Aw boo. I really got into Doctor Who when I watched his first episode. He'll be missed.

Okay, so speculation time. Who's going to be the twelfth? I wish wow I knew British cinema and television better. I've mentioned Chiwetel Ejiofor before. I get the feeling that he's got a good sense of humor, and we know he has an intensity about him.

Or what about a female doctor? It might be a stretch to explain from a narrative perspective (so Time Lords can switch genders?) but it would be uncharted territory and could make for some fascinating material.

All the trailers have focused on character over super-punching, so I'm pretty optimistic. It has the potential to be the definitive superhero origin story, with Snyder and Nolan working together, much like the original Superman was.

Still baffled that people all of a sudden like these movies. I really appreciate the cast diversity and the refusal to use cheap stereotypes. But this movie is no different from Battleship to me. Good action, idiotic otherwise. I laughed out loud several times at just how ridiculous some of the stunts are.

I guess the wraparound storyline is kind of interesting, but it seems to me to be just a cheap way to get a fan favorite character back. (Although that final scene does bring it all together in a major way, I'll give them that.) People are talking about this conceit like it's brilliant or revolutionary in franchise storytelling, as if they've never seen a single prequel before. It's not that interesting. Fast and Furious 6 is dumb fun at best and incredibly boring at worst.

I did enjoy its moments of self-awareness, like when someone comments on the fact that each member of the crew has an evil doppelganger on the villain's team. That was fun. And sure, the action is good. I just found it impossible to care about anyone or anything. But I guess that's not why people come to these movies. They aren't the worst action movies ever. But aside from the structure of the series and the casting, I'm not sure why these movies are even being talked about.

Much Ado is such a perfect fit for Joss. It's basically the play he would have written in Shakespeare's time. So much sass. I can't wait for this movie.

Here's what I treated it as:

Star Trek Into Darkness is a sci-fi adventure with some great action setpieces, great character work, a balanced script, and some interesting things to say about justice and morality.

To me, that outweighs all these minor plot nitpicks. Whether or not

So here's just an example, and it might be the most controversial thing I've ever said on this forum. A lot of people on these boards disliked Looper but loved Primer. And why? Because the time travel in Primer is so much more intricate and well though out. Pretty sure someone actually said on the podcast, when discussing Looper, "Best time-travel movie ever? No, you're thinking of Primer." Primer might have a plot free of holes, but that's all it's got going for it. The characters in Primer are so one-dimensional it's like they don't even exist. Sure, Shane Carruth put a lot of thought into the science, but what was the point? And that's why Looper is a much better movie overall than Primer. And that's why Star Trek Into Darkness, despite little plot problems, IS a good movie.

Not to turn this into a discussion about the purpose of film criticism. That's deserving of a whole other thread. I just wanted to make my viewpoint a little clearer.

Doesn't work for me.

Well, that's one of the more unique creations we've ever had. Congrats!

You know, now that I think about it, McCoy injecting the blood into a DEAD tribble makes no fucking sense. Why wouldn't he use just an injured tribble, if he wanted to study the blood's healing effects? Unless tribble biology is completely backwards, that blood isn't pumping through a dead animal.

The blood itself having healing properties is dumb, yeah, but it didn't bug me. But the way that Bones discovers it is actually super dumb.

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Okay, FINE, this movie was dumb as hell all around. Still fun though. Not conceding that point. I'll almost certainly watch it again. The emotional beats work and the action is great. I wasn't asking for anything more. It wasn't all serious about itself and its themes like Prometheus, so I really can't hate it. Still, good thing that none of these writers are working on Star Wars VII. Abrams is a talented director who can turn out great product if he's got decent material to work with.

Because spaceships are awesome!