A perfect blend of action, comedy, adventure and what makes Star Trek, Star Trek.
As a trekkie I was not disapointed, it had me laughing, touched and captivated just like I was as a kid watching Star Trek.
This is by far the best movie in the Trilogy. It sticks to star trek ethos and manages to be entertaining at the same time
The best thing about this movie is that it is actually a fully contained story. This feels like an episode from the TV show blown up to be a bigger deal. They don't make you need any backstory, or hope for some future movie's story. I think this is something a lot of franchises need to stick with.
The main cast is still great together. I think this is one of the biggest upsides to the whole new Star Trek universe. They cast perfectly and write great dialogue for their interactions. The actors do a great job balancing the comedy of their personas along with serious moments. I don't have any acting gripes at all.
The issues I do have with this though, is when the film pushes the comedy into ridiculousness. There are times when the laughter takes precedent over realism. Don't get me wrong, I know this is science fiction. I'm not judging the space tech here. But sometimes the comedy flies in the face of any logic at all. A big part of that for me is the music sequence in the climax. I didn't hate what was happening, but I certainly rolled my eyes.
Overall though, really good watch. Not as good as the first reboot film, but certainly better than the last one. I can't even remember the last one, put it out of my mind.
Interesting how there seem to be more negative reviews here than in the ones before whereas I think this was the best one of the series. Or maybe I´m just getting used to it.
Anyway, I´ve critizised the Abramsverse a lot but this one was a small step in the right direction. I would attribute this largely to the fact that Abrams isn´t involved directly in this movie. Yes, it is still more like blockbuster cinema but there is improvement. We finally get rid of that annoying lensflare and this is something new not just a twisted old story (althought the crash of the saucer on the planet.....nah, it´s allright.) .
Gone is the sometimes silly behavior and unnessessary stupid humor. There is one part of the movie I didn´t like and that was the part where to music kills the bees that is the kind of > let us do something cool < factor I didn´t like in the first two movies but the rest was really solid. Still not comparable with the old, and it never will be, but for now enough to convince me to give the next one a try.
As I mentioned before - even if those new trek franchise would do nothing for me it generated interest and, more important, revenue that led to another tv show. Here´s hoping that it will do well.
It's kind of dishonest for the Star Trek series to keep saying "Where no one has gone before" because it's not true. There's nothing new about "Star Trek Beyond". The J.J. Abrams movie franchise is now a full on Action series. There's nothing wrong with that, really. It just doesn't differentiate itself from most everything else anymore.
Everyone loves the crew of the Enterprise. My own personal favorites are Chris Pine as Kirk and Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy. The rest of the cast is solid as well and there's nothing in "Star Trek Beyond" that will change anyone's affection for the feisty crew.
The problem is that for as big as the Universe is, the stories are sure getting same-y. For the third straight Abrams installment, we get another insane criminal who manages to pull together the resources to threaten the Federation. Another issue is that the characters are so loved that you never really believe that anyone is in danger. Somehow everyone (other than the red shirts) comes through largely unharmed, no matter how remote the odds.
Overall, this movie was good. But there are so many annoying things about it. First on the list had to be wiping out an entire fleet of millions of attacking fighter craft with the song "Sabotage". Now, this isn't accompanying music that plays WHILE the bad guys are being defeated, it's the actual song that's making them explode. So, the Beastie Boys are to thank for saving the Federation's outpost. Yeah...okay. And setting aside yet another rant, Kirk on the motorcycle...the less said about that silliness the better.
There's a new character named Jaylah introduced here. She's yet another tougher than nails female character that twirls around, swinging a stick like some Martial Arts master. Later, she engages in a bit of kickboxing or something resembling it. This type of character is becoming tiresome. "Rogue One" also featured Jyn Erso as it's main character and guess what she was good at? Yep. Twirling around kicking everyone's tail like a ninja. What an overused, boring trope this has become. It's doesn't matter if it's a Science Fiction, Horror, Superhero, or Sword-and-Sandals flick, there's always a women beating everyone up in the exact same way. Ripley, where are you when we need you?
It's got to take a ton of effort to make a movie like this. One thing that shouldn't be overlooked is that this features good performances from actors that have managed to become appreciated while trying to fill the shoes of aging Star Trek legends. It really is remarkable and as much as "Star Trek Beyond" can be knocked for its outrageous action and lack of serious danger, it continues to earn props for always being entertaining and amazing to look at.
