It has been rare for me as a performer to not be able to land my "line"... Even if my topic is about unnecessary death. I could feel Drinker struggling in the most insanely heart wrenching way. I have a strong guess that this pushed him close to a happy/sad cry
In an interview after this short film was made, Shatner said Gene Rodenberry would be "rolling over in his grave" if he saw what modern Star Trek had become.
Rodenberry actually hated Star Trek The Undiscovered Country and the showrunners went out of their way to remove him from the decisions for the later seasons of TNG
In one of the episodes of Star Trek, the Next Generation, the crew is mourning the loss of some crew mates. Wharf, inquires why they are so sad when in his culture, they put on a celebration to remember the dead. This is how I have seen Star Trek and this homage to a great character is one more moment where I celebrate, the end of a wonderful character
No! Watch ST: Strange New Worlds. They at least are trying to backtrack on modern crap with this show. It's still there, but we should give them a chance and show we appreciate a try! Otherwise, we will never get proper ST show again in our lifetime. It's easy to hate!
To the people that say people are just bitter when we are critical of most modern releases and spinoffs, i say this is all we want. To have legacy characters treated with dignity and respect
The fanbase got really fragmented in 2009. Most of the original older fans ate that garbage up like ice cream, while younger TNG and onward fans were more aware of the awful direction 2009 and onward would take Star Trek. This was a well done homage to diehard fans, but honestly - it’s nothing outstanding and rather confusing as well. As a a guy who grew up with TNG and then watched TOS afterwards and very much appreciated it, I always roll my eyes at the die hard baby boomer older fans. It was their enabling in the 2009 trilogy that sunk Trek to what garbage it is now. Don’t believe me, look at all initial reviews of 2009 by older fans, it was beyond glowing. All three of the JJ trek films were easily the first large step into destroying trek as we knew it, and it was applauded by the older age group simply because “it has Kirk and Spock so here’s my money.” So I guess yeah, I’m rolling my eyes at the heaps of praise this is getting as well.
You are a child with a child’s understanding of the world, what you want is to force corporations to keep feeding you the type of slop that makes you feel more important than you are, the fact that women and black people make you this uncomfortable is so deeply emasculated it would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic
@@erikliam520 Life does give us a few things if we are lucky.. like kids, or grandkids. But we do lose so much. It's inevitable in our entropic universe all things change and in time are lost. Let's make the best of now... It will never come again and it will never last.
Me too I'm 75 and then reasonable health. I lost a lot of friends in Vietnam and at night they come back and haunt me so so did some of the things I did and I realize all of that was for not
@Music-lx1tf Sometimes we fight the good fight and we lose. Trying isn't for nothing. Trying to protect the Vietnamese from communist expansion was the right thing to do. We might have spared them oppression like the South Koreans have been spared. Doing the right thing isn't about always winning, it's about having the courage to risk losing and taking a loss for the right reasons. I hope this helps provide a bit of solace. Thank you for your service and sacrifice and those who were lost.
Allow me to buy you a drink. Thank you for alerting me to this exceptional short film. As a life long trekker (63 now) I may have drawn my terminal breath not knowing it existed. I too can now face the downing of the sun in splendid serenity.
Marcus, please check out 'Star Trek Continues', The `Pilgrim of Eternity' episode. It is a fan-made series very true to the original material and ethos.
William Shatner on getting old: "I find age such a foreign concept. I have to be reminded. I still have the extraordinary feeling of adventure, striking out into unknown fields." On turning 90: "It's disgusting. It's a disgusting number. I mean, I don't like 90. When I heard that 90 was coming up, I thought, 'What the heck is that?' I remember 90 way back when I was in Canada and I thought, '90! People don't live till 90.' And here I am."
Gut wrenching wasn't it. I let out a torrent of tears when he said that. It's just so sad and defeating what's happened to our beloved favourite franchises. You can tell it weighs heavily on our fellow Drinker.
I think what made me cry was because it proved that Star Trek is still alive. The franchise people loved is still there after all these years, just waiting for someone to give it life.
Yes as I recently pointed out to a friend recently, the best Star Trek film was the Original Star Trek film. Poignant and intelligent with great moments to build on - something JJ couldn't grasp if his life depended on it. Series wise, even Voyager and DS9 were good but the modern movies and series....... Ugh.
@@pierrebroccoli.9396What was your take on Enterprise? I know many fans of the franchise did not like it, I however really enjoyed it. In my opinion it was the last great effort in the franchise.
@@100percentSNAFU To be honest I didn't really engage in Enterprise although it was what I saw, a good effort to get Star Trek back to it's origins in a modern production. I should take a decent look at it. I didn't mind 1st season of Strange New Worlds but it fell off in the 2nd season. Probably best Trek on big screen - Original Movie and then followed up by Wrath of Khan. I seem to be able to go back and re-watch BSG from 2000's which is something I can't really do with Star Trek.
Disney is just a soulless money maker. Oh wait, they're a step below even that, as they don't even want to please the audience. Unless the 'modern audience' they imagine, is irredeemably brain-damaged.
That hit hard. I'm not sure who just said goodbye to us, James Kirk or William Shatner. It's right that he decides how the journey ends. Thank you Bill, for everything.
Star Trek has been dead for a while now, but this is the first time I heard of this short film...now I'll need to look into it. It's too bad Shatner had to follow the lead of the other morons in Hollywood and open his mouth about politics. I guess I'll have to shut that out to watch this video, and remember his good times.
At 93 years of age, William Shatner has definitely earned a Victory Lap like this. If it wasn't for his casting after the failed pilot, we wouldn't be talking about anything related to Star Trek today.
I don't think its fair to suggest Shatner is the single reason Star Trek survived to become the beloved franchise we know today however, I understand the sentiment. Credit for saving Star Trek goes to Lucille Ball. It was her who gave Star Trek a second chance after the first pilot was rejected by the network. If she had not given the green light, Star Trek would have died with 'The Cage'. After the series was cancelled in 1969 Star Trek survived through the rise of conventions and the animated series. This led to the development of a second series, 'Star Trek Phase II' which became 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' after the success of Star Wars. Unfortunately, Star Trek's first feature film was a mixed bag. 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' saved the franchise by delivering it's first feature film hit, launching a successful film franchise lasting from 1982 to 1991. This gave birth to 'Star Trek TNG', the series that launched a successful television franchise which lasted from 1987 to 2001. We are talking about Star Trek today thanks to Lucille Ball, Star Trek conventions, 'The Wrath of Khan' and 'Star Trek TNG.'
@@hulkfan97 Man can you shut up about politics on something this nice? This is a beautiful send off to a character that millions of people love, and it doesn't need that shit stirred up around it.
This is one of your best vids in a long time. Thank you. Spock and Kirk, together on the screen one last time. You can't love Star Trek and not be moved by that.
I wasn’t an avid Star Trek viewer but loved the Wrath of Kahn. Still I saw this and wanted to watch the whole dam thing. It is the best short piece I’ve seen all year. It’s more than a work of art. It’s a miracle.
The Drinker's use of language (particularly his use of descriptive words and phrases) is superb! Some of his commentaries are so intellectually and emotionally stimulating that I think he deserves some sort of award for his insight and oratory skills.
Absolutely agree. But like somebody once said in my native language "If you are doing something cool its more likely to be a problem". Case and point the big media corporations wanting to get him banned for criticizing their content slobs. It is a hate speech you see
Have you watched the web series Star Trek Continues? It's pretty darn good at honoring the tone and look of TOS and the actors portraying Kirk and Spock grow on you pretty quickly. It even has the son of one of the actors from the original show in the cast.
