DeeCee Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) I really enjoyed it. ST09 Beyond Into Darkness. There must have been about 100 people in the queue outside Uncle Tetsu's Japanese Cheesecake Shop next to the theatre. Edited July 21, 2016 by DeeCee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasa Ackerman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 8 hours ago, FilmBuff said: Rewatched ST09. Wow, I'll just say Star Trek is freaking perfection. Besides a weak villain, the movie is one of my favorites of all time. Love the entire new cast. Special effects were great, sound/score was great, and direction was top notch. Especially loved the scene were Kirk/Sulu/Disposable3 parachuted to Vulcan. A/A+ In this thread they're called "redshirts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGossamer Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Can't imagine it's not better than Into Darkness. Hoping it's weightless, breezy and delivers a big smile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlborn Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 hour ago, JohnnyGossamer said: Can't imagine it's not better than Into Darkness. Hoping it's weightless, breezy and delivers a big smile. Yeah, I think this franchise would benefit the most from having a fun and light-hearted film now after the last two and then go into heavier things in the next one again. So yeah, I'm liking what I'm hearing so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, Arlborn said: Yeah, I think this franchise would benefit the most from having a fun and light-hearted film now after the last two and then go into heavier things in the next one again. So yeah, I'm liking what I'm hearing so far. It kind of reminds me was Pirates of the Caribbean tried to do with On Stranger Tides after the one-two bloatedness of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End: back to basics. And it sounds like Star Trek Beyond succeeded where On Stranger Tides failed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Wasn't the biggest fan of the Escape format; some of the scenes looked obviously just scaled up to fit the three screens and therefore some of the quality was compromised and the footage looked pretty grainy. However, when the space battles go across all three screens it's pretty amazing. The movie itself was great, quite a bit better than Into Darkness. Not as good as '09, but then again that's probably one of the best studio science fiction films of the last few years. Was pretty weird seeing Dubai double as Yorktown, especially since I've been to most of the outdoor locations shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Also, what's this film tracking at for opening weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 minute ago, TMP said: Also, what's this film tracking at for opening weekend? Low 50s is the low end, but predictions seem centered on 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jay Hollywood said: Its good, but doesn't strive to be great. Its light hearted, breezy, fun, and simple but also glides over and under explains/develops everything. Lin also follows the same structure as his fast films. Kirk and Spock's arc's aren't strong enough, movie is overly predictable. The most interesting stuff is the first act. The set pieces were disappointing too. The ship getting destroyed was awesome, but the other 2 giant set pieces fell flat. Its still a solid, enjoyable summer flick. B- (82) yeah, that seems to be the consensus among reviews. Edited July 21, 2016 by Goffe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) Beyond seems to be the Star Trek equivalent of Marvel movies. Edited July 21, 2016 by Goffe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmBuff Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 16 minutes ago, Goffe said: Beyond seems to be the Star Trek equivalent of Marvel movies. Which I'll be fine with. Looool, your taste in movies is shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Craig Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 22 minutes ago, Goffe said: Beyond seems to be the Star Trek equivalent of Marvel movies. So it's going to be awesome is what you're saying. Sweeeeeeetttt!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I'm trying to figure out how ST09 is anything more than breezy fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said: I'm trying to figure out how ST09 is anything more than breezy fun It's not and that's why it took off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) How I wish his main theme didn't annoy me so. Edited July 21, 2016 by ddddeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 20 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said: I'm trying to figure out how ST09 is anything more than breezy fun It isnt, really. It was a breezy, fun, entertaining sci-fi action movie and that was all it really needed to be. Star Trek was all but dead before it came out. Paramount let JJ make a movie that would appeal to people outside of the die hard Trek fans. It worked 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlborn Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 58 minutes ago, Goffe said: Beyond seems to be the Star Trek equivalent of Marvel movies. I've seen many critics say it feels more like an(good) episode of one of the TV series but bigger. There also also a couple of Fast and Furious comparisons but I feel they're just being lazy when they say that because of the director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said: I'm trying to figure out how ST09 is anything more than breezy fun it's not? Edited July 21, 2016 by Goffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Arlborn said: I've seen many critics say it feels more like an(good) episode of one of the TV series but bigger. There also also a couple of Fast and Furious comparisons but I feel they're just being lazy when they say that because of the director. so, a safe and episodic fan-service? sounds exactly like a Marvel movie to me. Edited July 21, 2016 by Goffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Goffe said: so, a safe and episodic fan-service? exactly like Marvel movies then. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
