Saturday, May 9, 2009

Watchable, mais... (my review follows)


Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'

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"Trekking for Stars"
So I didn't hate STAR TREK (2009). It was beautiful, actiony, explody, sexual, pretty, glossy, dark, Romulany. Much like eating a meal of ice cream, it may at first seem like a really good idea, but then you get the feeling that, perhaps it was a bit excessive. And you feel a bit full. Then sick. And then you remember, you don't really like ice cream all that much and you are lactose intolerant.

--BBY

Edit. Qqv. P Zed Myers' more eloquently put analysis of Star Trek (2009).
Did anyone notice the interior design of the Romulan ship? Funky weird platforms with no guardrails suspended over a huge empty space. Only the Mario Brothers could like that layout.
Ha! "Mario Brothers" indeed. And Roger Ebert's:
[The] franchise has become much of a muchness. The new movie essentially intends to reboot the franchise with younger characters and carry on as before. The movie deals with narrative housekeeping. Perhaps the next one will engage these characters in a more challenging and devious story, one more about testing their personalities than re-establishing them.
Wait for the next one, eh? Neither read as glowing endorsements.

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