Star Trek: The Future Begins
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Listen, I’m no Trekkie, I don’t speak Klingon, I’ve never boldly been anywhere in the least bit exciting — my fear of motorways has always hampered me horribly in this respect — and I don’t like action epics but Star Trek: The Future Begins is quite fun. I’m not saying it’s fantastic fun, or the most fun you can have with your clothes on or, if you’re my age, off, but it is certainly vastly smarter and more enjoyable than most films of this type. Yes, there is a lot of bish-bash-boshing and, yes, the plot is barely comprehensible and, yes, there is a baddie intent on global domination rather than, say, free dental care for all and a happy-smiley sticker, even if you are a wuss. (Just once in my lifetime I would like to see a baddie intent on that, plus I would like a sticker.)
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