Byron Brubaker

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The Aviator (2004)

want to see this because it won best drama picture at the golden… More

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Clash of the Titans (1981)

66%

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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

57%

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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

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Star Trek (2009)

Great action! After all this exposition, I expect the next one can be… More Great action! After all this exposition, I expect the next one can be better. I've always considered myself more a Star Trek fan than Star Wars fan. I watched a lot of The Next Generation series growing up, though even by that time the show was mostly in syndication. I recently watched the entire original series free online and all the feature length movies with the original cast. I've been drawn to the diversity and type of futuristic society portrayed in the Star Trek universe. I appreciate the scientific inquiry and inventiveness. I like the psychological battle between impulsive emotions and evidence based logical reason, that is always a theme whether through Spock or Data. I had read that JJ Abrams didn't want to be confined or smothered by having to keep the story from contradicting past Star Trek history. Abrams hoped that fans wouldn't reject this revamp because of the things he changed. The story involves Romulans, led by Bana as Nero, and Nimoy returning as Spock in a time travel plot device. So, this time travel changes history and creates an alternate reality. Spock from the future is still aware of the history that fans are familiar with, but the childhood of Kirk has changed among other details. Fate still seems pretty strong in drawing all the main crew members to the Enterprise. Anything could happen in their futures even if not in the way the known time line says it happens. I liked all the actors who were cast to play these familiar characters! Pegg's introduction as Scotty was delayed a bit too much and Pine's Kirk gets the crap beat out of him a whole lot. I liked that a bigger deal was made of Quinto's Spock being a halfling. It was more action packed than intellectual puzzles to solve and cultural allegory; I would rather see more of those traditional elements. I trust Abrams, mainly from his work on Alias, to include these elements with the sequels. I'm torn between liking and wishing they had done without the scene of present Spock meeting future Spock. I didn't like the slapstick scenes with Kirk's swollen hands and tongue so much. However, these are small dislikes compared to the overall exciting feel of this Star Trek for a new generation.

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