Star Trek Into Darkness - Images, Videos, Discussion, etc

[Shadowknight1]

Wow...that not only tugs the heart strings, it affirms that there is still some good in the world.

EDIT: Update to the story.  His private screening of a rough cut of Into Darkness occurred this past Sunday.  I can't imagine how he and his family must have felt being given this chance.  And I can only imagine how the crew must have felt, this isn't a finished film they were showing.  But apparently he enjoyed it, and that's the important thing.  Hats off to J.J. Abrams, Bad Robot, and Paramount.

[Tuskin38]

So Is een the 10 minutre preview.

The reason they're being chased is Kirk grabbed some sacred scroll to lead them out of the village so they wouldn't be killed by the volcano Kirks calls over the comms "They're out of the kill zone" then a minute in a bunch of debris hit the village. Kirk and McCoy were wearing disguises so the natives didn't see what they actually looked like, also Kirk accidentally stuns an animal they were going to use to get away on; McCoy:"Damn it man, that was our ride!". The clip doesn't explain why the Enterprise was under water   

[Shadowknight1]

Not explicitly, but I think it can be tied to the same reason they can't use the transporter.  It is said that something about the planet's magnetic field is interfering with the transporters which is why they can't just beam Spock out while still under the ocean.  Also, the magnetic field might have made studying the volcanic and seismic activity difficult from orbit.  And considering starship hulls are constructed out of metals far more durable than anything WE can currently use, I have no issues with the Enterprise being under water, and I think Scotty was just being overprotective of his precious wee bairns.

Also, it took me several viewings of the crappy YouTube version to get what the heck McCoy was saying after Kirk stunned that thing.  But you know, given Kirk's previous experiences with big animals, can you blame him for automatically stunning the thing?

[FarShot]

I find it funny that people gripe about the ship being underwater.  If the ship isn't seaworthy, what makes them think it'd be durable enough to take weapons fire the equivalent of nuclear weapons, be within the intense gravitational field of a sun or a black hole, or have fusion powered engines accelerate the ship with its large mass to nearly relativistic speeds?

[captain_obvious]

It's on youtube?  I've done a quick search and have so far come up blank

[Shadowknight1]

It's on youtube?  I've done a quick search and have so far come up blank

Was.  I do the smart thing when I find videos I want to keep, I download them.

I find it funny that people gripe about the ship being underwater.  If the ship isn't seaworthy, what makes them think it'd be durable enough to take weapons fire the equivalent of nuclear weapons, be within the intense gravitational field of a sun or a black hole, or have fusion powered engines accelerate the ship with its large mass to nearly relativistic speeds?

The same reason they can't believe that the ship could enter an atmosphere at all.  They say that since the Enterprise was constructed as a space vessel, it can only ever be in space.  They forget that the original Enterprise was in an atmosphere at least once AND was inside a space amoeba.  If the original can withstand that, what's wrong with the new universe version taking a little aquatic sojourn?

[Tuskin38]

Plus the new one was constructed on the ground so its probably made with sturdier stuff because of gravity and what not.

[Tuskin38]

I think Scotty was just being overprotective of his precious wee bairns.

He also mentioned something about salt water erosion, but I think he was overreacting because I don't think the hull we erode that fast.

I love the shot where a big fish swims by the bridge window and only Scotty sees it.

[Shadowknight1]

My only problem with the underwater scene is where they show Kirk and McCoy entering the ship.  They don't go in through the very obvious airlock, but instead through a totally INVISIBLE panel on the ship.

EDIT:  Firstly, a model of the JJ-verse Enterprise is coming from Revell sometime next year.  Hopefully it won't go the same way that the Polar Lights model did.  Even if I suck at building models.

Secondly, and very sadly, Daniel Craft, the Star Trek fan diagnosed with terminal cancer that was shown a rough cut of Star Trek Into Darkness as a dying wish, passed away yesterday.  My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Tuskin38]

Qualcomm's CES keynote tonight will have a special Star Trek announcement at 6:30pm PST

https://www.facebook.com/qualcomm?sk=app_320893647951874

[Shadowknight1]

So, an Augmented Reality app which I won't take part of cause I don't have a smart-phone and a Super Bowl trailer that I'll probably have to wait to see because I don't watch football.

[Darkthunder]

I have a smart-phone, but I don't live in the US or Canada.

[Shadowknight1]

Eh, I already signed up on the AreYou1701.com thing, hopefully that'll be something eventually.  But a Super Bowl trailer, for TWO Trek movies in a row, that's something awesome.

[Nebula]

what augmented reality app?

[moed]

I'm purposely avoiding as much previewing as I can.

I want to be freshly surprised with the whole movie when it comes out.

[Shadowknight1]

what augmented reality app?

http://trekmovie.com/2013/01/07/star-trek-into-darkness-ad-airing-at-super-bowl-new-app-to-deliver-extra-content-during-game-beyond/

[086gf]

In Empire Magazine its mentioned that the Qonos part of the movie is the first encounter between John Harrison and Kirk and crew.

After the Nibiru mission the Enterprise is called home and finds that London and San Fransico(not mentioned but its the most Starfleet/Federation relevent US city) have been devastated by Harrison(alone?). Thats when they send the Enterprise to Qonos(no idea how they know) to bring him to justice. So, the question is.....

What the hell is John Harrison doing there in the first place let alone taking on the entire freaking Empire apparently by his lonesome?! Sure he is a master at hand-to-hand, weapons and psycological warfare but still.....holy crap man.

[086gf]

Peter Weller = Robert April

If Countdown to Darkness is any indication anyways. Its no secret that Weller's character has his own ship and is a high ranking Starfleet Official. So, this must be his ship and his funeral since Pike is clearly attending it based on a released still that is from that scene. This very well could be confirmed in the Superbowl ad or in the third trailer coming in March.

[Killallewoks]

I reckon April fakes his own death.

[Darran]

I can see the resemblance.... I've edited the speech bubble for spoiler reasons