Re: What movie did you last watch?
Other than the title of the movie, which makes no sense and seems like it came from a Random Sequel Generator machine, Star Trek: Into Darkness is pretty good. The characters aren't great (Alive Eve really is just there for the shot in the trailer.), but at least they get to do something amidst all the millions of CG dollars. It kind of reminded me of the Avengers in that most everyone's role is well established, they fulfilled their tasks, get their little character moments, and things work out.
What I think makes these JJ Abrams movies work and why Super 8 had so many problems is that he isn't putting so much effort into this; he isn't trying too hard. There isn't much at stake, and Abrams is fine with that. He has that Spielberg quality where he can make big, expensive movies that are fine with wearing their hearts on their sleeves and their brains on the floor. I don't really care how the new Star Wars ends up, but it seems like having someone mostly detached from these franchises yields good results. (If you don't believe me, see season four of Community. Damn, it hurt to type that.)
Other than the title of the movie, which makes no sense and seems like it came from a Random Sequel Generator machine, Star Trek: Into Darkness is pretty good. The characters aren't great (Alive Eve really is just there for the shot in the trailer.), but at least they get to do something amidst all the millions of CG dollars. It kind of reminded me of the Avengers in that most everyone's role is well established, they fulfilled their tasks, get their little character moments, and things work out.
What I think makes these JJ Abrams movies work and why Super 8 had so many problems is that he isn't putting so much effort into this; he isn't trying too hard. There isn't much at stake, and Abrams is fine with that. He has that Spielberg quality where he can make big, expensive movies that are fine with wearing their hearts on their sleeves and their brains on the floor. I don't really care how the new Star Wars ends up, but it seems like having someone mostly detached from these franchises yields good results. (If you don't believe me, see season four of Community. Damn, it hurt to type that.)
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