Star Trek: A Response (spoilers)

For the record, I am NOT a Trekkie. Far from it. Yes, I watched it twice already and yes, I teared up at the beginning again when Kirk dies, and yes, I still think that the two leading men are hot stuff. The second time around, I didn't notice Nurse Chapel (sorry!) but I did catch Uhura's first name when Spock muttered it.

One thing's for sure: I sure DO want those cute Starfleet outfits. I would rock that shit hardcore!

Now,the nitty-gritty:

1. Uhura/Spock.
Absolutely 100% spot-on with this one. I think that we were both like "nuh-uh-shut that down!" during the movie. AS IF! I can understand Uhura pining for Spock - what normal female wouldn't? But for those feelings to be reciprocated AND acted upon by Spock? NOOOOOOO. Especially not with his hand on her tushie!

2. Spock shows Scotty the equation that future Scotty invents. Yes, I know there is precedence for this flagrant timeline pollution, but coming from Spock?
Why not coming from Spock? Not only is he a genius, but he's also from an alternate reality where the equation may be as well-known to engineers as pie crust recipes are to pastry chefs. Haha. Shit. And he's saving "the only planet he's got left" (Earth) so who cares?

3. Sulu says he is trained in "fencing" but instead busts out some martial arts moves on the drill. Maybe he wanted to surprise Kirk with his skillz.
IMHO, this was not an improbable scenario. Well, he did use a big sword. The dude's Azn--- whaddya know, he's well-versed in martial arts! He can probably play a kickass game of MJ too - no KFC, of course.

4. Kirk is promoted from CADET to CAPTAIN. Of the Enterprise, the Starfleet flagship. Fine, so he helped destroy Nero et. al. and save Earth. What happened to giving people medals?
I would say that due the fact that Captain Pike bestowed him with the honour of First Commander to Spock's Captain, especially when he wasn't even supposed to be on the ship at all says something about his faith in Kirk's capabilities. And, he kicked ass both on Spock's simulation test *and* kicked some Romulan ass while in charge, more that proves that he is worthy of the title. Besides, Pike is in a wheelchair at the end of the movie anyway so why wouldn't Kirk continue on as Captain? Spock is too busy making sweet love to Uhura to be of any use as captain.

5. My fave: Spock knows where the Federation outpost on the ice planet is, but instead of heading straight to it to ask for help when Nero leaves him there to watch Vulcan implode, he decides to hide out in a cave. WHY, SPOCK, WHY.
Why? Because dude just watched his planet get destroyed, while he was powerless to do anything about it. He was clearly emotionally compromised and took advantage of his human capacity to mourn, moping around in the cave. Who knows if he was really living there for a long time? He could have ran in there for shelter from the snow and wind. Possibly, he was hiding out from that garguantuan crustacean-looking beast that was after Kirk. Of course, he could also have been waiting for that young piece of ass to come running in, seeking refuge from that crustacean beast. Or, he could have been taking a nap.... do Vulcans even sleep?

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Listening to: The Presets- Kitty in the Middle