Live well, work hard, play play? 
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There’s a new Star Trek movie out. I hear Captain Kirk does the doozy with a hot green alien chick in it. What more do we need?
But you’re not convinced.
“What’s Star Trek?”
“Well, it’s based on this 70’s TV series with Federation Starfleets and warp drive and ooh! the Vulcan nerve pinch and they made a number of movies before this too…”
“Sounds like I’d need to know what happened before.”
“It does help, I suppose…”
“Hmm.”
“… But it’s not necessary, I assure you.”
“Really?”
“Basically it’s just an action film. With lots of EXPLOSIONS. And HOT ACTION, if you know what I mean.”
“Hmm.”
“C’mon, baby, it’d be a fun date movie. When’s the last time we gotta go on a movie date?” (Commence sad puppy dog eyes.)
“Oh, all right then. If it has lots of explosions.” (Obviously bought the sad puppy dog eyes routine. Again.)
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Every movie we watch is a new one. Let’s have 50 first movie dates and then watch 50 more. Let’s watch the whole galaxy of films and then watch them geeky director’s cuts together. Promise me that. I’ll always buy you popcorn and I’ll always clumsily spill some onto your lap, if only to pretend to swipe them away as I hunt in the dark to grab your hand in mine. I love your jumping in your seat and pulling me close (we should watch more horror flicks) and how I can look into your eyes staring at the screen like a newborn child seeing something for the first time and I am that child too, looking at you.
I’ve changed my mind, after our movie date tonight. Forget about Kirk and his emerald extraterrestrial. Commander Spock and Lt. Uhura’s much hotter together, you can see that. It’s in their eyes, just like it’s in yours and mine.
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Words & design by Kenny Mah.
Source image from Star Trek (2009).
Pssstttt…. if not mistaken, I felt asleep during a Star Trek or Star Wars movie, can’t remember anymore… It happened in Singapore, hehehe… I guess the cinema so nice that I could felt asleep (never happened before).
Oh, no worries, dear. It surely couldn’t have been THIS film… This one, not possible to fall asleep to lah… Too exciting. Be still, my beating heart, haha…
oh. is that why there’s always pop corns everywhere. ;-p
Well, I’m not in all the theatres, am I? Am I?
maybe you have some remote control that controls humans all around.
*spill pop corn now*
*next person: spill now *
i used to watch Star Trek, was so addicted to it, i wonder why i am not yearning to watch it now. hmm.
Well, I don’t have enough hands to go grabbing all over them, do I?
Aiyo, the above sounds so wrong, so salah.
so so salah indeed.
btw, do you know that your surname, it exist in the Klingon language.
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/klingon/basic/article/8825.html
I just looked up your link:
Klingon: maH
English: We
Phonetically — “makh”
Pronoun, a word to address a group of people including the speaker.
Right, my name means “we” in Klingon. Hmm…
P.S. Go watch the new film… You don’t need anything from any of the previous films or even TV series, though for Trekkies out there, there’s a lot of nods and Easter eggs… Bring Momo and make it a movie date!
We enjoy this one tho, lots of explosions and falling off cliffs or deftly hanging on.
only regret was that the ladies din xsite nor stone us at all, not one bit
Haha, there was a fair bit of falling off stuff and simply hanging on for dear life, wasn’t there? That’s why they have to wear such skin-tight suits… to keep all their clothes on as they are being thrown left and right and all over…
Hahaha! That’s the funniest review of Star Trek to date! I had firmly decided that it’s not a movie for me, it’s SCI-FI, and Hollywood for goodness’ sake! But you’re making it hard… MUST….RESIST.EXPLOSIONS.AND.HOT.ACTION!!
Oh but you must watch it! It’s pure F. U. N.
Forget about sci-fi or Hollywood… it’s just simple Fun, Fun, FUN! Go watch, go watch!
I like Commander Spock more than Captain Kirk…but I like the Scottish dude most! So farnee… =D
Yay! Finally someone agree with me about Spock over Kirk!
r u sure its just the innocent hand u r looking for among the spilt pop corn?? hehehehe
Ah, but who says the hand is innocent in the first place, Joe?
i actually enjoyed it tho i was “dragged” to watch it ;p
Better than that stupid Terminator one..
Then I must heartily commend the one who dragged you to watch this film. I’m sure Prada, whom I “dragged” to watch Star Trek, would heartily agree with me…
Aww. Romantic giler!
Only you could make a cinema sound so wonderful.
