スター・トレック イントゥ・ダークネス
Mari Okada's latest masterpiece hit the theaters last week, so of course I had to take a look. Kiruku and Supakku are such good friends, even though Kiruku is kind of stupid and a huge douche for most of the movie. This reboot really missed the boat on depicting the cunning and intelligence of Captain Kiruku in the original series. I guess it's supposed to be because he's younger but it really makes Starfleet as a whole look stupid for giving him the best starship they have. Eiburamusu-san does a pretty good job of directing for the most part, but some of the action was really poorly blocked. The
in particular is just incoherent and pointlessly noisy. But that describes most of the peril throughout the movie, it just gets to the point of being ludicrous when
There really does come a point when less is more.
Also, the script is pretty schizophrenic. On the one hand it wants to appeal to a whole new audience, and tries to do this with nonstop action and exciting special effects, but on the other hand it wants to give old-school fans lots of "clever" references. This becomes particularly problematic because the
Oh, and as everyone knows, cold fusion is called such because it makes things really cold.
Urban-san was totally wasted in this movie, as were most of the characters who weren't Kiruku, Supakku, or Mrs. Blond Fanservice. Uhura and Supakku's relationship has never not felt incredibly forced. The only saving grace of the movie is Kiruku and Supakku's friendship.
It was okay.
Mari Okada's latest masterpiece hit the theaters last week, so of course I had to take a look. Kiruku and Supakku are such good friends, even though Kiruku is kind of stupid and a huge douche for most of the movie. This reboot really missed the boat on depicting the cunning and intelligence of Captain Kiruku in the original series. I guess it's supposed to be because he's younger but it really makes Starfleet as a whole look stupid for giving him the best starship they have. Eiburamusu-san does a pretty good job of directing for the most part, but some of the action was really poorly blocked. The
Klingon battle
dozens and dozens of crew members are being thrown from the ship in every other shot.
Also, the script is pretty schizophrenic. On the one hand it wants to appeal to a whole new audience, and tries to do this with nonstop action and exciting special effects, but on the other hand it wants to give old-school fans lots of "clever" references. This becomes particularly problematic because the
backstory for the villain is so underdeveloped and so dependent on already knowing who the villain is.
Urban-san was totally wasted in this movie, as were most of the characters who weren't Kiruku, Supakku, or Mrs. Blond Fanservice. Uhura and Supakku's relationship has never not felt incredibly forced. The only saving grace of the movie is Kiruku and Supakku's friendship.
It was okay.