STAR TREK BEYOND (2016)
Featuring: Chris Pine; Zachary Quinto; Simon Pegg
Director: Justin Lin
Star Trek must surely be one of the longest continuous running sci-fi series of all time. The first episode aired on television way back in 1966. That is more than fifty years! What makes this iteration of the franchise special, however, is that it is the last one in which Anton Yelchin appeared as Mr Chekov before his untimely demise shortly before the release of the film in 2016.
Whilst on a bit of R&R on one of the Federation's newest space stations, a distress call is received from a ship that appears to be trapped in a nearby nebula system. The Enterprise being the the only available vessel capable of deep space traveling, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew are called upon to cut their visit short and go to the rescue. Little do they know that all is not what it seems and soon they find themselves caught in a battle for survival.
There is nothing special or new about the story but, as usual, the plot contains enough suspense to keep your eyes glued to the screen. This is the third outing for most of this particular cast and, as before, a stellar performance in given by everyone. Even true Trekkies will not be disappointed. An interesting little tidbit is that most of the street scenes of the space station was shot on location in Dubai. Apparently the city's architecture is of such a futuristic nature that it ideally lends itself as backdrop for a movie such as this.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
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The crew on the bridge of the Enterprise with Anton Yelcin as Mr Chekov (second from left)
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