Star Trek
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I'm able to review it's general cinematic merits because I am so familiar with the characters and the mythology . . . I dunno, it's hard to explain.
Like where I might normally be evaluating the integrity of the narrative, I was just all like, "Hey check out Uhura's foxy beginnings."
I wouldn't be appreciating the music they were using; I'd be thinking, "Where is the music? They better have the music at some point."
But I can say there were no big eye-roll moments for me. No major plot holes or logic gaps. It wasn't flawless and seamless but it avoided any major groaners.
It was an event movie. And I have to say, it was rather boldly done. I give credit to the creative people behind it (led by LOSTs J.J. Abrams) for just grabbing hold of the thing and shaking it around.
I thought it was a lot of fun. It was action packed and it was fun to see the origins of the crew. My date, who is much less familiar with the Star Trek nitty gritty, had a lot of fun with it too.
EARTH
This is the feature-length Disney nature documentary based on the BBC series.
What can I say about it? It is spectacular. What you see is amazing. A huge variety of wildlife and landscapes/seascapes/skyscapes presented in action and time-lapse and every other way. Imagining how they came up with the footage is mind-boggling.
I have no criticism of the movie per se. The only caveat I can give is it won't appeal to every personality - such as mine. Oftentimes, showing reality is synonymous with showing utter wretchedness. So many creatures on this planet lead horrible tortured existences - only to then be eaten alive or starve to death or whatever. It's reality. It's educational. But it can be kind of depressing too.
The movie also shows many happy moments. Probably to most people, it is simply, unconditionally a great movie. My date loved it as she loved the entire mini-series.
Definitely worthwhile material.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I'm able to review it's general cinematic merits because I am so familiar with the characters and the mythology . . . I dunno, it's hard to explain.
Like where I might normally be evaluating the integrity of the narrative, I was just all like, "Hey check out Uhura's foxy beginnings."
I wouldn't be appreciating the music they were using; I'd be thinking, "Where is the music? They better have the music at some point."
But I can say there were no big eye-roll moments for me. No major plot holes or logic gaps. It wasn't flawless and seamless but it avoided any major groaners.
It was an event movie. And I have to say, it was rather boldly done. I give credit to the creative people behind it (led by LOSTs J.J. Abrams) for just grabbing hold of the thing and shaking it around.
I thought it was a lot of fun. It was action packed and it was fun to see the origins of the crew. My date, who is much less familiar with the Star Trek nitty gritty, had a lot of fun with it too.
EARTH
This is the feature-length Disney nature documentary based on the BBC series.
What can I say about it? It is spectacular. What you see is amazing. A huge variety of wildlife and landscapes/seascapes/skyscapes presented in action and time-lapse and every other way. Imagining how they came up with the footage is mind-boggling.
I have no criticism of the movie per se. The only caveat I can give is it won't appeal to every personality - such as mine. Oftentimes, showing reality is synonymous with showing utter wretchedness. So many creatures on this planet lead horrible tortured existences - only to then be eaten alive or starve to death or whatever. It's reality. It's educational. But it can be kind of depressing too.
The movie also shows many happy moments. Probably to most people, it is simply, unconditionally a great movie. My date loved it as she loved the entire mini-series.
Definitely worthwhile material.
