Re: Star Trek Into Disappointment (spoilers abound)
Good action scenes and some snappy one-liners, but the plot was idiotic and nothing to do with the villains made any sense from any angle. Whitewashing Khan was stupid and the sexist treatment of Carol Marcus was embarrassing. The fuss about "a big surprise" that everyone guessed immediately the first time they saw the first teaser was obnoxious as hell, too.
I didn't hate it and I'm no purist -- I liked the last movie a lot -- but I really don't understand why some people think it's great. My best guess is that there was a lot of throwaway nerd catnip like the line about Gorn octuplets. Funny, but no substitute for a good movie.
I didn't hate it and I'm no purist -- I liked the last movie a lot -- but I really don't understand why some people think it's great. My best guess is that there was a lot of throwaway nerd catnip like the line about Gorn octuplets. Funny, but no substitute for a good movie.