Most of the cast were playing their own version of the characters. Karl was actually channeling DeForrest Kelley. Honestly, if he showed up in SNW alongside all the new TOS Enterprise crew, I wouldn't even be a little upset.
@@rcslyman8929 If only. So far they've done a great job casting the original crew on SNW, Scotty was excellent last season. Karl Urban would definitely be the cherry on top.
@@JMO_1976 Yeah, to this point, I've liked the new casting. Paul Wesley took a minute, but he's done well as Kirk during Season 2. Martin Quinn, though... he went over and above as Scotty. Even mimicking Jimmy Doohan's way of holding his hands to hide his missing finger from the camera. Karl would fit right in, but I doubt he would actually step in to do it. But they'll find someone equally fitting if they do bring Bones in, that much I'm sure of.
My grandma was a huge Trekkie and this was the last movie I saw with her in a movie theater before she passed. She loved the part were elderly OG Spock was dispensing wise and sage advice to new, younger Spock. I remember seeing her nod and smile during that part. 😊
During the filming, Karl Urban (Bones) brought Leonard Nimoy to tears with his performance. Nimoy had said it was as if DeForest Kelly came back to life.
Kartl Urban is a god damn acting treasure that wtyed under the radar most of his early career , .i'm glad he has been seen now in much bigger roles today. first thing i saw him in was Xena: Warrior princess, were he played Julius Ceasar in one of the later seasons.
@@grantkilbourne4573 He was one of the first actors I remember seeing in something weird and low budget (Xena) and then show up in something huge (Lord of The Rings) and be proud for him and excited he had "made it". I dunno why.
When Scottie beams Pike, Kirk and Spock onto the Enterprise and Scottie makes a statement about beaming two separate targets the guy sitting next to him smiling is the original "Scottie" James Doohan's real life son.
James was a fearless pilot for Canada during WWII. He would get chewed out for weaving his plane between telephone poles and lost fingers catching flak from German guns. There are quite a few engineers that entered their field because of Scottie.
@@JohnMorris-c5v His death led to reforms in automotive safety, making it mandatory for all new cars to automatically shift to park once the driver door is opened at a stop. Sad it took the preventable death of Anton to inspire such a simple and obvious safety feature.
One of my favorite quotes about time travel comes from Admiral Janeway.... "Since my first day on the job as a Starfleet captain I swore I'd never let myself get caught in one of these godforsaken paradoxes - the future is the past, the past is the future, it all gives me a headache."
Please don't let these 3 movies be the end of your Trek journey! Yes, DS9 and Voyager are definitely worth a watch! I personally like Star Trek Enterprise too which takes place 100 years before Kirk. Love your reactions!
DS9 is the pinnacle of Star Trek. I didn't like Enterprise and stopped watching after a couple episodes in when it aired. I gave it another chance and got the blurays and I liked it this time, I put it slightly behind Voyager.
IDC how many times I watch this - the opening scene with Chris Hemsworth makes me cry so hard, full body chills. I love this movie so much! The cinematography, the plot, the characters. I know it wasn't as true to source material as many fans preferred. But I love it!
The thing to understand, this was not the original history, that all changed when Nero came back to the past, so this is not how Kirk became Captain in TOS, it's an alternate universe at this point.
The scenes with Spocks father are under-rated great dad parenting scenes. In the first one Spock's dad is teaching him to be logical but in the second scene he tells Spock to follow his feelings and the kicker is both are about Spocks mom
The best thing about these movies is that they made Ururha so much better. From holding her own with Kirk and mainly being able to speak alien languages.
Agreed - but - with Nichelle they pushed it about as far as they could, for back in the 60’s. What we see from Zoe’s Uhura wouldn’t have flown back then…not even close.
While I like Uhurrah no way is she better that Nichelle nor are any of the characters. A couple of them are real decent but no one can outdo the originals. Especially Spock and even Checkov.
The music for these movies are top notch. The chills I get at the end when the Enterprise chased the Nerada chasing Spock in the jellyfish ship, coming out of warp, phasers fully firing away.
I did not see TOS when it originally aired (not quiet old enough for that 🤣 ) but I grew up on DeForest Kelley's "Bones." I absolutely *love* Karl Urban's version, and I actually like his better.
One thing to keep in mind, due to the time travel factor, this film and all following in this series are an ALTERNATE time line. things will be different than the original series.
It is my deeply held belief that Spock's meeting to decline admission to the Vulcan Science Academy happened *exactly* the same way in the Prime universe.
You're right, Romulus was still intact in the past. If Nero wasn't an idiot and evil for the sake of being evil, he could've evacuated Romulus and nobody would have to die. His plan in this movie (destroy both Vulcan and Earth) was pure lunacy. 🖖🖖🖖
How does one guy evacuate an entire planet? He wasn't evil for just the sake of being evil. Prime universe Spock promised to save Romulus from the supernova and failed, killing neros wife and unborn child and millions of his people. He also blamed the federation because they refused to aide in the evacuation of Romulus. When the narada and Nero arrived in the past, his goal was to ensure a future for Romulus that was completely free from the Federation by destroying earth and Vulcan. Once this is done, he has hundreds of years to save Romulus without having to evacuate it. This was his plan.
@@unropednope4644They never refused to evacuate Romulus; they only abandoned the mission after the synthetic attack on Utopia Planitia destroyed the evacuation fleet.
Reportedly there are deleted scenes showing what happened to Nero during those 25 years while waiting for Spock, and they explain that he literally became crazy
Anton's parents won a wrongful death suit against Jeep in 2018 as a result of the flawed transmission design. It also lead to new regulations making all new cars shift to park automatically when the driver door is opened.
Funfact: In the starting sequence you see Randy Pausch running through the video before the screen goes live. He held one of the most famous lectures in the world most likely: The Last Lecture....look it up. Oh and yeah..I named my son Tiberius because I want him to take 1 thing to heart: I dont believe in a no win scenario.
As Scotty was raving how he was able to beam people from two places at one time the man sitting next to him at the controls was Chris Doohan, son of James Doohan, the original Mr. Scott. Chris starred as Montgomery Scott in the widely acclaimed fan series Star Trek Continues which you can find here on RUclips. It's just like watching the original series.
