![]() That was some fun play with gravity - legit or not. Reminded me a bit of the Shadow's Death Cloud from Babylon 5. The swarm was vastly more impressive in full force and on the big screen. ![]() I can't quite put my finger on it, but it was around when Kirk and Chekov were caught by Jaylah and when the Franklin took to the skies. Secondly, there was a bit of a dip midway. ![]() I feel some tweaks here and there earlier on in the piece could have helped flesh out his character. ![]() Even so, when his origins are revealed, his response given the grudge he holds still seem wholly out of proportion and doesn't paint a particularly smart or multi-dimensional villain with legitimate motive. If you're aware of the spoilers regarding Krall's origin, then his actions do seem a little more justified/understandable in hindsight. For the majority of the movie his motivations were lacking. Now, on to particulars ( SPOILERS) - I'll start with the nitpicks: At the end of the day, it was a bloody fun movie. I don't feel it ever tried to reach for something too deep and cerebral, which is preferred to a faux attempt to do so. Great movie with enjoyable, well written characters, fantastic action sequences and some fun dynamics between the different players given the circumstances they find themselves in. I caught that krall promo right before seeing the film, that definitely hurt the viewing experience, so i'm leaving the spoilers out, unless there are specific plot points or details folks want to dive into. I think the movie could've used another 10 or 15 minutes on the planet, the different pairings of the characters stranded on disparate parts of altamid were too easily resolved, each one of those stories could've used its own little payoff. i can't wait to see it again just to absorb more of that material. but the first half hour, basically all of act one and life aboard the enterprise, was excellent. there are two action scenes that are difficult to follow because of how they were shot. i had a little trouble with justin lin's direction which i didn't find particularly clear. basically everything said in the positive reviews i've read are spot on - the humor, character development, simple story and emotional impact are on point. I graded beyond a B+ in the poll but i'm still kind of ruminating on it. but i caught a screening of beyond last night in santa monica thanks to a twitter contest that someone here linked to (i can't find it now, but thanks whoever that was). (Yeah, I know most of you were going to do that anyway, but there's always some wise guy who wants to make a statement. Please wait to vote in it until after you've seen the movie. The poll should become active at the same time I unlock the thread. Not everyone is going to have the same opinions about everything, naturally, but there's no reason we can't disagree and get along at the same time. If you have not seen the movie yet, you may wish to avoid this thread until that's taken care of - proceed from here at the risk of being spoiled.Īll that said, we look forward to plenty of discussion about the new movie. For any I may have missed and any yet to be published, feel free to post links to those in this thread.įAIR WARNING: Any and all of the reviews can and probably will contain spoilers, as is likely to be the case for any post which follows this one. In the post above this one, I have collected links for a number of published reviews which are out there. The review embargo has been lifted early, so now it's OK for them to post reviews here. Okay, there are still a few days to go before Star Trek Beyond opens in theaters in many countries ( check here for opening days where you are) but a few lucky fans have already seen it. Some of the links which have been posted thus far to reviews of Star Trek Beyond:
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