Quote of the Day
Posted By Russ Emerson on May 14, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Nancy Pelosi’s lies are so transparent birds are slamming into them.
Quick Movie Review
Posted By Russ Emerson on May 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Star Trek
Directed by J. J. Abrams, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, and Simon Pegg
Quick review: Don’t blink, or you’ll miss the part where Kirk graduates from the academy, is commissioned an Ensign, is promoted up through the ranks while demonstrating his leadership skills and character, until through great talent and merit he finally achieves the exalted rank of Captain and earns command of the newest, finest ship in Star Fleet.
I blinked.
4 stars
Actually, if you ignore the unusual path Kirk took to the command chair, it wasn’t horrible.
A long-standing complaint I have with modern CGI effects is true in this film: they try to put way too much into each frame of film, moving way too fast, such that it can be difficult to tell just what is happening in the effects shots.
The casting, by the way, was superb. I didn’t like every little bit the director/writers had them do or say, but on the whole the cast performed admirably.
Update: Lileks reviews it well.