@jarchack No, it was James Doohan's son playing his dad's role, Scotty. It was hard at first to get past the different actors playing those roles but after the first few episodes i stopped thinking about it. The Kirk and Spock actors were very good and some of the stories were close in quality to TOS. Otherwise, Star Trek, Star Wars, and most other franchises are dead to me.
As a VFX artist who has worked with the people responsible for this short film, thank you for reviewing it and spreading the word. Live long and prosper.
You're right, I am crying. So is my Dad, where ever he is now. He passed on, has already seen that sunset. We so loved Star Trek. Yea, That Star Trek. Thanks!
Me too. And I watched the original series long, long ago, with MY father, who has also seen that sunset. A great show, great memories. Thanks Drinker- beautifully commented on.
Same here, lost my dad age 56 in 2021, I remember watching the series and the movies with him as a small child- seeing this and thinking where my dad is now brought a tear to my eyes. He would have loved it. Live long and prosper!
1st set of chills was watching the short. 2nd set of chills was watching the short again. 3rd set of chills was Drinker audibly emotional in this video. Well done, Will. Well done.
I've been following you for years, through you I was introduced to Mauler. I genuinely respect the way you two go about your craft. Live Long and Prosper. P.s. If there's a way to keep this comment private and not have it show up, that would be great. I just wanted to send a donation with a private message.
another example of how sam witwer is an amazing actor, he gets the material he understands what makes these stories work. he didnt inject himself into it at all. amazing job all around
I was 11 years old when I watched "The Man Trap" when it first aired. I was an instant fan. Through the good and the very bad, I found TOS is the only Trek I can stomach. I'm still a TOS fan at 69. Seeing Unification brought me to tears... And your review did the same. Your words ring so true and get to the heart of why TOS still stands at the top of the Trek franchise. Thank you for your perfect post.
There may never be a greater bromance than Kirk and Spock. When I think of deep, enduring, all-encompassing friendships that transcend space and time, it's always them. It'll always be them.
Hi Will, The Devil's Advocate here. I usually tune in for the banter and the lighthearted yet insightful analysis you bring to us. More often than not, you’re more entertaining than the movies and shows you review. But this felt different.Watching this, I feel you have shared a very personal part of your soul, and for that, I thank you. Live long and prosper!
Beyond the adventure, the commitment, the thrill... beyond even the friendship and the quest for common ground and common sense... There was in Star Trek a true image of human dignity... and now, despite the narcissic and artificial loss of that core feeling, that poignant image will remain glowing forever. How grand, for a shared, heartfelt, fragment of human imagination.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried at this. Have loved Star Trek since I was a little boy in the early 70's and have hated what it has become. This is the best Trek in 20 years.
I was born in 1974 and grew up on the syndicated episodes of Star Trek. And I'm glad. Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, both were competing for my attention, but Captain Kirk was the hero I wanted to be. Unapologetically masculine, thoughtful, and willing to take council from his best friends, and when asked where he was from, unashamed to say, "Iowa."
Star Trek isn't dead. It lives in the hearts of all of those that it touched over the years. And this short reminds us that, yes, and perhaps against all odds, some of those hearts still beat in Hollywood.
Sure, there are people who truly love Star Trek dearly, but we know they will never be in the position to do anything commercial with it anymore. This is a funeral to the series, and the pallbearers are the last living original actors who truly care about the show. It's high time to lay the original series to rest, and only be spoken of as fond memories, and I think Shatner believes so as well.
I lost my Dad a few weeks ago. A lot of what you said in this video hit me pretty hard, especially about what you lose along the way. He loved all things Sci-Fi, Star Trek being amongst his favourites. Sadly he did not live long enough to see this, and it hurts because I think we would have loved it, especially with what he was going through himself towards the end. I'll watch it in his honour and I will remember fondly what was and what used to be. Thanks Critical.
I was in studio with Shatner and just an audio engineer for some final cleanup of the movie Star Trek generations. I think that’s my go to brush with greatness story that I am able to tell . He was very professional.
Dialogue wasn't necessary because with that kind of friendship you can communicate just by reading each other's faces. The message of love and friendship is all the more beautiful for that. That kind of friendship is priceless 😭
So bitter sweet. On the one hand you have a beautiful and touching end for Kirk and Spock, making you remember all the great things about Star Trek, then on the other hand it makes you realise everything we've lost. This isn't the end though, Star Trek will return to it's roots one day, until then, yes.. Go away now.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched both this and Unification. It's revived in me what I've always thought was at the heart of Star Trek; hope. As such I've begun to rewatch the series and movies and I noticed something. "Jim... This... Simple feeling" Look up in Star Trek: The Motion Picture when Spock grasps Kirk's hand after his encounter with V'ger, and then in Unification, and here at the 3:46 mark. It's the same. I don't think I'll ever stop watching Unification when I need to feel what Star Trek is all about.
I’ve watched it 23 times today. It gets to me every time. Fans with passion and love but even with no hundred million dollar budgets make true art. These are the people who need to be in charge of Paramount’s Star Trek. My Dad cried. He said it was like finally getting closure. I was a kid and I remember him walking us out of the theater when Kirk died and demanded a refund. Lol. I’m glad this gave him and even me solace. To the people that made this, I cannot sing your praises enough.
As a zoomer myself, i agree 100%. We want capable crews that give it their all on the edge of the unknown, not a screamfest filled with insubordination (I'm looking at you SNW)
@@TheUltraMineboxI don't think I've ever wanted to punch a fictional character more than Ortegas for her constant obnoxious snarky comments on the bridge.
You want this? Trotting out the memories so you can sniffle and feel old? "But it has story bits" that harken back to old stuff. "The STrek we want is a nicely done funeral"?
@ we want great stories and decorum. We want star fleet to be star fleet again. Not some random assembly of people that don’t know what respect for command looks like. We don’t want frantic action. We want compelling stories and thoughtful science fiction. Not stupidity like sonar in space. Just a few pointers for you to dwell on. Drinker eloquently summed up the problems with Nu Trek.
My brother died of cancer last year, we both loved the wrath of khan and both agreed the music really made the movie so much more impactful and both loved the original series. I will always cherish the memory of sitting with him in my car driving back from a hospital appointment, listening to John Williams epic score reminiscing about what we considered one of the greatest movies of all time. William shatner is a fkin legend, Leonard nimoy and basically all the cast shone like stars. God I miss good movies. A tear came to my eye listening to this review, not necessarily because of the thing it was literally reviewing, but more that it made me feel the way I did in that car, that day, before I lost the greatest person I’d ever met.
James Horner wrote the Epic score for Wrath Of Khan, not John Williams. You're exactly right, that soundtrack made the film. My condolences to you for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😔 I know how it feels to lose the greatest person in the world, especially if it was before their time. All I can say is that the pain doesn’t seem to ever go away, but with time you start to smile through the tears when you look back at all your years of memories together. When they say it’s better to have loved and lost than to never love at all, that axiom rings true for family and friends as much as it does for romantic partners. These type of relationships and the love that defines them are what make life worth living. This comment hit me personally because I’m terminal and I’m tired, but I know that it’s going to be so hard for my sister and my mom when I finally pass. So I will pray for you as I pray for them to come to the Lord Jesus Christ and allow Him to help comfort you during the truly impossible times. God bless you and your family 🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽
So glad that you watched this and left a review that encapsulates how great a gem this was…I can only add that for those of us who started with the original series when we were children, and whose lives were forever changed for the better by it, there is an extra special comfort from this gift coming to us in our own later years.
those last seconds were able to bring out an emotion in a way no other film/ tv even came close to in years.... I guess that happens when you can establish a connection with your audience
Drinker, my beautiful Scottish friend…that was lovely. I’ve loved your work for years and so pleased we shared the same feelings for what is a simple but gorgeous 9 minutes. Now go away now…miduck.
