STACK #145 Nov 2016

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The fast and the Federation. STAR TREK BEYOND

Release Date: 02/11/16 Format:

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Beyond the Darkness Trekking in the Desert For Leonard and Anton

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Deleted Scenes Enterprise Takedown Divided and Conquered A Warped Sense of Revenge Trekking in the Desert Exploring Strange New Worlds New Life, New Civilizations To Live Long and Prosper Gag Reel JB HI-FI EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC Small World The Battle of Yorktown Properly Outfitted Set Phasers to Stunning Spliced Beats and Shouting Music Video - Sledgehammer Visually Effective

Following the fan backlash against Star Trek: Into Darkness and its recycling of the events of The Wrath of Khan , the third new Trek film hits the reset button with a very traditional adventure and a new director at the helm. Fast and the Furious franchise regular Justin Lin brings things back up to warp speed, destroying the Enterprise

(again) and leaving the crew stranded on a hostile alien world. Separated by the crash, the disparate group must reunite to defeat reptilian villain Krall (Idris Elba), who has a major grudge against the Federation and is seeking an ancient artifact in Kirk’s possession. Star Trek Beyond also introduces a striking new alien in the form of Jaylah (Sofia Boutella), who becomes a valuable

ally in the fight against Krall. Channelling the spirit of the Original Series in both tone and production design, co-writer Simon Pegg and self-confessed Trekker Lin have delivered a fan-friendly film that will also appeal to a mainstream audience. This is Star Trek for Gen Y, featuring a theme song by Rihanna (!) along with some Beastie Boys to pump up the action. SH (See page 34)

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Star Trek (2009)

An unforgettable journey she probably won’t remember. FINDING DORY

Release Date: 16/11/16

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Audio Commentary Piper

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Marine Life Interviews The Octopus That Nearly Broke Pixar What Were We Talking About? Casual Carpool Animation & Acting Deep in the Kelp Creature Features Living Aquariums Deleted Scenes Behind the Scenes - Skating & Sketching With Jason Deamer - Dory’s Theme - Rough Day on the Reef - “Finding Nemo” As Told By Emoji

Swimming, swimming, swimming... It’s something that blue tang Dory is ace at. This is no great surprise, of course, for she is a fish. One thing she’s not great at, unfortunately, is remembering stuff, and this is at the heart of this sequel to 2003’s much loved Finding Nemo . It’s a year since we last caught up (fish years must be different to human ones), and Dory has become a

Nemo, who vow to accompany her on her quest. A quick ride from Crush (dude!) and they’re on their way to where Dory thinks she came from. But naturally events conspire to make the journey more difficult than any of them had ever imagined. Pixar don’t always nail sequels, but they’ve really hit the hammerhead on the nail here. Or, uh, something like that. AF

part of Marlin and Nemo’s family. While accompanying Nemo in class one day, Dory has a flashback, briefly remembering that she has a family herself. So, she has to go and look for them right? Of course! Unfortunately, however, her forgetfulness proves to be a barrier. Luckily she has friends likes Marlin and

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Limited Edition Steelbook

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Finding Nemo

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