"Star Trek Beyond" is the Trek movie we deserve

[the_dala]

So it's taken me several days to gather my thoughts on "Star Trek Beyond." It was an emotional experience given the loss of Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin. It was also emotional because it was FUCKING AMAZING. It deliberately course-corrects almost everything wrong with STID, and on some levels it might technically be a better film that ST09 (

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[sangueuk]

Loved this review *glomps* and I agree with every word. I love how you go character by character - really fun!

I'm off to see it again this afternoon and I'll write my own review if I can summon up some energy.

Just watched the video too - so moving, thank you.

I'm relieved they aren't going to recast Chekov - that feels right somehow.

[the_dala]

It was so wonderful, wasn't it? I would love to read your thoughts! It's nice to be back :)

[veronica_rich]

On the shirtless guy near the beginning - wasn't that Chekov? My sister commented on it, thought it was, said it looked like him. (Technically the woman there WAS in her underwear, but it was not sexy underwear, so I count that as a win

[the_dala]

I've seen a couple people speculate that it was Chekov, and it would make sense for his character, but I thought they'd have shown his face clearly if so. Oh well, just have to see it again!

I totally didn't catch the commander's name! That's cool. I know they chose to make a bunch of "Enterprise" references - there's a good article on Buzzfeed I need to link on tumblr.

That would be Greg Grunberg, who is in a high percentage of nerdy vehicles and is a buddy of Abrams (he was in TFA, like Pegg - he played Snap Wexley, the recon pilot with the beard).

It was just so clear that a true fan wrote this movie :)

[avictoriangirl]

Perfect review is perfect. ♥

[the_dala]

Perfect movie was perfect!

[january_snow]

thanks for your lovely review!

even more looking forward to seeing it again after reading about your thoughts :)

[the_dala]

Nice to see you again! :)

[january_snow]

Ditto!!

:D

[blcwriter]

I haven't seen it yet-- busy work is busy-- but I'm just super happy to be reading a post from you. : )

[the_dala]

I hope you get to see it soon - it's OUR movie, all of us :)