Never a fan of star trek, have never watched it and knew very little about the show. Watching this video, a beautiful summarization from a passionate fan is something special. Even i, an outsider, teared up.
Thank you Gene, thank you Bill, thank you Leonard, thank you Jackson, and thank you everyone who made Star Trek so wonderous. Finally a fitting goodbye to beloved friends. Rest in Peace now.
Damn man, when you said your voice was breaking you really meant it. Won't say I'm much of a Trek fan, but most of what I watched, TNG and the old movies, I enjoyed it. And watching this made realize what can be accomplished when love and respect is mixed with a solid amount of talent.
To me what these scumbags have done to Star Trek is personal. I grew up on it and the messages it put forth helped shape me into the person I am today.
All I can say is I've been watching Star Trek since its debut in 1966, and I was 6 years old. It is heartbreaking to see such a wonderful franchise of series and movies now being reduced to the lowest of low in woke, meaningless, and nonsensical production value! Star Trek was the true leap of imaginative innovation, and the characters constructed and written so that they became part of our lives in no exaggerated terms. This short film however restored my faith in real modern day possibilities, and provides a rendering that brings forth a true representation of what it once was; one of the greatest program franchises ever created!!! Bless these creators!
As a lonely child that only had Star Trek as a companion after school eating my lunch and doing my homework - I have a hard time expressing what these characters mean to me and to hear that they are finally getting the treatment they deserve after the last 20 years of traumatizing, war-mongering betrayal is almost too much to bear. I cried in horror when I saw Discovery and wept over Picard before I forced myself never to look at new Trek again. So I put my soul into your hands Drinker when I go and watch this but I trust you because you KNOW!
My older brother was just about the biggest Start Trek fan I've ever known. I always liked Star Wars more and it was the center of more than a few debates growing up. He passed suddenly back in 2001 and we never got to say goodbye to one another. Needless to say I was devastated. I'm sure more than a few people can relate but losing a big brother is almost like losing a parent. It's been 23 years and like they say, time heals all wounds. But watching this video, right around the point when you mentioned Spock making an appearance, kind of brought it all back. My brother and I watched those Star Trek films a million times when we were kids and this brought me right back to them. I looked for Unification on RUclips but I don't think it's posted yet. Drinker, your breakdown got me right in the nostalgia and it came on like a tidal wave out of nowhere. How much I enjoyed Star Trek growing up. How much I missed the jokes we used to make watching the films over and over again. I hadn't thought about how much I missed him in quite a while and I thank you for that. So in response to the title of this video, I am crying and I imagine you are too.
We used to make fun of my dad because he had a striking similarity to William Shatner. He passed away in April and Unification has had me bawling. You've put into words everything Star Trek meant to my father and to me. Keep it up!
I was born in 1967. Star Trek was where I learned a set of values, even if I didn’t realise it was happening. I can never understand the debate over which series was best, because TOS was so much part of my life when growing up. When I saw this short film, I found it a little overwhelming, but I was glad to find I could still feel that deeply about fictional characters. There was no ego in the creation of this film, just love and respect.
Something compeled me to buy Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan, I watched it on repeat over the last week then this drops. The stars certainly aligned on a proper goodbye to Kirk and Spock. Thank you all who created this beautiful short film. ❤
I'd like to think that somewhere at Paramount there's a manager yelling at his staff, or Alex Kurtzman throwing papers in a tantrum, over this short film. But honestly, I don't believe for a second that anyone in that studio would understand these eight minutes of glory. And that is why they fail.
Honestly, it’s just a job for them. Corporate production of a consumable. Paramount needs the money and Secret Hideout is there for their portion. Can’t blame them. The correct activism for the IP would’ve helped though.
I’m not even the biggest Star Trek fan but it’s pretty cool to hear all the passion the drinker has for it. Sometimes we’re fortunate when the writers care and love the characters and franchise as much as the viewers. Critical drinker thanks for all your top shelf reviews.
Those 8 minutes hit like a freight train! Showing us what was once something beautiful and full of heart. If you get a chance check out Shatners interview following this. It's very poignant and I get the impression he doesn't like current Star Trek. He even says Roddenberry would be turning in his grave. I am truly grateful for Unification, it's the gift I never knew I needed.
Thank you so much for your love of the original meaning of Star Trek. And reminding me of why I loved it so much when I first watched it as an 8 year old child.
Y’know, just last night I was watching the Drinkers video comparing the older Star Trek movies like Wrath of Kahn to the newer ones and how much thought used to be put into the franchise. This hits the nail on the head, and I think it’s one of the greatest breakdowns I’ve seen on the channel. Thank you, Drinker!
Even the ones that were a bit of a miss were still better than what we get today. The TNG movies don't even come close to coming to grips with the philosophy of aging like the TOS movies, for example, to say nothing of the flashy, soulless, proselytizing dribble that is much of the recent content.
Been watching your channel for some time now but this review is by far my favorite. I watched Unification recently and happy to at least see a proper send off to several Trek Legends. I don't know anyone personally that appreciates Star Trek so seeing this and reading these comments are the closest thing to Trek Brethren as I can get.
I love your work on general, but this is best review you ever made. It gave me a lump in my throat. Cant wait to see the movie and say my goodbies. Ali those moments had been lost in time, like tears in the rain.
I watched the film before I watched your review. It's amazing. As someone who started watching Star Trek when I was 6 years old, I'm 65 now and I'm still a fan. I agree with what you said about the direction Star Trek has taken in recent films and TV shows. They are an insult, not only to the legend of Star Trek, but to the intelligence of fans of the franchise. 765874 Unification is a welcomed love letter to the Star Trek universe. I hope Paramount Global sees this and takes a good hard look at the damage they've done to what once was a spectacular series and reevaluate the direction they taking. There are a lot of stories in the universe. Lets ditch the "Modern Audience" crap and lets get back to good story telling.
This was perfect! Pre-J.J.Star Trek has been part of my life for...a long time. At 15 I literally quit going to church and started watching Star Trek on Sunday mornings. I think TOS through Enterprise all reflect Gene Roddenberry: his experience as a Navy pilot in WW II, and his hopeful vision of a possible future in which people of different races and species work together and solve age-old problems. Later versions of Star Trek have no heart and no vision.
One of my favorite memories from my childhood was when Leonard Nimoy stopped my family in the streets of San Francisco - while they were filming either The Voyage Home or The Final Frontier, don’t remember which - to pat me on the head and tell my mom that I was the cutest little child he had ever seen 😍 Oh how sweet was that man, both as Mr. Spock and in real life! May Mr. Nimoy RIP and God bless Mr. Shatner 🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽
My favourite Kirk moment: "You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves."
1:14 "It doesn't just tug on the heartstrings, it braids the [frickin] things into ropes for extra purchase" Drinker just casually pulling out the best analogies ever
You made me cry!! Lol. Seriously though, this did get me right in the pump. I'm struggling with a recent loss, and this just hit hard. But it's beautiful, and I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing it and your thoughts on it.
