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New Star Trek Film Is Out!

posted by martyb on Saturday July 23 2016, @03:18PM   
from the catch-it-if-you-dare dept.

mendax writes:

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the movie theaters again, the latest in the "alternate universe" Star Trek films hits the theaters today. Ars Technica and El Reg have two reviews of the flick.

El Reg, with its usual caustic brand of British humor, calls it "An unwatchable steaming pile of tribble dung", while Ars describes it thusly: "Trek by numbers is no Trek at all". Both articles do heap praise on Karl Urban's dead-on portrayal of Dr. McCoy. Still, it might be worth watching in the theater, for as as we all know there are is no bad Star Trek. Ever!

As for myself, I think I'll do what I usually do and wait for it to come out on video and see if it is truly targ manure.

[From a more general perspective, the Rotten Tomatoes meta movie review site has a critic score of 85% and an audience score of 86%. -Ed.]

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• Re:Next Film Has More Time Travel? Re:Next Film Has More Time Travel? (Score: 4, Funny) by maxwell demon on Saturday July 23 2016, @05:11PM

  by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday July 23 2016, @05:11PM (#379086) Journal

  Don't worry. This will create a time loop paradox which will erase all bad Star Trek movies from history.

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• Re:Next Film Has More Time Travel? (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday July 23 2016, @06:09PM

  by Gaaark (41) on Saturday July 23 2016, @06:09PM (#379108) Journal

  I thought it was for a "Kirk, I am your father" gag.

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