ardentpics
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I must really love Star Trek because I enjoyed even this steaming pile of awkward clunky nonsense.
This has some of the worst dialogue of any Trek, made worse by slow paced editing, and many comic moments land with a thud. The fight sequences remind me of high school plays. The practical special effects seem to have regressed to the level of the original 60's tv series.
But it's Star Trek, and the gang's all here, so I had a good time watching this again. It made me feel 12 years old, which is not a bad feeling when you're almost 60.
This has some of the worst dialogue of any Trek, made worse by slow paced editing, and many comic moments land with a thud. The fight sequences remind me of high school plays. The practical special effects seem to have regressed to the level of the original 60's tv series.
But it's Star Trek, and the gang's all here, so I had a good time watching this again. It made me feel 12 years old, which is not a bad feeling when you're almost 60.
They can't all be masterpieces, but if you're going to make a B movie can it at least be cheesy fun? This movie says yes.
In addition to Atlas, Brad Peyton previously directed San Andreas and Rampage. All three movies had loglines that made me roll my eyes and say "hell yeah, ima watch that nonsense".
So often I'm let down by movies with a fun premise, but these three movies have mostly good actors saying and doing preposterous things with just the right amount of seriousness. Shameless mashups of stuff you've seen a million times before, they are technically proficient and well paced, and I feel like they were made with the sincere intention of giving me a pleasant brain holiday from my daily worries. Which they succeed at quite nicely.
So thank you, Brad Peyton. Keep doing what you do.
In addition to Atlas, Brad Peyton previously directed San Andreas and Rampage. All three movies had loglines that made me roll my eyes and say "hell yeah, ima watch that nonsense".
So often I'm let down by movies with a fun premise, but these three movies have mostly good actors saying and doing preposterous things with just the right amount of seriousness. Shameless mashups of stuff you've seen a million times before, they are technically proficient and well paced, and I feel like they were made with the sincere intention of giving me a pleasant brain holiday from my daily worries. Which they succeed at quite nicely.
So thank you, Brad Peyton. Keep doing what you do.
An utter lack of originality is the least of this movie's problems. I'll happily watch any "Alien" or "The Thing" ripoff that has even a smidgen of competence. But apart from the sexy space suit design this movie has nothing going for it.
The music soundtrack is an annoying synth smear that doesn't let up for one second and the mix renders the dialogue unintelligible. The editing is lazy and confusing. The cinematography is flat and uncompelling. Terrible dialogue. The characters are barely defined. The little surgery robot arm had more personality than all the human leads combined.
Worst of all is the complete lack of pacing and storytelling ability.
I can't believe I watched the whole thing.
The music soundtrack is an annoying synth smear that doesn't let up for one second and the mix renders the dialogue unintelligible. The editing is lazy and confusing. The cinematography is flat and uncompelling. Terrible dialogue. The characters are barely defined. The little surgery robot arm had more personality than all the human leads combined.
Worst of all is the complete lack of pacing and storytelling ability.
I can't believe I watched the whole thing.