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RoadKingLarry

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Star Trek Beyond
« on: August 04, 2016, 02:49:56 PM »
My wife and I went to a private showing of Star Trek Beyond this morning. By private I mean we were the only ones in the theatre for a 10:20AM showing.
I enjoyed it.
A little bit of a bummer to see Anton Yelchin's last performance.
The movie itself was pretty decent for this reboot of the franchise, not great but pretty decent.
I'd like to see a little more plot development. The story just sort of BOOM here it is. Could use a little more back story on the bad guys.
I consider it worth the money spent to see in on the big screen, particularly at one of our private screenings.
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Re: Star Trek Beyond
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2016, 03:59:44 PM »
Wife and I saw it a couple of weeks ago; rainy Saturday matinee.  It's definitely a big screen movie.  She went back and saw it again with one of her girl friends and said it made a lot more sense the second time.
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Re: Star Trek Beyond
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2016, 10:20:42 PM »
Saw it a few weeks ago. Did you notice the subtle drink to checkov near the beginning.
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Re: Star Trek Beyond
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2016, 10:23:24 PM »
I just wish these sci-fi movies had aliens that weren't so obviously human beings in makeup. (Often in bad makeup.)
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Re: Star Trek Beyond
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2016, 10:45:21 PM »
Quote from: HankB on August 04, 2016, 10:23:24 PM
I just wish these sci-fi movies had aliens that weren't so obviously human beings in makeup. (Often in bad makeup.)

Yeah, the rubber mask chic that lead them into the ambush was a pretty sad makeup job. The "prosthetics" just looked like a cheap, Walmart grade, rubber mask.
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Re: Star Trek Beyond
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2016, 11:06:47 PM »
Quote from: HankB on August 04, 2016, 10:23:24 PM
I just wish these sci-fi movies had aliens that weren't so obviously human beings in makeup. (Often in bad makeup.)

Real aliens keep asking for an astronomical salary that producers will not pay, so they have to resort to using humans. [tinfoil]
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