If you want a fun action movie with your brain turned off, and want to see young versions of some Star Trek characters, go check this film out. This is for you. It wasn't for me, however.

I'll probably do a full review of the Star Trek movie on the next podcast. I just found it was OK, mediocre. I didn't hate it, I didn't love it. Good, but not great. Etc, etc. Nothing special about it, only one good action scene. I hate to deconstruct, but I'm trying to understand why people are gushing over this movie? The cast were fine, but mentions should go to how great Kirk, Scotty, Captain Pike, and Bones were. Spock was not terrible, but when the real Spock comes, you see that the young Spock can't get those mannerisms or acting down.

If you went to see this movie just to see how the cast does, it's a great movie for you. Myself, I never watched the TOS, so I could care less of how this caters to fanboys/Trekkies, but it's less alienating than recent geek adaptations (Watchmen, Wolverine).

The movie is set-piece to set-piece, like any other action movie. In fact, the whole movie felt very much an action movie happening to involve Star Trek characters. There is no time for character development except for the 2 main characters, and not much character interplay which is why Star Trek tv series is loved so much. However, I've never seen any Star Trek movie, just the tv show, so I don't know if the movies are like filler elseworlds action-packed episodes between seasons.

The plot is really dumb. I mean, stupid. Plenty of plot holes. Coincidences and deus ex machinas up the arse. Red matter, black holes, time travelling, paradoxes. There was no thought or consistency to that stuff. This is a parallel reality, there's no continuity, none of this movie is cannon. But who cares, it's a bad sci-fi movie, and if you're going to see this as a proper sci-fi film, you'll be sorely disappointed. This movie will never be considered on a list of best sci-fi movies, but maybe JJ Abrams didn't want that.

It's not that good of an action movie. There's only one good action sequence, and it involves skydiving onto a planet destroyer beam. It has great suspense, ups and downs. However, the rest of the movie fails at giving tension and suspense to the action, so it feels like you're watching someone play a videogame on the easy difficulty. There are no stakes raised, and it's almost comical when Kirk+Spock raid the Romulan ship as a two-man army to kill everyone and get to the final boss. Then the movie ends. The space battle scenes were serviceable, but definitely not to the level of choreography you find in the new Battlestar Galactica. There is no drama to these action scenes in the movie. It's very one-sided.

Nero was a terrible villain, with just stupid motivations. He waits 25 years JUST to meet a dude? I couldn't believe Eric Bana was acting, considering how great he was in Munich, Hulk, and Black Hawk Down.

The homages were fine, naturally added, didn't feel hokey when someone said "live long and prosper" or other classic lines. The humour was great, added some much needed chemistry. The kid stories of kid Kirk and kid Spock were bad. Spock having Vulcan bullies? Laughable. Kirk jumping out of a car at the VERY last second as the car falls off a cliff with "Sabotage" in the background? So dumb, should've cut that scene entirely.

What did I find good? Like I mentioned, the cast were overall good. I loved Chekov, he was so awkward and weird, and worked great as comic relief. The opening with Kirk's dad facing death while son is born was great tragedy, and is the best scene in the entire movie.

Which is sad, because having the best part of the movie at the start of the movie is an indicator when the movie was just not thought out or executed well. I couldn't get immersed into the movie, I didn't connect with the characters as much as I know JJ Abrams can do (Mission Impossible 3), and the cinematography was a mess. Blue Lens flares in my eyes ALL THE BLOODY TIME! It really gave me a headache, it was laughable, and I couldn't believe that it was that way throughout the movie.

The music score was inappropriate at times, sometimes forcefully tugging emotions when there didn't need to be. For a movie this big, you expect a grand score, but this was fairly generic and not as good as the trailer. Not as terrible as Watchmen, but kind of disappointing if you're wanting an emotional score for a big blockbuster film.

I'm sorry to say, but just like Watchmen, the trailers are better than the actual movie. You'll forget this movie in a month's time, considering how little of the movie is memorable or unique. And people comparing this to Dark Knight should watch Dark Knight again, apologise to themselves for even mentioning both in the same breath, and just admit it's a forgettable action movie involving Star Trek characters.

The reason I'm so down on the movie is because it was a missed opportunity for Abrams and the writers. The writers and Abrams put a lot of thought into the immersion of MI:3 especially with when Tom Cruise is captured and you get this insane performance. But in this film, they didn't try, and I was surprised when my dad truthfully said "it was too kiddie", which made me think this was Star Trek for KIDS, which is ironic since the tagline for the ads is, "this isn't your father's Star Trek!" 

This movie is only good for Trekkies to see the cast, or for n00bs who might want to get into Star Trek. It's a great intro course for those people.

P.S. Really psyched for Terminator now!

Fight with me in the comments section! 