A Star Trek fan myself so I can’t wait to see Spock again ( so much sexier this time around btw ).
Yup, Spock is definitely sex-ed up and updated (some might argue upgraded too, haha) this time round. Without revealing much, I have to say this harkens back to the days of the original TV series in terms of its heroism, optimism and humour.
I can’t wait for the sequel to this “prequel”!
i heard there are already TWO films in the works to follow Star trek! =)
*whoops for joy!*
i’ve heard so many good reviews on this movie. kicking myself for missing it all along. now that everyone has watched it, and it’s gonna be off the cinemas REAL soon here,
i’m placing my bet on a solo run in KL.
kinda sad eh? when the closest one also watched liao ……
Oh oh! Do catch it before it’s gone! It’s an experience to be had in the theatres really. Me too, actually, wanna catch it again before it leaves the cinemas…
i know why spock is so sexy, it’s the ears! ;P
It is sooo the ears… but also the Rest of Spock is pretty damn fine too, haha.
Not a fan of ST.. but I’m waiting for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Me wanna watch that too… Call me if you’re in town and we can watch that together, dear… with action films, I can watch them over and over again… Hah!
i am one of the converted patrons, did not have the slightest interest to go in first place, then got bombarded with too many good reviews and finally hook up with my cousin and aunty so that i would catch it, and oh boy, did i enjoyed it!
Hurray for cousins and aunties who hook us up with Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldaña!
I like going to the theatres with you, while others stared at the trailers, waiting for the movie to start; we had lots of time chatting and laughing. Curtains draw, and it finally started, I whispered into your ears, looking at the beautiful side of your face in the dark.
Gosh, LIC — that’s beautiful. Now, izzat wotcha gonna do when I come down to S’pore and catch a movie with you? What will my Devil Wears Prada gonna say?
hahaha that sounds gay! the “you” obviously doesn’t refer to our dear Kenny mah. LOL! nice tactic thou, the clumsily spilt pop corn. haha!
Haha, I know the “you” didn’t refer to me. Thought I’d go along with the flow, though, why not?
On a more serious note, I do think your vignette is beautiful. Did get me thinking, she got a side of the face that’s not beautiful meh? *runs and hides*
HAHAHA yeah
I continue to whisper into your ears, while you shyly looked me in the eyes. Your hands are shivering, and teeth trembling; I stood up and told you that I need to go to the gents. I came back with a cup of warm tea, and put it into your hands; for you, my dear
Haha, that is so sweet of you. Your girl must be much impressed. Me though, I wouldn’t head to the gents and just held her hands in mine and warmed them up myself! I mean, how can one miss out on such an opportunity!
Sci-fi do bore me to bits but since u make it so interesting with explosion and hot action, I try to imagine if your description is more interesting or was it the real show. Director Mah!
I will make it to the show but away from all the pop-corns poppers.
Ah no, trust me… the film is definitely A WHOLE LOT MORE interesting than my description of it. Consider mine the very cliff Cliff Notes… lol
Only you, Mr Mah, can take any story and twist into a super duper sweet love story about you and the devil. Giving you the V-sign, “LOVE Long and Prosper!”
Love Long and Prosper, mate!
aiseh, what a sci-romantic-fi post! i usually go for the salty/sweet popcorn combo. so, i’ll finish my salty portion first before passing it around. this can prevent spilling.
oh, oh…pardon me. the spilling was intentional, i see.
btw, omg, what have u done to the poster??? HAHAHAHA!
Hmm, if we were to go out in a group together, I’d wanna stick to you and share some of that saltiness too, uhm, I mean the popcorn, I do.
As for the poster, haha… can’t beat what I did to you and LeCoupleToy’s male half here. LOL
The only time I look at Bald Eagle’s face in the cinema (and he at mine) is to check if the other has fallen asleep. You da man lar. All hail the king of romance.
Aiyo, I did that with Prada too… during a Shakespearean play… can fall asleep also wan… lol
alah….. It’s been such a long time since I’ve last went on a movie date…
*remembers such dates with sad-looking eyes..*
ps: I don’t care much for sci-fi though.. :p
Aww… then come on a movie date with me?
Ah, Kenny dear.
I’ll definitely take you up on that offer.
But can you wait another year?
At least till I’m back in the country proper.
A year? Heck, for you, I’d wait ten.
that popcorn must be sweet… sweet with the Sugar of L.O.V.E! ;P
I’m just waiting for Monkey to call me diabetes-inducing again…
You’re just diabetic! Nothing can be help!