The crew member who said "Captain, we have visual" was Randy Pausch. He was a Star Trek fan and Professor at Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book, called the Last Lecture during his battle with pancreatic cancer. I read this book in middle school. He went on a book tour during his fight to promote the book. He was able to make a cameo in this film, and he donated his money to charity. Sadly he passed away, but his memory lives on in the film and in life.
Bruce Greenwood is terrific, but he is now my second favorite Captain Pike. Anson Mount is just too damn good in the role on Strange New Worlds-he’s become my second favorite Star Trek captain behind only Patrick Stewart.
Cassie said after watching Nemesis (paraphrasing) ''I'm going to take a break from Star Trek now''. lol That was only 10 days ago. She's becoming a full blown Trekkie. To which I say WELCOME TO THE CLUB!
Deep Space Nine, is arguably the best written series as a whole. A couple of bumpy spots in the beginning, but they developed their characters for good and ill. Lower Decks is also a surprisingly moving series, wrapped in jokes and hijinks.
Low-er decks! Lo-wer decks! And as much as I like the show, she needs a bit more watching to fully grasp it fully. The next to most recent episode had cameos from characters in 3 different Trek series that she hasn't seen, for example.
- Personally I was never a really big fan of DS9, I really liked some of the characters like Worf, Dax, Odo, Quark and O'Brian but I didn't overly enjoy the general storyline, I found it kind of boring that as a space station they rarely went anywhere other than the station and was not a big fan of Sisko.
My college GF was very much into literature and poetry, but we started watching TNG with a group of friends when it first aired, and she loved it. It doesn't surprise me at all that you enjoy the relationships of the crews.
The Kelvin-timeline is entirely alternate reality, from the moment the Kelvin is destroyed onwards. The supernova in the prime timeline occurs in 2387, which is 8 years after Nemesis, which takes place in 2379. So thankfully they found a way to do the new trilogy without really interfering with any of classic trek, which still exists in the original timeline.
It'd have to be a bit before, given that Kirk was (in Prime) born in Iowa- so something needed to happen prior to the Kelvin incident to keep Winona Kirk from being in Iowa (and it doesn't look like the Narada's incursion was too close to Earth)
Congratulations to your extreme commitment of watching so much Star Trek ahead of this for your personal internal goal to appreciate and "earn" the lore. As much as so many have been telling you to "watch this and watch that" I think you've done an incredible thing here Cassie and if you take a break after it all that's totally understandable. I'll just suggest on any of your Star Trek posts that to finish off TNG, consider ONLY season 3 of Picard as I'm sure you've heard dozens of times. You won't be disappointed.
- I don't know if she actually watched it or not, I have a bad memory, BUT if she is going to plump up some of her Trek knowledge "All Good Things" is definitely a must watch, one of my favorite episodes.
100% agree. It's a different take which is needed otherwise it's just recycled unoriginal content. I would really like them to start expanding though and move past the next generation era into a new one.
My problem with this is mostly the villain. He’s too over the top. He’d make an average superhero movie villain say “wtf” with his scene-chewing evil. The movie could’ve been better even while keeping the more action style Abrams was going for.
If you want Federation Expanded Story, you got "DS9". If you want Adventures then i recommend "Voyager". If you want Federation backstory/history, then you got "Enterprise". The next film is also very good.
I saw this at the Hollywood Bowl the day after Anton Yelchin's passing. These was nothing as beautiful as watching this under the beautiful stars with a live orchestra. So glad that you enjoyed it.
This was Chris Hemworth big screen debut, so that's why he has such a small role. I think it was also in 2009 that he was cast as Thor, which debut in cinemas two years later.
Although it is a prequel, it's an alternate timeline from the moment Nero appeared. Johnathan Archer was the first captain of the NX-01 USS Enterprise (The series, Enterprise). He had a beagle on board with him. Evidently, Scotty had an incident with it in this timeline.
Some said only Shatner could play Kirk. This was an interesting way of explaining WHY every character is - different. Some by a little, some by more. And it echoes back to an Original episode, where Kirk etc. were back in 1930s. They "had to" let asomeone die, or the Enterprise would no longer exist.
Easter Egg: R2D2 can be seen as one of the floating debris after the Enterprise arrives in the aftermath of the Romulan attack on the Federation fleet.
I grew up on reruns of the original. I was in high school, when Fox became a major network, becoming the fourth, adding to the original 3, CBS,ABC,NBC from the 50's. Cops and Star Trek The Next Generation were the 2 flagship shows. I very much enjoyed Star Trek Voyager from the 90's. The story line was really cool.
In the normal timeline, when the Kelvin wasn't attacked, George Kirk's wife didn't go into labor until they got back to Earth. And George lived long enough to see his son become captain of the Enterprise. The prime timeline Kirk, having grown up with his father, was a much more disciplined person, rather than this one who grew up without a father and ended up a delinquent.
Simon Pegg’s wife is Scottish. That’s why his accent is so on point! Anton Yelchin’s (RIP) first language was Russian. The Russians do not actually pronounce V’s like W’s (I don’t know why they did that in TOS), so Anton really had to adjust his performance to make that happen!
I stood right next to Chris Pine’s dad and didn’t recognize him for the longest time because he was shorter than I imagined, frail had a beard and long hair. Looked nothing like on CHIPS
Robert Pine was great as Sgt. Getraer on CHiPs. I’m seeing him listed in various places as either 5’9” or 5’10”, but I’m sure he’s gotten shorter w age. He’s 83 now.
When Simon Pegg (Scotty) was in the transporter room, the man sitting next to him in the red shirt is Chris Doohan, the son of James Doohan, the OG Scotty.
As a lifelong Star Trek fan whose parents wouldn't allow him to watch TOS on its original run, this reboot series is a worthy successor. Live long and prosper, everyone!
Fans said they felt Kirk should die on the bridge. The producers just didn't realize we didn't mean THAT kind of bridge! We meant the Enterprise Bridge! D'oh!
The older Spock came from the original Star Trek universe in 2387 (eight years after Star Trek Nemesis), he traveled 129 years into the past (2258) but it was the new alternate timeline created when Nero’s ship arrived in 2233.
