[ale] [OT] Star Trek Beyond

Boris Borisov bugyatl at gmail.com
Sat Aug 6 13:24:41 EDT 2016


Now you guys will make me go to the movie :)

On Saturday, August 6, 2016, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> It was also really nice to see a SciFi movie that wasn't another dystopion
> story.
>
> At least Simon Peg has a positive outlook!
>
> My bad on actor/character swap. Anton played Checkov (very well).
>
> On Aug 5, 2016 11:10 PM, "Ken Cochran" <kwc at shell.theworld.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kwc at shell.theworld.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Sort of an interesting plot twist too, on how the villian
>> became the villian.  See within/below...
>>
>> > From: Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jim.kinney at gmail.com');>>
>> > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 22:15:01 -04006
>> > To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ale at ale.org');>>
>> > Subject: [ale] [OT] Star Trek Beyond
>> >
>> > Loved it! It felt like the original TV series. Good SciFi "how
>> > do we do this", new species, cool tech and a decent sprinkling
>> > of cinematic cheese almost as an homage to how the original
>> > series looks now 50 years later.
>> >
>> > Watched all the way through the credits and got a giggle seeing
>> > the video output transition back to the console to display an
>> > active directory error.
>> >
>> > Because it was a digital release, the credits were able to be
>> > adjusted to reflect the death of the actor playing Sulu.
>>
>> Umm, that would be actor who played Chekov, Anton Yelchin,
>> as well as to Leonard Nimoy.  Thoughtful & tasteful.  But it
>> could probably have been done (quickly) via film too if we
>> still Did It That Way.
>>
>> > Fans of the classic series should be very happy. Simon Peg
>> > did a stellar writing job and was brilliant on screen as well.
>> >
>> > There's a reference to Galaxy Quest that was excellent.
>>
>> Hmm, didn't "get" that but I'm sure it'll come along in various
>> synopses/recaps...  (Saw a comment somewhere that Galaxy Quest
>> is the best Star Trek movie ever made :).  Overall a better
>> film than I was expecting.
>>
>> -kc
>>
>

-- 
Sent from Gmail Mobile
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.ale.org/pipermail/ale/attachments/20160806/050e76d8/attachment.html>


More information about the Ale mailing list