So we saw Abrams' re-envisioned Star Trek at the IMAX a few days ago and, for once, our great expectations weren't misplaced. For sheer entertainment this is a superb movie - visually stunning, perfectly cast, moving and exciting from start to finish (well, it does lose some pace in the middle). For the most part the actors not only capture the essence of the iconic characters they've inherited, but they bring something new to the characterisation, notably Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), John Cho (Sulu) and Simon Pegg (Scotty). But without doubt, it is Karl Urban's Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy that is the stand out performance, Urban nailing DeForest Kelley's idiosyncratic creation with reverance and great humour. The plot doesn't bear thinking about too much (especially the necessary coincidences on which much of the plot hangs), but I will say that the introduction of an altered time-line is a really neat way of opening up a whole new universe of possibilities for the Star Trek enterprise.
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 Planet of the Apes prequel confirmed: the apes will rise again By John Howell Sunday, 14 March 2010 There have been a lot of ape productions over the last 40 years, none as powerful as the first Planet of the Apes film in 1968 that starred Charlton Heston and featured the unforgettable final scene of The Statue of Liberty rising from the sand and waves (watch a clip of the final scene on YouTube at the end of this article). Based on the Planet of the Apes novel by Pierre Boulle, first published in 1963, apart from the... More >> |
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