Did the same to star wars. He must hate sci fi because he’s ruined every sci fi show/movie he’s been involved in.
Comment on Cope
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, but those J.J. Abrams movies were still terrible. Star Trek made by someone who doesn’t like Star Trek. No.
VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Shialac@lemmy.world 10 months ago
tbh I think JJ is just not a good director and way too overhyped
chaogomu@kbin.social 10 months ago
He did a wonderful job on Lost... Well, the early set-up for Lost.
See, JJ is phenomenal at building up mystery boxes. He's just shit at putting anything inside those boxes.
He can lay out questions and hints at world building like no other. He just never goes back and does any of that world building.
USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 10 months ago
Hollywood nepo babies are a real problem.
Stamets@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Star Trek directed by someone who doesn’t like Star Trek. There were a lot of people on those movies who really loved Star Trek and it showed through. They’re not the best, that’s for sure, but I still like them for what they are. However I will say that Beyond is definitely my favorite. Might have something to do with JJ not directing it at all and it feeling like an interesting mix of a TOS episode and Kelvin timeline action/adventure.
Also Idris Elba.
Doug@midwest.social 10 months ago
I think Beyond was my least favorite of the newer ones personally, but I’d still put it above the last time I watched Motion Picture so it seems silly to me to trash those while elevating all the old ones.
Star Trek is a universe of things between campy and serious. It’s possible enjoy them all, or ignore the ones to don’t.
rambaroo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No one really does that though. The Motion Picture being a bad a movie is widely acknowledged by pretty much everyone. The classics are II-VI, except for V which also sucks.
Doug@midwest.social 10 months ago
I’ve seen some positive talk about TMP recently for one.
Aside from that it’s easy to find people falling in to the “the new stuff sucks. The old stuff is way better” about pretty much anything Trek or not.
Even your list doesn’t fit with the old adage of the evens being good and the odds being crap.