It's with a huge relief that I must say that this is the BEST movie so far into the Kelvin Timeline. I found it moving, thoughtful and respectful of Star Trek's legacy. Excellent acting with a good balance between action, humour and sci-fi. It must be said that it's better than Into Darkness, hands down. Probably this is what the franchise needs: someone taking the best traits that make the TV series such an enjoyable experience (the big questions about ourselves as humans) and rise the stakes, even more. I won't spoil it for you guys, but after all it's said and done, you'll let go a small tear for OUR original crew. Farewell, Leonard and Anton. May you all live long, and prosper.
Maybe it's because I don't watch the original Star Trek series, but Beyond feels the weakest to me in this trilogy. The villain, Idris Elba's Krall, is not too well-developed. He has an interesting backstory, but his action and motive are not convincing enough, especially considering the character's history.
The film started out really great with characters bonding with each other, and it ended in a similar vein. But the middle part feels janky, with some too fast pacing and sloppy editing. It is unfortunate because the film has some good jokes, but it feels like the jokes are overshadowing the needed connection between the scenes in the middle part of the film. And, despite the nice bonding between the main characters, the theme of "unity"/"solidarity" that is brought forth in the film feels a bit superficial as we don't get to see the "unity"/"solidarity" given to the so many of the crews that were lost during their course of action, particularly the tertiary character Syl, whose death is not even mourned after serving as a plot device.
All in all, it's still a good film, but not as well paced as the first two. It is still engaging from start to finish, but the middle section made it feels like they have to be uptight with the 2 hours limit. Maybe there is a need for director's cut.
What happens when you give the keys to the Star Trek kingdom to the director of the Fast and the Furious movies? You get a franchise known for its thematic depth and attention to character reduced to a series of whiz-bang action sequences and only the shallow veneer of theme or character development on top of it. Make no mistake, Star Trek Beyond is a film that can barely get the surface-level details right, and stumbles in its abbreviated attempts to go beyond them. And the result is a generally dull action film that could have its serial numbers shaved off and thus be wholly unrecognizable as anything related to Star Trek.
The film is most striking in how it fails where its predecessors succeeded. It's true that there was little of the heady optimism at play in the 2009 Star Trek reboot, but what the movie lacked in thematic heft, it made up for in terms of giving the audience a journey focused on character. The greatest conflicts in the film are not between the Enterprise and the Romulans, but within and between the film's two biggest characters. Kirk starts out as a good-for-little scoundrel and through his experiences in the film, evolves into an officer, albeit one who is still charmingly rough around the edges. Spock starts out as a man unable to reconcile his human side and his Vulcan side, and through his experiences in the film's adventure, he find balance and peace. Most importantly, those two character arcs intersect in meaningful ways and make us invested in those in charge of the enterprise.
By contrast, Beyond suggests a similarly intriguing start for both Kirk and Spock, but peters out between the beginning of their journey and the intended destination. The idea of a somewhat jaded James T. Kirk, having lost some of his passion, wondering if his mission even matters given the enormity of space, and contemplating whether to hang up his spurs, is a superb one that made me think director Justin Lin and writer Simon Pegg (who also plays Scotty) and Doug Jung (who plays Sulu's husband) were following the 2009 film's lead in this regard. Similarly, the notion that Spock, rattled by his alternative timeline counterpart's death, also feels inclined to give up Starfleet to focus on carrying on the elder Spock's goal to rehabilitate the Vulcan people, creates numerous storytelling possibilities and a parallel sense of restlessness to the character that mirrors Kirk's. The state of play as Beyond begins seems poised to tell another compelling, character-focused story of growth and change.
Instead, by the end of the film, Kirk has decided to stay in active duty; Spock stays a part of his crew, and the reasons for their change of heart are fuzzy at best. Whereas the 2009 film spent ample time showing events that marked the changes in Kirk and Spock's mentalities and perspective, Beyond amounts to something along the lines of, "They wanted to leave. They went on an adventure. Now they don't" without nearly enough connective tissue to get at the why of the shift in their plans. It's an Underpants Gnomes approach to character development that falls flat. There are vague concepts of "unity" as an important principle floating the film, but Beyond does little to tie it into concrete incidents that motivate Kirk and Spock to be in a different place at the end of the film than they were at the beginning. Instead, they just go on an adventure and come back different, which makes their supposed evolution narrative unsatisfying and ultimately unearned.