My mother introduced me to Star Trek during the Original Series' syndication heyday in the early 1970s. As I grew up, Star Trek became a beautiful bonding vehicle between us. We went to every Original Series Star Trek movie together, talked about TNG, DS9, and Voyager episodes, and even enjoyed some pieces of the first nu-Trek, JJ Abrams movie. Her love of Trek is still unsurpassed by any human I've ever met. She passed away in 2019 of complications from Covid, two days shy of her 72nd birthday. Five years later, this short film drops and by the end of it, half a decade of compartmentalized emotions broke through my psychological shields like a full spread of photon torpedoes. For the first time since she passed away, I was truly able to grieve. To whoever created this eight-minute trip through a lifetime of memories, you cannot know how grateful I am.
I had a similar experience- not StarTrek related though. In the movie Jojo Rabbit, there's a scene in which the protagonist, a boy of 10/11, and his mother are riding bicycles on a beautiful day. While watching that, I suddenly and completely broke down sobbing. Mom's been gone for almost thirty years, but sometimes the need to grieve for her returns.
@@ChristopherMurphy1969 there’s more to the story on OTOY. It’s about 20 minutes all together. Robert Myer Burnett has two fan edits he and another person did to put it all together.
Not once, in my 3 score and a dozen years, have I heard such heartfelt and moving prose from a movie critic. You have a following for a reason, Critical Drinker. Much impressed, I am.
Will’s (Critical Drinker) success is due to him being *authentic, honest, an experienced writer, and having a sassy wit.* He isn’t afraid to say if something is crap and state his _logical reasons WHY._ Likewise when something is good he recognizes it. Take for example his review of _Wicked._ He admits it wasn’t his cup of tea but he still was able to see where it was good and where it was still lacking. I don’t agree with all the of the time but +95% of the time I do because he isn’t afraid to say what we were all thinking. His experience as a writer helps him understand the fundamentals of storytelling: You NEED an interesting character with weakness AND growth (baring a few exceptions.) Someday Hollyweird will get the memo that movies are supposed to be entertaining first and foremost; if people wanted to be preached at they would be in church.
That “go away now” really got me in the feels 😢
It did have a lot of feels. 😔
It has been rare for me as a performer to not be able to land my "line"... Even if my topic is about unnecessary death.
I could feel Drinker struggling in the most insanely heart wrenching way. I have a strong guess that this pushed him close to a happy/sad cry
Me too! And I am not even a ST fan!
I want Mr. Drinker to tell us what he thinks about the new Jaguar advert.
@@FredScuttle456oh dear god, I just watched it and now can’t un-see it. 🫣
In an interview after this short film was made, Shatner said Gene Rodenberry would be "rolling over in his grave" if he saw what modern Star Trek had become.
Ngl, i had a smile on my face when he said that, i was like "yesss, he knows, he just says it, hes a real one!!"
Shatner has TDS,Rodenberry would turn in his grave at Shatner
Is TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT considered "modern"? There is no Star Trek after that, nothing that counts to me, anyway.
@@Greenhead24 Better than having OSFB (Orange Shite Fer Brains).
Rodenberry actually hated Star Trek The Undiscovered Country and the showrunners went out of their way to remove him from the decisions for the later seasons of TNG
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Dr "Seuss" Spock 🖖 ❤
Thanks for that. True wisdom.
In one of the episodes of Star Trek, the Next Generation, the crew is mourning the loss of some crew mates. Wharf, inquires why they are so sad when in his culture, they put on a celebration to remember the dead. This is how I have seen Star Trek and this homage to a great character is one more moment where I celebrate, the end of a wonderful character
i cry because its beatiful
No! Watch ST: Strange New Worlds. They at least are trying to backtrack on modern crap with this show. It's still there, but we should give them a chance and show we appreciate a try! Otherwise, we will never get proper ST show again in our lifetime. It's easy to hate!
To the people that say people are just bitter when we are critical of most modern releases and spinoffs, i say this is all we want. To have legacy characters treated with dignity and respect
One wouldn't think it would be that hard to understand, but here we all are.
nepo babies have ruined Hollywood
But we also prefer good story telling and character portrayals to preachy, indoctrinating, mentally-unhinged, degeneracy-ideology vehicles
The fanbase got really fragmented in 2009. Most of the original older fans ate that garbage up like ice cream, while younger TNG and onward fans were more aware of the awful direction 2009 and onward would take Star Trek.
This was a well done homage to diehard fans, but honestly - it’s nothing outstanding and rather confusing as well.
As a a guy who grew up with TNG and then watched TOS afterwards and very much appreciated it, I always roll my eyes at the die hard baby boomer older fans. It was their enabling in the 2009 trilogy that sunk Trek to what garbage it is now. Don’t believe me, look at all initial reviews of 2009 by older fans, it was beyond glowing.
All three of the JJ trek films were easily the first large step into destroying trek as we knew it, and it was applauded by the older age group simply because “it has Kirk and Spock so here’s my money.” So I guess yeah, I’m rolling my eyes at the heaps of praise this is getting as well.
You are a child with a child’s understanding of the world, what you want is to force corporations to keep feeding you the type of slop that makes you feel more important than you are, the fact that women and black people make you this uncomfortable is so deeply emasculated it would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic
"The older you get, the more things you lose". That hit right in the feels.
Truth 😢
Men's friendship circles peak at 25, so until that point you're gaining as you age.
@@erikliam520 Life does give us a few things if we are lucky.. like kids, or grandkids. But we do lose so much. It's inevitable in our entropic universe all things change and in time are lost. Let's make the best of now... It will never come again and it will never last.
Me too I'm 75 and then reasonable health. I lost a lot of friends in Vietnam and at night they come back and haunt me so so did some of the things I did and I realize all of that was for not
@Music-lx1tf Sometimes we fight the good fight and we lose. Trying isn't for nothing. Trying to protect the Vietnamese from communist expansion was the right thing to do. We might have spared them oppression like the South Koreans have been spared. Doing the right thing isn't about always winning, it's about having the courage to risk losing and taking a loss for the right reasons. I hope this helps provide a bit of solace. Thank you for your service and sacrifice and those who were lost.
You don’t make a grown man cry by scaring him. You make a grown man cry by loving him.
Oh man
DamnIt
That hits right in the feels.
So true, so profound. I'm going to remember this and use it. Thank you my friend.
well said
Allow me to buy you a drink. Thank you for alerting me to this exceptional short film. As a life long trekker (63 now) I may have drawn my terminal breath not knowing it existed. I too can now face the downing of the sun in splendid serenity.
So beautifully put, sir. See you in the sunlit sea of splendid serenity. But not yet!
Marcus, please check out 'Star Trek Continues', The `Pilgrim of Eternity' episode. It is a fan-made series very true to the original material and ethos.
@@gustavofischer9657 I will do exactly that! Thanks for the heads up :)
God bless you, good sir.
Is that how expensive drinks are in London these days? Bloody hell....
It brought tears to my eyes too Drinker…I’m 55 and TOS was all we had back then…and Kirk was my idol. Oh those young innocent days forever gone!!!
Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human
Damn you. I was holding it together at the end of this video, and this is the first comment I read, and the dam broke.
That never fails to make me cry.
Such an apt quote.
@@chucksenhowzen9740 Damn it! Whose cutting onions?
