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.]
(Score: 2) by Celestial on Sunday July 24 2016, @04:53AM
And loved it. No, it's not "your father's Star Trek," but it's a very good science-fiction action film, IMO. Chris Pine was fine as Captain Kirk, Karl Urban was fantastic as Bones McCoy, and Sofia Boutella is very good as Jaylah. Honestly, Star Trek Beyond is the best Star Trek film since The Undiscovered Country, 25 years ago, IMO. The only real issue I had with the movie is that the villain Krall (played by Idris Elba), could have been better developed. His reason for attacking the Federation seemed weak. Other than that, keep 'em coming.
I already plan to see it again in a couple of weeks, and wouldn't be surprised if I see it a third time in the movie theater.