It doesn't help that the whole "unity is good" concept underlying the film is dramatized in about as shallow and trite a manner as one could imagine. It's a fluffy theme to begin with, and Star Trek Beyond doesn't do much to make it any more weighty or meaningful in how its realized in the conflict of the film or the characters' actions, especially in the context of on-the-nose dialogue to that effect. Say what you will about Star Trek Into Darkness, and there's plenty to say, but at least the film had the moxie to explore, as its hallowed predecessors did, some of the major social and political issues of the day. There's room to criticize Into Darkness's approach, and other flaws derivative elements that hobbled the film out of the gate, but tackling concepts of militarization and the security state feels of a piece with the politically-charged spirit of The Original Series and its successors. Its reach exceeded its grasp, but there was a nobility in the attempt.
Beyond, on the other hand, is content to coast on a vague Barney-esque notion of teamwork as a guiding principle and theme that barely feels worthy of a generic space adventure, let alone a franchise like Star Trek. The new ally introduced in the film is a lone wolf, wayward traveler brought into the Starfleet fold, whereas it's villain is motivated by a rejection of unity and the benefits of collective action, in a skin-deep realization of that contrast meant to be the film's focal point. Idris Elba is completely wasted in the latter role, an outstanding actor reduced to snarls and platitudes that do not do him justice. In fact, few cast members are given material worthy of their talents. What little they're given to work with in terms of expressing this theme, undercooked though it may be, is lost in a sea of stock beats and action set pieces that feel almost wholly disconnected and inadequate to convey what the film is shooting for.
Those set pieces, which ought to be the saving grace of bringing in a director like Justin Lin, are also a surprising weakness for the film. While there's no shortage of action, almost all of it is shot and directed in a nigh-incoherent fashion that makes it difficult to follow what's happening from scene to muddled scene. Lin and cinematographer Stephen F. Windon pay little mind to ideas of geography or scope, rendering what ought to be a strength of Beyond, instead a collection of occasionally-cool moments with little to put them in context with one another. The film can boast an enjoyable anti-gravity sequence, and its Beastie Boys-fueled excitement is enjoyable if silly, but for the most part, the visual fireworks of Beyond fizzle out into a hodgepodge of undifferentiated combat and explosions.
The film does have its merits. The dynamic between Spock and Bones is the best realized element of the film and lives up to the humor and endearing qualities that Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley imbued into that relationship. And for however much the film's action falters, its design work is impeccable, from the unique look of newcomer Jaylah to the geometric wizardry of the Yorktown Space Station. But they pale in comparison to the fundamental elements of Star Trek, whether they be from the pre-2009 shows and movies or the Abrams films, where Beyond totally misfires.
At its best, Star Trek features the focus on character that drove the original series, bolstered the 2009 reboot, and is realized in only a meager, perfunctory fashion in Beyond. The franchise can soar in its examination of meaningful social and political issues in a fantastical setting, in keeping with its science fiction roots, a virtue Beyond sacrifices in favor of a generic message about working together. This film skips the heavy lifting of showing us how the characters at the core of the franchise develop and grow, and the burden of telling a story that can be both heady and thrilling, in favor of an easy, unambitious action film that has a handful of good moments, but only the patina of what made Star Trek special. Star Trek Beyond is like any other middling cinematic sci-fi adventure of the past decade, with only a Trek-inspired coat of paint to distinguish it, and that's the film's greatest sin.
Edit: On rewatch nearly five years later I...still agree almost completely with my previous review. I probably wouldn't rate it as poorly, but even knowing where everything is heading, this film is a narrative mess that substitutes bland platitudes and indiscriminate action for having an actual story or character or point with any genuine depth. With Simon Pegg as a credited screenwriter, there's more charming references to The Original Series (e.g. Kirk ripping his shirt, Chekov claiming that scotch is Russian) and even some homages to Star Trek: Enterprise (a mention of the Xindi!). But those cute callbacks don't make up for this flashy, indiscriminate clump of a movie.