@@dandavis5533Same.
William Shatner on getting old: "I find age such a foreign concept. I have to be reminded. I still have the extraordinary feeling of adventure, striking out into unknown fields."
On turning 90: "It's disgusting. It's a disgusting number. I mean, I don't like 90. When I heard that 90 was coming up, I thought, 'What the heck is that?' I remember 90 way back when I was in Canada and I thought, '90! People don't live till 90.' And here I am."
Heh, William is so likeable.
Wow, I had no idea he was that age!
He still looks pretty good for his age. There are people younger than that that unfortunately can't even walk by themselves.
Godbless that dude.
Shatner continues to go boldly where no man has gone before.
Totally agree with him and I'm only 73. There is always so much to do and learn, to read, to make.. to understand..
The saddest 'go away now' that has ever been spoken. Well done good sir, well done. 😭
That was the second time I didn´t cry today
Yes, The Drinker crushed this one.
That was beautiful 😢 it's good enough to make a grown man cry.
Damn drinker you made me crying the second time after I watched Unification 😞
Really felt Drinker was holding back the waterworks in thsi review.
The whole point of movies is to show what you want to tell, not tell what want to show. This was a beautiful piece of art.
Of all the "go away now"s I've heard on this channel, this is by far the heaviest one.
And now that I've seen it, I know why. Wow. WOW
"It was the most............human"
Gut wrenching wasn't it. I let out a torrent of tears when he said that. It's just so sad and defeating what's happened to our beloved favourite franchises. You can tell it weighs heavily on our fellow Drinker.
I-I don't kn-know what you're talking about.
Oh yes! I can definitely relate!
Isn't it painfully ironic that, after all the attempts to modernize Star Trek, the best Trek we get is still just... Shatner.
The Shat is the Shit bro. There is only ONE Captain James Tiberius Kirk!
Done and made by people from Star Trek’s past who actually GET Star Trek.
And Spock. . . .
TOS will always be the best Trek.
Leave Trek to a Canadian playing an American or a Brit playing French.
"..I have been, and always shall be, your friend...."
There were no words in this, but I still heard it.
They're out there, somewhere, among the stars, travelling on a voyage without end.
As it was always meant to be. They're not men now, they're legends.
💗
*ugly crying*
I think what made me cry was because it proved that Star Trek is still alive. The franchise people loved is still there after all these years, just waiting for someone to give it life.
Yes as I recently pointed out to a friend recently, the best Star Trek film was the Original Star Trek film. Poignant and intelligent with great moments to build on - something JJ couldn't grasp if his life depended on it.
Series wise, even Voyager and DS9 were good but the modern movies and series....... Ugh.
@@pierrebroccoli.9396What was your take on Enterprise? I know many fans of the franchise did not like it, I however really enjoyed it. In my opinion it was the last great effort in the franchise.
@@100percentSNAFU To be honest I didn't really engage in Enterprise although it was what I saw, a good effort to get Star Trek back to it's origins in a modern production. I should take a decent look at it.
I didn't mind 1st season of Strange New Worlds but it fell off in the 2nd season.
Probably best Trek on big screen - Original Movie and then followed up by Wrath of Khan.
I seem to be able to go back and re-watch BSG from 2000's which is something I can't really do with Star Trek.
Take note, Disney. THIS is how you handle legacy characters. THIS is how you show respect to the fans and their heros and what i wish Star Wars did.
I am not even sure what this is.
@@thewewguy8t88it's being passionate about fiction I think, geeking out also fits
Yaassss yaaaasss
while you are correct, Disney does not want to do any of those things.
Disney is just a soulless money maker. Oh wait, they're a step below even that, as they don't even want to please the audience. Unless the 'modern audience' they imagine, is irredeemably brain-damaged.
That hit hard. I'm not sure who just said goodbye to us, James Kirk or William Shatner. It's right that he decides how the journey ends. Thank you Bill, for everything.
William Shatner is over 90 years old. I'm just glad he got to do it on his terms.
I think it's laying star trek to rest as well...
@@Mr.McWatson umpth...
Star Trek has been dead for a while now, but this is the first time I heard of this short film...now I'll need to look into it. It's too bad Shatner had to follow the lead of the other morons in Hollywood and open his mouth about politics. I guess I'll have to shut that out to watch this video, and remember his good times.
At 93 years of age, William Shatner has definitely earned a Victory Lap like this. If it wasn't for his casting after the failed pilot, we wouldn't be talking about anything related to Star Trek today.
I don't think its fair to suggest Shatner is the single reason Star Trek survived to become the beloved franchise we know today however, I understand the sentiment. Credit for saving Star Trek goes to Lucille Ball. It was her who gave Star Trek a second chance after the first pilot was rejected by the network. If she had not given the green light, Star Trek would have died with 'The Cage'.
After the series was cancelled in 1969 Star Trek survived through the rise of conventions and the animated series. This led to the development of a second series, 'Star Trek Phase II' which became 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' after the success of Star Wars. Unfortunately, Star Trek's first feature film was a mixed bag. 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' saved the franchise by delivering it's first feature film hit, launching a successful film franchise lasting from 1982 to 1991. This gave birth to 'Star Trek TNG', the series that launched a successful television franchise which lasted from 1987 to 2001.
We are talking about Star Trek today thanks to Lucille Ball, Star Trek conventions, 'The Wrath of Khan' and 'Star Trek TNG.'
Jeez he's only two years younger than my grandpa. Double feels.
Too bad he's woke liberal bitching about the fact Kamala lost. He was anti woke and then opened his mouth on politics
@@hulkfan97 Man can you shut up about politics on something this nice? This is a beautiful send off to a character that millions of people love, and it doesn't need that shit stirred up around it.
@camerongct
Sorry just disappointed in him
This is one of your best vids in a long time. Thank you. Spock and Kirk, together on the screen one last time. You can't love Star Trek and not be moved by that.
I wasn’t an avid Star Trek viewer but loved the Wrath of Kahn. Still I saw this and wanted to watch the whole dam thing. It is the best short piece I’ve seen all year. It’s more than a work of art. It’s a miracle.
I'm a 55 yo 3 war US Army SOF retired combat vet. Not ashamed to say I wept like a child.
/embrace
@UkrainianPaulie Thank you for your service, and for revealing your humanity.
Thank you for your service.
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Crying at a fictional character means good writing. And you need to get a life with real peeps in it.
@@thereallightwarrior906 Both things can be true. You can have a full life of friends and family and STILL cry at shows, movies, etc . Don't be silly
The Drinker's use of language (particularly his use of descriptive words and phrases) is superb! Some of his commentaries are so intellectually and emotionally stimulating that I think he deserves some sort of award for his insight and oratory skills.
He’s a competent author so it follows.
He is a bigotted racist. Are you too?
Couldn't agree more!
Absolutely agree. But like somebody once said in my native language "If you are doing something cool its more likely to be a problem". Case and point the big media corporations wanting to get him banned for criticizing their content slobs. It is a hate speech you see
I'm a 65-year-old OG Star Trek fan and I had tears coming out of my eyes after seeing this. The TOS crew are almost like friends of mine.
Have you watched the web series Star Trek Continues? It's pretty darn good at honoring the tone and look of TOS and the actors portraying Kirk and Spock grow on you pretty quickly. It even has the son of one of the actors from the original show in the cast.
