I'm not so sure I'd consider it objectively worse (especially since I prefer it). And whilst most of the criticism I've heard/read is justified, the Trek 09 has just as long a list of similar flaws. It's just done better more confidently and competently this time around, helped enormously by the fact that it's not a poorly done 'origin' story where the original crew arrive on the Enterprise by various strokes of happenstance as if ordained by destiny (wink wink).

On another note, I did not like the Starfleet uniform hats.

I feel this is something we've seen a lot over the last couple of years.

Last edited by Faldor (2013-05-17 14:15:37)

Watched it and I guess it was okay-ish. I might have been more disappointed if it hadn't been exactly what I was expecting to be.

I very much prefer the previous one and still think Star Trek belongs on TV, but if this is what I get, this will have to do.

Last edited by Hansen (2013-05-17 21:20:22)

http://blogs.indiewire.com/criticwire/t … ry-villain

Now, in this article, Matt Singer outlines a genuine problem with the film and Abrams' whole style of storytelling. I still enjoyed the movie a great deal, but the villain probably should've just been John Harrison.

A lot of people guess that, but actually - Sulu's clearly holding daisies and it was established in The Corbomite Maneuver that's he's allergic.

Sulu has no rank insignia, when clearly he is a full lieutenant in the show

You're all wrong, it is the fact that there isn't really a 'What's Wrong With This Picture?' sign on the Enterprise wall.

Now that's just racist. Neither is Sulu.

Last edited by BigDamnArtist (2013-05-18 15:35:36)

Saw it today.  I enjoyed it.  Sure it has a great deal of story that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it was fun.  I'd say more fun than Iron Man 3 was.  I'll be seeing this one again.

Welp, looks like ST:ID will fall well short of matching the opening weekend of the first one.  Not a bomb, but not exactly blockbuster-y either.  But it's making more than the first one in the rest of the world, so ultimately it shouldn't cause anyone to lose their job.

Data here (but don't click if you're still staying spoiler-free)  http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-tr … -and-imax/

Next weekend's results will really tell the tale, but even so, the "what went wrong?" post-mortems are already underway.  Overall this one's looking like a bit of a damp squib - it'll do okay in the end but it's not breaking any records or garnering a lot of raves.  If you actually look at the text of those "Fresh" Rotten Tomatoes reviews, they're mostly pretty lukewarm.

Still haven't seen it myself, btw.  Might later today.