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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raw Cadet: [QB] To answer a few questions seemingly directed at me: (1) I find "Star Trek II" to be a highly enjoyable movie, with many excellent themes, however, (2) I am not just challenging it to rattle the sabre; I, personally, find it fatally flawed. Yes, it has an undeniably epic story, touching on personal details (like ageing) that many action/adventure/science-fiction movies ignore. However, poke through the surface, and I think you find that the movie is based on a hollow premise. Does that mean I suffer through the movie because its Star Trek. No. I love watching the movie. Do I think it is a "classic," or even the best Star Trek movie? No, for a "truly" great movie would avoid the plot problems, yet still convey the great story. I must grant that the exact same story cannot be used without Khan. Might I submit that an equally epic and sweeping story, still touching on the "not dependent on Khan" themes, like ageing, could be accomplished if the villain were stealing the Genesis device because they were threatened by it? I know, you say, "that was 'Star Trek III,' and look how bad that was." However, if done correctly, such a movie could be a great battle of wits among equals, complete with a cat-and-mouse space battle, a la "Balance of Terror." P.S. To whomever said the director is more interested in story than detail: he was interested in some detail. I remember reading an interview where he said after touring the sets, he ordered a bunch of meaningless blinky lights added to the bridge, because he did not think there were enough for a space vessel :rolleyes: (talk about a late '70's, early '80's science fiction movie cliche; witness "Star Wars," "Close Encounters Of the Third Kind," "Moonraker," and, perhaps the worst offender, that computer room in "Alien"). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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