Why do bad movies keep getting made?

The dismissal of religion - that it is completely a non-issue, and nobody in the Federation is a believer - is a wonderful and optimistic view of humanity's future. Fits in perfectly with the idealism of Star Trek.

Star Trek 6 has a good first and last act, and one of the worst middle-acts ever. The whole pointless "Spock plays Sherlock Holmes" thing, combined with the dull ice planet sequence, means the movie drags terribly for a good 40 minutes before picking up again.

It's a bit pompous, but also kind of interesting, and a welcome change from much of the commentary you get for other shows (which is usually the stars of the show sitting around trying to think of saying something to say, doing commentary for the blind, or saying "I don't remember this episode!").

Out of Gas was great, but I would argue that Objects in Space (the final episode) is better, and it's even more of a bottle show than the other episode. It's a spooky, dream-like episode, with the crew trapped on the ship while being stalked by a deranged bounty hunter.

Everyone I've met is familiar with Tintin. At least here in Canada, every kid I knew growing up had their collection of Tintin albums (Asterix as well). Maybe it`s just those Murkins who are living in ignorance…

Scott seems to imply that the anti-fascist message was obvious, but at the same time notes that a lot of the viewers and most of the critics missed it. Maybe it wasn't as obvious as he thinks.

Serpentine! Serpentine!

Can we talk about the scenery?
I think this is a really good film, maybe a little better than a B. I find some of the early scenes clumsy, but it really takes off once they are stranded in the woods, and the cast is great.

Yes….JESUS! Dratch is Jesus.

@Rockyrocky - Yep, they sure did! Good episode as well.

I think the last third of the movie is a bit of a mess. The oppressive, claustrophobic, early scenes in the cave, when things start to go wrong and there is just a hint that they aren't alone, is far superior. And it's not because I'm a "critic with little stomach for splatter" as Scott suggests. It's just because it…

Agreed, that's a very interesting and intense little film, and she was fantastic. Woody Harrelson is good as well.

Things you still might physically trade for (or buy/sell) in a post-scarcity, replicator-based economy:

Some of the stuff created in the holodeck might be real, in the sense an actual physical object created in a replicator that can be carried around after the holodeck is turned off.

I kind of wish they had spent a little more time on what effect a post-scarcity and free-energy economy would actually have on society. Not everyone can be a landscape designer and classical composer. Wouldn't huge numbers of people be faced with unending boredom (perhaps leading to suicide), or just lose themselves…

The Enterprise-D bridge is awesome. I love the fact that they moved away from the whole naval vessel look of the starships, and tried to make something that fit in with the new world of TNG: high-tech, humanistic, and more fitting with a Starfleet that is more diplomatic than combat-oriented.

Death Proof is better, because while it drags at some points, it is first and foremost a Tarantino film at its core. While it is obviously a homage to the grindhouse films of his youth, it is till a watchable film on its own. In short, he made a legitimate film that just happens to be influenced by a certain style.

I agree that Pine's Kirk was a little unbearable at times. He walked around with a massive smug sense of entitlement, not helped by having every second character in the movie telling him how important he was to the universe. And while Kirk always was a ladies man, seeing Pine smirk like a frat boy at every pretty girl…

We Have to Get Off the Island!
We have to get back to the island!