tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post9181246041472556158..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Star Trek #1452. Star Trek BeyondSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43064441168405218972016-07-28T17:02:42.252-03:002016-07-28T17:02:42.252-03:00One imagines he carried it around with him at all ...One imagines he carried it around with him at all times, in his later years, because he never again had friends like that, and by that point in his life (circa <i>Undiscovered Country</i>) he'd finally allowed himself to appreciate just how much that meant to him (fitting, in a way, since 1991 was the 25th anniversary).Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-51136673161118059282016-07-28T12:30:43.200-03:002016-07-28T12:30:43.200-03:00I didn't think about that, but you're righ...I didn't think about that, but you're right. To think I was once a card-carrying member of the Nitpickers' Guild.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-17450671514881927762016-07-28T11:48:35.812-03:002016-07-28T11:48:35.812-03:00Huh. Great review! I saw the movie on Tuesday and ...Huh. Great review! I saw the movie on Tuesday and liked it, but your review has crystallized my appreciation of it. Thanks!<br />And the photo near the end made me very happy. But, now I'm wondering ... was old Spock carrying it around through all of the first new Star Trek movie?<br />abchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072453557833944614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-72936927256830955552016-07-28T07:38:35.738-03:002016-07-28T07:38:35.738-03:00Maybe it was a consequence of having to deal with ...Maybe it was a consequence of having to deal with more CGI than he was used to in the F&F films, but yes, Lin's direction (and the editing) was surprisingly poor at times. During the "saucer chase" sequence, for example, I had simply no idea where the characters were in relation to each other, or what exactly was happening. (And no, 3D didn't help it at all). Poor visual story-telling...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.com