Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Justin Lin, written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, and based on the television series Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the 13th film in the Star Trek film franchise and the third installment in the reboot series, following Star Trek (2009) and mh:awfulmovies:Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto reprise their respective roles as Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock, with Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, and Anton Yelchin reprising their roles from the previous films. This was one of Yelchin's last films: he died in June 2016, a month before the film's release. Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Joe Taslim, and Lydia Wilson also appear. It premiered in Sydney on July 7, 2016, and opened for cinemas in the United States on July 22, 2016.

Plot
A surprise attack in outer space forces the Enterprise to crash-land on a mysterious world. The assault came from Krall (Idris Elba), a lizard-like dictator who derives his energy by sucking the life out of his victims. Krall needs an ancient and valuable artifact that's aboard the badly damaged starship. Left stranded in a rugged wilderness, Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), and the rest of the crew must now battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet.

Why It Goes Beyond

 * 1) It pays tribute to Anton Yelchin, who died in a Jeep accident on June 19, 2016, as well as Leonard Nimoy, who died of COPD on February 27, 2015. It's shown in the end credits.
 * 2) Amazing score by Michael Giacchino just like previous films, especially the song "Sledgehammer" by Rihanna.
 * 3) Likewise, the performances are great, especially Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, and the late Anton Yelchin.
 * 4) Great direction by Justin Lin, who directed Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), some installments of the Fast & Furious franchise, and replaced J. J. Abrams who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
 * 5) The action sequences are fun to watch.
 * 6) *The motorbike rescue and battle scenes are awesome.
 * 7) *The final battle between Kirk and Krall is cool.
 * 8) The new characters are very likable.
 * 9) Awesome visual effects. Most notably the Enterprise's destruction scene.
 * 10) Nice ending.
 * 11) "Leaving me behind will significantly increase your chances of survival, Doctor."
 * 12) The second trailer was great if not, decent.
 * 13) The alien designs are great.
 * 14) The song "Sabotage" by Beastie Boys did fit well in the final battle scenes.
 * 15) Decent cinematography.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Bad release date: it was released when other films like mh:awfulmovies:Ghostbusters (2016), Jason Bourne and Suicide Squad were still overshadowed, which caused this film to underperform at the box office.
 * 2) The first trailer was mediocre by some fans alike, meanly because it was criticized for focusing too much on action, and for featuring the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage", which many considered out of place, despite its use in the first film of the rebooted series.
 * 3) Krall, while likable, is a weak and minor villain and feels like filler along with the plot itself.
 * 4) Sulu's being retconned as homosexual was notoriously badly handled, to the point where even Sulu's original actor, George Takei (a high profile LGBT rights activist) publicly criticized it as a terrible move. It's thought that at least some fans boycotted the movie over this, contributing to its financial failure.
 * 5) Carol Marcus is suddenly gone with no explanation of what happened to her and doesn't seem to exist anymore. Her absence was originally explained in early drafts, but such explanation was dropped from the film.

Reception
Star Trek Beyond received generally positive reviews from critics, audiences and fans alike with praise for Lin's direction, the acting, action sequences, musical score, visual effects, and tributes to Yelchin and Nimoy. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 309 reviews, with an average rating of 7.03/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Star Trek Beyond continues the franchise's post-reboot hot streak with an epic sci-fi adventure that honors the series' sci-fi roots without skimping on the blockbuster action.". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Box office
Star Trek Beyond opened up at #1 on its opening weekend making a domestic gross of $22,254,377. The total domestic gross was $158,848,340. In foreign territories, it made $184,623,476. Overall, Star Trek Beyond grossed $343,471,816 against its $185 million budget, making it financially unsuccessful at the box office. Scott Mendelson of Forbes heard that one factor contributing to the film's underperformance was its untimely release in a crowded summer in which it was overshadowed by other films like Ghostbusters (2016), Jason Bourne and Suicide Squad and causing Paramount Pictures to losing an estimated $50.5 million budget.

Trivia

 * Despite the film's box office failure, there is a fourth film is in works, this time, it will be directed by Noah Hawley.

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