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Star Trek, a review by Dragonfire

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Star Trek The future begins in J. J. Abrams' smash hit STAR TREK, "a burst of pure filmmaking exhiliration and an irresistible invitation for fun." Scott Mantz, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD. When the Romulan Nero comes from the future to take revenge on the Federation, rivals Kirk and Spock must work together to stop him from destroying everything they know. On a thrilling journey filled with incredible action, the new recruits of the U.S.S. Enterprise will voyage through unimaginable danger in one of the biggest and most critically acclaimed movies of the year.

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I watched some of the original series years ago and I saw some of the movies, but I never considered myself a fan.  I think part of it was because I did not deal well seeing Spock die in Wrath of Kahn when I was like 6.  That kind of turned me off of Star Trek for a long time, though I did end up watching a lot of Next Generation once it was on.  Anyway, I wasn't that interested when I first heard about a new Star Trek movie.  Then I started to see trailers and I changed my mind.  I'm glad I did.

This movie takes place when Kirk and Spock are still at Star Fleet Academy and they aren't liking each other much.  The movie is starting a new series, and it is an alternate time line from the original stuff because of Nero traveling back in time and altering history, first causing Kirk's dad to die when his ship is attacked, and later by destroying an important planet.  The main characters are all here and while it is clear who they are, they also have some differences.  Kirk is rather wild before joining Star Fleet, and even after at times.  I think the differences introduced are interesting and work for the movie.  I also like that the original Spock returns as well.

The Enterprise looks good - it looked awesome on the big screen.  The bridge area does seem a little smaller and it is very bright and white, which is a little different.  There is action in different scenes that is done well.  The special effects are done well.  There is way too much lens flare though.  It seems like it stands out to me more and more when I rewatch the movie.  Abrams keeps doing this in his movies, and he really needs to knock it off.  It is annoying and distracting.

Star Trek (2009) is a well done, very entertaining movie that definitely deserves to be seen, though some Trek fans may not like how some things are changed.



I did post a longer review at Epinions after I first saw the movie in the theater.

Star Trek (2009)

(From Marie's Random Movie Viewing on June 26th, 2013)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, a review by Hal

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein: Comedy Legends (1948/United States) Universal Home Video (United States) Director: Charles T. Barton Writing: Robert Lees (Screenwriter), Frederic I. Rinaldo (Screenwriter), John Grant (Screenwriter) Length: 83 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French

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Stars:
Bud Abbott as Chick
Lou Costello as Wilbur
Lon Chaney, Jr. as Lawrence Talbot
Bela Lugosi as Dracula
Glenn Strange as Monster

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Gallery
• Production Notes
• Closed Captioned

Another silly classic horror spoof, featuring Frankenstein's Monster (Strange), Dracula (Legosi), the Wolf Man (Chaney) and a brief glimpse of the Invisible Man (Price).  This is a good blend of horror and comedy and a decent cast, although the McDougal character (Frank Ferguson) was horribly over-played.  I was a little surprised that Karloff was not in this movie.  Since this takes place in the U.S., I wonder how they all (the monsters) get back to Europe for the subsequent sequels??  Not sure if this is true of all copies of this release, but mine has a very annoying thin, white line running down the left side of the frame throughout the entire film.  Looks like the framing is off by a couple of pixels.  I had the same problem with The Creature form the Black Lagoon (Universal Monster Collection) except the line was bright blue....extremely irritating.

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(From Hal's 2010 Horror Marathon Reviews on October 24th, 2010)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Marathon , a review by Critter

1.04
Teacher's Pet

Plot:My Thoughts: To me this is a fairly average episode. The plot seems a little weak, and the thought of a giant bug killing off it's male students just seems a little tame compared to some of the issues that come up in this world. One thing I can say though is that I thought the design of the teacher, while in her prayingmantis form was done well. It looked quite creepy but didn't look overly fake due to the time period and budget of the show.

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(From Buffy The Vampire Slayer Marathon on May 23rd, 2010)