Disappointing, not because I expected Ab-Soul to put together a great album but because a lot of people seem to think he did. Compared to his labelmates he doesn't seem to have much to say, and the only time I found myself invested in his personal life was on the song about his dead girlfriend. His wordplay's pretty good but gets repetitive. The beats are emblematic of a certain subsection of current hip-hop and are not to my taste. Ultimately I expected more from it on the MC front if nothing else.
Shines from the first scene with an energy totally lacking in the first film. Definitely better written but most of it comes down to far better direction, which says a lot about Robert Wise. And actually its particular sheen distinguishes it from the original series to the point that it feels less like a Star Trek film than Never Say Never Again feels like a Bond film. But for the first half it seems like it's gonna be an amazing film in its own right. Khan feels much less threatening when he actually starts battling Kirk though, and the payoff is anticlimactic.
Not all the vignettes work as well for me but at its best it's absolutely magical.
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