Great acts 1 and 2, let down by 3rd

Great acts 1 and 2, let down by 3rd

Where's the science in this fiction?

Review Opinion
By CBMcontributor - May 13, 2009 01:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Trek

THIS is Star Trek: In Act 1, George Kirk must stay aboard his ship in sacrifice for the lives of 800 people, because the Auto-pilot fails. Machines/technology cannot solve human problems.

THIS is NOT Star Trek: In Act III, the ship is saved (deus ex machina-style) by "ejecting the [warp] core" into the black hole to concuss a vessel--whose structural integrity is so compromised already that the bulkheads and windshield are cracking-- out of it. Typical _Next Generation_ Geordi-modifies-the-deflector-dish-to-emit-a-pulse technobabble crap. A good narrative cannot sustain 3 acts of non-stop action anyway (compare the superlative _Casino Royale_ to any other James Bond film of the past 20 years.)

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12almonds
12almonds - 5/13/2009, 7:22 PM
lol, I agree with the technobabble-inspired end of the movie comment. A miraculous saving-of-the-ship with a let-me-pull-this-out-of-my-a$$-solution: "EJECT THE CORE!" I think every Star Trek cliffhanger can be solved with "eject the core!" I guess ejecting the core and modifying the deflector dish is like WD-40 and duct tape; they can fix just about anything.

The movie was fun, and seeing new actors playing the characters was interesting, but the story was a little too ridiculous.
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