Turning to entertainment,
Star Trek fans are
decrying the latest film
in the long running series,
as a fun and watchable,
action packed, thrill-ride.
Yes, it was exciting.
But where was the heavy-handed
message about tolerance,
where was the stiff acting?
I mean it just didn't seem like
a Star Trek movie to me.
I'm just really, really, disappointed
that this storyline made sense.
If I wanted to see young,
attractive people,
doing cool exiting things
I'd go watch sports.
And, with us now to
discuss the backlash
is entertainment reporter
Bree Lindsay. -- Hi Glen.
Bree, is this Star Trek
as riveting as the fans
are complaining it is?
Oh, Glen, early reviewers
are calling it a delightful
action-adventure movie,
and a sure-fire hit.
No wonder the fans
feel betrayed here.
Apparently there isn't even
one scene set at a long table
in which interstellar diplomacy
is debated in endless detail.
Really? I understand
fans were angry that the
the Klingon's dialog was subtitled,
because it allows the Klingon's
to be understood by people
who haven't studied
the imaginary language for years.
Yes, but most fans were more
upset by the look of the movie.
Heart-stopping chases,
state-of-the-art CGI,
and alien battle scenes that don't
just look like two, out of shape guys,
in bad make up
fighting awkwardly.
That's a real slap in the face
for Trek fans.
Right, yes. But I think that
the bigger issue is that
fans felt like Star Trek
belonged to them,
and now the studio has
turned it into something
that people
will actually like.
What about the casting of up-and-coming
young actor Chris Pine
as James T. Kirk,
instead of the aging,
bloated, William Shatner?
Of course that announcement
was a huge disappointment
for fans, and Shatner, alike.
A lot of the fans have been
saying that this movie
sullies the vision of someone
called Gene Roddenberry.
Yes, Gene Roddenberry was
the hack who created the
Star Trek television show
way back in the 4
So, is Paramount doing anything
to combat all this negative press Bree?
Yes, they are. They announced
the DVD release will feature
a special cut,
just for the Star Trek fans,
with three hours of extra footage
in which characters stand around
debating the merits of saving
the Andorian Ambassador
from the surface of Calyx 4
until you just wish everyone was dead.
Well, that should be
some consolation.
-- Thanks Bree.
-- Thanks Glen.
Earlier today, paramount released
this statement to ease fans concerns,
"We stand behind this film,
and firmly believe that in a few years
it will seem just as dated and
cornball as previous Star Trek films."
Moving on now, an elderly
black woman is still following
President Obama around
and shedding a single tear
whenever he does anything.
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