@@scifiwriter98 I have seen it and I think it was Adam Nimoy. Anything's better than what Paramount has been doing
@jarchack No, it was James Doohan's son playing his dad's role, Scotty. It was hard at first to get past the different actors playing those roles but after the first few episodes i stopped thinking about it. The Kirk and Spock actors were very good and some of the stories were close in quality to TOS.
Otherwise, Star Trek, Star Wars, and most other franchises are dead to me.
@@scifiwriter98 I really want to go visit the sets they used. sometimes even Shatner goes there and gives a talk !
Now this is proper Star Trek, not what we've been getting the last few years.
About time. It feels like a miracle from God himself.
Current Star Trek should be called Star Agenda.
@@liamphibia satan's little season, my friend
More like 20 years
Last decade rofl
As a VFX artist who has worked with the people responsible for this short film, thank you for reviewing it and spreading the word.
Live long and prosper.
🖖
Thank you for your work!
Congratulations to you and your colleagues. The deaging tech you used for Shatner is probably the best I've ever seen
Thank you for making this. Want to watch it and share with my dad.
Fantastic work
It's like finding a letter left to you by someone you loved and lost years ago, it breaks your heart and fills it at the same time...
You're right, I am crying. So is my Dad, where ever he is now. He passed on, has already seen that sunset. We so loved Star Trek. Yea, That Star Trek. Thanks!
Me too. And I watched the original series long, long ago, with MY father, who has also seen that sunset. A great show, great memories. Thanks Drinker- beautifully commented on.
Same here, lost my dad age 56 in 2021, I remember watching the series and the movies with him as a small child- seeing this and thinking where my dad is now brought a tear to my eyes.
He would have loved it.
Live long and prosper!
1st set of chills was watching the short.
2nd set of chills was watching the short again.
3rd set of chills was Drinker audibly emotional in this video.
Well done, Will.
Well done.
I've been following you for years, through you I was introduced to Mauler. I genuinely respect the way you two go about your craft. Live Long and Prosper.
P.s. If there's a way to keep this comment private and not have it show up, that would be great. I just wanted to send a donation with a private message.
Sorry man. I promise I won't tell anyone tho
Yeah me neither
Your secret is safe with me 🖖
No one will ever know
Is that $4,000 Donation???
another example of how sam witwer is an amazing actor, he gets the material he understands what makes these stories work. he didnt inject himself into it at all. amazing job all around
In a word… Acting
@@AlyssMa7rin holy shit youre right...an actor actually acting!! what a novel idea!!!
@ you’d jest, but it’s rarer and rarer
That's because he's an actor, not an activist masquerading as one.
makes you wish Sam was a big star like Tom Cruise.
I was 11 years old when I watched "The Man Trap" when it first aired. I was an instant fan. Through the good and the very bad, I found TOS is the only Trek I can stomach. I'm still a TOS fan at 69. Seeing Unification brought me to tears... And your review did the same. Your words ring so true and get to the heart of why TOS still stands at the top of the Trek franchise. Thank you for your perfect post.
There may never be a greater bromance than Kirk and Spock. When I think of deep, enduring, all-encompassing friendships that transcend space and time, it's always them. It'll always be them.
Hi Will, The Devil's Advocate here. I usually tune in for the banter and the lighthearted yet insightful analysis you bring to us. More often than not, you’re more entertaining than the movies and shows you review. But this felt different.Watching this, I feel you have shared a very personal part of your soul, and for that, I thank you. Live long and prosper!
Beyond the adventure, the commitment, the thrill... beyond even the friendship and the quest for common ground and common sense... There was in Star Trek a true image of human dignity... and now, despite the narcissic and artificial loss of that core feeling, that poignant image will remain glowing forever. How grand, for a shared, heartfelt, fragment of human imagination.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried at this. Have loved Star Trek since I was a little boy in the early 70's and have hated what it has become. This is the best Trek in 20 years.
Give Star Trek Continues a watch.
I was born in 1974 and grew up on the syndicated episodes of Star Trek. And I'm glad. Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, both were competing for my attention, but Captain Kirk was the hero I wanted to be. Unapologetically masculine, thoughtful, and willing to take council from his best friends, and when asked where he was from, unashamed to say, "Iowa."
Kirk was a paragon of masculine leadership, and the babes o my ...great casting
Star Trek isn't dead. It lives in the hearts of all of those that it touched over the years. And this short reminds us that, yes, and perhaps against all odds, some of those hearts still beat in Hollywood.
Sure, there are people who truly love Star Trek dearly, but we know they will never be in the position to do anything commercial with it anymore. This is a funeral to the series, and the pallbearers are the last living original actors who truly care about the show. It's high time to lay the original series to rest, and only be spoken of as fond memories, and I think Shatner believes so as well.
I lost my Dad a few weeks ago. A lot of what you said in this video hit me pretty hard, especially about what you lose along the way. He loved all things Sci-Fi, Star Trek being amongst his favourites. Sadly he did not live long enough to see this, and it hurts because I think we would have loved it, especially with what he was going through himself towards the end. I'll watch it in his honour and I will remember fondly what was and what used to be. Thanks Critical.
So terribly sorry for your loss. I lost my dad to 6 years ago and it still hurts
I was in studio with Shatner and just an audio engineer for some final cleanup of the movie Star Trek generations. I think that’s my go to brush with greatness story that I am able to tell . He was very professional.
Tears of joy flowed from my eyes. So there are still people with talent around this beloved franchise.
Dialogue wasn't necessary because with that kind of friendship you can communicate just by reading each other's faces.
The message of love and friendship is all the more beautiful for that.
That kind of friendship is priceless 😭
So bitter sweet. On the one hand you have a beautiful and touching end for Kirk and Spock, making you remember all the great things about Star Trek, then on the other hand it makes you realise everything we've lost. This isn't the end though, Star Trek will return to it's roots one day, until then, yes..
Go away now.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched both this and Unification. It's revived in me what I've always thought was at the heart of Star Trek; hope.
As such I've begun to rewatch the series and movies and I noticed something.
"Jim... This... Simple feeling"
Look up in Star Trek: The Motion Picture when Spock grasps Kirk's hand after his encounter with V'ger, and then in Unification, and here at the 3:46 mark. It's the same.
I don't think I'll ever stop watching Unification when I need to feel what Star Trek is all about.
‘Seize the time, Meribor. Live now. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.’ - Picard in The Inner Light
The inner light was the best Picard
Beautiful tribute.. I am crying and I am not ashamed. That relationship was the heart and soul of Star Trek!
Even this review was more of an emotional rollercoaster than most everything produced by modern’ Hollywood. Cheers Drinker!
The older you get the more things you lose, but the gains outweigh the loses. And your analysis of this show proves it
I’ve watched it 23 times today. It gets to me every time. Fans with passion and love but even with no hundred million dollar budgets make true art. These are the people who need to be in charge of Paramount’s Star Trek. My Dad cried. He said it was like finally getting closure. I was a kid and I remember him walking us out of the theater when Kirk died and demanded a refund. Lol. I’m glad this gave him and even me solace. To the people that made this, I cannot sing your praises enough.
Thank you for covering this. THIS IS THE STAR TREK WE WANT!
Not Zoomers in space.
As a zoomer myself, i agree 100%. We want capable crews that give it their all on the edge of the unknown, not a screamfest filled with insubordination (I'm looking at you SNW)
@@TheUltraMineboxI don't think I've ever wanted to punch a fictional character more than Ortegas for her constant obnoxious snarky comments on the bridge.
