Spoilers STAR TREK BEYOND
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My wife may go with me, she's been to a few Trek films with me. I'm perfectly fine going alone though.
I go to movies alone most of the time (my wife and I share little in common when it comes to movies and, as you note, it's not a social experience--in fact, I prefer the theatre to be as empty as possible). However, my daughter wants to see it, so I'll take her. However, we'll be on holiday for the opening weekend, far from any cinema houses, so I'll be a week or two behind (will be the first Trek film I don't see on opening weekend since, well, any of them--except TMP, I didn't get to see that at the cinema until the 25th anniversary marathon in 1991. Yikes! Has it been that long?
).Really? The entire thing is layered with literary references. As a whole it is a treatise on facing up to aging. To ones regrets and mistakes. Every object in every scene feeds carefully into the underlying narratives and themes in a way we rarely if ever see in a ST movie? And that's the one they pick on for not being "intellectual enough"? Astonishing.
It's trite.
It had explosions and a space battle. That distracts some people. "Intellectual" means a lot of sitting and talking, don't cha know.
To be fair, there is a difference between using a pop song to set the mood for a trailer or teaser, than using it as the signature weekly theme song to the work in question. The Rhianna song works well for a trailer. (Certainly better than the Beasty Boys, thank god for that.) But I am betting we will still be getting something along the lines of Courage and Michael Giachino's themes to set the tone for the movie.
This is a damn fine trailer. One of the first of the summer that has actually gotten me pumped to see the movie its selling. In a summer of some spectacularly bad trailers (including a few of the worst ever witnessed from Sony) this is a refreshing change.
Oh shit, yes! I really want those damn lens flares gone.
Hmph, now to find people who will be willing to go see this film. Star Trek isn't everyone's cup of tea, I'm afraid
Who are you guys planning to go see it with, if anyone?
The last 2 movies I've gone with a large group of about 8 or 9 close friends and my wife. We make them a big event!
The scary thing is, I actually believe that's an unedited photo.
You'd be blind without the filter.
Nah. There's not one coming through the water bottle.
The cap seems to have a glow to it that suggests it's about to generate a lens flare.
Yes, that is how I think lens flares work. At least around Abrams.
Not sure what they mean, there's plenty of new footage.
http://www.wired.com/2016/06/star-trek-beyond-trailer-rihanna/
Come for the New Star Trek Beyond Trailer, Stay For Rihanna
Honestly, though, most of this is retread, especially if you’ve seen, say, any Star Trek movie ever before. What makes the trailer truly worth your watch, though, is its soundtrack: “Sledgehammer,” a Rihanna jam that breaks us out of the movie theme song doldrums. Scepter’s “Writing’s On the Wall” snoozer? Not great. The Ghostbuster reboot’s Fall Out Boy jam? Stay-Puft-Marshmallow-bad. But “Sledgehammer” is… good! And not just in comparison to the recent dreck. It’s no Peter Gabriel, but we’ll take it. No matter how you think the new Star Trek looks, at least it sounds good.
http://www.wired.com/2016/06/star-trek-beyond-trailer-rihanna/
Come for the New Star Trek Beyond Trailer, Stay For Rihanna
Honestly, though, most of this is retread, especially if you’ve seen, say, any Star Trek movie ever before. What makes the trailer truly worth your watch, though, is its soundtrack: “Sledgehammer,” a Rihanna jam that breaks us out of the movie theme song doldrums. Scepter’s “Writing’s On the Wall” snoozer? Not great. The Ghostbuster reboot’s Fall Out Boy jam? Stay-Puft-Marshmallow-bad. But “Sledgehammer” is… good! And not just in comparison to the recent dreck. It’s no Peter Gabriel, but we’ll take it. No matter how you think the new Star Trek looks, at least it sounds good.
Oscar talk at Vanity Fair
And now she has another new single, “Sledgehammer,” which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming Star Trek Beyond. (The song is featured in a new trailer, out today, for the film.) This one is a team-up with Sia, who wrote Rihanna’s hit “Diamonds,” and this tune has a similar anthemic, soaring quality (expect a slew of “You’re just another brick . . .” Instagram captions this summer). And, on the heels of a truly staggering performance of Anti track “Love on the Brain” at the Billboard Music Awards last month, this song also serves as an excellent showcase for Rihanna’s unique, powerful vocals. Will we see her perform it at the Oscars come the spring? Could this provide Rihanna with the “O” of an eventual EGOT? Well, and apologies in advance for this, nothing is promised, but, it would appear, this is what she came for.
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/06/rihanna-sledgehammer-star-trek-beyond-soundtrack
And now she has another new single, “Sledgehammer,” which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming Star Trek Beyond. (The song is featured in a new trailer, out today, for the film.) This one is a team-up with Sia, who wrote Rihanna’s hit “Diamonds,” and this tune has a similar anthemic, soaring quality (expect a slew of “You’re just another brick . . .” Instagram captions this summer). And, on the heels of a truly staggering performance of Anti track “Love on the Brain” at the Billboard Music Awards last month, this song also serves as an excellent showcase for Rihanna’s unique, powerful vocals. Will we see her perform it at the Oscars come the spring? Could this provide Rihanna with the “O” of an eventual EGOT? Well, and apologies in advance for this, nothing is promised, but, it would appear, this is what she came for.
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/06/rihanna-sledgehammer-star-trek-beyond-soundtrack
Glad to see that “Sledgehammer” is bringing in good reviews! Did you notice that the full song uses the ping sound effect evident in the previous trailers for Beyond? So what came first, the Rihanna song or the sound effect in the trailer?
It's also nice to know that the song was co-written by Sia, another of the great female artists of our time. How cool is it that they bring such talent to Star Trek?!
It's also nice to know that the song was co-written by Sia, another of the great female artists of our time. How cool is it that they bring such talent to Star Trek?!
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