Of course, much like his work on the Fast and the Furious movies, Lin knows hold to handle action scenes and the ones in Beyond are great, full of energy, fast paced thrills, and are probably are the biggest sequences of the three films (so far at least). Naturally, there are some differences that a viewer might pick up between Abrams’s style versus Lin’s style, but, for the most part, it’s marriage of the two. Lin, most famous for directing several entries in the Fast and the Furious movie franchise, definitely had plenty of skeptics about directing the third Star Trek installment, but (surprisingly) it’s a great fit. With director J.J Abrams, the director of the first two Star Trek movies of this alternative timeline, stepping down from directing (due to directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens), directorial duties for Star Trek Beyond are placed in the hands of director Justin Lin. It’s not the best in this “rebooted” franchise, but its stand in the middle between 2009’s Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. Star Trek Beyond, while having some problems, is good summer popcorn blockbuster that will entertain many. So what did I think of it? Short answer…. The first movie trailer (the teaser trailer) for this newest movie didn’t do anything for me (kind of disappointed with it), but the second one (the theatrical trailer) was ten times better and definitely peaked my interest for seeing this movie. Thus, my expectations for this third installment ( Star Trek Beyond) were of mixed thoughts. This played a big part when I saw its intended sequel ( Star Trek Into Darkness) and, like most, felt a bit deflated, especially since they let the “cat out of the bag” on the main villain prior to the film’s theatrical release, which was my big pet peeve for the feature. I do remember seeing 2009’s Star Trek when it came out in theaters and was super excited after seeing it. On the other hand, Star Trek (as a franchise) is pretty good and does have some great reason for its overall likeable within its fan base. I know…that’s kind of like a taboo thing to say in Star Trek movie review, but it’s the truth. In all honest truth, I’m more of a Star Wars fan than a Star Trek fan. Within time, the group comes together, aided by the female warrior Jaylah (Sofia Boutella), as the crew of the Enterprise plans their escape, determined to unravel Krall’s ultimate endgame in the process. Fleeing the downed the ship, Kirk and Spock, along with other crew members, including Bones (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekov (Anton Yelchin) are separated in the chaos, crash landing on a nearby foreign planet, inhabited by a collection of Krall’s prisoners. When the mission is revealed to be a trap, orchestrated by the ruthless being known as Krall (Idris Elba), who seeks an artifact Starfleet has taken, the Enterprise is forcibly destroyed by the alien’s devastating swarm-like maneuvers and weaponry. Unfortunately, both personally plans are placed out on hold as Starfleet picks up the lone escapee of a remote alien skirmish, sending the Enterprise and her crew into an unknown Nebula territory to save lives. Additionally, Spock (Zachary Quinto), the Enterprise’s First Commanding Officer, receives dire news as the Vulcan also begins to think about exiting his life in the Starfleet’s service. Kirk (Chris Pine) is feeling the daily grind / monotony of his extensive deep space, voyage, contemplating an exit strategy for a more purposeful career position. It’s been three years in his five-year mission as the captain of the USS Enterprise, James T. With a new director at the helm and mixed reviews on the last installment, does this movie exceed expectations in exploring space’s “final frontier” or is it a bombastic and bloated sequel that neither “Trekkies” will like? Now, after a four-year gap since the last movie, Paramount Pictures and a new director (Justin Lin) brings viewers back to USS Enterprise with the latest sci-fi-adventure Star Trek Beyond. Unfortunately, while the movie itself was tried and true summer blockbuster flick, Into Darkness was met with mixed reviews from reviewers and moviegoers. In 2012, Abrams continued the adventure with the movie Star Trek Into Darkness. As a film, Star Trek was met with success and acclaim for majority of its viewers, receiving high scores from critics and much by praise from its fan base as well as casual moviegoers. This film (the first of the “rebooted” series) took the Star Trek yarn in a different direction, presenting an alternative timeline that showcased a more youthful representation of its characters (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu, Uhura, etc.) as while as infusing more action-oriented scenes into tale. Abrams rebooted the long running science fiction franchise with the movie simply known as Star Trek. Back in 2009, it was the beginning of a new era for Star Trek fans (Trekkies) as director J.J.
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