Star Trek Beyond

[jnmx2000]

No clue who that is even with the pics.

I only know her from kingsman

 

[The Ween]

I saw it on Sunday in 3D IMax.
One hell of a good time! Fun and enjoyable but not very thought provoking. I liked the emotional parts, not too heavy but enough to make this more than just a comedic action adventure. I wish Kirk and Spock had shown a stronger friendship in this, they seemed more distant than their prime counterparts. The villain isn't terrible, his motivation is a bit like Khan from WOK, but Krall doesn't have the same presence, Krall is just adequate. Everybody has some screen time and something to do, I didn't feel like they wasted anyone in the cast. Jaylah was a fun new character, I wouldn't mind her joining the cast in future movies. I also liked how they did the alien planet, especially the flora and fauna, not too over the top like avatar but just enough to make it seem like it wasn't Earth. And I loved Yorktown Starbase! They have to bring it back if only briefly next time!
I'd say this is tied with 2009 Star Trek, perhaps a little bit better imo. I liked it more than SW: The Force Awakens though.
The 3D is pretty good. There are a few sequences that can be a little dizzying and a few others that are too blurry and confusing (camera was too close and moving too much for 3D) but it overall worked in 3D.

Definitely go out and see this if you can!

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A few issues I have is how they defeated Krall with music, pretty damn stupid but at least the sequence was fun and exciting if you don't think too much about it. Also, why couldn't they have used the transporter at the end there with either sending Krall and his super weapon out into space, sending the super weapon once it was activated out into space, or rescuing Kirk? Seemed the easiest thing to do.
And why are the only Prime aliens to appear in this are the Vulcans and the Orions. Why no Andorians, Tellarites, Gorn, Suliban, Xindi or any other alien that has appeared in the prime universe before Next Gen? I would've loved to have seen a Edosian finally brought to life! I liked the aliens they did have, but we need more of the original ones brought into the Abrams universe.

I plan on seeing this again in 2D just to see if I missed anything, but those saying that it was too dark in spots, I honestly didn't see that so I'm wondering if it's just your theater.

As for what's in your spoiler....

Spoiler

1. They didn't defeat Krall with the music, just his "bees", kinda like a virus. 2. They probably couldn't use the transporter due to damage to the ship. 3. I'm sure they'll get to other races eventually. There were some different ones within the crew.

 

[The Ween]

btw......did any of you who have seen this hear.....

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the mentioning of Picard's first ship, The Stargazer, over the "pa system" at Yorktown?

 

[screamingmetal]

I plan on seeing this again in 2D just to see if I missed anything, but those saying that it was too dark in spots, I honestly didn't see that so I'm wondering if it's just your theater.

As for what's in your spoiler....

Spoiler

1. They didn't defeat Krall with the music, just his "bees", kinda like a virus. 2. They probably couldn't use the transporter due to damage to the ship. 3. I'm sure they'll get to other races eventually. There were some different ones within the crew.

The film didn't seem too dark to me, it's just that some of the action was filmed too close to the camera and edited too fast so you can't focus on what's going on. I'm looking forward to seeing this again too but I'll wait for the Blu Ray. Along with a med. bag of popcorn and two bottled waters this movie cost me $47 at the theater for two, a lot more than I'd like to spend. At least this time there was no projection screw ups, bad sound, or annoying people and kids to ruin the experience. It happens all too often for me.

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Yeah I meant the destruction of Krall's bee ships. Still stupid to use music at high frequency to jam their communication network. I wish they came up with another more plausible reason. Like using the deflector dish on the Franklin to do some thingamajig that would disrupt the comm. network at close range which would've accomplished the same thing, it's a tried and true trick that worked on TNG.
The Yorktown space station had transporters, they even had little transporter booths all over the city at the beginning. I'm sure Scotty could've contacted the station's transporter people and had them deal with the situation. Just that would mean no need for a chase, a fight, and Kirk risking his life to save the city. Maybe say something about how the station's transporter network has been destroyed by the bee ship invasion.
I'm saying use the alien races that have already been a major part of the Federation in the Prime Universe at this point. Watch any of the original first four ST movies and you'll see Andorians and Tellarites, who along with Humans and Vulcans formed the Federation. They're just as important to have a presence in these films as the Vulcans. But so far none of those other founding aliens have been shown in the Abrams ST films. I'd like to see Prime Aliens other than Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons, and Orions at least just appearing as background actors in the Yorktown Space Station.