Zoomer here, we agree fully
You want this? Trotting out the memories so you can sniffle and feel old? "But it has story bits" that harken back to old stuff. "The STrek we want is a nicely done funeral"?
@ we want great stories and decorum. We want star fleet to be star fleet again. Not some random assembly of people that don’t know what respect for command looks like. We don’t want frantic action. We want compelling stories and thoughtful science fiction. Not stupidity like sonar in space.
Just a few pointers for you to dwell on. Drinker eloquently summed up the problems with Nu Trek.
My brother died of cancer last year, we both loved the wrath of khan and both agreed the music really made the movie so much more impactful and both loved the original series.
I will always cherish the memory of sitting with him in my car driving back from a hospital appointment, listening to John Williams epic score reminiscing about what we considered one of the greatest movies of all time.
William shatner is a fkin legend, Leonard nimoy and basically all the cast shone like stars. God I miss good movies. A tear came to my eye listening to this review, not necessarily because of the thing it was literally reviewing, but more that it made me feel the way I did in that car, that day, before I lost the greatest person I’d ever met.
Fu_k cancer.
James Horner wrote the Epic score for Wrath Of Khan, not John Williams. You're exactly right, that soundtrack made the film. My condolences to you for your loss.
@richbutela2986 my bad, I always mix up those two! I even have it on cd and still forget which one it was lol.
And thank you!
@@pcwexhaustmods Fu_k cancer. It took my wife from me 2 years ago.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😔 I know how it feels to lose the greatest person in the world, especially if it was before their time. All I can say is that the pain doesn’t seem to ever go away, but with time you start to smile through the tears when you look back at all your years of memories together. When they say it’s better to have loved and lost than to never love at all, that axiom rings true for family and friends as much as it does for romantic partners. These type of relationships and the love that defines them are what make life worth living.
This comment hit me personally because I’m terminal and I’m tired, but I know that it’s going to be so hard for my sister and my mom when I finally pass. So I will pray for you as I pray for them to come to the Lord Jesus Christ and allow Him to help comfort you during the truly impossible times. God bless you and your family 🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽
Man, I haven’t watched any Star Trek, but you had me crying by the end of this video. I could feel the genuine emotion and how much this meant to you.
So glad that you watched this and left a review that encapsulates how great a gem this was…I can only add that for those of us who started with the original series when we were children, and whose lives were forever changed for the better by it, there is an extra special comfort from this gift coming to us in our own later years.
those last seconds were able to bring out an emotion in a way no other film/ tv even came close to in years....
I guess that happens when you can establish a connection with your audience
I'm now at peace again with Star Trek. Sunday, November 17th marked 30 years since Kirk was killed...they finally made it right. Thank you.
Drinker, my beautiful Scottish friend…that was lovely. I’ve loved your work for years and so pleased we shared the same feelings for what is a simple but gorgeous 9 minutes. Now go away now…miduck.
Never a fan of star trek, have never watched it and knew very little about the show.
Watching this video, a beautiful summarization from a passionate fan is something special.
Even i, an outsider, teared up.
Same here, brother! Just the shared experience of loving a franchise and witnessing it get some respect is often enough to understand.
That's beautiful 💕
I haven't ugly cried over Star Trek in... so very long.
Thank you Gene, thank you Bill, thank you Leonard, thank you Jackson, and thank you everyone who made Star Trek so wonderous.
Finally a fitting goodbye to beloved friends. Rest in Peace now.
Fantastic analysis. Got me in the feels as an old Trekkie who grew up on Kirk and crew.
"Every journey comes to an end. Every traveler eventually reach its destiny" 😢😢😢
Mhm... 😢
" ...the journey itself, is home." Shatner and Nimoy have always been at the heart of Star Trek. I'm glad we got to see a proper farewell.
Damn man, when you said your voice was breaking you really meant it. Won't say I'm much of a Trek fan, but most of what I watched, TNG and the old movies, I enjoyed it. And watching this made realize what can be accomplished when love and respect is mixed with a solid amount of talent.
This is the best Star Trek we’ve had since undiscovered country. A masterpiece really!
I didn’t grow up watching star trek and just know star trek characters by reading about them and my eyes are filled by tears after this video.
To me what these scumbags have done to Star Trek is personal. I grew up on it and the messages it put forth helped shape me into the person I am today.
As did I. I was in 5th grade when Cpt Kirk first appeared.
Feel the same.
Same, espiceally since Star trek was something I watched with my father.
@@Dave19812506 I first watched TNG with my parents when I was knee high to a grasshopper.
Rule of Acquisition 239:"Never be afraid to mislabel a product"
What an amazing Star trek short film. The writer, producer, actors and director all deserve an Oscar.
All I can say is I've been watching Star Trek since its debut in 1966, and I was 6 years old. It is heartbreaking to see such a wonderful franchise of series and movies now being reduced to the lowest of low in woke, meaningless, and nonsensical production value! Star Trek was the true leap of imaginative innovation, and the characters constructed and written so that they became part of our lives in no exaggerated terms. This short film however restored my faith in real modern day possibilities, and provides a rendering that brings forth a true representation of what it once was; one of the greatest program franchises ever created!!! Bless these creators!
As a lonely child that only had Star Trek as a companion after school eating my lunch and doing my homework - I have a hard time expressing what these characters mean to me and to hear that they are finally getting the treatment they deserve after the last 20 years of traumatizing, war-mongering betrayal is almost too much to bear. I cried in horror when I saw Discovery and wept over Picard before I forced myself never to look at new Trek again. So I put my soul into your hands Drinker when I go and watch this but I trust you because you KNOW!
My older brother was just about the biggest Start Trek fan I've ever known. I always liked Star Wars more and it was the center of more than a few debates growing up. He passed suddenly back in 2001 and we never got to say goodbye to one another. Needless to say I was devastated. I'm sure more than a few people can relate but losing a big brother is almost like losing a parent. It's been 23 years and like they say, time heals all wounds. But watching this video, right around the point when you mentioned Spock making an appearance, kind of brought it all back. My brother and I watched those Star Trek films a million times when we were kids and this brought me right back to them. I looked for Unification on RUclips but I don't think it's posted yet. Drinker, your breakdown got me right in the nostalgia and it came on like a tidal wave out of nowhere. How much I enjoyed Star Trek growing up. How much I missed the jokes we used to make watching the films over and over again. I hadn't thought about how much I missed him in quite a while and I thank you for that. So in response to the title of this video, I am crying and I imagine you are too.
We used to make fun of my dad because he had a striking similarity to William Shatner. He passed away in April and Unification has had me bawling.
You've put into words everything Star Trek meant to my father and to me. Keep it up!
I was born in 1967. Star Trek was where I learned a set of values, even if I didn’t realise it was happening. I can never understand the debate over which series was best, because TOS was so much part of my life when growing up.
When I saw this short film, I found it a little overwhelming, but I was glad to find I could still feel that deeply about fictional characters.
There was no ego in the creation of this film, just love and respect.
REAL FANS needed this : closure. Thank you.
And they did it without a word spoken. Bill is a mensch. What an actor.
Something compeled me to buy Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan, I watched it on repeat over the last week then this drops. The stars certainly aligned on a proper goodbye to Kirk and Spock. Thank you all who created this beautiful short film. ❤
Thank you.
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"There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.” -Steven R. Donaldson.
I'd like to think that somewhere at Paramount there's a manager yelling at his staff, or Alex Kurtzman throwing papers in a tantrum, over this short film. But honestly, I don't believe for a second that anyone in that studio would understand these eight minutes of glory.