@@JavierSoto-t6z Op has seen both and enjoyed both. Most people who hate on the new ones dislike it because of how different it is from the original series. To have watched the original series, especially when it aired, you'd have to be considerably old. Adding their age in this context makes sense imo
@JavierSoto-t6z none. I'm not saying that their age adds more weight to their opinion; neither did they. I'm just noting that it makes sense for them to include the fact that they were old enough to have seen the original series when it aired, because people tend to assume that fans of the reboots have never seen TOS.
19:44 "Is the parking brake on?" is actually a clever prank from Captain Pike. When he asks Sulu the question, this prompts Spock to ask if the external inertial dampener is engaged; or loosely translated, "the outside device that stops the ship from moving/drifting." It really is the parking brake of the ship. Pike knew exactly what stopped his ship from going to warp. Rather than directly say so, he wanted to see if Sulu would figure it out until Spock decides to just be upfront about it. Look at his relaxed posture when Sulu preps the ship for warp a second time. He's not angry or disappointed. He's casually having a small moment of Captain's fun, helping a colleague instead of directly ordering him; all the while watching Sulu try to fix the problem. It's also worth mentioning, if Sulu hadn't forgotten to disengage the parking brake, the Enterprise would have arrived at Vulcan at the same time as the rest of the fleet and possibly would have gotten destroyed.
My introduction to Star Trek (not counting that Futurama episode) and I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this movie so much! Excited to watch this reaction!
I was hoping you would get to the new films, both with this cast are great IMO. Also Recommend Star Trek Voyager, That is the one series that my wife would set down and watch with me.
My father who passed watched this w me in theaters, he was the biggest Star Trek fan. I’ve never seen him so happy watching that film. I’m so glad you’ve shared his love for Star Trek
Good reboot and well casted. Zachary Quinto as Spock was genius casting. Chris Pine as a young cocky Kirk and Karl Urban as Bones...😊. Pretty good movie
Unfortunately Karl Urban is why they've never gotten around to a next episode which we really really need in order for many of us to get closure on the tragic loss of Anton Yelchin.
@@davidrichards6509 We all know why there hasn't been another, and isn't because of Urban! Into Darkness was a disaster and Beyond was commercial flop!
Believe that this is one of the "best remake movies" in the series of Star Trek..it literally reintroduce us to most of all the OG characters but with all new casting which is done very well along with all new storyline but it still has elements of pass movies which actually relates all the way back to te OG TV series..this one has so much better special effects than all of the earlier movie versions of Star Trek..the next two that actually follows this one just seem to get even better with both storyline and even more great casting with new characters.
Just to note, special effects are not the same as visual effects. Special effects are all the practical effects that are present during principal filming (e.g.: squibs, wirework, and stunts). Visual effects are shots that are composited during postproduction (models, matte paintings, and CGI).
I remember in a livestream unboxing when I and couple others suggested Star trek in the comments and Cassie said she wanted to watch this film. She knew nothing really about the franchise apart from the usual pop culture stuff and her vague memories of her father watching tng episodes when she was growing up. Thankfully for us she embraced the advice of her trusted Trekkie patreons and in search of a little context, she did a huge deep dive which I hope she's found really rewarding. 3rd Dec 2023 Cassie brought star trek to the channel. Her Rocky and Bond series were wonderful and so I knew we were in for a treat with this too. We're over a year into this journey and it'll be all over very soon. For all those subscribers that aren't really invested in the Star trek franchise, I can't imagine how you've put up with us hijacking the channel for so long so thank you guys so much 😂😉 To Cassie, it's been emotional 😂. Very much looking forward to seeing you coming full circle 🖖.
Well said. I 100% concur. This has been a wonderful ride, re-experiencing Trek through Cassie's eyes and watching her evolve from a novice to a full-on Trek fan. She picks up on all the references, she knows the quotes, and she loves the characters deeply. Just like us. There is a reason she is my favorite reaction channel. It also slays me that she won't let her sister partake because Cassie doesn't think she's earned it😂.
@@peterkazmir I'm guessing ds9 and voyager are off the table but Picard is a different matter because of Cassie's affinity for her Captain. It will probably be a very long time in the future though
You're not cheating. This isn't really a reboot. This is a fork in time that hard-core Trek fans can't argue with because of how it was done. It splits the timelines cleanly in a way that opens up the new universe. Enjoy the ride.
When redstone investments split and Star Trek went to CBS, it was picked up by Bad Robot and JJ "Sabotage" Abrams for this. Feels like Star Trek by 12 year olds after they ate a 2 pound bag of candy but, yeah if you just take it as some film, a "portion of entertainment"....not bad.
Everyone when I was a kid always called Star Trek 'the losers saga' and you were mocked for liking it. Until this movie came out. Some of the old fanboys may not like this movie, but it did bring a ton of new fans to the series.
I saw this at the theater and was blown away by the casting too. My favourite cast member spent about a minute on screen. In 2013 I was covering the Tribeca Film Festival as a red carpet photographer, when I met an actress promoting a film called "Raze". My buddy and I interviewed and photographed the cast and producer, and were subsequently invited to the wrap party by the producer. I got a chance to talk for some time with her, and I told her I was a big fan of her sci-fi series "Continuum", and told her that I remembered her from her first TV starring role in a series called "The Inside". She was incredibly sweet and gracious, and posed for a photo with me (I got my buddy to use my camera) - probably my favourite photo I ever took with an actress. It wasn't until 2 or 3 years later that I realized that she, , was the green girl that Kirk was making out with in Uhura's room! A year later we interviewed Patrick Stewart and I got a photo with him, too!
I love this movie. This was my first experience of Star Trek. Starfleet, and the Star Trek vision of a post-hate, post-scarcity future is so beautiful.
Vulcans have strict cultural taboos about non-familial physical touching (which makes sense on a planet of touch telepaths) so no, they don’t really do that.😂
I appreciate that they did this reboot while still respecting the original series by not just saying it never happened or that the canon didn’t matter. They just say “This is different and a different take and these are the reasons why”. The next movie is… not my favorite, but I like this one and the third one 😅
When this first came out I was doubtful they could reinvent such loved iconic characters but they did it! Eric Bana as the evil enemy was excellent, and of course Leonard Nimoy returning for a chat with his younger self was lovely to see.
Meh, we took it because we all know why they made it. They refused them to make a real starter film so they made the kelvin timeline. It is an appetizer movie.
