the nemesis of "nemesis"

suggetsed track: "when good dogs do bad things" by dillinger escape plan w/ mike patton

so, i went and saw star trek: nemesis last night. i'm sure no one on this site really cares, because no one on this site likes star trek, but i will give my two cents anyway. this movie is bad. and it pains me as a star trek fan to say it. i will be giving away what happens in the movie, since i doubt anyone will see it anyway. the first half or so i really didn't have a problem with. i could see how a non star trek fan wouldn't like it, but i was liking it because i like star trek. but then it just slowly got worse. problems:

1. a distinct lack of worf. he had like six lines in the movie, and they were super lame. they seemed to accetuate how big of a pussy he is rather than how much of a bad ass klingon warrior he is. (captain, i think we should put up the shields. uggghhh… romulan ale should be illegal [he's feeling sick]).

2. co-written by brent spiner, the actor who plays data, the movie was entirely data-centric. he was in almost every scene, and was the most developed character in terms of the movie. also, there was a prototype data, so he was playing two roles. oh yes, data martyrs himself in the end in order to save picard and the enterprise. but wait, we have an earlier version of data, that we can teach and train and hopefully learn to be like the data we've loved for the past 15 years, ensuring that there can be sequels to come. also, data acted too human. i know he's all johnny 5 and shit after 15 years of studying human behavior, and didn't they put an emotion chip in him in one of the previous movies? star trek: generations? i don't know. i like my andriods cold and calculating, thank-you very much.

3. jordy la forge doesn't have those crazy glasses anymore. instead he has creepy eyes. also, he gives up at the first sign of trouble. he was always the one that could jerry rig anything out of anything. oh, the transporters are down. well, jordy just throw up your hands and give up. oh wait you actually did. stellar acting. which brings me to my next point…

4. the acting in this movie was bad. everyone was stiff and rigid. everyone in this movie was phoning it in for a big fat paycheck. even patrick stewart who always brought an air of respectability to anything, was particularly awful. it was painful to watch as the movie went on.

5. the rape scene. very unnecessary. i get how it sets up the psychic link between deanna troi and one of the bad guys, but why does shin zon want to violate troi? it has no point in the story. not in the development of shin zon as a threat, not anything. other than to point out that the bad guy is a really bad guy. there is absolutely no reason for this scene to be in this movie. the character has no motivation for doing this. what's even worse it what picard says/ implies when troi asks for leave. something to the efffect of "you'll have to endure these attacks, because i need you on this ship as a part of my crew." i know you were just raped (pychically though), but you're just going to have to suck it up and take if it happens again, becuase i am the captian and the most important and you don't matter silly woman.

so, as a star trek fan i give this movie a d+. anyone else, f. it's pretty fucking bad.

however, a movie that is good: spirited away. japanimation. so so good. to me it seemed like a modern japanese alice in woderland. the animation was so good. visually the movie was incredible. all of the characters in this movie are funny and likable. i can't say enough good things about this movie. if it's playing near you go see it. it's very long, but every second is a gem. so worth the time.

and jesus christ! i get diarrhea once and nobody forgets it. i guess as long as i don't go back to that burger place i won't shit all over linda's house. what about all of the excellent things i do at these parties? some plans for new years: the robot, obnoxious and often. did someone say urinal cakes? pin the tail on the guy that just threw up, or throw small stones at him, or whatever you find that isn't too heavy. peeing from the roof. more predator and commando than you can shake a stick at. it'll make you a sexual tyrannasaurus.