tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post7356491798949478218..comments2024-02-27T07:06:23.481-06:00Comments on Tower of Zenopus: Into DarknessBlacksteelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-28421633219797877942013-10-17T07:04:45.688-05:002013-10-17T07:04:45.688-05:00My take? It is a fluffy summer sci-fi action film ...My take? It is a fluffy summer sci-fi action film that just happens to contain Star Trek characters in it.Monkapotomushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863829877299943297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-33885950220613229802013-10-16T18:47:31.080-05:002013-10-16T18:47:31.080-05:00My reputation precedes me.;)
I don't know wha...My reputation precedes me.;)<br /><br />I don't know what to say other than...this movie is dumb. It is the Star Trek label on a dumb product. Why? Because we want dumb products now.<br /><br />Dumb is easier. You don't have to think about it too much. "It's a great popcorn flick", "I just zoned out and enjoyed the ride". Anything more complex or involved requires too much of our brainpower, too much investment.<br /><br />This is the era we live in and these are the films they make to entertain us in this time.<br /><br />My problem is not that I'm old and don't like the new. I love the new. I a big fan of new games, new books, new food and even new comics (except the New52, which is dumb). But new movies are largely dumb.<br /><br />I could pick 'Into Darkness' apart and at no point reference the Wrath of Khan or Star Trek lore at all, just like I did with the first film. They don't bother me on a Trek level. They bother me because they are stories filled with unintelligent characters doing unintelligent things in an unintelligent universe.<br /><br />If you liked it I am not saying you are dumb. Some people, many people, enjoy a bit of mindless entertainment. I don't.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-11520461651094080742013-10-16T15:31:41.756-05:002013-10-16T15:31:41.756-05:00Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Ho...Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Hobbit.<br /><br />Mainly commenting so I can see what Barking Alien has to say about your heresy. ;)David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.com