Anton lived in Los Angeles, California, until his death on the evening of June 19, 2016, outside his LA home, when his parked Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled backward on his steep driveway, pinning him against a brick pillar and security fence. This was due to badly designed shifter that indicated park when it was in neutral. This death, along with reports of other near-misses, resulted in a recall of that model.
The recall came very late. A number of people had been injured or killed under similar circumstances, and the auto company blew them off until there was a high profile victim.
"Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one." - Fight Club
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It has been documented that Karl Urban's performance as Leonard “Bones” McCoy literally moved Leonard Nimoy to tears. 🖖
Correct . . .
Most of the cast were playing their own version of the characters. Karl was actually channeling DeForrest Kelley. Honestly, if he showed up in SNW alongside all the new TOS Enterprise crew, I wouldn't even be a little upset.
Urban is a heck of an actor...
@@rcslyman8929 If only. So far they've done a great job casting the original crew on SNW, Scotty was excellent last season. Karl Urban would definitely be the cherry on top.
@@JMO_1976 Yeah, to this point, I've liked the new casting. Paul Wesley took a minute, but he's done well as Kirk during Season 2. Martin Quinn, though... he went over and above as Scotty. Even mimicking Jimmy Doohan's way of holding his hands to hide his missing finger from the camera. Karl would fit right in, but I doubt he would actually step in to do it. But they'll find someone equally fitting if they do bring Bones in, that much I'm sure of.
"Your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mothers and yours. I dare you to do better.”
That is my favorite part of this Star Trek.
I hadn't seen this movie in quite a while, and that line gave me chills again!
Best line period. Bruce Greenwood is an all-time great.
the trailer was amazing with the music from Back to Hell.
After enraging Spock and taking over the Captain's chair his first move was saving all of Earth (and other Federation planets) lol. He did better.
My grandma was a huge Trekkie and this was the last movie I saw with her in a movie theater before she passed. She loved the part were elderly OG Spock was dispensing wise and sage advice to new, younger Spock. I remember seeing her nod and smile during that part. 😊
During the filming, Karl Urban (Bones) brought Leonard Nimoy to tears with his performance. Nimoy had said it was as if DeForest Kelly came back to life.
Karl was great in the role.
Kartl Urban is a god damn acting treasure that wtyed under the radar most of his early career , .i'm glad he has been seen now in much bigger roles today. first thing i saw him in was Xena: Warrior princess, were he played Julius Ceasar in one of the later seasons.
Who says Deforrest didn't come back to give Urban a hand?
"There are windows in heaven. "
He played two characters in Xena. Julius Ceasar as you mentioned, and Cupid in the early to mid series.
@@grantkilbourne4573 He was one of the first actors I remember seeing in something weird and low budget (Xena) and then show up in something huge (Lord of The Rings) and be proud for him and excited he had "made it". I dunno why.
Cassie talking about her journey getting to this point in Star Trek just makes me realize how it's been such a long road getting from there to here.
But her time is finally near…
Well, i got faith, faith of the heart.. 😎
I'm going where my heart will take me
When Scottie beams Pike, Kirk and Spock onto the Enterprise and Scottie makes a statement about beaming two separate targets the guy sitting next to him smiling is the original "Scottie" James Doohan's real life son.
He also played Scotty in the Star Trek Continues fan series which brings back a lot of Star Trek actors.
James was a fearless pilot for Canada during WWII. He would get chewed out for weaving his plane between telephone poles and lost fingers catching flak from German guns. There are quite a few engineers that entered their field because of Scottie.
It wa5md my heart to know the cast may be making for the undiscovered country, but their children actively return for their sakes.
R.I.P. "CHECKOV" taken too early.
Anton Yelchin was also in "Terminator Salvation", playing a key character!
Absolutely Correct . . . His Tragic Passing Still Stinks, As If It Was A Planned Murder, For Some Kind Of Sacrificial Meaning ??? '-o
@@philipocallaghan such a bizarre way to die too!
@@JohnMorris-c5v His death led to reforms in automotive safety, making it mandatory for all new cars to automatically shift to park once the driver door is opened at a stop. Sad it took the preventable death of Anton to inspire such a simple and obvious safety feature.
He was so good, he was asked to join the og cast far too early.
"Section 613.92!" is the most Star Trek you've ever sounded. Way to go!
One of my favorite quotes about time travel comes from Admiral Janeway.... "Since my first day on the job as a Starfleet captain I swore I'd never let myself get caught in one of these godforsaken paradoxes - the future is the past, the past is the future, it all gives me a headache."
Please don't let these 3 movies be the end of your Trek journey! Yes, DS9 and Voyager are definitely worth a watch! I personally like Star Trek Enterprise too which takes place 100 years before Kirk. Love your reactions!
Enterprise is my best friends favorite and Voyager is tied with Next generation for mine. They're all great in their own way.
DS9 is the pinnacle of Star Trek. I didn't like Enterprise and stopped watching after a couple episodes in when it aired. I gave it another chance and got the blurays and I liked it this time, I put it slightly behind Voyager.
Voyager especially since DS9 doesn't go anywhere, basically Star Trek soap opera...
@Doom2pro
so wrong caling DS9 a Star trek soap opera . it's so much better and bigger and more epic than any shitty soap opera could ever hope to be.
Don't forget Picard.
You knew that dude in the red shirt was doomed when you saw he was wearing........a red shirt
beat me to it lol. i actually have a star trek red shirt that says expendable on it
Yup. They always have a tragic ending, but it is for the greater good.
Bump. So may be Cass sees this ^^ I'm sure others will explain the other stuffs. Just want her to get the joke ^^
Ensign Ricky...lol
APART FROM SCOTTY. THATS HOW TOUGH SCOTTISH PEOPLE ARE.
Thor before he was Thor. Also the iconic line from Eric Bana “fire everything”.
I rather enjoy "Hi Christopher. I'm Nero." 😅 Bana delivers it in such an odd way.
does not look right saying that in lower case =P
@@LordVolkov LOL! Couldn't agree more! It WAS "odd", and I loved it!
And Captain Robau was the leader of the terrorist group in Iron Man.
The Enterprise dropping out of warp firing all its weapons is one of the most bad ass moments in any Star Trek movie.
