'Star Trek': The Reviews Are In!
MTV Movies —
... "The movie deals with narrative housekeeping. Perhaps the next one will engage these characters in a more challenging and devious story, one more about testing their personalities than re-establishing them. In the meantime, you want space opera, you got it." — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times ...
Links for the Day (May 8th, 2009)
The House Next Door —
1. It's Star Trek day, America. The reviews are perhaps surprisingly good. Check these raves from Film Freak Central (quoted below) and Salon. The AV Club also likes it quite a bit, while Roger Ebert is less enthused. Also, here's an amusing video. ["My long-held suspicion of J.J. Abrams as a no-trick pony has thawed completely now that after producing the exceptional Cloverfield, he has directed a reboot of Gene Roddenberry's beloved Star Trek that ...
You review: Star Trek
Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk —
... There is the odd naysayer, however, notably Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who refuses to be swayed by a film whose science he feels is fundamentally flawed and which, he believes, is more about setting up sequels than delivering satisfying standalone entertainment. ...
Cinephile Spoilers Episode 10 - “Star Trek”
Cinephile Magazine —
... May 11th, 2009 Richard and Safi discuss the latest entry in the Star Trek franchise, J.J. Abrams’ highly anticipated, Star Trek , and whether or not Roger Ebert is way off on his review of said film. Click to play episode. ...
Tuesday Link-a-Mania
SFX —
Morning folks. Plenty going on in the world. Here are just a few of sci-fi's quirkier stories today. It's news! Star Trek was a clear success in the USA last weekend, opening to well over $76 million, including previews that began on Thursday night. But despite much praise, not everybody liked the Star Trek movie! Famous US critic Roger Ebert bucked the trend and didn't enjoy it, for instance (he criticises the science and contends that the movie was more about "narrative housekeeping" to re-establish the franchise). ...