And that is why they fail.
Well said. Sadly, they simply do not understand. Incompetent people who fought themselves to the "top".
That's a bunch of bs. Seriously just stop
Honestly, it’s just a job for them. Corporate production of a consumable. Paramount needs the money and Secret Hideout is there for their portion. Can’t blame them. The correct activism for the IP would’ve helped though.
The glory years of Star Trek were done by people who cared.
I wonder if they'll get the hint that this is what the fans really want.
Kurtzman is like “the is sucks! where the gay kiss between kirk and spock?! Where the explosion and actions! Where the emotional crying?!”
I’m not even the biggest Star Trek fan but it’s pretty cool to hear all the passion the drinker has for it. Sometimes we’re fortunate when the writers care and love the characters and franchise as much as the viewers. Critical drinker thanks for all your top shelf reviews.
What a treat. I can't believe I'm only just now hearing about this.
Those 8 minutes hit like a freight train!
Showing us what was once something beautiful and full of heart.
If you get a chance check out Shatners interview following this. It's very poignant and I get the impression he doesn't like current Star Trek. He even says Roddenberry would be turning in his grave.
I am truly grateful for Unification, it's the gift I never knew I needed.
Thank you for reviewing this. I would never have known it existed otherwise.
Thank you so much for your love of the original meaning of Star Trek. And reminding me of why I loved it so much when I first watched it as an 8 year old child.
This really points out the difference between art made by its fans, and art made by its corporate owners solely for a profit.
I was bawling. It is a beautiful piece made for Trekkies and very much appreciated. Thanks a million x
Y’know, just last night I was watching the Drinkers video comparing the older Star Trek movies like Wrath of Kahn to the newer ones and how much thought used to be put into the franchise. This hits the nail on the head, and I think it’s one of the greatest breakdowns I’ve seen on the channel. Thank you, Drinker!
Even the ones that were a bit of a miss were still better than what we get today. The TNG movies don't even come close to coming to grips with the philosophy of aging like the TOS movies, for example, to say nothing of the flashy, soulless, proselytizing dribble that is much of the recent content.
This short MUST win an Oscar. It needs more attention....
Been watching your channel for some time now but this review is by far my favorite. I watched Unification recently and happy to at least see a proper send off to several Trek Legends. I don't know anyone personally that appreciates Star Trek so seeing this and reading these comments are the closest thing to Trek Brethren as I can get.
I love your work on general, but this is best review you ever made. It gave me a lump in my throat. Cant wait to see the movie and say my goodbies. Ali those moments had been lost in time, like tears in the rain.
This brought tears to my eyes
Drinker, we all wept. The perfect way to close the final chapter in our (True) Star Trek. The best essay video you ever done.
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I watched the film before I watched your review. It's amazing. As someone who started watching Star Trek when I was 6 years old, I'm 65 now and I'm still a fan. I agree with what you said about the direction Star Trek has taken in recent films and TV shows. They are an insult, not only to the legend of Star Trek, but to the intelligence of fans of the franchise. 765874 Unification is a welcomed love letter to the Star Trek universe. I hope Paramount Global sees this and takes a good hard look at the damage they've done to what once was a spectacular series and reevaluate the direction they taking. There are a lot of stories in the universe. Lets ditch the "Modern Audience" crap and lets get back to good story telling.
I was NOT prepared for this.
This really took me back.
To quote Kirk, “I feel…young” 😢
So many iconic quotes from Kirk and you brought up the one I did not think of. It's very, very powerful right now.
I was glad to see the son of Saavik and Spock, cut from the original ST III script, finally acknowledged.
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@@Hatchetforceah ok so that was Spock’s son that Savik introduced to Kirk. I wasn’t sure and didn’t Walt to seem like an idiot for asking. Thank you
This was perfect! Pre-J.J.Star Trek has been part of my life for...a long time. At 15 I literally quit going to church and started watching Star Trek on Sunday mornings. I think TOS through Enterprise all reflect Gene Roddenberry: his experience as a Navy pilot in WW II, and his hopeful vision of a possible future in which people of different races and species work together and solve age-old problems. Later versions of Star Trek have no heart and no vision.
We still Really Miss you Leonard Nimoy! \V/
One of my favorite memories from my childhood was when Leonard Nimoy stopped my family in the streets of San Francisco - while they were filming either The Voyage Home or The Final Frontier, don’t remember which - to pat me on the head and tell my mom that I was the cutest little child he had ever seen 😍 Oh how sweet was that man, both as Mr. Spock and in real life! May Mr. Nimoy RIP and God bless Mr. Shatner 🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽
My favourite Kirk moment: "You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves."
1:14 "It doesn't just tug on the heartstrings, it braids the [frickin] things into ropes for extra purchase" Drinker just casually pulling out the best analogies ever
You made me cry!! Lol. Seriously though, this did get me right in the pump. I'm struggling with a recent loss, and this just hit hard. But it's beautiful, and I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing it and your thoughts on it.
My mother introduced me to Star Trek during the Original Series' syndication heyday in the early 1970s. As I grew up, Star Trek became a beautiful bonding vehicle between us. We went to every Original Series Star Trek movie together, talked about TNG, DS9, and Voyager episodes, and even enjoyed some pieces of the first nu-Trek, JJ Abrams movie. Her love of Trek is still unsurpassed by any human I've ever met.
She passed away in 2019 of complications from Covid, two days shy of her 72nd birthday. Five years later, this short film drops and by the end of it, half a decade of compartmentalized emotions broke through my psychological shields like a full spread of photon torpedoes. For the first time since she passed away, I was truly able to grieve.
To whoever created this eight-minute trip through a lifetime of memories, you cannot know how grateful I am.
Remember the good times.
I had a similar experience- not StarTrek related though. In the movie Jojo Rabbit, there's a scene in which the protagonist, a boy of 10/11, and his mother are riding bicycles on a beautiful day. While watching that, I suddenly and completely broke down sobbing. Mom's been gone for almost thirty years, but sometimes the need to grieve for her returns.
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Everyone grieves differently. It's great that you were finally able to process the emotions that were pent up.
@@ChristopherMurphy1969 there’s more to the story on OTOY. It’s about 20 minutes all together. Robert Myer Burnett has two fan edits he and another person did to put it all together.
That “Go away now“ did encapsulate all the emotions I felt. And as Scotty said: “Brought a tear to me eye”. Really, really.
Not once, in my 3 score and a dozen years, have I heard such heartfelt and moving prose from a movie critic. You have a following for a reason, Critical Drinker.
Much impressed, I am.
He really does. His words resonate for a reason. They come from the heart. Drunk or not. Honesty trumps most of the time. Blessings ❤
Will’s (Critical Drinker) success is due to him being *authentic, honest, an experienced writer, and having a sassy wit.*
He isn’t afraid to say if something is crap and state his _logical reasons WHY._ Likewise when something is good he recognizes it. Take for example his review of _Wicked._ He admits it wasn’t his cup of tea but he still was able to see where it was good and where it was still lacking.
I don’t agree with all the of the time but +95% of the time I do because he isn’t afraid to say what we were all thinking. His experience as a writer helps him understand the fundamentals of storytelling: You NEED an interesting character with weakness AND growth (baring a few exceptions.)
Someday Hollyweird will get the memo that movies are supposed to be entertaining first and foremost; if people wanted to be preached at they would be in church.