This. Chills every time.
IDC how many times I watch this - the opening scene with Chris Hemsworth makes me cry so hard, full body chills. I love this movie so much! The cinematography, the plot, the characters. I know it wasn't as true to source material as many fans preferred. But I love it!
Same! I am always bawling by the end of that opening scene.
The Kelvinverse openings are godsdamned fire...
The thing to understand, this was not the original history, that all changed when Nero came back to the past, so this is not how Kirk became Captain in TOS, it's an alternate universe at this point.
The scenes with Spocks father are under-rated great dad parenting scenes. In the first one Spock's dad is teaching him to be logical but in the second scene he tells Spock to follow his feelings and the kicker is both are about Spocks mom
The best thing about these movies is that they made Ururha so much better. From holding her own with Kirk and mainly being able to speak alien languages.
Agreed - but - with Nichelle they pushed it about as far as they could, for back in the 60’s. What we see from Zoe’s Uhura wouldn’t have flown back then…not even close.
@@jeffk1482after a 25 plus year in Starfleet she couldn't speak Klingon in Star Trek VI when she should have been able to.
While I like Uhurrah no way is she better that Nichelle nor are any of the characters. A couple of them are real decent but no one can outdo the originals. Especially Spock and even Checkov.
Been waiting for this reaction for months! Love this movie and the next!! Grew up in the 70’s watching Star Trek 😊
I grew up in the 80's watching Star Trek reruns 🤣
Same. I love the old ones & I love the new ones.
The music for these movies are top notch. The chills I get at the end when the Enterprise chased the Nerada chasing Spock in the jellyfish ship, coming out of warp, phasers fully firing away.
You do realize that Karl Urban portraying Bones was also Eomer in LOTR, right? He looks totally different. I think his casting as Bones was perfect.
He was also an assassin in the second Bourne movie, and he was Judge Dredd.
Karl Urban was a bad kind of guy in RED. I wish Cassie would react to that one. Hint, Cassie - It's got an all-star cast you'll recognise.
@@THOMMGB Yeah, RED is super fun!
I did not see TOS when it originally aired (not quiet old enough for that 🤣 ) but I grew up on DeForest Kelley's "Bones." I absolutely *love* Karl Urban's version, and I actually like his better.
Yes, he really nailed the part. Urban is an excellent actor.
It was Hemsworth's first film btw.
One thing to keep in mind, due to the time travel factor, this film and all following in this series are an ALTERNATE time line. things will be different than the original series.
It is my deeply held belief that Spock's meeting to decline admission to the Vulcan Science Academy happened *exactly* the same way in the Prime universe.
Which is frankly the only way most of us can enjoy these movies, unfortunately.
Saw this in theaters. It was amazing on the big screen. The teaser trailer for this was one of the best teaser trailers I have ever seen.
The one with the welding or...?
@@Sephiroth144 yes, the one with the welding.
I saw this in the theater too back in 2009. Great movie.
Spock character played by Zachary Quinto. Early famous role was bad guy Sylar in TV Heroes
Heroes was great!
Well, at least the first couple seasons were.
You're right, Romulus was still intact in the past. If Nero wasn't an idiot and evil for the sake of being evil, he could've evacuated Romulus and nobody would have to die. His plan in this movie (destroy both Vulcan and Earth) was pure lunacy. 🖖🖖🖖
How does one guy evacuate an entire planet? He wasn't evil for just the sake of being evil. Prime universe Spock promised to save Romulus from the supernova and failed, killing neros wife and unborn child and millions of his people. He also blamed the federation because they refused to aide in the evacuation of Romulus. When the narada and Nero arrived in the past, his goal was to ensure a future for Romulus that was completely free from the Federation by destroying earth and Vulcan. Once this is done, he has hundreds of years to save Romulus without having to evacuate it. This was his plan.
@@unropednope4644because he went back in time and had plenty of time to WARN ROMULUS so they had 129 years to do something about it.
Knowing Romulan politics they probably would have just confiscated the Nerada and used it to launch a preemptive strike against the Federation.
@@unropednope4644They never refused to evacuate Romulus; they only abandoned the mission after the synthetic attack on Utopia Planitia destroyed the evacuation fleet.
Reportedly there are deleted scenes showing what happened to Nero during those 25 years while waiting for Spock, and they explain that he literally became crazy
"Admiral Archer's beagle' is in the ENTERPRISE series:) Archer has a pet beagle
Poor Porthos.
I’m gonna have to watch more enterprise
Just don't feed the dog any cheese
@@micahhawkins-bs9gf I doubt it was Porthos- probably Porthos the Fourth or somesuch...
@ but he loves cheese
Anton Yelchin, the actor that played Chekov, died in 2016 when his SUV smashed him into a driveway gate.
Very sad😢
😞
Absolutely Correct . . . His Tragic Passing Still Stinks, As If It Was A Planned Murder, For Some Kind Of Sacrificial Meaning ??? '-o
Anton's parents won a wrongful death suit against Jeep in 2018 as a result of the flawed transmission design. It also lead to new regulations making all new cars shift to park automatically when the driver door is opened.
William Shatner actually congratulated Chris Pine on his portrayal of Kirk.
Interestingly, Chris Pine seemed to channel Shatner during an interrogation scene in the first "Wonder Woman" movie.
@@paulsander5433I thought the same!
Cassie: Your face when Spock and Uhura kiss; 😮😮
She's been wanting a lot more kissing and romance in Trek since the beginning lol.
Funfact: In the starting sequence you see Randy Pausch running through the video before the screen goes live. He held one of the most famous lectures in the world most likely: The Last Lecture....look it up. Oh and yeah..I named my son Tiberius because I want him to take 1 thing to heart: I dont believe in a no win scenario.
When Spock turned down admittance into the Vulcan Science Academy, he managed to make "Live long and prosper" come off as "F You"
Don't you give me that sarcastic Vulcan salute!
As Scotty was raving how he was able to beam people from two places at one time the man sitting next to him at the controls was Chris Doohan, son of James Doohan, the original Mr. Scott. Chris starred as Montgomery Scott in the widely acclaimed fan series Star Trek Continues which you can find here on RUclips. It's just like watching the original series.
