Poll Do you intend to watch SECTION 31?

[StarMan]

In answer to the thread title:

NOPE.

But I do have popcorn for afterward.

 

[Vulcanoid]

Boy, all of this talk makes me more hype than ever for the film. I'm going to have to figure out a way to make some accurate, movie-grade popcorn in order to watch this one. Unless it's some LD type situation where MY specific P+ account doesn't get the thing that's supposed to come out right then and there. Then I'll just be displeased.

 

[The Keller Machine]

Not signed up to P+ currently. Will probably watch when I resubscribe (for SNW S3) or get it on disc, whichever comes first.

 

[Leathco]

Its Trek, I'm gonna watch it. Michelle is also a good actor, lets see if she's in a classic or a train wreck with this one, or something in between

 

[ELCHawk]

Yes. But damn the reviews are awful.

 

[juventuz]

It's Trek, so I will watch it, I made it through Discovery so I'll survive this. The reviews have been pretty brutal though, confirming my fears after watching the trailers.

 

[Cap'n Calhoun]

At the moment it's at 22% on Rotten Tomatoes. That's out of only 18 reviews, which is not many for a movie, but it's more than many TV seasons get. (For context for movies, Avengers: Endgame has 552 reviews, but I'd consider 200-300 normal for a big film. Juror #2, a recent limited release film, has 170 reviews.) I'm sure more will trickle in over time, but I'm not expecting massive amounts.

Star Trek: Section 31 | Rotten Tomatoes

In STAR TREK: SECTION 31, Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.

www.rottentomatoes.com

I believe that's the lowest RT critics rating for any Star Trek project, with the runners-up being The Final Frontier with 23% and Enterprise season 2 with 33% (out of a measly six reviews).

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Rotten Tomatoes

A renegade Vulcan makes Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the Enterprise go to a planet at the center of the galaxy.

www.rottentomatoes.com

Star Trek: Enterprise: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes

Set in the mid-22nd century, over 100 years before James T. Kirk helmed the famous vessel, this installment of the "Star Trek" franchise is set on the Enterprise NX-01 -- the first Earth starship capable of warp 5 -- and explores the history of the interplanetary upheaval that eventually leads...

www.rottentomatoes.com

 

[fireproof78]

the moment it's at 22% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Out of curiosity I looked up.some of my favorite films to watch. Half of them are below 30 percent.

I'm strangely ok with this.

 

[Cap'n Calhoun]

I'm strangely ok with this.

Same. I tend to align with the critics more often, but definitely not always; I've loved a few that were critically trashed. Besides, unless it's 0%, some of the critics still recommended it.

I find knowing a low score in advance can help me avoid setting my expectations too high though, ideally without going to the other extreme of going in expecting to hate it, which I find often becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Though, for what it's worth, Jordan Hoffman (former host of Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast) hated it. TrekCore was pretty harsh too.

Star Trek: Section 31 Review - IGN

The Michelle Yeoh fronted spin-off movie Section 31 is 100 minutes of generic schlock containing only trace elements of Star Trek.

www.ign.com

STAR TREK: SECTION 31 Is a Dreary, Unfortunate Misfire — Our Spoiler-Free Review

Spoiler-Free Review: SECTION 31 brings back Michelle Yeoh — but forgets all the STAR TREK — in the dismal new Paramount+ film

blog.trekcore.com

Right now I'm hoping for "entertaining fluff", but we'll see how it goes.

 

[fireproof78]

Though, for what it's worth, Jordan Hoffman (former host of Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast) hated it. TrekCore was pretty harsh too.

It's worth nothing. I don't know these people.

 

[Phily B]

I wasn't going to watch it, but now that it predictably sounds like its in the running to be one of the worst things the franchise has produced I'll give it a watch.

Who could ever have seen that coming? Certainly not me. I'll still look back at 2023 fondly.

 

[Tosk]

I'm interested to see if I hate it more than Picard season two.

If nothing else, it's a lot shorter.

 

[Phily B]

I appreciated what they were trying to do with season 2 (even if they failed spectacularly), but it really does have that weird COVID era feel.

 

[Leathco]

I appreciated what they were trying to do with season 2 (even if they failed spectacularly), but it really does have that weird COVID era feel.

Ya know, I really enjoyed the first couple episodes of that season....than it fell off a cliff. Similar situation with the first season to be honest. Third season was opposite, I didn't get into it til the final two episodes.

 

[NCC-73515]

At this point I wanna see it just to find out how bad it really is

 

[nickyboy]

I have P+ but I won't be watching this.

 

[I am not Spock]

I'll watch it, but damn, the reviews are brutal. Even from the Trek - specific fan sites

 

[Nerys Myk]

I'll watch it, but damn, the reviews are brutal. Even from the Trek - specific fan sites

They're usually the most brutal. When the "Common folk" give it the thumbs down, it might be cause for concern.

 

[Lakenheath 72]

I watched it.

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[flandry84]

Keep making stuff fans don’t want or are ambivalent about then scratch your balls wondering why your franchise is failing.