The 50th Anniversary of Star Trek isn’t until next year, but with Star Wars grabbing all the headlines lately, we thought we’d boldly go in the other direction and celebrate all the amazingly beautiful women that Star Trek has given us over the years! With five television series and twelve feature films, the Star Trek universe has been a boon for fans of beautiful women playing everything from green-skinned babes to humans, and everything in between! So whether you’re a fan of Original Series babes like Barbara Bouchet , Next Gen beauties like Marina Sirtis , or 21st century Trek teases like Alice Eve , there’s something here for everyone to enjoy!
Beaming into theaters, Alice Eve co-stars in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), but the most she shows is a shot of her skivvies. I think I feel the Vulcan nerve pinch in my pants! The Sundance shocker Black Rock (2012) is giving a full frontal peek at both Katie Aselton and Lake Bell , and the French drama Augustine (2012) has a thorough sexamination of Stephanie Sokolinski ’s funbaguettes and fur. More after the jump!
Chris Brown is releasing a new app called the Chris Brown Channel. Yes, this is a real thing. Cue massive shrieking from Team Breezy. “I am so excited to get closer to my fans,” says the 24-year-old. Chris Brown Channel “To bring them into my world, hearing from me in my own words. Through my channel app they can be part of my music, my art, my life, day in and day out.” The app basically looks like a blend of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, only it’s 24/7 Chris Brown – who will have the ability to contact you if he sees fit. That’s right, if you download this, none other than Christopher Maurice Brown might personally threaten to beat your ass into submission call you. You gotta love technology and Millennials .
I am not a Star Trek fan. I know as much about Star Trek as you learn by just being a human on Earth. I know the names of most of the Enterprise Crew… Oh! I know the “Enterprise.” I know what a Vulcan is. And a Klingon. And Warp Speed. And we’re starting to reach the extent of my knowledge here… I saw Star Trek Into Darkness . And I felt like a kid who just transferred to a new school and picked the only table of friends who’ve known each other since birth to sit down with during lunch. They’re all talking about “Randy’s Mom’s hilarious pancake that one time,” and I come from a place that called pancakes ‘flap jacks’ so I’m all confused. The film was big. It was explodey. It was a boring, boring, boring Summer Action Flick. It didn’t look all that spectacular. And the lens flares! My God the lens flares! Star Trek Into Darkness consisted of two main elements: 1) Giant set pieces (meaning fights, explosions, general 10-minute action scenes that don’t advance the plot more than an inch) 2) The winkiest, noddiest, most alienating inside jokes I’ve ever seen in a major blockbuster. The whole thing felt like a Star Trek nerd going “Ehhh? Ehhhh? See what I did there? Remember that? From the other thing?” I can’t say exactly what “the other thing” was (except in one or two very obvious instances), since I haven’t seen any of the other things. For all the inessential dialogue and exhausting fight scenes, the entire plot, “twists” and all, is contained in a speech that lasts about 2 minutes. And it’s very difficult to follow. This leaves the audience with almost nothing to latch onto except the familiarity of the numerous references and callbacks to other movies and episodes in the franchise. But then, why see the film? Why not just catch up on the franchise? Star Trek Into Darkness plays like Battleship , if you were also watching some old Star Trek episodes on your iPhone in the movie theater at the same time. If you’re a giant Star Trek fan, you may enjoy that, but I’m curious why. After terrorist attacks in London and San Francisco, the Enterprise Crew embarks on a diplomatically inadvisable manhunt on an alien planet; a plot lifted directly, almost farcically, from the mission to kill Osama Bin Laden. Apart from the terrorists revealed (I guess?) motivations, there is not much more of a story. Beyond the nearly non-existent plot, the completely unsurprising plot twists, and the resolution that’s so quick you’re not sure if it actually happened or if the third act is yet to come, Star Trek featured some distracting scientific flaws. I’m not scientists, but can objects in space go from still to “barreling towards Earth?” There seems to be some lack-of-gravity in the way. On the same token, if a space ship jostles around, can its crew really start falling through the hallways? Surely any kind of simulated gravity would be pulling the crew down toward the floor and not in some cardinal direction (considering they’re in space and there are no directions). How about, if a hole is blown into the wall of anything in space? Can you just hold your breath, hold onto something, and survive? Or would your insides explode out of your ears? It seems pointless to set a film in space if you take advantage of the cool zero-G aspects of space exactly none times. And beyond that, you actually ignore zero-G and pretend there’s gravity, atmosphere, and oxygen. The performances were all decent, with just enough camp to make it feel authentically Star Trek . Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, and Jon Cho felt like a family on screen, which definitely made the viewing experience more tolerable, especially with such an emphasis on how “your crew is your family” in the script. Benedict Cumberbatch was excellent in his cold, unfeeling evilness. Newcomers Alice Eve and Peter Weller turned in fine performances, if a little flat given their characters’ enormous stakes in the plot. Ultimately, Star Trek Into Darkness is a throw-away Summer film with a lot of recycled material. The film’s case is not helped by the fact that it’s only the second major blockbuster to come out this year, after the absolutely phenomenal Iron Man 3 (you can read about the differences between the two films in our Iron Man 3 review ). See it, or don’t. You probably will. Just don’t blame me if you come out of the theater confused, disappointed, and maybe a little tired. RATING: 2/5
Bing has finally one-upped Google in the nerd-cred department. In honor of this week’s premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness , Bing Translator has added the Trek language Klingon, or as I’ll be referring to it: Bingon. Starting today, you can visit the Bing Translator to convert a phrase from any of the languages available into Klingon. The language is also available on the Windows Phone app (so the guy who has that can use it there). The Klingon language has been a huge part of Star Trek culture since 1979, when the first words were uttered in the invented language in Star Trek: The Motion Picture . Estimates range from 50,000 to 100,000 speakers of Klingon, with dictionaries and translators widely available. What phrases will you translate into Klingon?
Karl Urban talks about returning to his character of Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in a new featurette from Star Trek Into Darkness . Take a look: Star Trek Into Darkness Bones Featurette Urban returns to the sci-fi sequel along with the rest of the Enterprise crew: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Alice Eve, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Simon Pegg, and Bruce Greenwood. Benedict Cumberbatch also stars, as the villain. J.J. Abrams returns to direct the second film, which will premiere May 16.
Do you have your 3D glasses ready? Or are the kids these days just getting surgery on their eyes to make them 3D-capable? Either way, figure out your ish and watch the new Star Trek Into Darkness 3D trailer : Star Trek Into Darkness 3D Trailer Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the sci-fi sequel, which takes place after the 2009 reboot. Alice Eve, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Simon Pegg, and Bruce Greenwood also star. J.J. Abrams directs the film, which will premiere May 17.
A new Star Trek Into Darkness clip has landed. In it, Kirk and Spock argue about whether their ship will fit through a tiny crevasse. I’m guessing it will. Star Trek Into Darkness Clip – Second Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the sequel to 2009’s Star Trek reboot. This time, when Starfleet is attacked, the Enterprise crew embarks on a manhunt to take down the person responsible. Alice Eve, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, and Simon Pegg also star. J.J. Abrams directs the film, which will hit theaters May 17.
Paramount has released two new Star Trek Into Darkness photos that don’t reveal anything about the plot or the true identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s character, but they do underscore the tone that previous stills have established. In other words, set your phasers for intensity! Taken in context with previously released photos, which I’ve posted below, the cast sure does seem to be processing some heavy stuff. What do you think is at the end of all those thousand-yard stares? Khan? The last quinoa salad on the craft services table? The questionable future of the Star Trek franchise now that J.J. Abrams has thrown Starfleet over for Star Wars ? Can someone — anyone — please crack a smile? Thank you, Captain. More on Star Trek Into Darkness : ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Identity Revealed? WATCH: Spock And Uhura Steal A Kiss In Action-Packed ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Video
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