Star Trek (2009) - Live Tweet Commentary

My friend Keith, after learning that I still hadn't seen the 2009 Star Trek reboot, loaned me his copy.  I live-tweeted my thoughts as I watched it.  Here's the transcript of that night.


PG-13 for Sci-Fi Violence? Well, I'd bloody well hope so! #StarTrek

Yul Brynner is Captain Kirk - #StarTrek

Hot undocking the shuttle action! #StarTrek

Jeez. The Spaceballs evacuated their ship with more dignity. #StarTrek

(As the shuttle leaves the ship through a tunnel as Kirk is born)
Heh. Don't need to be Freud to figure THAT one out. #StarTrek

I swear, this music was also in Forest Gump! #StarTrek

(As young Kirk is being chased by the cop on the hoverbike)
And suddenly I'm having Warrior of the Lost World flashbacks.... #StarTrek #MST3K

Young Kirk is dressed like Marty McFly Jr. #StarTrek

You'd think a purely logical Vulcan youth would have better sense than to poke a bee-hive. #StarTrek

Just goes to show, regardless of species, teenagers are always dicks. #StarTrek

Half-Vulcans may not have invented sarcasm but they did perfect it. #StarTrek

I was thinking "Their quota for new recruits must be down" just before Kirk said it. Ha! #StarTrek

Insert "DAMN YOU MAVERICK!" joke here. #StarTrek

Anyone else get the urge to make #RedDwarf cracks when they say Kirk violated Star Fleet directives? #StarTrek

Things went all B&W news-reel there for a moment. #StarTrek

So... any reason why skirts are still required on female military uniforms in the future? Especially in space?! #StarTrek

(To Sulu failing to start the ship properly)
.. did they just make a bad Asian drivers joke? #StarTrek

 (After we hear Chekov's accent for the first time)
Was it a Womulan Ship? Was theiw leader named Bigguth Diccuth?! #StarTrek #MontyPython

(After getting a good look at Nero's forehead tattoos)
Meanwhile, on the Last Airbender's ship... #StarTrek

@GeekyGeekyWays don't call him that, you would not like him when he is angry....

@MayhemComics Oh yeth. I'm sure I wouldn't want to wouse the wetched Womulan warlord's wath! #StarTrek

I am Newo the Womulan! #StarTrek

The Romulan ship looks like a Shadow Vessel from #Babylon5. I mean... Shadow Wessel. #StarTrek

Huh. Music went all John Williams there for a moment.... #StarTrek

(After the guy in the red suit falls off the drill)
There went the one person in Star Fleet more reckless than Kirk.... #StarTrek.

(As Kirk lands on the drill)
And now, to remove my helmet so everyone can see my perfect hair and handsome face! #StarTrek

Not to be difficult but... that's not fencing, Sulu. #StarTrek

Pike looks like he's thinking "God, just kill me. I don't want to hear your life's story...." #StarTrek

Nero has the same voice as the Hudzen 10 android that was sent to replace Kryten on #RedDwarf. #StarTrek

I believe Mr. Spock to be in violation of Directive 40.09. No Vulcan is allowed to give oral sex in zero gravity. #StarTrek #RedDwarf

I see why the Trekkies didn't like this, for the most part. This plays more like a #DoctorWho episode than #StarTrek.

Of course he's Scott! What else could he be with that outrageous accent, you silly Vulcan! #MontyPython #StarTrek

Kirk gets his ass kicked a lot in this reality. #StarTrek

Ok. That was all pretty damn good. #StarTrek

Here, we see your red blood cells in action.... #StarTrek

Heh... customary departure self-serving. #StarTrek

And the movie that does everything that was done before ends with a line about boldly going where no one has gone before. #StarTrek #Irony