The Ultimate Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Retrospective | SUPERCUT

The Ultimate Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Retrospective: A compilation of parts 16, 17 and 18 of my Star Trek Retrospective series. This supercut covers Star Trek 2009, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond. The series explores the making of each of the Star Trek Kelvin Timeline movies, their initial reception, and their lasting pop culture impact.

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00:00 Star Trek 2009
09:11 Sponsor
10:00 Star Trek 2009
39:54 Star Trek Into Darkness
58:43 Star Trek Beyond
1:22:32 Outro

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[wolframflorian]

I remember seeing Star Trek at the cinema back in 2009 and instantly loving it too. But I always thought, that Kirk’s character was off. You could argue, that it’s because he grew up without a father, but Shatners portrayal was actually more composed, thoughtful and level-headed as most viewers seem to remember.

[Vg]

If I had to pick one scene to encapsulate my love for Michael Gioacchino it’s the surprise Enterprise warp-in at the climax of the film. The whole score builds up like it’s a sacrifice and bang… the Enterprise jumps in firing and the main theme blasts triumphantly.

[finn]

I may have been the very first fan to get the McCoy "Bones" story in public. It was their speaking tour during the ORIGINAL series dates, very soon after 1969, I think it was 71 or 72. They let everyone in the audience write a question down and the three stars sorted through the stack of questions to choose which one they would discuss. Nimoy wetted his thumb and went through the pages and said "oh... this is a good one. Why don't you take this one, Kelly?" And Deforest read:

"Why does Kirk call McCoy bones?"

That was MY question! The one I'd written! I was 10, maybe 11 and this was so exciting for a fan who'd watched since the very first episode before re-runs so I leapt out from my seat and did the funky chicken right there in the aisle. Leonard Nimoy looked up and peered into the audience at ME (!) and said,

"Oh, this must be your question!" and he smiled and the audience laughed and for a moment in time the universe froze in perfection.

[barkasz]

I think Beyond's uniforms are by far the best reimagining of the TOS-era uniforms we've seen so far.

[Ace-lprf]

I wished they made more. These three movies brought me into Star Trek

[chromemox]

Quinto’s Spock opening the box that had a picture of the OG cast in their movie era uniforms made me cry the first time I watched it.

[raystewart]

This must be your best upload ever. Fantastic. Watched it in two parts due to work, but really really enjoyed it. Nice that you included the deaths and what people said about the two great actors.

[danjohnson]

I appreciate the respect shown when Chris Pine calls him "Mr. Shatner". Respect and a humble attitude goes a long way...

[shmeeful]

on the klingons, i love the kelvin desin for them and wish so much that discovery had reused these costumes to make them 'look more alien' rather than those hidous designs that make them look more like gene stealer hybids from warhammer 40k

[vinnyc.]

It's true I am one of those hard core trekkies. But I am a trekkie who is not rigid in their ways, and I grow with the times. I love ALL the new films, and shows. I am glad you do some as well. The new Klingon design was awesome to me. It makes it hard to be a trekkie online, because there are just people out there that are just plain miserable people, that I don't want to talk too.

[wilagaton]

These films has a special place in my heart. Its what got me into Star Trek.

[keiththorpe]

When "Star Trek" (2009) came out, I had been a Trek fan since the early '80s (First movie I saw in theaters was "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"). To that point in 2009, I was in my late 30s, and my favorites of the movies were a toss-up between "ST:II: TWoK", "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country", and TNG's second outing with "Star Trek: First Contact". With the reboot, however, I had to start a new category of favorites, Cat:1 being original recipe, and Cat: 2 being Kelvin Timeline/Extra Crispy. I simply loved the fresh new direction, the new interpretations of the characters, the new looks, everything. Even the shaky cam-style and lens flaring I felt gave everything a new visual language to tell a familiar, beloved story. And I don't bellyache about the follow-on sequels, I loved them too. Not as much, granted, but I enjoyed them all...which is more than I can say for either the TOS movies or TNG movies. I did not enjoy every single one of those, the usual suspects coming to mind (ST:V yeah, the one with 'God', ST: Insurrection, ST: Nemesis...I do have a soft spot in my heart for ST: The Motion Picture and ST:III: The Search for Spock...but not a very large soft spot...and yeah, ST:IV The One With The Whales, I love that one, too...Not a fave, but I definitely enjoy it.)