The one thing I would revise is that there's at least a decent arc for Spock here. he thinks that living up to Spock Prime's legacy means leaving Starfleet to help Vulcans, only to see how much his friends and colleagues need him and realize that Spock Prime's legacy was helping and standing by his friends. It's bare bones, but it's there, and the movie deserves credit for it.
Still, a rewatch does this no favors. If anything, it just confirms the film's Underpants Gnomes approach to storytelling, the jumbled pacing and lumpy structure, and the unavailing action sequences that make it something less than the fun success of ST'09 and less even than the noble failure of Into Darkness. I'd probably upgrade it to a [5.5/10], but it's still a real low-light among the reboot films.
How the mighty franchise falls. I've been a Star Trek fan since catching my first partial episode of Voyager with my dad, during the original run. I followed the broadcasts on UPN (remember them?) for the last couple years leading up to the series finale. Meanwhile, I got caught up on the rest of the shows, and several of the movies. I should have seen Nemesis for the omen it was.
Other reviewers have already covered the flaws in impeccable detail (see https://trakt.tv/comments/90923 by @abstractals and https://trakt.tv/comments/91751 by @andrewbloom for starters), and I don't feel the need to rehash the details, but…
The defining adjective for this film is "muddy". The cinematography is muddy; the writing is muddy; the acting is muddy; the message is muddy. Makes me wonder just how much it rained when they were out shooting on location.
Only a few minutes in, the film's tone goes off the rails and ceases to feel like Star Trek. It coasts along at breakneck speed through firefight after firefight, in space and on land, barely ever stopping to let boring details like character motivation get in a word. As a result, I honestly don't care about anyone. Not a single character. There was a moment on the Franklin late in the film when I thought (for some reason) that Krall had killed Scotty… I was wrong, but it would have been completely unsurprising. Maybe I'd been primed not to care by the dozens (at leasT) of crew members that were shown getting sucked into space as Krall's "bees" tore the Enterprise apart.
Really, it's hard to find a scene in which nobody dies—or at least gets shot, with ambiguous outcome at best—for much of the film. The Star Trek I know really makes you feel the weight of deaths, even if they're "just" redshirts. This…whatever it is…doesn't. It's all action movie porn.
And they can't even stick to how "Treknology" is supposed to work—what starship captain in his right mind would give the order to go to warp after the deflector dish has been destroyed? It would be suicide.
I hope there are no more reboot films, because I'll feel obligated to see them at some point and by now I know I'll just be disappointed.
Beam me up Scotty, I gotta go potty
It appears that Simon Pegg listened to what I and many others wrote on his blog!
A more character-based outing results in a good final movie for the JJVERSE.
Diving into the world of Star Trek is like wearing a piece of familiar clothes for me and probably many other people of all ages such is the sweep of the many television shows over the years. The new movie incarnations are grounded in the Kirkverse and rebooted to suit modern audiences by using the ‘different timeline’ trick in the first film.
It must be said that the actors choose to replace long familiar roles have done such a good job that the joins are almost unnoticeable from the originals. In fact, I’d say they are seamless, nothing seems trite or forced and it is a joy to see the bickering between McCoy [Karl Urban] and Spock [Zachary Quinto] still front and centre and pitch perfect.
The film has a good premise with the MacGuffin of the distress call and angry enemy giving an excuse to split up the well-known crew members into different pairings and giving them new dynamics and problems to play off.
So far so good. In-jokes clearly dropped in by Simon Pegg play well with one in particular being a laugh-out-loud moment. The action sequences are nail-biting and exciting, albeit that you know none of the A-list crew are going to die but also this is the film’s problem too.
Idris Elba as good as he is, and as great a screen presence, is given little to work with. His character’s motivation seems a bit puerile and flaccid and dropped in to create necessary conflict rather than a carefully thought out villain with understandable motivations and actions. Likewise, the character, Jaylah, played by Sofia Boutella, starts off as an interesting, if convenient, character to drop into the world of Kirk and co. but ends up diminishing to virtually nothing as the film proceeds. Her reward for more-or-less saving the whole world? She gets to wear mini-skirts in Star Fleet Academy.
Along with the pointless villain some set points also blandly disappointing, I’m not sure loud rock-music being deemed as ‘classical music’ is a funny, clever or original as the writers think and big plot devices lying around – motorbikes for instance – are hardly surprisingly used ten minutes later. The whole motorcycle rescue was silly and to me stuck out like a sore thumb.
