So, I hate to hop on the same old, same old bandwagon, but the new Star Trek movie?
Made. Of. Awesome.
Smothered in the awesome sauce.
With real whipped cream an awesome cherry on top.
I love Star Trek. Not in a costume-wearing, midnight showing opening day kind of way, but I love it, so I feel pretty qualified in saying that it was really freaking good. They did a good homage to the original without slavishly following it. They made it their own. It was just…a good movie, even without being a Star Trek movie. The fact that it was a Star Trek movie just added a little bit more awesome to it.
But that’s really not the point of my post. I actually wanted to talk about writing. Well, my writing to be specific. You see, my next book has and alien race and space ships in it (and shifters, naturally. And dirty sex, but who’s counting?). The point is, I needed a good, new space movie. It inspired me. I’ve watched the space movies I have to get into the vibe of things, but there’s something about seeing it on the big screen. The size, the magnitude, the way your chair shakes a little when the volume gets loud. It overwhelms you and yanks you right into their world for a couple of hours.
Which, it turns out, is exactly what I needed for a little boost for this book (which is nothing like Star Trek except it has space ships…that look nothing like Trek ships, but they’re still space-faring vessels).
Just what the Bones ordered. And Karl Urban did a great job of him!
Loved Star Trek! Really and truly surprised with how much I enjoyed it.
Oh, and I’m rewatching Firefly and Serenity for inspiration. So, I’m with ya on that refueling the well with some good space movie. I actually like both Riddick movies for that, too.
by Ella May 19th, 2009 at 7:53 pm ♦I’m with you on all of those! Star Wars (the original trilogy) does a pretty good job, too. And Battlestar Gallactica.
by Crystal Jordan May 19th, 2009 at 7:55 pm ♦I second that Star Trek emotion
…Did someone say Firefly?
Now I have to have another marathon. Shiny.
by R.G. Alexander May 20th, 2009 at 6:07 am ♦Y.E.S. Star Trek is covered in milk chocolate, whipped cream, cherry on top AWESOMENESS!!! I think I’m going to go see it again this weekend. LOL
by Lyric James May 22nd, 2009 at 8:07 am ♦Well, I liked the movie. It’s not the BEST of the Trek movies, but it hit the spot for me. Plus, hellloooo eyecandy. Always helps!
by Crystal Jordan May 22nd, 2009 at 8:09 am ♦Oh yeah…the eye candy was delicious!!! Even the captain in the very beginning who went over to the ship first (no spoilers)….he was cute too and all muscle-y. Loved that! I still can’t remember what movie I remember him from though. I know he played a bad guy….but the name of the movie escapes me.
by Lyric James May 22nd, 2009 at 8:20 am ♦The actor’s name is Taran Fahir. I *think* he was a bad guy in Iron Man.
by Crystal Jordan May 22nd, 2009 at 8:23 am ♦
He sure did!!! I knew I remembered him from somewhere. Boy is he handsome!!! They didn’t show all those muscles in Iron Man. 
by Lyric James May 22nd, 2009 at 8:27 am ♦