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Was in the mood for some spacial romance, so I powered up the old betamax and started watching Star Trek Into Darkness.

There was the young Spock blabbering on, like he usually does, about how important the prime directive was, and that in no circumstances was the heroic Kirk to interfere, or disturb in any way, this ancient tribe of aliens.

Meanwhile, he abseils down the shuttle and tries to disarm a pending volcanic eruption with the sole purpose of saving the same alien race.

.. and here I am thinking ... what happened to the prime directive Spock!

With your brutal logic, how could you not see that intervening with a civilization ending natural disaster can only be seen as destroying the prime directive.

Then it dawned on me.

Like the prime directive used in ED gameplay - don't let the laws of reality get in the way of the laws of fun. So too, the prime directive cannot get in the way of a Kirk rescue scene.

Any other plot holes or technical irritations in other sci-fi movies you can think of?

You know ... because sci-fi movies generally pride themselves on technical accuracy.

 

[Machival]

Any other plot holes or technical irritations in other sci-fi movies you can think of?

You know ... because sci-fi movies generally pride themselves on technical accuracy.

Well, not to pick on Into Darkness, but did you notice how they kept bringing up Kirk having a medical problem only for it to never effect anything in the plot? And that they simultaneously cured death and the need for space ships? People criticize Voyager for being the magical reset ship of the Federation fleet, but at least they never destroyed basic aspects of federation society.

 

[rlr149]

sunshine,
i can't believe that crew where even the best of what was left. almost insane psychiatrist for starters. emo's, psychotics....... worst crew ever.
the 'kenny' suit...........that can't go in direct sunlight anyway so pretty much useless, not to mention it's impracticality.
the 4 computer cores that have to be kept stupendously cool........... in space...... so vital to ships operations they're all in 1 supercool bath/location instead of spread out so 1 micro-meteorite doesn't take them all out.
sunface.

quite like the music and visuals though.

 

[metatheurgist]

Glad you brought up Sunshine. I can't believe the praise it gets. It's plot and character stupid from start to finish, just like 28 Weeks Later. I didn't think Sunshine qualified enough as SciFi to bring up.

 

[Bumvelcrow]

Well, not to pick on Into Darkness, but did you notice how they kept bringing up Kirk having a medical problem only for it to never effect anything in the plot? And that they simultaneously cured death and the need for space ships? People criticize Voyager for being the magical reset ship of the Federation fleet, but at least they never destroyed basic aspects of federation society.

Please do pick on it - that's one of the few films I found myself cringing my way through. The other half (not familiar with Star Trek) thought it was okay and didn't understand my exasperation.

Altogether - Aaaaaabraaaaamsss!!!!!!

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