tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post6626564967805000641..comments2023-12-24T19:38:00.242-08:00Comments on Mendelson's Memos: Star Trek Into Darkness gets a very generic 'sequel' trailer.Scott Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131426080984100749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-80823678128580799182013-02-12T14:16:00.708-08:002013-02-12T14:16:00.708-08:00I did see the IMAX trailer in the theater. While I...I did see the IMAX trailer in the theater. While I would say I'm a Trekker, I'm not "deep geek" as some. I think the franchise had diminishing returns with "Voyager" and especially "Enterprise". While some of the films were very good, I think they ultimately proved that Star Trek works best on television. Paramount overworked the franchise. Then they handed the reins to J.J. Abrams who took the old boy out to a field to dig a shallow grave. The reboot destroyed the universe lovingly created by Roddenberry and the others that followed. My opinion, Abrams is overrated as a filmmaker and storyteller. "Into Darkness" looks to be the coup de grace where Trek gets a shovel to the back of the head and tumbles in to the pit it had dug. Nine minutes and so many contrived problems...Why is the enterprise underwater (!) instead of space; why isn't the shuttle made of the same indestructible material as Spock's spacesuit; why can't they beam him out of the volcano when in the first movie they can transport from a planet's surface to a warp-speeding spaceship light years away; why does Scotty have to be comedy relief? I'll go see it, I'm a Trekker, but Abrams is really suited to the fantasy world of Star Wars. Besides, he can't screw that up any worse than Lucas and "Phantom Menace", can he?James O'Learynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937848248469121586.post-83504616737608113672012-12-17T20:39:21.447-08:002012-12-17T20:39:21.447-08:00Clicked but got message that video was no longer a...Clicked but got message that video was no longer available due to copyright infringement. I was wondering why on earth would a movie studio not want as many people as possible to see their movie trailer? Isn't that the whole point? Why have any kind of restrictions on a trailer that is your selling tool to get people to see your product? it's an honest question Scott. Do you know why?Bulldognoreply@blogger.com