Star Trek Beyond—special effects hide many of the faults in this movie— has a weak story line that questions its relevancy and clarity. An audience may question what direction Director Justin Lin is taking this film. It is what it is.
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Storyline
Krall (Idris Elba) attacks the Enterprise and its crew scrambles for survival and means of escape.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Justin Lin for directing effort. Thank you to Executive
Producers Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Tommy Harper for for making the film possible. Cast include: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe
Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, and Sofia Boutella.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. Hard core Trekkies will love the special effects.
Star Trek into Darkness—tries too hard—fails to catch the Star Trek magic. The special effects are
probably the best part. The film could almost be skipped.
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Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) is relieved of starship duties due to failure to keep the prime directive; but, is quickly restored to his position after Starfleet headquarters undergoes attack.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director J.J. Abrams for directing efforts.
Thank you to Executive Producers Jeffrey Chernov, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Paul
Schwake for making the film possible. Cast
include: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, and Bruce Greenwood.
Star Trek—okay to suitable watch—hides story flaws behind special effects. The special effects, animation, makeup, and choice of cast are outstanding. Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto are great picks for youthful look-alikes of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. The movie notably lacks the 'magic' of the first series. But, this movie will suit for 'trekkies' and 'trekkers'.
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Storyline
James Kirk (Chris Pine) attends Starfleet Academy and meets Doctor McCoy and Captain Pike. During training the cadets are mobilized to answer a distress signal coming from Vulcan. They board the Enterprise and the story is on.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director J.J. Abrams for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Bryan Burk, Jeffrey Chernov, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci for making the film possible. Cast include: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, and John Cho.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This is a suitable watch and story with very good special effects, animation, make-up, and casting.
Mission: Impossible-Fallout—basic, good story—is about as good as the last Mission
Impossible movie. Casting relies on Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames,
Alec Baldwin, Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, Rebecca Ferguson, and Sean Harris
to present this espionage movie. There are some suggestive themes, but overall, it serves the espionage audience with its light approach to its
subject and storyline.
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Storyline
Ethan Hunt and his crew lose 3
plutonium cores to a terrorist group. Now they have to get them back.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director
Christopher McQuarrie for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Tom Cruise,
J. J. Abrams, Christopher McQuarrie, and Jake Myers for making the film
possible. Cast includes: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg,
Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, and Alec
Baldwin.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation—completely entertaining—shows its audience why
Tom Cruise is a great actor. He has a terrific supporting cast: Jeremy Renner,
Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin, and Sean Harris. This
is the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible series and is the
best in the series. Part 6 rolls out in 2018 as Mission Impossible: Fallout.
This film, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, easily earns its right to be added to the home
video collection. It earns its watch and its investment of money.
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Storyline
This action spy thriller film is about an Impossible Missions’
Force (IMF) agent working between the Syndicate and the IMF to prevent
threatening events from becoming active.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Christopher McQuarrie for directing effort. Thank you to
Producers Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg,
and Don Granger for making the film possible. Cast members include: Tom Cruise,
Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, and Alec
Baldwin.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This is a much better watch than the other films
in this series with a higher entertainment value.
Ice Age: Collision Course—great animated story—may need a little tweaking
toward its final closing scenes, but that does not affect its overall
entertainment value. This is the last
film in this series to feature the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis
Leary, Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer, Josh Peck, Sean William Scott, and Chris Wedge. The rumor is that Chris Wedge's character Scrat will no longer be part of
the series. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild is part 6 and serves as
the last film in the series or the beginning of a new start for the series. Time
will tell how successful it will be without the above talent.
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Storyline
Animal migration continues as comets and space
debris begin to rain down on earth.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Michael Thurmeier for
directing effort. Thank you to Producer Lori Forte for making the film
possible. Cast includes: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Josh Peck,
Simon Pegg, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Lopez, and Queen Latifah.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This movie is well received by Ben Meyers
International Movie Critics. It provides comedy, action, terrific animation,
and serves a wide range audience. It does not exclude, it includes. It does not
divide but welcomes all audiences. Great work for all involved in its
production.
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