinion. However, there are many, MANY other elements in this new Star Trek movie that would better qualify as “ruined FOREVER” than this one Gorn that didn’t make the cut.

To me, this Gorn in this feature represents a wrong direction in representing the classic series aliens we’ve come to know. I don’t want the Gorn to look more ‘humanoid’, and I don’t want the Tholians to be human looking aliens wearing masks. If it looks like an Alien, keep it that way. Just because it looks different from what we’re used to doesn’t mean it will violate JJ’s attempt at realism.