Showing posts with label star trek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label star trek. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

The Star Trek franchise reaches its 50th anniversary this year and over the past five decades, Trekkies have been part of the 24th-century space exploration and heroism that dates back from the original, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. From the Federation, Vulcan, KCA, Augments, the infamous Klingons, the Romulans, and many other factions fans encountered, the 50-year timeline of the Star Trek franchise never felt so unique, so unique, fans live up to Spock's "Live Long and Prosper" tagline. As Trekkies live long and prosper to the next five decades, the big 50th anniversary birthday present has arrived and it's none other than the third installment of the Star Trek movie series.

Star Trek Beyond features the most dramatic storyline ever told in the history of Star Trek and in this third installment, disaster struck at the USS Enterprise crew on an unknown planet, spiraling them out of control and survival is at stake for the whole crew. This film brings back and introduces a vivid cast of characters from Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock, Karl Urban as Dr. Bones McCoy, Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, including Zoe Saldana as Uhura, John Cho as the fan-favorite Mr. Sulu, Simon Pegg as Scotty, and many others, especially the late Anton Yelchin as Chekov. (Rest in Peace, Yelchin)

In the minds of producer J.J. Abrams, the third installment packs a dramatic tone to the epic cult classic franchise because this movie showcases how separate pairs agree to work towards a common goal about survival on an uncharted territory and how the relationship between different characters affect the entire storyline, in either good or bad kind of way. In every detail, this movie shows some no-nonsense point of view in the eyes of the characters on their long struggle to survive themselves in such a harsh scenario and while the topic of struggle for survival feels priapic and more gut-wrenching as the story progresses, it still has that typical Star Trek mandarin that fans got themselves noticed and while this movie has some loopholes that can do better, Trekkies believed that this film is more than enough to honor the franchise's 50th anniversary in a "live long and prosper" kind of way.

My rating: 3.9 out of 5.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness
Ever since J.J. Abrams rebooted the legendary Star Trek franchise in a form of a 2009 movie, trekkies from all over the world were sometimes praised upon the fresh storyline about Captain Kirk (played by Chris Pine), Mr. Spock, and the Enterprise crew in their struggles to survive each other while fulfilling the mission that puts every crew to the test. Now, four years later, Star Trek is back for a sequel that some say, it's darker than the first one. Star Trek Into Darkness maybe disappointing at first but as this film progresses, the plot gets thicker and thicker and thicker until you reach to the end of the film that you will never forget.

What's surprising about this sequel is that the crew is up against a rogue Starfleet operative named John Harrison, played by the Sherlock dude Benedict Cumberbatch, and once again, Captain Kirk and the whole Enterprise crew has been put to the test again because Harrison has the whole crew "locked-on" from his prying eyes and this would be the darkest hour for the Enterprise crew.

We really like Benedict's portrayal of being the bad guy in the movie because his dark aural feel really fits to Benedict's personality. It gives some terror and some spills that the viewers may find it questioning but about this sequel though. It's not bad on the storytelling department but sometimes, some trekkies think that they will prefer the original one better or the classic Star Trek movies, basically The Wrath of Khan because of its dark storyline that excites viewers. This one isn't but the special effects is worth the redeeming for Into Darkness.

The more you enjoy Into Darkness, the more you'll start puzzling what's what for the whole Enterprise crew and their struggling challenges to stop the enemy who was threatening to take them down. It maybe a good film to watch but it doesn't have the pantomime feeling that most trekkies would love to experience. It feels a bit cold, a bit too odd, a bit feels like it lacks originality. Despite all that criticisms I thrown at it, I really want to recommend any trekkie to enjoy this film because it may have a sluggish start but it gets progressive until the pungent aftertaste you'll expect at the end.