[NCC-73515]

http://timesonline.typepad.com/block...zz-review.html

All in, I loved this film. It's not perfect: There's an awful amount of lens flare, almost as if Abrams is trying to trick us into believeing his (flawless) CGI effects by introducing fake 'real camera' artifacts.

Not good. They were already distracting in the short "Acting Captain" clip. An entire movie full of lens flares?

[Stef*]

They didn't bother me at all - I wouldn't even have noticed them, if it would not have been heavily discussed on trekmovie comments.

I was far, far more captured by the acting on the bridge and the plot ... to much really to take my attention on some little lens flares, which would also exist, if I move myself around on the bridge or walking outside on a sunny day.

[Frenzy]

Well why is lens flare so bad?

[NCC-73515]

When they cover half the face of an actor, they are bad.

[I-Am-Zim]

I agree. I just assumed that the flares in the bridge scene were there due to editing. But if they're gonna be prevalent throughout the movie, that's not good. They are very irritating. To me anyway.

[AyanEva]

I'm not bothered by them in the bridge scene clip. It took a second to get used to it but the dialogue is good so I found myself concentrating more on that than on the lens flares. I think they make it look more realistic, like you're actually there. Since those bridge lights are so freakin' bright, you'd get lens flares anyway if you were there in person and walked out of the turbolift. I thought it was kind of clever.

[Samuel]

Originally Posted by NCC-73515

When they cover half the face of an actor, they are bad.

Then they wont do it in the next one, or not as much. This movie is going to have its flaws just like every other and this could be one of them if its used too much. Very few movies are visually perfect.

[matty]

looks to me(in the scenes weve seen) that the camera has no lenshood, which is giving the glare...if its sparingly done then it wont be too bad..

[sir num nums]

Sounds like the Enterprise could use an Anti-Glare/UV coating on the main view screen.

[wildone_106]

I love the visual quality of the lens flares from what I've seen, it adds a special quality to the film and the way these things occur gives the light a sense of depth & realism. Its been used by Spielbergs DOP Janus Kaminski in his recent movies and I didn't see anyone complain there, its a style and I'd rather have that than no style at all or something boring. I LOVE the effect, it heightens the feeling of wonder and that this is a futuristic movie. If thats what people are nitpicking then they need to back to their basements, insert their TOS dvds and watch those.

The rest of us will move forward with a new style, a new era and a fantastic new movie.

Be quiet.