The final ‘action’ scenes seemed too long and full of gaping plot holes that any great movie villain would have exploited instantly.
The film moves swiftly along and is directed with expedience but throughout I felt the need to appeal to younger ‘non-Star Trek cinema-goers’ was a corporate directive on a memo somewhere. Like all Star Trek films it was entertaining, riddled with ‘huh’ plot-holes and ultimately a bit silly.
Star Trek Beyond was rumoured to be a trouble production with Simon Pegg drafted in basically rewrite the whole film at short notice. I’m sure he was under pressure and did the best he could and whilst I felt comfortable watching the film and was happily on familiar territory if the Star Trek movies keep going in this direction they are not going to get much further than the beyond.
They jumped on the motorcycle, but lost balance and toppled off it – in front of everyone.
ok is so odd but I feel like this is a remake of Guardian's of Galaxy, the jokes, the music, the colours...
Well, this film is beyond awesome, full on action from the start to finish, and that's how i like my action, and that's how a Science Fiction film should be, best of reboot so far.. RIP Anton Yelchin, you did a great job, gone so young, a great actor, and will be missed.. and not forgetting Leonard Nimoy.. Well this film lived up to prosper.. Bring on number 4! 8/10
This took the trilogy to a higher standard!
Best combination of action, comedy, and drama with a great homage to Leonard Nemoy. A movie every Treki can love and enjoy. I can't wait for what they have next. And I especially love dad the reference to the original series, I won't say more then that. I have a lot of respect of JJ Abrams And Justin Lin, well done!
Watch it if you haven't seen it.
Don't listen to the detractors who compare this to "Insurrection." This movie, more so than the 2009 reboot or "Into Darkness," has at its core Rodenberry's optimism and call for unity. The crew all get their chances to shine and there is an awareness of original character--rather than the pale fan service of the previous movie--that allows the heart of everything that Roddenberry wanted to shine through. This the Trek movie that we've been waiting for, and it makes me look forward to the next one for the first time. My only complaint? The video-game style direction.
Imagine what Jonathan Frakes could've done with this script and this budget!
Enjoyable and satisfying! Spock on!
I was never a trekkie or a fan of the saga but this was a cool movie, light , adventurous with some very good visuals and a story that never bored me. Decent summer movie
Saw it today in a special preview. Didn't expect much and gotta admit I had Justin Lin pegged as the wrong kind of director for the Trek franchise. He surprised me. Yes, the action scenes especially on the planet were a bit overblown and borderline chaotic but Lin always got back to the human aspect which I didn't think he could. All in all this was a nice continuation of Trek and although the villain was nothing like Khan the threat seemed believable enough to create some drama. It was very important for the movie not to end on the planet because as we all know that's where Trek movies go to die. Lin knew that and got the crew back into space for a battle I will not soon forget. 4/5 from me which is about 3 higher than I expected.
Based on a sampling of reactions to Star Trek Beyond, the general consensus seems to be that it’s a fun and exciting sci-fi blockbuster that falls in line with Star Trek: The Original Series – and largely improves upon what didn’t quite work in Star Trek Into Darkness.
Screenrant: http://screenrant.com/star-trek-beyond-early-reactions/
Like a new coat of paint: shiny, fresh, and the same as before.
As the third film in the new timeline, it is nice to see the crew on a mission and looking to fulfil the remit of the show. A running theme is an emphasis on the importance of all the crew of the Enterprise, although the trifecta of Kirk, Spock and McCoy still command the lion's share of the drama. Spock and McCoy in particular make a great pairing, recalling the Kelley/Nimoy dynamic that was such a great part of the original show. Despite a strong opening 30 minutes however, once the film moves to the surface of the planet to be explored, it becomes rather less compelling with generic villains whose backstory becomes rather obvious to anyone paying attention and a noticeable lack of obvious threat that the opening did so well to convey. It doesn't help that the rather bland location and seeming lack of extras suggests a lack of any real danger to the crew that the characters seems at pains to point out to the audience. Things pick up for the finale, but with the film repeating themes from the previous entries, whilst offering a rather confused motivation for its central villain, there is little to distinguish this from a rather average episode of the show. Watchable, but a noticeable drop in quality from the previous entries.
Indeed the best of the Kelvin timeline.
