Star Trek

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I'm not saying it isn't popular. I was just pointing out that iSm's claim was… Um… inflated a bit.

Meh, I was just trying to think of where iSm might have had the number from, that's all. Not trying to counter or attack anything... Sorry if I came off that way - I pretty much don't give a rat's ass what others think and think that trying to convince someone that they should have liked it is fairly pointless.

And one of the biggest Star Trek fans I know hates it. So?

Precisely.

I'm wondering if this is really just an argument to feel understood about our opinions. Not sure... but arguing about likes and dislikes isn't something that can usually be won or lost, nor is it likely that many minds will be swayed. So, what's the point?

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Can't argue that your reaction to it is your reaction, just pointing out that iSm was not wildly off the mark with his guesstimate.


Neither carries any more weight than the other. And one of my friend's colleagues who also worked on the Encyclopedia and website and other stuff walked out on it. I didn't post that as an attempt to call it an authoritative view on the quality of the movie. I guess my point is that one can argue whether you enjoy the movie on whole or not, but when someone who literally wrote the book on what is "canon" is okay with it, I personally take that as license to ignore appeals to canon as a reason to hate it (which I don't think anyone here really has done, so not aimed at anyone here who didn't like the movie for their own reasons).

And I don't dislike it due to anything regarding canon. I just think it was a boring inanely written movie.

I actually don't have a problem with the concept of an alternate timeline "reboot". It could have been very cool, if it hadn't been done so poorly.

(ETA: I did find the destruction of Vulcan to be horrible and unforgivable. If that can be considered a reason to hate it due to canon, so be it. To me. it was more of an emotional thing.)

Originally Posted by blueerica

I'm wondering if this is really just an argument to feel understood about our opinions. Not sure... but arguing about likes and dislikes isn't something that can usually be won or lost, nor is it likely that many minds will be swayed. So, what's the point?

It is, and it can't. I'm just glad we can discuss it without resorting to ad-hominem attacks.