Here's my estimates, based on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "Sucks kumquats" and 10 being "Rocks my World)
Star Trek 1: (5) Ho-hum. About average. Was like a good episode might have been.
Star Trek 2: (9) Right up there. Loved it, except for the little things they threw in at the end that kept Spock alive. Seemed a little hokey, but gave us Spoke back the next movie.
Star Trek 3: (4) Advanced the movie "plots", so to speak, in that it brought Spock back, but other than that, relatively worthless.
Star Trek 4: (7) Not too bad. I enjoyed the concept, even though it was a little far-fetched, even for a sci-fi flick.
Star Trek 5: (1) Maybe not even a 1. Shatner should never write anything again. Ever. The end. (Of course I'm kidding).
Star Trek 6: (10) Loved it. Perfect balance of plot, special effects, cool one-liners (hearing Spock say "Go to hell" was great), and characterization.
Star Trek: Generations (6) Didn't think it was too bad. Had a relatively well thought out plot that made for a nice transition between the two crews. Although I hated Kirk's death scene, and it was a bit hokey.
Star Trek: First Contact (8) Nice special effects, plot, and character development. Some cheesey one-liners and a bit of stupid humor in there, but gotta love battles with the Borg.
Star Trek: Insurrection (4) Would have made a good two-parter episode, but how many times have we seen Picard violate orders from above? How is this any different than any of the other countless times he has?!? AND WHAT WAS WITH DATA FILLING EVERY SCENE WITH STUPID HUMOR?!?! Data was more annoying in this movie than Wesley Crusher ever was on any episode (sorry if you're reading Wil).
Star Trek: Nemesis (?) Screw the reviewers. None of the big name reviewers have ever enjoyed a movie I did.
Honestly, I'm sick of hearing what sucks and what doesn't. A lot of the reviewers thought that Austin Powers 3 sucked. I loved it, and apparently so did everyone else in the theater when I saw it.
Ultimately, I don't see a movie to check on continuity errors, insignificant plot holes, etc. I watch a movie for entertainment purposes. In other words, I spend money to be entertained, and I don't find tearing a movie to shreds to be entertaining. Granted, hokey one-liners piss me off, but that's a different story...
Oh yeah. Here at , we have been switching from ATM to Gig-over-fiber (please don't laugh). The best time to start doing this has been during the summer (When we have somewhere around 4,000 students, and not 22,000).
And it's not necessarily the abuse, it's simply the changes. We've worked on upgrading to a new version of the Novell client, got a new IBM Host for our mainframe, and we're trying to figure out our problems with our current off-campus ISP for those of us (read: students, faculty, and staff) who live off campus and who are not lucky enough to live in DSL-land.
All in all, it's been a busy summer as we try and keep up with technology. This is why there will be quite a few changes as the students come back to Stillwater (all 22,000 of them. God help us.)
Your genetic makeup is part of your body, which last time I checked, is covered under the right to privacy clause. After all, would you like the woman that you're asking out say:
"I'm sorry, but I can't date you. I checked with your online medical profile and you have a small..."
Or whatever the case may be (inability to have children, etc.).
While the insurance companies do need to use standard competitive business practicies to stay in business, they are one of the most lucrative industries in America. After all, people are required by law to have car insurance! (At least in my state:). I understand the point is to protect those that you could possibly injure or harm, but in a true "socialist" (yes, I said socialist, and not Communist) society, these people would automatically be helped by the Government (which is comprised of the populace), and the need for insurance companies disapears.
However, this is all moot, as I suppose that eventually our outrage at such an act will soften, and we will again lose the freedom and privacy of our own bodies. After all, we seem to be giving up quite a large number of freedoms recently.
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Here's my estimates, based on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "Sucks kumquats" and 10 being "Rocks my World)
Star Trek 1: (5) Ho-hum. About average. Was like a good episode might have been.
Star Trek 2: (9) Right up there. Loved it, except for the little things they threw in at the end that kept Spock alive. Seemed a little hokey, but gave us Spoke back the next movie.
Star Trek 3: (4) Advanced the movie "plots", so to speak, in that it brought Spock back, but other than that, relatively worthless.
Star Trek 4: (7) Not too bad. I enjoyed the concept, even though it was a little far-fetched, even for a sci-fi flick.
Star Trek 5: (1) Maybe not even a 1. Shatner should never write anything again. Ever. The end. (Of course I'm kidding).
Star Trek 6: (10) Loved it. Perfect balance of plot, special effects, cool one-liners (hearing Spock say "Go to hell" was great), and characterization.
Star Trek: Generations (6) Didn't think it was too bad. Had a relatively well thought out plot that made for a nice transition between the two crews. Although I hated Kirk's death scene, and it was a bit hokey.
Star Trek: First Contact (8) Nice special effects, plot, and character development. Some cheesey one-liners and a bit of stupid humor in there, but gotta love battles with the Borg.
Star Trek: Insurrection (4) Would have made a good two-parter episode, but how many times have we seen Picard violate orders from above? How is this any different than any of the other countless times he has?!? AND WHAT WAS WITH DATA FILLING EVERY SCENE WITH STUPID HUMOR?!?! Data was more annoying in this movie than Wesley Crusher ever was on any episode (sorry if you're reading Wil).
Star Trek: Nemesis (?) Screw the reviewers. None of the big name reviewers have ever enjoyed a movie I did.
Honestly, I'm sick of hearing what sucks and what doesn't. A lot of the reviewers thought that Austin Powers 3 sucked. I loved it, and apparently so did everyone else in the theater when I saw it.
Ultimately, I don't see a movie to check on continuity errors, insignificant plot holes, etc. I watch a movie for entertainment purposes. In other words, I spend money to be entertained, and I don't find tearing a movie to shreds to be entertaining. Granted, hokey one-liners piss me off, but that's a different story...
Oh yeah. Here at , we have been switching from ATM to Gig-over-fiber (please don't laugh). The best time to start doing this has been during the summer (When we have somewhere around 4,000 students, and not 22,000).
And it's not necessarily the abuse, it's simply the changes. We've worked on upgrading to a new version of the Novell client, got a new IBM Host for our mainframe, and we're trying to figure out our problems with our current off-campus ISP for those of us (read: students, faculty, and staff) who live off campus and who are not lucky enough to live in DSL-land.
All in all, it's been a busy summer as we try and keep up with technology. This is why there will be quite a few changes as the students come back to Stillwater (all 22,000 of them. God help us.)
You're in Oklahoma? I'm in Stillwater, and can be found on the W5YJ repeater (OSU's ARC). What's your usual 20? 73 for now... KD5IJW
Your genetic makeup is part of your body, which last time I checked, is covered under the right to privacy clause. After all, would you like the woman that you're asking out say:
:). I understand the point is to protect those that you could possibly injure or harm, but in a true "socialist" (yes, I said socialist, and not Communist) society, these people would automatically be helped by the Government (which is comprised of the populace), and the need for insurance companies disapears.
"I'm sorry, but I can't date you. I checked with your online medical profile and you have a small..."
Or whatever the case may be (inability to have children, etc.).
While the insurance companies do need to use standard competitive business practicies to stay in business, they are one of the most lucrative industries in America. After all, people are required by law to have car insurance! (At least in my state
However, this is all moot, as I suppose that eventually our outrage at such an act will soften, and we will again lose the freedom and privacy of our own bodies. After all, we seem to be giving up quite a large number of freedoms recently.
--Fare thee well.
WildFire