Definitly the best Kelvin timeline movie. Jaylah is an awesome character, Krall is a good villain. There's themes! The movie tries to say something and mostly sticks the landing! Its pretty surface level stuff of course but Star Trek 2009 didn't try to say pretty much anything and Into Darkness burried its themes under fanservice. I also love that everyone on the crew has something to do, and that Bones and Spock get some alone time.
Out of all of the fake Trek films from JJ's ill conceived reboot timeline, this is the least offensive. It is still aggressively mediocre and an insult to the franchise from which it steals its name. Fantastic alien designs and prosthetics, though.
The best Star Trek movie ever to come out. Definitely, definitely watch it. You won't regret it.
trekkie stamp of approval tbh. the nerdy baby in me was charmed as all get out by this round of the reboot franchise; if you watched tng, ds-9 or voyager, i think this movie hits in similar ways. those were the ones i grew up with and they mean the world to me, so getting that feeling from a full length hollywood film was nice. (the first is still my fave, hands down.)
also, i put off watching this when it came out because of anton yelchin's passing. i only just now got around to watching it; i'm glad i did, but as always, seeing him on screen is bittersweet.
Better than the last one but still not as good as the first in the Kelvin timeline. Somewhat forgettable story but fun character moments.
For having so many troops that were part of the swarm, they sure didn't have many boots on the ground when the team went to rescue them on the planet ... despite it being their "base". Suspend all your beliefs, and it's still not that great of a movie.
Star Trek Beyond may not be the best space voyage for many, but it's a great summer film if you're only looking for a fun silly time at the movies.
The energy, the character's and the bold scope are the things that makes Beyond watchable. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the cast are all fantastic in the roles. And this actually feels like an actual Star Trek movie and not a full on remake like "Into Darkness" was. All thanks to Justin Lin.
If only the editing and the villain was improved then this would have gotten a stronger rating. I didn't think the villain was terrible or anything like that, but it was a waste of Idris Elba. I mean, yeah his motivations are relieved at the climax of what he's trying to do and it kinda makes sense. The villain himself wasn't that interesting to me.
Overall rating: Star Trek Beyond is right up there with "X-Men: Apocalypse" as the most fun I had at the cinema. While I liked the first movie a lot more, I still think this a solid third entry to this new franchise.
Rest in piece Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin. Live long and prosper.
Really loved this when I first saw it at the Cinema in 2013 and a rewatch today. Spectacular 3D and great surround mix.
The two hours passed really quickly. There was nothing outstanding about the plot, yet the acting, the cast, the visual effects, the diversity of the characters, the action and the space vibe kept me glued to the screen from start to finish. Most movies don't!
As a trekker, I saw it on the theaters, than I bought the Bluray for my collection but I still didn't watch it again. They destroyed the Enterprise in the worst way. It was a defeat, something completely different from what I expect from the Captain James T. Kirk, the man who past in the Kobayashi Maru test, the man that never accepted loss
OK, one thing bothers me. In all these shows, the planet, base, etc. seems fully constructed and established. Did they just build themselves. You never see any of the little people in the cast. Everyone is either a warrior, traveler, standing around doing nothing, etc. Where are the maintenance people, the janitors, the utilities or similar type folks? I guess they don't exist in the future!
I didn't exactly grow up with Star Trek, but, I've seen most of the movies, including all of the Next Generation ones and the previous reboot flicks, watched several episodes with both Kirk and Picard at the helm, and read countless tie-in novels. While this was a fun film, it didn't quite feel like Gene Roddenberry's beloved space opera, both artistically and morally. An overdose of profanity--though still less than was in Into Darkness--and some scenes implying illicit affairs bugged me, as did the pat ending and the overall plot. Entertainment today is all about reboots; "everything old is new again," they say, but I counter with the words of King Solomon: "There is nothing new under the sun." With the plethora of classic television shows, movies, books, music, computer/video games, etc., that are easily accessible from the comforts of home, why do they need to reinvent the wheel countless times? Give us the classics as they originally were; don't redo them!
For me the weakest of the three new movies. It isn't bad and it might be closer to the original, but I have no idea why that is supposed to make this movie better than the others.
The humor is decent and while there are plenty of action/combat scenes, many of them seemed rather absurd, were very limited in their scope or left me disappointed with the visuals.
The villain was rather disappointing, despite his origin and motivation having some interesting aspect.
