Plot
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Release Year: 2016
Rating: 8.5/10 (673 voted)
Critic's Score: 71/100
Director: Justin Lin
Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban
Storyline
The first leg of the USS Enterprise's five year mission takes them into uncharted territory. There the Enterprise is nearly destroyed and strands Kirk and his crew on a remote planet with no means of communication. Kirk must then work with the elements to reunite his crew and get back to Earth.
Writers: Simon Pegg, Doug Jung
Cast: Chris Pine -
Captain James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto -
Commander Spock
Karl Urban -
Doctor 'Bones' McCoy
Zoe Saldana -
Lieutenant Uhura
Simon Pegg -
Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
John Cho -
Sulu
Anton Yelchin -
Chekov
Idris Elba -
Krall
Sofia Boutella -
Jaylah
Joe Taslim -
Manas
Lydia Wilson -
Kalara
Deep Roy -
Keenser
Melissa Roxburgh -
Ensign Syl
Anita Brown -
Tyvanna
Doug Jung -
Ben
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Box Office Details
Budget: $150,000,000
(estimated)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Rating: 8/10
Hey guys! I just got back from a special advanced screening of Star
Trek Beyond (not advanced by much, I know!) here in Australia. I have
to say, the film was great! In short, it fits snugly within the
"Abramsverse" and pays homage to the original series quite well. Whilst
I did have a few gripes, overall the film is quite good! Before I get
on with the review, I'm going to fully disclose a few things. Firstly,
I never saw any of the original films or the TV show (however, I know
most of the references etc). Secondly, I was a massive fan of the 2009
reboot and can confidently say it is one of my favourite science
fiction films - J.J. Abrams delivered a film that was both visually
stunning and successfully rebooted a timeline in an extremely efficient
and clever way that I now hold as the standard whenever I see a reboot.
Now that that's out of the way...
Director Justin Lin (known for his work on The Fast and Furious
franchise) is new to Star Trek and Sci-Fi in general. Going in, I was
worried that he couldn't handle the elements that go into making a
great Star Trek film and wasn't familiar with Sci-Fi elements. However,
I was pleasantly surprised. Lin directs the film at a breakneck pace -
but with a pretty big issue, which I'll touch on shortly. As a whole,
the film feels very complete and tight with no loose ends. Simon Pegg
and Doug Jung's script is excellent, balancing solid action sequences
with a surprising amount of heart and humour. It is very evident that
Pegg's gifted sense of humour shines through the script resulting in
some genuinely funny moments - particularly several interactions with
Bones and Spock who go off on a little bit of a side adventure. The old
cast are amazing as always. Chris Pine as James T. Kirk turns in an
excellent performance that brings the character arc of Kirk full circle
from the first film by playing Kirk as a more mature version of the
character that we saw him in the 2009 film. As for Spock (Zachary
Quinto), his arc primarily revolves around his relationship with Uhura
(Zoe Saldana) which I was a fan of as their relationship wasn't as
fleshed out in the earlier films. Bones (Karl Urban) and Scotty (Simon
Pegg) are both excellent here, but are mainly used as comic relief.
Onto the newcomers - both Idris Elba and Sofia Boutella are great in
the film and make fine additions to the already brilliant case.
Boutella plays Jaylah, an alien who the crew meet while stranded on the
planet that Elba's character maroons them on after destroying The
Enterprise. Jaylah is an excellent character who provides a few laughs
but, as Kingsman fans would know, knows how to kick ass! She brings
another level of physicality to her fight scenes and has an array of
gadgets which make the action scenes fun to watch. Elba on the hand is
a great villain and I certainly liked what they did with his character
toward the end, he brings a certain menace to his character that was
missing in Cumberbatch and Bana's villains.
On a technical level, the film is stunning visually with brilliant CG
and an amazing score once again composed by the brilliant Michael
Giacchino. However, I felt that the action sequences were sometimes
poorly shot with the framing being too close to the action making it
hard to make out who was who and where they are geographically within
the shot. This also results in a lot of shaky-cam which is not very
appealing. Additionally, the film suffers a bit of a slump during its
second act and does tend to drag. This is very noticeable because the
first and third acts are amazingly done and come and go with a very
quick pace, particularly a VERY fun third act which involves a great
call back to the 2009 film with Beastie Boys' - Sabotage.
All in all, Star Trek Beyond is another excellent film in what is now
an excellent trilogy. Justin Lin has made an excellent science fiction
film, full of action and heart that fits very well in the pantheon of
the better Trek films within the sprawling franchise. The fan service
also toward the end was also a nice surprise to those who have followed
the franchise from the TV show and the original films. I give Star Trek
Beyond 8 out of 10!
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