The crew member who said "Captain, we have visual" was Randy Pausch. He was a Star Trek fan and Professor at Carnegie Mellon. He wrote a book, called the Last Lecture during his battle with pancreatic cancer. I read this book in middle school. He went on a book tour during his fight to promote the book. He was able to make a cameo in this film, and he donated his money to charity. Sadly he passed away, but his memory lives on in the film and in life.
I'm sure it's been said before, but I'm glad you built up to this rather than jumping right in. Get it!!
The casting in this movie was spectacular! Chris Pine NAILS the young, cocky Kirk!
Love Bruce Greenwood as Admiral Pike
The wheelchair was a nice touch, too!
Bruce Greenwood is terrific, but he is now my second favorite Captain Pike. Anson Mount is just too damn good in the role on Strange New Worlds-he’s become my second favorite Star Trek captain behind only Patrick Stewart.
Cassie said after watching Nemesis (paraphrasing) ''I'm going to take a break from Star Trek now''. lol That was only 10 days ago. She's becoming a full blown Trekkie. To which I say WELCOME TO THE CLUB!
Deep Space Nine, is arguably the best written series as a whole. A couple of bumpy spots in the beginning, but they developed their characters for good and ill.
Lower Decks is also a surprisingly moving series, wrapped in jokes and hijinks.
Low-er decks! Lo-wer decks!
And as much as I like the show, she needs a bit more watching to fully grasp it fully. The next to most recent episode had cameos from characters in 3 different Trek series that she hasn't seen, for example.
- Personally I was never a really big fan of DS9, I really liked some of the characters like Worf, Dax, Odo, Quark and O'Brian but I didn't overly enjoy the general storyline, I found it kind of boring that as a space station they rarely went anywhere other than the station and was not a big fan of Sisko.
My college GF was very much into literature and poetry, but we started watching TNG with a group of friends when it first aired, and she loved it. It doesn't surprise me at all that you enjoy the relationships of the crews.
The Kelvin-timeline is entirely alternate reality, from the moment the Kelvin is destroyed onwards.
The supernova in the prime timeline occurs in 2387, which is 8 years after Nemesis, which takes place in 2379.
So thankfully they found a way to do the new trilogy without really interfering with any of classic trek, which still exists in the original timeline.
It'd have to be a bit before, given that Kirk was (in Prime) born in Iowa- so something needed to happen prior to the Kelvin incident to keep Winona Kirk from being in Iowa (and it doesn't look like the Narada's incursion was too close to Earth)
Congratulations to your extreme commitment of watching so much Star Trek ahead of this for your personal internal goal to appreciate and "earn" the lore. As much as so many have been telling you to "watch this and watch that" I think you've done an incredible thing here Cassie and if you take a break after it all that's totally understandable. I'll just suggest on any of your Star Trek posts that to finish off TNG, consider ONLY season 3 of Picard as I'm sure you've heard dozens of times. You won't be disappointed.
- I don't know if she actually watched it or not, I have a bad memory, BUT if she is going to plump up some of her Trek knowledge "All Good Things" is definitely a must watch, one of my favorite episodes.
I like the newer Star Trek films, no matter what others say. And I've been a Star Trek fan for over 30 years.
100% agree. It's a different take which is needed otherwise it's just recycled unoriginal content. I would really like them to start expanding though and move past the next generation era into a new one.
My problem with this is mostly the villain. He’s too over the top. He’d make an average superhero movie villain say “wtf” with his scene-chewing evil. The movie could’ve been better even while keeping the more action style Abrams was going for.
Hi, I completely agree with you, and I go all the way back as well. I predict Cassie will absolutely LOVE these movies. - Thomas
@@maxducoudray”hi Christopher I’m Nero” is my favourite delivery of any villain line ever.
Ditto, love the casting and good popcorn movies
Watch the series Heroes, that’s where I first saw this Spock’s actor.
This movie was such a mind trip. A Trek, one could say...
If you want Federation Expanded Story, you got "DS9". If you want Adventures then i recommend "Voyager". If you want Federation backstory/history, then you got "Enterprise".
The next film is also very good.
I saw this at the Hollywood Bowl the day after Anton Yelchin's passing. These was nothing as beautiful as watching this under the beautiful stars with a live orchestra. So glad that you enjoyed it.
This was Chris Hemworth big screen debut, so that's why he has such a small role. I think it was also in 2009 that he was cast as Thor, which debut in cinemas two years later.
Although it is a prequel, it's an alternate timeline from the moment Nero appeared. Johnathan Archer was the first captain of the NX-01 USS Enterprise (The series, Enterprise). He had a beagle on board with him. Evidently, Scotty had an incident with it in this timeline.
Ah, but was it the same beagle?
Star Trek Voyager was the series I fell in love with and remains my favorite. I hope you get there one day!
Some said only Shatner could play Kirk. This was an interesting way of explaining WHY every character is - different. Some by a little, some by more.
And it echoes back to an Original episode, where Kirk etc. were back in 1930s. They "had to" let asomeone die, or the Enterprise would no longer exist.
Yes, Edith Keeler . . .
Easter Egg: R2D2 can be seen as one of the floating debris after the Enterprise arrives in the aftermath of the Romulan attack on the Federation fleet.
I grew up on reruns of the original. I was in high school, when Fox became a major network, becoming the fourth, adding to the original 3, CBS,ABC,NBC from the 50's. Cops and Star Trek The Next Generation were the 2 flagship shows. I very much enjoyed Star Trek Voyager from the 90's. The story line was really cool.
In the normal timeline, when the Kelvin wasn't attacked, George Kirk's wife didn't go into labor until they got back to Earth. And George lived long enough to see his son become captain of the Enterprise. The prime timeline Kirk, having grown up with his father, was a much more disciplined person, rather than this one who grew up without a father and ended up a delinquent.
"Oh it's a prequel" no it's worse 😂😂😂😂 it's an alternative timeline 😂😂😂
Simon Pegg’s wife is Scottish. That’s why his accent is so on point!
Anton Yelchin’s (RIP) first language was Russian. The Russians do not actually pronounce V’s like W’s (I don’t know why they did that in TOS), so Anton really had to adjust his performance to make that happen!
I stood right next to Chris Pine’s dad and didn’t recognize him for the longest time because he was shorter than I imagined, frail had a beard and long hair. Looked nothing like on CHIPS
Not to mention the old late-night classical music infomercials.
