Newest Review is LIVE!!! This is a first for me.
Hello All,
Okay, so like the rest of planet earth this past little while, I’ve been playing Pokemon Go. I will also admit that it has been part of the reason my schedule this week has been so screwy. Originally I was going to do the first suggestion from the suggestion box, but, plans were changed when basically a plan for Thursday materialized, when I had no plan whatsoever to start. Problem was, the plan was the new Star Trek movie, and I have not seen any Star Trek movie in it’s entirety on purpose. So, for the past 2 days, I have been staying up until roughly 3am and watching the newest batch of Star Trek movies. So while the main review will focus on the newest movie, at the end I’ll rank all three of them, just so we can compare. So what did a non Star Trek fan think of this latest one? Let’s find out together shall we?
Plot Summary - When the sole occupant of an escape pod informs starfleet that her crew is stranded on an unexplored planet, the crew of the Enterprise ventures into unknown territory. When they find themselves ambushed and are forced to flee their crashing ship, they must reunite and find out the cause of the attack and what his plans are for them and starfleet.
Pros - Where to begin? I guess with any Star Trek film (from my understanding,) the best place to start would be with the crew. The chemistry is the best it’s ever been, and they manage to give all the main characters very distinctive personalities and traits. In the case of those who were already established, they flushed them out more fully. The story is phenomenally well told, managing to bring in more humour and energy that the Abrams films have been admittedly lacking. The structure of the story itself is well done also, laying in the ground work of the mystery in front of them in very creative ways. Nothing felt forced in, nothing felt out of place, even managing to work in the death of Leonard Nimoy in a very loving and heartfelt way that added to the story significantly (Anton Yelchin died after production wrapped for the record, but they honour him as well.) The style of the film feels both very fresh, and very Star Trek classic, especially the way the bad guys fleet of ships navigate and work together.
Cons - There’s a couple kind of odd moments graphically, and there’s also a scene involving a motorcycle that felt a touch on the dumb side, especially in the midst of everything else going on.
Final Scores:
Star Trek (2009): Solid introduction, takes frustratingly long to get to the point. 8/10
Star Trek Into Darkness: Overall okay, although admittedly too humourless for it’s own good, and trying way too hard to be Wrath of Khan. 6/10
Star Trek Beyond: 10/10
This is the one where they get it right. Forgetting the motorcycle nonsense, everything else surrounding the film is pure, great, sci fi at it’s very best.
Next - Either the Suggestion Box, or Lights Out: I’m going to play this week by ear basically. God I can’t wait for the next two weeks to arrive already.
Links:
Last Review is Here: So why did I post nothing else last week? Because we only got one movie. A movie that everyone totally loves and is doing well Box Office wise. Find out if I’m lying through the link.
Twitter Account is Here: You’ll get notices when the reviews are live as soon as I post them, plus any trailers, movie news, or updates on when I stream on Twitch. I’m always looking for new followers, and with more followers means more ways for you guys to contribute.
NEW!!! Suggestion Box is Here: Are you sick of gaps in my posts? Why not suggest a film or film series for me to watch? Suggestions will be completed in order received, and if you’d like to leave your name for a suggestion credit and anything you’d like me to promote (within reason) I’d be happy to do that too. This suggestion box will be a permanent fixture of the blog, as again I’d love any and all help you guys want to offer.
Twitch Channel is Here: I’ll admit, I don’t quite have a regular streaming schedule worked out, but if you follow either the Twitter account or the channel directly you will be notified whenever I go live.
Until next time, I’ll see you folks at the movies.
No comments:
Post a Comment