How he was beaten personally, or his 'fleet' before him, was simply illogical. It felt forced and lacked any emotional background, like Spock's fight with Khan did, for example.
One of the few strengths of Beyond is that the crew finally represents unity, which isn't really an achievement of Beyond, but simply the fact of it being the third movie.
And then there is the character 'Jaylah', the one and only real highlight of Beyond.
Last Saturday me and the kids sat down to watch Star Trek Beyond which we received in the mail the day before. In general we liked the movie quite a lot. Plenty of action, good special effects and a not too bad story. However, one thing irked me to no end. They blew up the enterprise…again. Stop destroying the bloody Enterprise in every movie for Christ sake! Been there, seen that done that. It is getting both old and frustrating.
Apart from that it was a good entry in the new timeline movie series. I am not sure what all those people giving it one star ratings and calling it the worst movie ever expected to get? Anyone who has watched the two other movies should be expecting a fairly action loaded blockbuster with lots of CGI in it and that is exactly what we got. Personally I think this is a good thing. I was getting rather bored by some of the previous installments in the original timeline where they almost never fired a shot and tried to talk or reason their way out of every problem they encountered.
The story was not too bad although I have to agree that it did not really advance the story or timeline much. It was more like a TV-show episode blown up to a full feature movie. It worked nicely though as a action story although I would have liked to know more about how Edison transformed into Krall and, although that could be explained by some mutation caused by the alien technology, how he managed to transform himself back to Edison.
The CGI with the alien swarm moving fluidly over the screen and the huge Yorktown station was quite stunning as far as I am concerned. I also liked that the ships, both Enterprise and the Franklin could take quite a bit of abuse before starting to fail. In a lot of the previous movies as well as the TV-shows it took one hit and some console exploded and the warp core went down.
All in all both me and the kids quite liked this installment in the series.
I watched this film with a friend of mine and we are both huge star trek fans, espacally for TNG and later.
We watched this movie and it made us speechless. this movie is shit. its simply not star trek. everything in this movie is wrong, everything. the charachters, the visuals, the story, the shipdesign, the physics, the universe. everything. it only has the names in common with the original. its just one big action-sequence without any sense, love or dedication for the old series in it. its a soulless abomination.
i feel mortally offended by this movie and all supporters. there is no other film that can achieve this at this level.
For me, the best of this las triology. It felt way closer to the original show than the other two!!
that whiskey scene KILLED ME, apparently the empty glass is supposed to represent anton....... rip
I can't relate to people writing that this feels like TOS all over. Frankly the new movies are fine, they are fun to watch and the actors are great... however it never felt like watching Star Trek VI in the cinema. Still a fine movie!
Simon Pegg should do all the Star Trek scripts from now and on. This installment was the first since the reboot I actually enjoyed, plenty of action with characters you at least care somewhat about and want to see more of. The use of Beastie Boys was silly and fun, reminded me of the more lighthearted 80s Star Trek. I hope this is a direction future films in the series will continue with.
Characters, special effects... brilliant! I love 'trek' but I can't believe non-tekkies wouldn't love this too
I like Star Trek, I am addicted. This one make me feel like return to original series plot.
To be honest I'm glad that the Star Trek franchise is back to what I think Gene Roddenberry would have wanted. More exploration and new planets, less Earth and cluttered sets.
Don't get me wrong...I really liked the first two instalments of the reboot, but Star Trek Beyond seems more "trekky". The whole thing is now a bit lighter, funnier, and not so dark as the first two. Which is a very good thing! I really enjoyed this one so...keep 'em coming.
The only thing that annoyed me is that they are still doing revenge stories. Time to swap that out with something that has been done to death don't you think?
Fun movie, though quite generic, and _(k)_nowhere near as good as the previous Star Trek: Alternate Reality movies or Guardians of the Galaxy.
Honestly I'm a bit disappointed in the movie. Sure, you get state-of-the-art gfx (but we wouldn't expect less, so no surprise here), and I love Zach's Spock and the other, but I didn't feel anything special watching this. It was all... pretty expected and with nothing new.
I'm sure the real trekkies will adore this, as it delivers what should be delivered, but for me, I didn't find the interest I was looking (and hoping) for.
Of this series, I loved Star Trek (2009) best, as it had actual character development and many interactions between them.
