connerytl

May 25, 2013 12:47 am Having just read the article and responses, in my opinion, this is exactly the reason I refuse to discuss anything with fellow fans of any medium. I am also an old school fan of Star Trek, but with one important exception. I do not pick everything apart to satisfy some itch that will never be scratched. The podcast people say they liked the movie, yet ( and I did not listen to their podcast) it would appear that they deconstructed it for over an hour. If you can spend that much time picking nits, maybe you need to admit that you just did not like it. But this has always been my experience with fans and why I will not engage them, it is just frustrating. Their entire viewpoint is nothing but picking whatever it is apart, piece by piece and that is why they will never really enjoy anything the way they did in the past. When you were first exposed to Trek, did you spend hours picking it apart? Of course not, It is impossible to like something if you can only see its flaws. That means it is time to move on to something else. Personally, I thought Into Darkness was great and can't wait for it to come out on Blu-Ray. Yes, the death scene was earned. Kirk met old Spock and mind-melded with him in the 2009 film. Old Spock was clearly a dear friend of his Kirk. That would weigh on me if I was in young Kirk's place and would be thinking about striking up a friendship with my Spock. The scene between the two Spock's about "a friendship that will define the both of you" came into focus when young Kirk died. It wasn't twenty years worth of continuity, but it is a connection establishing a friendship that was clearly presented to them as being important and this film showed it's beginnings. Which is something that wouldn't be missed if old fans did not spend all that time on a critique as the movie is unfolding. Take some time and think about why you begin to like something in the first place. If most of your time is spent tearing it apart, maybe you don't like it, if you spend some time talking about how much you enjoyed it, then maybe you did like it. Just my two cents worth. Thank you if you read it, but you will never hear from me again. connerytl out.