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Red Alert... 31 is a prime number, and you can’t break this movie up and find any good parts. OK, not many.

Hm... wish I could find the article but I swear I saw that even Yeoh said Star Tek people were gonna hate this film.

When asked about a particular cinematic floater in which he had appeared, Robert Mitchum replied, "They pay you for the bad ones too!"

Yeoh got 12 million. Jamie Lee Curtis' cameo. She is also an OSCAR winner. Two Oscar winning actresses couldn't save this film.

Hmm... I wonder who is spinning faster in their grave - Tolkien or Roddenberry?

Set Phasers to Shun -

So we watched it as soon as it was released at midnight my time. The intro backstory was good I thought, but the rest was 90% nails on a chalkboard. I fell asleep watching it about 2/3 of the way through and forced myself to watch the rest.  But known for my fair and balanced reviews I decided to watch it again to see if I was being overly critical.

Nope. Being assimilated by the Borg would be more entertaining and less painful!

This story did not come together in a coherent manner. It was like a bad conglomeration of different ideas from old shows/movies ( the bar scenes; stranded in a strange galaxy; the wild & crazy adventures of a cast of misfits). My impression is that this is a Suicide Squad knockoff set in Trek. It appears to have translated all the characters from the first one. There's a black guy who is basically Col. Flagg, Michelle Yoh is a cross between Harlequin and Mae West and all rest of the team are quirky anti heroes with special powers who are all psychologically scared.

I dunno -- maybe the title should have been 'Suicide Trek: Kill the franchise'.

Here's the thing -- when inserting Easter Eggs into a thinly veiled Star Trek Project - it's important to remember that Easter Eggs on their own have a hollow center - and that is how Section 31 felt. All Fur Coat and No Knickers is another way to put it.

If I had pirated Section 31  off of torrent... I still would've felt like I had been ripped off.

The problem with Star Trek is much deeper then just repurposing a TV series. The values represented in Star Trek aren't with us anymore. Today's society is the antithesis of what Star Trek was. IMO.

But... I also see why some find it decent enough to be interested in it. And I'll also stipulate that many people could be thinking too narrow and expecting it to be Star Trek's starfleet, including myself.

In a parallel universe... If you are a Star Trek fan, I'd tell ya to skip it. But we're in this one so I'll defer to a passage Jim Harper writes in his book on slashers, Legacy of Blood, "Watch it if you have to, but you'll probably wish you hadn't." -A

Yeoh and Curtis definitely deserved better.

This stuff is being written, directed and produced by people with no interest in Star Trek. Ditto what's become of Star Wars. I'm not a particular fan of either franchise, but still it's sad to see so much potential flushed away by hacks.

Quoted from Drongo Bum Yeoh and Curtis definitely deserved better.

They read the script and still cashed their checks.  

Quoted from Zack They read the script and still cashed their checks.

True, but they're only actors. You can't expect them to understand what's going on. Or even what day it is.

Quoted from Drongo Bum This stuff is being written, directed and produced by people with no interest in Star Trek. Ditto what's become of Star Wars.

Why though? Is it money? Sad things have come to this.-A

Quoted from ghost and_ghostie gal Why though? Is it money?

It's always money. Studios and networks are corporations filled with MBAs and they care about nothing but tax-free revenue. Few of them even watch the stuff their corporations produce.

Quoted Text Sad things have come to this.

Yeah. But there's life after Star Trek.

Quoted from Drongo Bum Yeah. But there's life after Star Trek.

I don't want life after Star Trek!!!  

Quoted from Zack I don't want life after Star Trek!!!

I felt the same about Firefly, but Fox just laughed and said "Fuck you."

Quoted from Drongo Bum I felt the same about Firefly, but Fox just laughed and said "Fuck you."

At least you got Serenity!  

Quoted from Zack At least you got Serenity!

And you got Wrath of Khan, which was definitely the better deal.

Quoted from ghost and_ghostie gal The problem with Star Trek is much deeper then just repurposing a TV series. The values represented in Star Trek aren't with us anymore. Today's society is the antithesis of what Star Trek was. IMO.

The painful truth. I've given up on new Star Trek things because of this.

Here's a crazy thing. I'm working with a major Star Trek person right now, who's been around since the TNG era. It's a nerd's dream come true and very surreal.

But they liked Section 31    Hahah.

Quoted from Heretic But they liked Section 31    Hahah.

But do you believe they genuinely liked it, or just say they did?