Parents need to know that Star Trek Beyond is the 13th Star Trek movie overall, the third installment since 2009's big-budget series reboot , and the first directed by
Justin Lin (of the Fast & Furious franchise).
There's plenty of big, boomy sci-fi/fantasy action violence, including space battles, crashes, explosions, minor characters being hurt or killed, hand-to-hand and martial arts fighting, and a mean, angry bad guy.
A major character is injured, and there's a painful but comical scene involving his impalement wound. Language is infrequent but does include a couple of uses of "horses--t," as well as "damn," "hell," "bastard," and "my God." Two characters in a romantic relationship spend this movie in a fight, so only a kiss on the cheek is shown between them; there's also a brief scene of a woman
throwing a shirtless man out of her cabin/ quarters. Characters occasionally drink fine scotch or other spirits, but mainly for enjoyment, though one character does try to get drunk.
throwing a shirtless man out of her cabin/ quarters. Characters occasionally drink fine scotch or other spirits, but mainly for enjoyment, though one character does try to get drunk.
Overall, the movie's good attitude and strong
messages related to teamwork and diversity
overcome its iffy material, making it a great pick
for older tweens and up.
IS IT ANY GOOD?
QUALITY ⋆⋆⋆⋆ ⋆
The 13th overall movie in the Star Trek franchise
turns out to be good luck for everyone. It's a
fresh, satisfying return to the beloved characters
of the 1966-1969 TV series and to a rousing
sense of teamwork. Director Justin Lin, who
made four of the first seven Fast & Furious
movies, somehow finds a balance between
recklessness and entertainment. He provides
several gargantuan action sequences that aren't
exactly flawless but are exhilarating nonetheless.
It certainly helps that co-writers Pegg and Doug
Jung bring nerdy goodness to the movie, with a
story that's worthy of the old show and an
emotionally satisfying equilibrium among the
characters. STAR TREK BEYOND recalls Star
Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in that it corrects the
misguided slip-ups that came before it, erasing
the showboating and awkwardness of the last
few movies and remembering the essence of
what made these characters great in the first
place.
QUALITY ⋆⋆⋆⋆ ⋆
The 13th overall movie in the Star Trek franchise
turns out to be good luck for everyone. It's a
fresh, satisfying return to the beloved characters
of the 1966-1969 TV series and to a rousing
sense of teamwork. Director Justin Lin, who
made four of the first seven Fast & Furious
movies, somehow finds a balance between
recklessness and entertainment. He provides
several gargantuan action sequences that aren't
exactly flawless but are exhilarating nonetheless.
It certainly helps that co-writers Pegg and Doug
Jung bring nerdy goodness to the movie, with a
story that's worthy of the old show and an
emotionally satisfying equilibrium among the
characters. STAR TREK BEYOND recalls Star
Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in that it corrects the
misguided slip-ups that came before it, erasing
the showboating and awkwardness of the last
few movies and remembering the essence of
what made these characters great in the first
place.
Reposted from commonsensemedia.org
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