Save me! Save me!
only thing that can save u is L.O.V.E.!! lol
Love, love… Love is all you need… Amen to that, brother/sister.
hahahhaa! i LOVED this installment of star trek.
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was never a trekkie before. but the bf is… so we went… and i laughed like crazy (esp at the part where the doctor was giving kirk all sorts of medications to counter his allergic reaction!
naturally he thought they ‘comedied’ star trek too much… ah you can never satisfy a trekkie no?
PS: i thought the uhura-spock mushy scene was er… rather cringe worthy… though kirk’s expression during that bit was hilarious!
PPS: i do think spock’s really hawt. and kirk’s too cocky
PPPS: i LURVED the scottish dude (see la, lub him but kenot remember his name pulak. apalah me!)
Ah well, it really depends on who you ask… the original TV series was rather more comedic than the later series or movies, which were more serious, methinks.
Or we could go with your explanation — “ah you can never satisfy a trekkie” — simple is best.
P.S. Aww, I thought it was touching.
P.P.S. Ditto.
P.P.P.S. Guess what? His name is Scotty! Geddit? lol
His name is scotty ah?? lol!!! ok ok now i can remember liao…
oh oh another really funny bit (kenny’s readers if you havent seen the movie dont read my comments! major spoilers!) :
the part where Kirk asks Chen (was his name chen??somehow i remember it as Chen) midway while falling through the sky for really important destroy the drill mission : ’so what type of hand to hand combat experience do you have?’
Chen: ‘Fencing!’
hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
ok ok siao d… relax girl relax..
Uhm, it’s Sulu? Not Chen… LOL
I’m not a fan of Star Trek. I don’t even know a single story!!!
Am I in the same school? :O
Haha, you don’t need to know any of the old Star Trek stories to enjoy this new one… It’s a rollicking good time!
selba fell asleep during star trek and star wars.. tt’s hilarious! oh… so cute this selba!
ok la.. now i HAVE to watch star trek…
(right after, terminator, and transformers, and that new horror flick, and that other sci-fi flick and , and …. yadda yadda yadda….
:P:P)
Oh you so do… And I know, tis the summer of Action Flicks… I watched Terminator Salvation with my nephew and despite poor reviews, actually enjoyed it a lot!
Can’t wait for Harry Potter and G.I.Joe next!
u dont need popcorn as an excuse to search in the dark.
it is, afterall, dark.
Yes. But popcorn makes it stickier.
I vote for Spock! Kirk is cute but Spock is handsome and has Character. =)
Amen, ma’am!
darn, i read this too late! star trek is not showing anymore in cinemas anymore. =(
Aww, I’m sorry to hear that. I believe it’s still showing in some cinemas… Keep hunting, bro!
never a star trek fan …BUT it is the company that counts right?
The company counts for A LOT. In my case, nearly everything…
never grew up watching Star Trek or Star Wars… to be frank never like Sci-Fi… lol…
Don’t see it as sci-fi… but more as pure good FUN!
To boldly go where no man has gone before… or something like that lah. LOL
Hahaha, I’d go with “something like that lah.” Close enuf.
Oh yeah, this movie totally rocked! I hv NEVER watched a single ST episode in my entire life! Went to watch this movie and haven’t stopped drooling over the so-cool Spock (altho kinda “wooden” but then i guess Vulcans are supposed to be laidat!). Kirk is also cute la, in his cocky way! And i love that little “russian guy” with that comical accent and he’s sooo different in Terminator Salvation!
The little Russian guy’s Anton Yelchin, a decent young actor who we’ll be seeing more of in the future, ala Shia LaBeouf.
Glad to know there’s yet another Spockie (fan of Spock) out there!
kirk and spock up the tree
doing the birds and bees?
;-p
Dunno much about Kirk + Spock…
But maybe Chris + Zach liplocked?
Decided to blog hop (finally..) and rejoiced at reading this post. Love the movie…love…love. Yes…Uhura and Spock…no, Nyota and Spock! Hahaha…..
Yesss! Another member of the Uhura/Spock fanclub! Hahaha…
count me in too! ^_^
Rolling Stones to rock n roll fans. Need a refresher. Goodness I watched the series on TV when I was a kid.
Haha, that does mean that they are a classic, no?
“I’ll always buy you popcorn and I’ll always clumsily spill some onto your lap, if only to pretend to swipe them away as I hunt in the dark to grab your hand in mine.”
kenny!! how cheeky of you.
Oh, the cheekiest.