 

[The Ween]

The film didn't seem too dark to me, it's just that some of the action was filmed too close to the camera and edited too fast so you can't focus on what's going on. I'm looking forward to seeing this again too but I'll wait for the Blu Ray. Along with a med. bag of popcorn and two bottled waters this movie cost me $47 at the theater for two, a lot more than I'd like to spend. At least this time there was no projection screw ups, bad sound, or annoying people and kids to ruin the experience. It happens all too often for me.

Spoiler

Yeah I meant the destruction of Krall's bee ships. Still stupid to use music at high frequency to jam their communication network. I wish they came up with another more plausible reason. Like using the deflector dish on the Franklin to do some thingamajig that would disrupt the comm. network at close range which would've accomplished the same thing, it's a tried and true trick that worked on TNG.
The Yorktown space station had transporters, they even had little transporter booths all over the city at the beginning. I'm sure Scotty could've contacted the station's transporter people and had them deal with the situation. Just that would mean no need for a chase, a fight, and Kirk risking his life to save the city. Maybe say something about how the station's transporter network has been destroyed by the bee ship invasion.
I'm saying use the alien races that have already been a major part of the Federation in the Prime Universe at this point. Watch any of the original first four ST movies and you'll see Andorians and Tellarites, who along with Humans and Vulcans formed the Federation. They're just as important to have a presence in these films as the Vulcans. But so far none of those other founding aliens have been shown in the Abrams ST films. I'd like to see Prime Aliens other than Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons, and Orions at least just appearing as background actors in the Yorktown Space Station.

Oh my, that's quite a bit, but then it I have no IMAX theater around me. My ticket for Thursday was $11 (3D), that's because on preview nights they charge weekend night prices plus the 3D surcharge. I usually go on Tuesday, which I can get a ticket for $5. I buy the refillable bucket and drink cup every year to save money, and I also join the free rewards club which gets me coupons. My ticket, popcorn and large drink cost me $16. On average it will cost me, ticket plus food around $10.

Anyway....I can't remember.....

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wasn't their communications down? I was thinking they were having trouble with a lot of things once the bees hit?

 

[The Ween]

Just curious.....why does Abrams love this guy?

 

[Prime Clone]

Think they're old college buddies or something.

He's the Steve Ballmer of the Star Wars and Star Trek universes, and I find his presence even more annoying than that of Simon Pegg.

 

[screamingmetal]

Oh my, that's quite a bit, but then it I have no IMAX theater around me. My ticket for Thursday was $11 (3D), that's because on preview nights they charge weekend night prices plus the 3D surcharge. I usually go on Tuesday, which I can get a ticket for $5. I buy the refillable bucket and drink cup every year to save money, and I also join the free rewards club which gets me coupons. My ticket, popcorn and large drink cost me $16. On average it will cost me, ticket plus food around $10.

Anyway....I can't remember.....

Spoiler

wasn't their communications down? I was thinking they were having trouble with a lot of things once the bees hit?

It was $15 per ticket for Imax 3D. Usually I go to the matinee showing which is cheaper, but I had a busy evening and morning and didn't get around to checking show times until it was too late, so I had to go to a later showing. I also don't buy food at the show knowing how ridiculous it is; I can buy a 40 pack of 16.9oz bottled water at Costco for the same price ($3) I paid for one 16.9oz Dasani at the theater. Also, a 44 pack of Microwave popcorn is just $3 more at Costco and each pack is the same size as the theater's medium popcorn. But I wanted the full experience at the theater and was craving popcorn. I had to see the new Trek film opening weekend! But I enjoyed myself so, worth it.
I've thought about getting on the theater's rewards program, but I maybe watch 2-4 movies at the theater per year.

Spoiler

Scotty was communicating with Kirk the whole time he was dealing with Krall in the ventilation area. So they had some communications.

 

[kryptonianmutie]

Just curious.....why does Abrams love this guy?

