I am a huge fan of Star Trek, especially the original series. And I have been looking forward to this film. I read all the reviews here before I decided to comment.
I think a number of reviewers missed the point of this film being "different" from other Star Trek films, episodes, and so on. It is SUPPOSED to be different. It is SUPPOSED to be a darker film, an alternative perspective on the darker side of Star Fleet and the Federation. Of course it's not "Star Trek" per se as we have all grown to know and love it, and it's not supposed to be. If you really want "Star Trek" as we've grown to know and love it, go watch Star Trek Phase II/The New Voyages or Star Trek Continues.
That said, I did find the story to be a bit trite, but not terrible. And I did find some of the dialog to be a bit boorish. The effects were good, not great, and I did get a feel, like another reviewer mentioned, of something more along the lines of the original "Battlestar Galactica,' sort of intertwined with a bit of "Predator" as well.
The characters were definitely flat; perhaps there were just too many to begin with. And some of the acting was mediocre, though the rest was fine. Not Academy-award winning acting, but not terrible for the most part.
All-in-all, though, I gave this film a 7 out of 10. I think that, if the producers, writers, and director review these comments and take some of them seriously, the next film could be significantly better, and I look forward to another one!
I think a number of reviewers missed the point of this film being "different" from other Star Trek films, episodes, and so on. It is SUPPOSED to be different. It is SUPPOSED to be a darker film, an alternative perspective on the darker side of Star Fleet and the Federation. Of course it's not "Star Trek" per se as we have all grown to know and love it, and it's not supposed to be. If you really want "Star Trek" as we've grown to know and love it, go watch Star Trek Phase II/The New Voyages or Star Trek Continues.
That said, I did find the story to be a bit trite, but not terrible. And I did find some of the dialog to be a bit boorish. The effects were good, not great, and I did get a feel, like another reviewer mentioned, of something more along the lines of the original "Battlestar Galactica,' sort of intertwined with a bit of "Predator" as well.
The characters were definitely flat; perhaps there were just too many to begin with. And some of the acting was mediocre, though the rest was fine. Not Academy-award winning acting, but not terrible for the most part.
All-in-all, though, I gave this film a 7 out of 10. I think that, if the producers, writers, and director review these comments and take some of them seriously, the next film could be significantly better, and I look forward to another one!