He is right that the new Indiana Jones and Star Wars sucked, and were devoid of magic. But i could care less about horror films as i am not a fan of the genre. I like science fiction and fantasy films.
He is also right that the new friday the 13th is a joke, and someone called it gore porn. That is essentially what these movies are now after hostel and the saw sequels.
The new Star trek is good in at least paramount is finally putting some money back into the franchise.
Even if you hate the JJ film it is exciting to be a trek fan because of the new movie we get all 6 classic films on blu ray in their theatrical versions, and a completely restored wrath of khan from the original negative.
Plus there is room for us who grew up with the next generation and reruns of classic trek, as well as those still living when they originally aired in the sixties. There should also be room for the newcomers brought in by the jj film, Trek needs new blood. If the jj film is positive and inspires these young people even if i don't like all the changes i can live with it.
Plus lets at least give JJ abrams a little credit he understands popular culture and fiction and has been connected to four hit tv series. A lot more than you can say for the modern George Lucas who brought us the lackluster prequels of star wars from 1999-2005, desstroyed the old movies in 1997 and 2004, and delivered the turds of 2008 Indiana Jones 4 and Clone Wars.
If this film is sucessful is means more star trek films and television shows, it also means more classic trek related fiction in the books and possibly the first time the old films and tv shows get the proper treatment even if just to make Paramount money.
I was sad Enterprise and before that the next generation film series was cancelled but does that mean the spirit of genes vision died, i don't think so. An ideal or symbol cannot be killed. And the world we live in now needs some positive thinking about the future and less cynics because the financial world and everything we hold to be sacred as Americans is coming apart at the seams. But trek is not just for us Gene gave it to the world.