Review of Star Trek Beyond (2016) by Mswritestuff — 26 Jul 2016

As a long-time Trekkie, I have to say that the writers andJ.J. Abrams have destroyed the heart and soul of Star Trek The Original Series. Spock openly yells out in pain, laughter, etc. They disrespected the time-honored tradition of the characters and opted for costumes and special effects instead of halfway decent story.

In opening the story, Kirk accepts a mission that was senseless and pointless. Clearly, the Federation was being drawn into a trap and sacrificing its greatest asset on the word of an unknown alien.

Somehow McCoy end up having to join Spock in an escape pod wherein McCoy becomes the pilot. That's right - "I'm a doctor not a ...." actually comes up in the movie.

Mr. Spock is informed of some devastating news that he would never want to know about as a Vulcan. However, other Vulcans present him with this information in the beginning of the film. The relationship between Spock and Uhura is confounded because Spock all of the sudden wants Vulcan-only children. Did he not know this in the first film where they annihilated Vulcan? They had Spock as emotional in the film as a bride. Taking the cool, logic away from Spock is detrimental to the entire film.

Seeing Sulu with a family picture on his console was a homosexual agenda nod. His role in the film was, clearly to appease the LGBT community especially when he joined his daughter and man in the beginning of the film. The only reference to Sulu's sexuality in the Original Series was in "Mirror Mirror" where his character in an alternate universe, clearly, was heterosexual as he was after Lt. Uhura.

Lt. Uhura's role in this film was minimal. After being captured, she was standing warning the villain of the Federation.

The 3D special effects were mostly in the titles and closing credits and some other points with in the movie from time to time. Please do not think you will see top to bottom 3D like Avatar. Perhaps instead of forcing the 3D element, the writers could have looked at The Original Series and any films directed by Leonard Nimoy to gather inspirations.