If you want a fun action movie with your brain turned off, and want to see young versions of some Star Trek characters, go check this film out. This is for you. It wasn't for me, however.

I'll probably do a full review of the Star Trek movie on the next podcast. I just found it was OK, mediocre. I didn't hate it, I didn't love it. Good, but not great. Etc, etc. Nothing special about it, only one good action scene. I hate to deconstruct, but I'm trying to understand why people are gushing over this movie? The cast were fine, but mentions should go to how great Kirk, Scotty, Captain Pike, and Bones were. Spock was not terrible, but when the real Spock comes, you see that the young Spock can't get those mannerisms or acting down.

If you went to see this movie just to see how the cast does, it's a great movie for you. Myself, I never watched the TOS, so I could care less of how this caters to fanboys/Trekkies, but it's less alienating than recent geek adaptations (Watchmen, Wolverine).

The movie is set-piece to set-piece, like any other action movie. In fact, the whole movie felt very much an action movie happening to involve Star Trek characters. There is no time for character development except for the 2 main characters, and not much character interplay which is why Star Trek tv series is loved so much. However, I've never seen any Star Trek movie, just the tv show, so I don't know if the movies are like filler elseworlds action-packed episodes between seasons.

The plot is really dumb. I mean, stupid. Plenty of plot holes. Coincidences and deus ex machinas up the arse. Red matter, black holes, time travelling, paradoxes. There was no thought or consistency to that stuff. This is a parallel reality, there's no continuity, none of this movie is cannon. But who cares, it's a bad sci-fi movie, and if you're going to see this as a proper sci-fi film, you'll be sorely disappointed. This movie will never be considered on a list of best sci-fi movies, but maybe JJ Abrams didn't want that.

It's not that good of an action movie. There's only one good action sequence, and it involves skydiving onto a planet destroyer beam. It has great suspense, ups and downs. However, the rest of the movie fails at giving tension and suspense to the action, so it feels like you're watching someone play a videogame on the easy difficulty. There are no stakes raised, and it's almost comical when Kirk+Spock raid the Romulan ship as a two-man army to kill everyone and get to the final boss. Then the movie ends. The space battle scenes were serviceable, but definitely not to the level of choreography you find in the new Battlestar Galactica. There is no drama to these action scenes in the movie. It's very one-sided.

Nero was a terrible villain, with just stupid motivations. He waits 25 years JUST to meet a dude? I couldn't believe Eric Bana was acting, considering how great he was in Munich, Hulk, and Black Hawk Down.

The homages were fine, naturally added, didn't feel hokey when someone said "live long and prosper" or other classic lines. The humour was great, added some much needed chemistry. The kid stories of kid Kirk and kid Spock were bad. Spock having Vulcan bullies? Laughable. Kirk jumping out of a car at the VERY last second as the car falls off a cliff with "Sabotage" in the background? So dumb, should've cut that scene entirely.

What did I find good? Like I mentioned, the cast were overall good. I loved Chekov, he was so awkward and weird, and worked great as comic relief. The opening with Kirk's dad facing death while son is born was great tragedy, and is the best scene in the entire movie.

Which is sad, because having the best part of the movie at the start of the movie is an indicator when the movie was just not thought out or executed well. I couldn't get immersed into the movie, I didn't connect with the characters as much as I know JJ Abrams can do (Mission Impossible 3), and the cinematography was a mess. Blue Lens flares in my eyes ALL THE BLOODY TIME! It really gave me a headache, it was laughable, and I couldn't believe that it was that way throughout the movie.

The music score was inappropriate at times, sometimes forcefully tugging emotions when there didn't need to be. For a movie this big, you expect a grand score, but this was fairly generic and not as good as the trailer. Not as terrible as Watchmen, but kind of disappointing if you're wanting an emotional score for a big blockbuster film.

I'm sorry to say, but just like Watchmen, the trailers are better than the actual movie. You'll forget this movie in a month's time, considering how little of the movie is memorable or unique. And people comparing this to Dark Knight should watch Dark Knight again, apologise to themselves for even mentioning both in the same breath, and just admit it's a forgettable action movie involving Star Trek characters.

The reason I'm so down on the movie is because it was a missed opportunity for Abrams and the writers. The writers and Abrams put a lot of thought into the immersion of MI:3 especially with when Tom Cruise is captured and you get this insane performance. But in this film, they didn't try, and I was surprised when my dad truthfully said "it was too kiddie", which made me think this was Star Trek for KIDS, which is ironic since the tagline for the ads is, "this isn't your father's Star Trek!" 

This movie is only good for Trekkies to see the cast, or for n00bs who might want to get into Star Trek. It's a great intro course for those people.

P.S. Really psyched for Terminator now!

Fight with me in the comments section!