[christheghostwriter]

I've seen that clip at least a dozen times, but hearing Nimoy fighting back tears as he says goodbye to the cast and crew just guts me every time.

I've always aligned more with Nimoy (and our esteemed host Mr. Coleman) that obeisance to some mythologized idea of canon is the death of storytelling in the Trek universe. Some fans seem to want Trek shows and films to function almost as documentaries about the details of life in the 23rd century (or whichever century the particular show or film is set).

Nimoy has been vocal about the implications of trying to be too beholden to canon, and his participation in this project is a further endorsement of the idea that Trek has to do new things in order for the franchise to survive and thrive

As I write this, I'm thinking about my annual rewatch of ST:TMP. That movie was first released on December 7, 1979, and, at age 13, I was first in line at my local theater to see it the moment it premiered. I just watched it again last night, for at least the 30th or 40th time, and I still gaze in amazement at how real my beloved Enterprise looks on the big screen.

Ive loved Trek my whole life, and I loved this movie. It's like seeing the extended universe of Trek novels and comic books of my youth being reborn as big-budget films and serialized television shows.

I like that it's not just the same thing. I can still watch the old shows and movies. The Kelvin films, Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds are all great in their own ways. I can understand why some people don't like some or all of these entries in the franchise, but I'll never understand why some people get SO angry and emotional when some new Trek property isn't to their liking. That kind of behavior is just embarrassing

[AngryAnt]

I love how a fair few members of the cast and crew either actively wanted to play characters or were already fans of the show so jumped at the chance when offered. Just shows how much love the shows have and how much they wanted to do it justice.
Star Trek 2009 isn't my favorite of the films, but it's a good watch and I'm forever thankful that it dragged Star Trek into the 00s (plus we now get the Strange New Worlds Enterprise which is just beautiful).
I was lucky enough to see it in the cinema with a friend who we'd both been trek fans since the early 00s, meeting online and playing Bridge Commander together, so like you never really had relevent trek (though I think I saw ENT on Sky One). The only down side was I had my motorbike stolen during the screening so there's a big gap in the film for me, each time I watch it, where I was basically on the phone to the police during their follow up calls (side note, Middlesborough police were amazing and even gave me several followup phone calls to make sure I was okay).
Also, that score, the main tune, is fantastic.

[rikgesamo]

I am glad those movies were made. Honestly, it brought many people to star trek who weren't interested before. How can some hate that, I don't know

[guardian]

I always thought that if they wanted to continue this continuity with the Kelvin time-line, they could explain Chekov's absence by transferring him to the Reliant as in WOK as its new first officer. In this time-line, he'd remain on the Reliant since Kahn is in cryo and not on Ceti-Alpha 5.

[kiernanknox]

Ah yes the beloved captain Wharf show ran for one episode where captain Wharf rammed the ship into the first enemy he saw and everybody died

[chanceanderson]

Man, terrific video!! I too love 09 and beyond. I grew up on the original series and especially the original series movies. As a teenager, the next generation and those movies were my main focus. But I loved seeing 09 in theaters. I was 20 I believe and I was so excited that Trek was back. I honestly believe into darkness is the problem child. I think it's Messi storytelling retroactively made 09 worse to people and painted preconceptions for beyond. I think beyond is almost a perfect Star Trek movie.

[BeagleFeatures]

I have yet to get into classic Trek, so these movies were a great entry point into the franchise for many outsiders, especially those of us who grew up with Star Wars

[_MrOcean]

I love all Star Trek movies, but I had to pause the video when you started talking about Star Trek Beyond because for some reason I haven't seen it yet. BRB 😄