6.5/10 for me, so voted 6.
Well, not bad and it certainly is entertaining. But on the other hand it is also not a must see and IHMO a step down from the two previous Star Trek movies directed by J.J. Abrams.
Great movie. Action packed and held my attention until the end. I'll definitely watch this more than couple times again.
This is no Star Trek movie. It's just another movie that happens to have Star Trek characters in it. The forced personal journeys at the start. Jeez. I want Sci Fi instead not emo Kirk. The action is CGI heavy, and it looks fine, but there's hardly any dialogue with it. Even in the old Star Trek with a shaky camera to show an attack they'd talk and hatch a plan. No battle tactics or relationships with characters displayed during battle.
The ship is too weak. Spock is weak. They all are shadows of the original characters. The plot is unoriginal and not told well. Same clichés scattered about like... oh no the ship doesn't work when you want it to! Walking into traps! Filled out with action for the sake of it because it takes up screen time.
The bad guy is something from a comic book for the kids of today. I though The Hulk was smashing through a wall when he appears.
It's the type of movie that will age bad. I've seen one of the other new Star Trek movies and it was good. This is a weak one? If
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amazing movie and combo of everything,i love it.
It's a great action movie with a sense of fun with some of the Star Trek spirit as it's backdrop. What it lacks in depth it fills with character interaction and growth. That said, it could have gone without so many modern action movies clichés.
Just another action sci-fi movie. Star trek? Not really. It's average movie you probably won't play again. I enjoyed watching the movie because there is a lot of action but I expected a little bit more. There are also many stupidities you don't expect in this kind of movie and that's also why I'm giving only 7 points.
If you like action sci-fi movies you will enjoy this one.
Justin Lin puts a different twist, but I still like what counts as counted, the duo Spock and Bones are still funny
Best film of the rebooted series yet.
the most beautiful film in the world
I was super stoked for this movie. Not only because I just watched the first two to get primed but to be honest...the poster design is so damn sexy. Something about that old school Trek II vibe and those bright splashes of color. So cool.
When I first saw a trailer for this, me and the entire theater kinda laughed at it. It was laughable. And not in a good way. Whoever edited that trailer and the first GB trailer should get a sit down. Anyway, the movie was good! I feel I need to rewatch....it was 115 degrees today, or at least it felt like it. Also there was a fire somewhere nearby and every single person Instagrammed a pic of the sun looking red. Just a little time stamp there for ya. Also I was mad at the guy next to me because he asked me to move my drink to the other side. I'm left handed you asshole. Anyway, I did it and stewed. So the heat in the theater and the fact that I had a crazy headache both made me kinda fade in and out in the middle. But I liked it. Will see it again at the Chinese Theater this time to check out their new IMAX screen.
I get that they were trying to be artsy with the camera movements and angles, but man did it give me a headache. otherwise, it was a pretty meh movie.
Cannot wait to see this movie!!
Well I think this is the worst Star Trek movie that's been made, they should of kept with J.J as director....the action was way too much for a star trek movie and the soundtrack is the worst...and very sad storyline...out of all star trek movie this is my vote is the worst...let's hope they get back to star trek in the new movie......
The crew must fight for their lives after an ambush by a new enemy named Krall (Idris Elba). While the story wasn't completely strong the chemistry of the cast was. The visuals were also as strong as the great action, since all of JJ's beloved lens flares weren't in the way.
Spock missing older Spock from an alternate time line, was also a great tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy. Spoiler: I can also say that Sulu gay does not hurt the birth of his daughter, so relax nerds lol. The late Anton Yelchin (Fright Night) gets the most he got to do in any Star Trek film as Chekov as well.
Idris Elba (Luther) gets a mostly forgettable villain to play but at least he was an original villain, unlike Khan. Sofia Boutella kicks ass though as an alien allie named Jaylah.
I wouldn't even mind if Justin Lin returns as director over JJ. Since JJ has shown with Super 8, Into Darkness and Force Awakens that he is better at making tributes than original movies.
JJ's part 4 would probably have Kirk looking for whales, while searching for Spock. Then part 5 would have Spock's brother who is on a mission to find God lol.
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for me, this film felt the most like the original series out of the rest in the AOS series! having the crew stranded on an unknown world, separated, and trying to find their way back to each other - nothing feels more 'star trek' to me!