So far, I’ve heard that they are allegedly dispensing with some Star Trek lore and heading in a new direction. That could be good news. I was so disappointed by the last Star Trek movie “Nemesis”. There was so many possibilities and storylines presented by Captain Picard’s clone. I was excited to see where they would take it. They took it nowhere. Instead of exploring new worlds, Data turned into Spock, and they shamelessly rehashed old material over and over again.

Anyway, spoilers for the new Star Trek movie have popped up over at IESB.net. I don’t dare read them yet, but if you are interested check out the Star Trek spoilers.

Thus far, I’ve seen Spiderman 3 and was disappointed. Uncle Ben died in the first flick, stop with the rehashing. No more long speeches from Aunt May please. It would have been great if they had left out the Sandman altogether, and focused on Gwen Stacey and Eddie Brock (Venom). But that didn’t happened, and all the crying by Peter was a bit much. And don’t even get me started on Harry (rolls eyes).

I saw Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and that was one loooonnnngggg turkey. It was incredibly boring and NOT funny. And the ending was total bollocks.

I saw Shrek 3. I had no expectations. I thought the first two flicks were over-rated. But the third was alright.

Well, because Bourne Ultimatum seemed to buck the trend of suckiness for the three-quel, I was willing to give Rush Hour 3 a try. Tsk, tsk, tsk. What a waste of my time. It had made-for-tv or direct-to-dvd written all over it. It was the ultimate Hollywood con that anyone was tricked into a theater to see this poor simulation of a movie. It was obvious that Jackie Chan was not into this flick. And Chris Tucker often walks a thin line between pure annoyance and actually being funny. Here, he was simply annoying. Everything seem contrived and utterly stupid. It also would have been great if they could have dispensed with the concentration on race. This is the third movie y’all. We get it. Jackie Chan is Chinese. Chris Tucker is black. Hardy, har, har. (gags)

There was a time around 1997 when no matter where you were — in the car, on the StairMaster, at the dentist’s office — you couldn’t help but hear “My Heart Will Go On,” the soaring Celine Dion ballad from “Titanic.”Resistance was futile. It did go on, and on, and on — an example not just of great marketing, but of the kind of movie theme song that no longer exists.

These extinct songs were big and poignant on their own, but also used skillfully within their films. They became “a souvenir” of the theatrical experience, as six-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren puts it.

So, has the movie theme song disappeared? Or has the way movies and music are blended changed?

Anyway, here are a few highlights from the Oscar winners for best original song since the 1970s. I bolded the ones I liked. What are some of your favorite movie songs???

1971 “Theme from Shaft” from “Shaft”

1972 “The Morning After” from “The Poseidon Adventure”

1973 “The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”

1976 “Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)” from “A Star Is Born”

1977 “You Light Up My Life” from “You Light Up My Life”

1978 “Last Dance” from “Thank God It’s Friday”

1980 “Fame” from “Fame”

1981 “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from “Arthur”

1982 “Up Where We Belong” from “An Officer and a Gentleman”

1983 “Flashdance … What a Feeling” from “Flashdance”

1984 “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from “The Woman in Red”

1985 “Say You, Say Me” from “White Knights”

1986 “Take My Breath Away” from “Top Gun”

1987 “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from “Dirty Dancing”

1988 “Let the River Run” from “Working Girl”

1991 “Beauty and the Beast” from “Beauty and the Beast”

1992 “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin”

1993 “Streets of Philadelphia” from “Philadelphia”

1994 “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King”

1997 “My Heart Will Go On” from “Titanic”

1999 “You’ll Be in My Heart” from “Tarzan”

2. “Dan in Real Life,” $12.1 million.

3. “30 Days of Night,” $6.7 million.

4. “The Game Plan,” $6.3 million.

5. “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?”, $5.7 million.

6. “Michael Clayton,” $5 million.

7. “Gone Baby Gone,” $3.9 million.

8. “The Comebacks,” $3.45 million.

9. “We Own the Night,” $3.4 million.

10. “Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas,” $3.35 million.