[ale] [OT] Star Trek Beyond

[Jim Kinney]

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> 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>
> > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 22:15:01 -0400
> > To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <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
>
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