The only way they could get me interested is if this was a remake of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. I mean, read this plot summary and tell me it isn't the greatest idea for a movie.
It's the 23rd Century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In their frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza, and exact-change buses that are as alien to them as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. To save Earth from the destructive space probe, Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to 20th century Earth to recover two humpback whales, who are the only Earth beings who can respond to it.
In all seriousness, it actually is a really good movie. It's way too bizarre not to be.
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It's been so long since I've seen that movie that I forgot all about its awesomeness.
My dad is a Trekkie (sorta). As a result, I (a) had a crush on Wil Wheaton when Next Generation was on (but that crush really dates back to Stand By Me), and (b) once had to accompany my dad to a Star Trek convention where my 12-year-old self was convinced I would be spotted by someone I knew. How embarrassing.
I don't watch Heroes either, but that dude played Tori Spelling's gay BFF in So NoTORIous, which was awesome.
I have always like Roger Ebert's review of the movie. Then again I'm pretty sure I like all of his reviews.
"When they finished writing the script for "Star Trek IV," they must have had a lot of silly grins on their faces. This is easily the most absurd of the "Star Trek" stories - and yet, oddly enough, it is also the best, the funniest and the most enjoyable in simple human terms. I'm relieved that nothing like restraint or common sense stood in their way."
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