Not to mention Robert Pine was also in Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise
Robert Pine was great as Sgt. Getraer on CHiPs. I’m seeing him listed in various places as either 5’9” or 5’10”, but I’m sure he’s gotten shorter w age. He’s 83 now.
@@jeffg.6110 he shrunk plus hat long hair and beard
When Simon Pegg (Scotty) was in the transporter room, the man sitting next to him in the red shirt is Chris Doohan, the son of James Doohan, the OG Scotty.
"Are we on earth?" right after big text on the screen "IOWA".
She was crying during the title card and didn’t noticed 🤦🏽
As a lifelong Star Trek fan whose parents wouldn't allow him to watch TOS on its original run, this reboot series is a worthy successor. Live long and prosper, everyone!
CASSIE, try VOYAGER, female captain and I'm sure a trekker out there will clue you in to the important episodes just like you did with TNG.
I love that Simon Pegg as Scotty wasn't spoiled for you, I think we were all waiting to see what your reaction would be.
Hey Generations, did you see that? Now that's how you kill off a Kirk.
Fans said they felt Kirk should die on the bridge. The producers just didn't realize we didn't mean THAT kind of bridge! We meant the Enterprise Bridge! D'oh!
The older Spock came from the original Star Trek universe in 2387 (eight years after Star Trek Nemesis), he traveled 129 years into the past (2258) but it was the new alternate timeline created when Nero’s ship arrived in 2233.
Not only is Simon Pegg IN Star Trek he also co-wrote Star Trek Beyond/Pine 3 one of the best in the franchise that VERY much has a TOS episode vibe
Simon Pegg also appeared in Star Wars Episode 7
12:56 "I dare you to do better" Finally! Probably my favorite films this and Star Trek Into Darkness
So many negative comments blah
I'm old enough to have watched the original series when it aired and I still enjoy this reboot
I'm younger than the original series by a few decades and I still love both. pretty much all star trek I've seen is fantastic haha
Just bc you’re old doesn’t mean your opinion has more weight .
@@JavierSoto-t6z
Op has seen both and enjoyed both. Most people who hate on the new ones dislike it because of how different it is from the original series. To have watched the original series, especially when it aired, you'd have to be considerably old. Adding their age in this context makes sense imo
@saltysyd99 what difference does it make when you watch it ?
@JavierSoto-t6z none. I'm not saying that their age adds more weight to their opinion; neither did they. I'm just noting that it makes sense for them to include the fact that they were old enough to have seen the original series when it aired, because people tend to assume that fans of the reboots have never seen TOS.
18:50 That music, that ship STILL gives me chills!
what a coincidence
I was watching INto Darkness
Young Spock is Zachary Quinto. Prior to this he was known for the show Heroes
RIP Anton Yelchin aka Chekov.
19:44 "Is the parking brake on?" is actually a clever prank from Captain Pike.
When he asks Sulu the question, this prompts Spock to ask if the external inertial dampener is engaged; or loosely translated, "the outside device that stops the ship from moving/drifting." It really is the parking brake of the ship.
Pike knew exactly what stopped his ship from going to warp. Rather than directly say so, he wanted to see if Sulu would figure it out until Spock decides to just be upfront about it. Look at his relaxed posture when Sulu preps the ship for warp a second time. He's not angry or disappointed. He's casually having a small moment of Captain's fun, helping a colleague instead of directly ordering him; all the while watching Sulu try to fix the problem.
It's also worth mentioning, if Sulu hadn't forgotten to disengage the parking brake, the Enterprise would have arrived at Vulcan at the same time as the rest of the fleet and possibly would have gotten destroyed.
This movie is a lot of fun. I loved the cast, especially Karl Urban as Bones. He nails the character so well.
You can't TEASE deep space nine if you aren't serious you're gonna break my heart 😢
The actor playing Spock in this was also an excellent villain in the TV show Hereos. A series you definitely should watch
PLEASE check out Zachary Quinto's stint on American Horror Story (Murder House and Asylum).
Make it so! Maybe just the first season though
Yep. I agree. Takes a little bit to get into Heroes as it has a slower burn but it gets better.
Nope, the second season is AWFUL.
My introduction to Star Trek (not counting that Futurama episode) and I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this movie so much!
Excited to watch this reaction!
The only thing I did not like was their weapons seemed to shoot toy sparks:)
I'm not a trekkie, I don't really care too much for the older stuff, but I really enjoyed the Chris Pine led series.
For more Spock x Uhura, Star Trek Strange New Worlds is fantastic
47:15 ..."So hard"...Keep practising, eventually you'll get it...
I was hoping you would get to the new films, both with this cast are great IMO. Also Recommend Star Trek Voyager, That is the one series that my wife would set down and watch with me.
My father who passed watched this w me in theaters, he was the biggest Star Trek fan. I’ve never seen him so happy watching that film. I’m so glad you’ve shared his love for Star Trek
Good reboot and well casted. Zachary Quinto as Spock was genius casting. Chris Pine as a young cocky Kirk and Karl Urban as Bones...😊. Pretty good movie
Hahaha... I seen in STO toon named Sylar Spock :)
Unfortunately Karl Urban is why they've never gotten around to a next episode which we really really need in order for many of us to get closure on the tragic loss of Anton Yelchin.
@@davidrichards6509 We all know why there hasn't been another, and isn't because of Urban!
Into Darkness was a disaster and Beyond was commercial flop!
PSA, Past tense of cast is cast, not casted.
@@chriswood7632 😒
Now, you have to watch GalaxyQuest.
She did a reaction to "Galaxy Quest" about a year ago.
ruclips.net/video/YYStEliyL6E/видео.html
Believe that this is one of the "best remake movies" in the series of Star Trek..it literally reintroduce us to most of all the OG characters but with all new casting which is done very well along with all new storyline but it still has elements of pass movies which actually relates all the way back to te OG TV series..this one has so much better special effects than all of the earlier movie versions of Star Trek..the next two that actually follows this one just seem to get even better with both storyline and even more great casting with new characters.
same I loved this too
Just to note, special effects are not the same as visual effects. Special effects are all the practical effects that are present during principal filming (e.g.: squibs, wirework, and stunts). Visual effects are shots that are composited during postproduction (models, matte paintings, and CGI).