Think they're old college buddies or something.

He's the Steve Ballmer of the Star Wars and Star Trek universes, and I find his presence even more annoying than that of Simon Pegg.

They are childhood friends and I think JJ believes he is a good luck charm.

 

[The Ween]

Spoiler

Scotty was communicating with Kirk the whole time he was dealing with Krall in the ventilation area. So they had some communications.

True, but.....

Spoiler

Wouldn't they need communication with Yorktown? I'm sure they have a reason for it.......somewhere. lol

 

[The Ween]

They are childhood friends and I think JJ believes he is a good luck charm.

At least he's true to his friends. That's good of him.

 

[Warpig]

Great fun movie! Agreed it's the best of the reboots.

 

[screamingmetal]

True, but.....

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Wouldn't they need communication with Yorktown? I'm sure they have a reason for it.......somewhere. lol

Spoiler

lol

And I like Greg Grunberg, and Simon Pegg.

 

[The Ween]

​I don't mind either one, but Pegg seemed really skinny in this.

 

[SwiftC]

LOL saw this on twitter. Who's gonna tell him?

 

[The Ween]

Since that is from Febuary, he probably already knows.

Poor ruined guy

 

[darthkush]

Well...Star Trek Beyond is pretty badass. It's not perfect. It's a tad slower than the two previous films but it's much better written and the actors are more invested in their characters. In particular, Kirk finally feels like the Kirk from the original series and not just a "fun" character. At first Idris Elba's villain wasn't my cup of tea, he felt evil just for evil's sake...but then when they finally reveal his backstory, it all makes sense. The action(especially the first action set piece when the enterprise is under attack) are phenomenal. Again, I can't overstate the magic of that first action sequence. It is amazing. For the duration of that scene, it flew past Civil War for me. It came down eventually but even then I was very happy with what I saw. I absolutely can't wait to see a 4th film with Justin Lin at the helm and Simon Pegg co-writing it again. This film really is the original series...stretched out to 2 hours with an 150 million plus budget. Sofia Boutella is a wonderful addition to the cast and left an much bigger impression than Alice Eve did in "Into Darkness". My only regret is that we've seen the last of Anton Yelchin's Chekov who gets his biggest role to date in the series. It sucks that he's gone but he did a wonderful job here.

I am concerned that regular audiences won't dig this as much. It takes it's time more than the last 2 films but it's really a better film for doing so. I'm really torn on if I like this better than Abrams first Trek though. It's neck and neck but this maybe technically a better film.

 

[xipotec]

6.8/10

No one will like this BUT.

I thought its the worse of the new films......but still better than 80% of whats done today.

Some non-spoiler comments:

The GOOD:
Its a beautiful movie. Lots of color and detail , which adds depth to the universe.
The acting is decent, but not as good as I had hoped. The best performance comes from our newest characters.
The story is good, yet predictable.
Its Star Trek.....
Great Score as usual.
Some touching tributes....

The BAD:

I do not like LIN as a director. It seemed like he was spinning the camera the whole time. I get he is trying to give the feeling of being in space, but mostly it was nausea inducing...and WAY over played. You think Abraham "lens flares" were gratuitous......try finding a stable shot in this film....

Way to many over the top action shots, that are also poorly shot. The fights and gun play is shot so fast and zoomed you really can't see whats going on at all....lots of flash and boom....but really whats the point if you just see flash and boom.

I didn't feel they added anything to the original characters at all......they basically wanna quit SF and move on......and then don't, cause I got in an exciting battle. The relationships in between the characters didn't progress at all.


THE UGLY

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The totally stupid and unneeded motorcycle scene and rescue.
Beastie Boys saves the day.....Cute throwback, but the more I think on it ......CRINGE.
A few main actors just FLAT acting.
Spock Laughing...(not sure about that)
More cast interaction , less boom boom , blast blast. In short it felt more like a summer action block buster than a star trek film.

 

[Adolfo]

best film so far this year for me...then it BvS UE

 

[ebor]

My poor wife got a tad nauseated from the spinning filming sequences, and there were a lot of them. We both enjoyed the movie otherwise. Can't wait for IV