Don't be mislead by the Headline, oh and this review WILL contain spoilers, so if you haven't seen the movie yet I suggest you finish off this paragraph then go see it. Again this review contains spoilers so if you haven't seen the movie yet STOP READING, although the Headline itself is a big giveaway,. Anyways on to the review. … more
J.J. Abrams made quite a splash when he released 2009’s “Star Trek”. I suppose it was the right approach to revitalize the franchise, by creating a re-boot that gave him all the needed loop holes to do such things. His first “Star Trek“ flick left the ‘space opera‘ feeling and instead went for something that feels more like an action-adventure which was arguably … more
I don't know what the critics were saying in their preliminary reviews. I loved this film from start to finish and am looking forward to the next installment. As the whole universe changed when Nero attacked Kirk's father's ship in the first film and that Vulcan was wiped out, one cannot expect that these movies should follow anything that the original series and movies did. … more
I'm taking a risk in saying I actually liked Star Trek into Darkness. On a website such as Lunch.com where liking just about any damn mainstream movie (let alone J.J. Abrams) is considered not so good, it's a wonder how much I've come to embrace things. And while I understand liking Mainstream movies or even praising them is not particularly "cool" with the Lunch.com … more
Star Trek (2009) re-ignited the Trek world and set it on fire. Loved it or hated it, no one can deny what a reboot and shot in the arm it was for what was a tired series. The worst thing that it could be said about it was that it lacked the feeling of mankinds place in the galaxy which the older Treks at least attempted and it was just a colorful action blast. … more
By Joan Alperin Schwartz The boys are back...Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Chekov (Anton Yelchin), Bones (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana)   … more
I’ve already heaped plenty of praise on the story that was STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN – the four-part comic book story published by IDW Comics that, literally, set the stage for the events within JJ Abrams’ pretty solid STAR TREK (2009) motion picture. Briefly, everyone whom I know that read that story AND saw the motion picture praised how the two tales worked in sync … more
What was your first impression? Very negative Plot summary? A new cast of the characters having the same name is introduced with a new storyline. Kirk and Spock forge a friendship under fire. What's the bottom line? There are some bad moments that will turn off many long-term Star Trek fans but if that … more
I should start this review by disclaiming a remarkable fact: I purchased the complete series of Star Trek Enterprise a few years back without ever having watched a single episode of the show during its broadcast run. I say this not because I seek your respect, admiration or pity (though were you to insist on either of the first two, I suppose I wouldn't complain) but rather to illustrate a simple … more
In early 2009, IDW Comics launched a terrific mini-series called STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN. I couldn’t say how many comic book readers or Star Trek fans read it, but my opinion of it was that the production was stellar from start to finish. In many ways, the mini tremendously complemented what was about to appear theatrically – that being JJ Abrams’ … more
Crossovers are not always an easy sell. What might look like a stroke of genius bringing two separate worlds together on the face of it could just as easily backfire, leaving a blemish (or a stink) on both universes. Thankfully, most writers who undertake such a complex task know more than a little bit about both sides of the intended crossover, and this greatly … more
You’ll have to pardon me if I seem a bit cynical, but I, like an awful lot of other STAR TREK fans, aren’t exactly all that enamored with Brannon Braga. Yes, as a screenwriter, Braga contributed to some of the THE NEXT GENERATION’s (TNG) legacy, but he also squandered an awful lot of the amassed capital with some horrifically subpar work on STAR TREK: VOYAGER and (even worse) … more
The Famous USS Enterprise; as a tradition in Starfleet almost all of the Federations Flagships have been called "Enterprise". From the 22nd Century right … more
I’ve always loved a great Star Trek book. Not a “good” Star Trek book. But a G-R-E-A-T Star Trek book … and what makes a Trek book into a great Trek book isn’t any mystery to serious Trek enthusiasts like myself: (A) it requires an interesting story; (B) it should focus on Trek relationships as established by canon; and (C) it should be reverent – not … more