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I won't bore you with another detailed review of "Allegiant" It's been well covered already but I will say that if you are a fan of the books...

No need to freak out! Was "Allegiant" the movie perfect? No. Not by a long shot. It obliterated and basically stripped many of the complex and more interesting layers that brought the characters body and soul in the book. We were left with a very skeletal, fractured and less interesting story. The movie did veer from the original work quite a bit but the substance of the story was still there...it wasn't lost. We still get the point of what the purpose of the experiment cities were designed for. We get the struggle for power and the fight for humanity to fight for its survival against what seems like insurmountable odds. We get the theme of loyalty and family, ambition and greed vs sacrifice and selflessness. All the elements are there.

Was I annoyed that this movie is part 1 of 2? Not really. I look forward to seeing how the writers and director will adjust the story. Many fans were unhappy with the ending of the book anyway and would like to see it fixed. We'll have to wait and see if the powers that be stick to Veronica Roth's vision or create an alternate. But really, there is no need to feel disappointed or distraught. It is after all an adaptation!

Theo James as Four was awesome, though I felt his character wasn't given much substance in this flick, still he was fun to watch. Bill Skarsgard who played Matthew was a nice surprise. I loved every scene he was in and Miles Teller stole the show as the always self-serving jerk, Peter. We didn't get much from Zoe Kravitz and Maggie Q was great as Tori. Shailene Woodley was OK. She could only work with what she was given. But the fellas carried this movie from beginning to end. Even Jeff Daniels had his moments.

Overall, I thought it was entertaining. Not perfect but I give it a pass.

This film was rocking AWESOME! I grew up on Star Trek and loved everything Star Trek except the DS9 series. I was skeptical at first about this movie. I worried it would be stupid and cheesy. I am happy to say it was above and beyond anything I could've dreamed for a NEW life in the Star Trek world. Don't listen to the NaySayers! This TREK is NOT supposed to be YOUR FATHER'S version! It's new and fresh and blasts off to where no other Star Trek has gone before. It's cool, the cast is incredible the CGI believable and the character development beyond words! To all you NaySayers out there: THIS IS THE STAR TREK FOR THE NEW GENERATION! Get over it! Go see this movie yourself! STAR TREK ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It WILL live long AND prosper!

I went to see Poseidon hoping that this was going to be, if not a great, at least a good movie. Sorry to say it is neither. This movie is just plain bad. The only thing worthy about this flick is the special affects. The characters are nothing more than a crew of puppets moved about a sinking ship with absolutely NO personality. The characters are so underdeveloped it really gives the audience (ME) no valid reason to care if these people come out alive! The acting is bad and suffers extremely from just a plain bad script. It seems that certain characters (Richard Dreyfuss) are implanted in this story just as fill-ins and others (Kurt Russell and Emmy Rossum) lack chemistry all together. If you really want to see this go to a Matinée or wait for the rental. If you haven't seen the original "The Poseidon Adventure" please do! This sad remake pales in comparison.