It's not a bad quote and, unfortunately it has been true on a number of occasions. The Motion Picture was generally considered quite dull, The Search for Spock a bit anti-climatic given that the search consisted of going back to where they left him, The Final Frontier had some cool ideas but just didn't get the care it should have had, Generations wasn't the film many fans wanted and Insurrection was a bit weak across the board, oh and then there is the confusingly named Star Trek, the first re-boot movie which whilst entertaining was seen as too much of a departure from classic Star Trek for many fans.
Star Trek Beyond is not only the 3rd film of the re-boot movie series but also lucky number 13 overall. Not looking good then.
It seems though that Pegg has broken his own rule with Star Trek Beyond, that is if the early reviews are to be believed, as of right now Star Trek Beyond is sitting on a massive 89% on Rotton Tomatoes' TOMATOMETER, a score far higher than anything currently at the Box Office!
Obviously some reviews out there contain spoilers so if you don't want to know more about the film until you've actually seen it you can safely take a look at some of the review quotes below guaranteed to contain no spoilers! Click on any of the quotes to be transported to the full review, warning the full reviews may contain spoilers!
Empire Magazine, one of the many publications praising Star Trek Beyond."A return to fun, and a return to form for the new version of the old Trek."Chris Hewitt, Empire Magazine
"Star Trek Beyond may not be the perfect Star Trek film, but it is unashamedly, entertainingly and enthusiastically a true one -- and that's more than enough for this Starfleet lifer."
Don Kaye, Den of Geek
"Star Trek Beyond should appeal both to older audiences who remember the glory day days of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and to younger ones looking for a placebo while they wait for the next Star Wars."
Geoffrey Macnab, Independent (UK)
"I can think of no better way to celebrate Star Trek's 50th anniversary than with this film, which embraces everything that's great about the series."
Scott Collura, IGN Movies
"That's the real magic of "Beyond". Lin, Jung and Pegg know that it's OK to have fun with Star Trek, and they prove that 50 years on, the crew of the Enterprise has plenty left to give.
Luke Lancaster, CNET
'"Star Trek Beyond" is a somewhat diverting place holder, but one hopes that the next "Star Trek" movie will have what it takes to boldly go where no "Star Trek" movie has gone before."
Owen Gleiberman, Variety
"An enjoyably old-fashioned entry in the new series. Short on back story, long on action, loads of fun."
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
"When Beyond soars, it hits a sweet spot of perfectly balanced stakes, momentum, character development, callbacks, music, and action, blasting at full power in particular in one memorable space-battle set piece that punches in just the right moments."
Jen Yamato, The Daily Beast
"A film that preaches the notion of togetherness as a means of triumphing in the face of adversity, is a rather important one to indulge in right about now."
Stefan Pape, HeyUGuys
"If you're even remotely interested in a new Star Trek film, this feels like everything you could have asked for. Here's hoping the great adventure continues for another 50 years from here."
Drew McWeeny, HitFix
What do you think about the reviews Star Trek Beyond has been getting? Do you think it is genuinely going to be good or has the bar been lowered by previous entries in the series? What do you think about the odd numbered Star Trek movies?