As a person who had the love of my life send a message earlier today - she's 25 years shoulda woulda. I'll admit I'm emotionally comprised.
I remember in a livestream unboxing when I and couple others suggested Star trek in the comments and Cassie said she wanted to watch this film. She knew nothing really about the franchise apart from the usual pop culture stuff and her vague memories of her father watching tng episodes when she was growing up.
Thankfully for us she embraced the advice of her trusted Trekkie patreons and in search of a little context, she did a huge deep dive which I hope she's found really rewarding.
3rd Dec 2023 Cassie brought star trek to the channel. Her Rocky and Bond series were wonderful and so I knew we were in for a treat with this too.
We're over a year into this journey and it'll be all over very soon. For all those subscribers that aren't really invested in the Star trek franchise, I can't imagine how you've put up with us hijacking the channel for so long so thank you guys so much 😂😉
To Cassie, it's been emotional 😂. Very much looking forward to seeing you coming full circle 🖖.
Well said. I 100% concur. This has been a wonderful ride, re-experiencing Trek through Cassie's eyes and watching her evolve from a novice to a full-on Trek fan. She picks up on all the references, she knows the quotes, and she loves the characters deeply. Just like us. There is a reason she is my favorite reaction channel.
It also slays me that she won't let her sister partake because Cassie doesn't think she's earned it😂.
Can't wait for DS9...Voyager...Enterprise...and Picard!
@@BiggestDawgEver that cracked me up too 😂
@@peterkazmir I'm guessing ds9 and voyager are off the table but Picard is a different matter because of Cassie's affinity for her Captain. It will probably be a very long time in the future though
The Leo edit in the beginning had me dying laughing. I was not prepared for for that!!
You're not cheating. This isn't really a reboot. This is a fork in time that hard-core Trek fans can't argue with because of how it was done. It splits the timelines cleanly in a way that opens up the new universe. Enjoy the ride.
When redstone investments split and Star Trek went to CBS, it was picked up by Bad Robot and JJ "Sabotage" Abrams for this.
Feels like Star Trek by 12 year olds after they ate a 2 pound bag of candy but, yeah if you just take it as some film, a "portion of entertainment"....not bad.
This alternate timeline is known as "The Kelvin Timeline". The casting is the best part of the Kelvin Timeline, IMO.
Agreed.
Also the cold opens
They nailed it with the casting but made the characters seem too immature to be in charge of anything.
@@todub781 Agreed, Uhura was the stronger character the men all seemed like macho man babies. Not the fault of the actors, just bad writing.
The most unbelievable thing about this movie is the ludicrous way Kirk became captain.
Among many other unbelivable things.
@@cvonbarronyeah but that’s the thing I buy the least because it’s a real world thing that is not realistic at all.
Everyone when I was a kid always called Star Trek 'the losers saga' and you were mocked for liking it. Until this movie came out. Some of the old fanboys may not like this movie, but it did bring a ton of new fans to the series.
I saw this at the theater and was blown away by the casting too. My favourite cast member spent about a minute on screen.
In 2013 I was covering the Tribeca Film Festival as a red carpet photographer, when I met an actress promoting a film called "Raze". My buddy and I interviewed and photographed the cast and producer, and were subsequently invited to the wrap party by the producer. I got a chance to talk for some time with her, and I told her I was a big fan of her sci-fi series "Continuum", and told her that I remembered her from her first TV starring role in a series called "The Inside". She was incredibly sweet and gracious, and posed for a photo with me (I got my buddy to use my camera) - probably my favourite photo I ever took with an actress. It wasn't until 2 or 3 years later that I realized that she, , was the green girl that Kirk was making out with in Uhura's room!
A year later we interviewed Patrick Stewart and I got a photo with him, too!
I love this movie. This was my first experience of Star Trek. Starfleet, and the Star Trek vision of a post-hate, post-scarcity future is so beautiful.
I love it when Jim Kirk slaps Spock on the shoulder. It's such an "Earth" kind of thing. I don't think they do that on Vulcan. - Thomas
Vulcans have strict cultural taboos about non-familial physical touching (which makes sense on a planet of touch telepaths) so no, they don’t really do that.😂
"Into the Darkness" is my personal favorite!
"How do you do it?" "I am failing"
Featuring an enemy Cassie knows well by now.
@@knielsen50 Sshhhh - no clues!
No spoilers, please!
Horrible movie, limp remake of the Wrath of Khan. But, hey we all have our own opinions.
I appreciate that they did this reboot while still respecting the original series by not just saying it never happened or that the canon didn’t matter. They just say “This is different and a different take and these are the reasons why”. The next movie is… not my favorite, but I like this one and the third one 😅
Into Darkness, indeed...
(Literally saw it before release at Paramount Studios- and was so disappointed when I walked off the lot...)
When this first came out I was doubtful they could reinvent such loved iconic characters but they did it! Eric Bana as the evil enemy was excellent, and of course Leonard Nimoy returning for a chat with his younger self was lovely to see.
You definitely need to watch the 3 seasons of Picard. They’re only around 10 episodes each, and an awesome watch. Especially S3
To everyone who thinks this film is not Star Trek: always remember the Vulcan philosophy IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations).🖖
Good performances. Bad plot. Overall fun, but not a top tier Star Trek because of ignoring the soul of Trek.
Well, with that kind of reasoning you can slap the Star Trek label onto virtually anything.
Meh, we took it because we all know why they made it. They refused them to make a real starter film so they made the kelvin timeline. It is an appetizer movie.
Kelvin-verse is beyond defending but there seems to be an overlap with DSC defenders which says a lot
@@Emily-tb1cp remember, at a recent convention 79% of those polled preferred the ferengi to the Vulcans
Anton lived in Los Angeles, California, until his death on the evening of June 19, 2016, outside his LA home, when his parked Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled backward on his steep driveway, pinning him against a brick pillar and security fence. This was due to badly designed shifter that indicated park when it was in neutral. This death, along with reports of other near-misses, resulted in a recall of that model.
The recall came very late. A number of people had been injured or killed under similar circumstances, and the auto company blew them off until there was a high profile victim.
"Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one."
- Fight Club