Star Trek Movie
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A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
| Chris Pine | Kirk |
| Zachary Quinto | Spock |
| Eric Bana | Nero |
| Simon Pegg | Scotty |
| Winona Ryder | Amanda Grayson |
| Zoe Saldana | Nyota Uhura |
| Karl Urban | Leonard 'Bones' McCoy |
| John Cho | Hikaru Sulu |
| Bruce Greenwood | Christopher Pike |
| Ben Cross | Sarek |
| Anton Yelchin | Pavel Chekov |
| Leonard Nimoy | Old Spock |
| Chris Hemsworth | George Kirk |
| Rico E. Anderson | Councilmember |
| John Bartlebaugh | Klingon Prison Guard |
| J.J. Abrams |
8.60 out of 10 (31124 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Warp Speed
posted on 30 Aug 2009In death there is rebirth, the death of the Star Trek came to the screen as Nemesis. The movie that was reborn is Star Trek. This movie raised the bar for prequels and any Star Trek film, with the exception of Wrath of Kahn and First Contact. The acting was paramount, they fit the parts with perfection. The visual's were top tier, it wasn't shaky or anything like Cloverfield if any one has concerns. You feel like your in 2230, and everything falls in place, you see a higher budget Enterprise, the way it should be, you see actual parts of the ship and engineering things that the older movies couldn't have. The comedy is perfect, there's quite a bit of reference to the Star Trek universe for the fans, which brings me to my gripe about the movie.The only bad thing which is tiny, is if you know nothing about Star Trek, you will not Fully understand the villain, and his hatred will seem unjustified. Every one should see this movie, ladies its OK to go with your boyfriends this movie has a lot of emotion in it and a nice love story and compassion in it.
Story good, science bad
posted on 30 Aug 2009Overall I enjoyed the movie very much, it was a good story which allowed the series to be "rebooted" rather than try to keep up with 40 years of back story, character history and confusion. Replacing the actors and some of the well know historical events was a challenge but it was well met. My only complaint is the science part of the fiction took a beating in this film, I try not to get too picky about sci-fi tech (dumping the warp core means warp drive stops right?) and the often used time travel plot device is getting real old in Trek. But I believe you have to acknowledge real universe physics and some things bugged me about this film that were just hard to ignore (science!). The basic plot about the Romulan twin home worlds being destroyed by a supernova was a big "HUH???" moment. If a star went supernova close enough to the planets to destroy them via shock wave then I can only see 2 possibilities; either it was their own star and preventing the shock wave from devastating the worlds buys you a day at best before the worlds freeze solid or it was a star that had drifted close enough to the Romulan home system to threaten them and then stopping the shock wave just means everyone dies from gargantuan levels of radiation poisoning and disruption of the orbital path as other worlds in the system get pulverized and stellar center of gravity shifts. The "red matter" was very vague stuff, where did it come from? Why did a single drop create a black hole? Where did the Vulcans get that much? Why did using 10,000 times as much at the end not create a super-massive black hole? Then there's the planet/moon Spock prime was marooned on which was close enough to Vulcan that you could watch the world die without optical aids yet wasn't affected by the black hole being that close by.
Star Trek is back !
posted on 30 Aug 2009JJ Abrams has resurrected Star Trek with his own angle on the series. The new Star Trek delivers a well written plot along with a perfect casting that suits the characters.In the year 2387, Ambassador Spock pilots a ship containing red matter. With the threat of a supernova nearby, the red matter is capable of creating a black hole that would soon enough draw the supernova to it. Before Spock succeeds, the unexpected happens when the supernova explodes and destroys Romulus, the Romulan home world. Spock then soon escapes the scene after a miner ship captained by Nero wants to avenge the loss of his home and family. However, both their ships are sucked into the black hole traveling into different times of the past creating an alternate reality. The Narada, Captain Nero's ship, arrives 154 years before the supernova and attacks a nearby Federation starship, the USS Kelvin. Acting captain of the USS George Kirk orders an evacuation of his ship after suffering a devastating attack by the Narada. Kirk stays behind covering the fleeing shuttle crafts, including one with his wife giving birth in. In the dying moment, Kirk hears the cry of his son and his ship collides with the Nerada, saving 800 lives including both his son and wife. Growing up fatherless, James Kirk shows an inherited intelligence, and rebellion. After a bar fight with a number of Starfleet soldiers, Captain Christopher Pike tries to convince him to join the Starfleet with the heroic antics of his father. After three years in Starfleet, Kirk had befriended cadets Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy and the beautiful Uhura. At the academy, Kirk is accused of cheating on a test program and is then faced by his accuser, Commander Spock. During Kirk's hearing, Starfleet receives a signal from the Vulcan planet. The cadets then are ordered to go help the Vulcans while Kirk ignores his academic suspension with the help of Bones. Kirk is smuggled on the USS while Spock soon tries to save his family, only for his mother to die along the deteriorating planet. Then, Spock and Kirk beam aboard the Nerada saving the captured Captain Pike and then releasing the red matter that would eventually destroy Captain Nero and the rest of the crew.The film had a well rounded plot that had its own twists. As you followed the details throughout it, you felt excitement and wanted to see more. The casting perfectly suited the characters. Chris Pine (James T. Kirk) and Zachary Quinto (Spock) had great chemistry that made you sense the rivalry and tension both their characters had at the beginning. The action JJ Abrams employed was anything but "illogical". It was a well directed film that had the pace and visual images that unfolded in every scene within its momentum and intensity. The visual effects were stunning and believable. The CGI effects did not look cheap as it showed the amount of effort the working people dedicated. To sum up, JJ Abrams did Star Trek a fair job which in my opinion every Star Trek and non Star Trek fan would enjoy. It is a must see movie that has revitalized the series.
To the real William Shanter
posted on 30 Aug 2009Does your comment mean you like the film or do you not like the film. I am unsure of what it is you are saying when you posted about an hour ago. As for me I have been a trekie for about 25 years now. I like the action and the film expect there were problems with it. One being that Vulcan has been to involved in the franchise to be destroyed. Two by Nero coming back in time the Borg would have destroyed the federation and the Romalans as well because the right people would not have been in place to stop it in the future. Lastly to create a couple of black holes so near earth would defentiley cause a lot of problems that I do not think would have easy answers to fix. One of them being that earth would be suck up by it. Even with Spock wraping to a new destination before the red matter exploded. Any thoughts on this out there?
Not for the Star Trek purists, but it's still enjoyable.
posted on 30 Aug 2009I have seen all the Star Trek shows and movies, so I am well aware of how all the shows fit together. However, this new Star Trek movie really doesn't concern itself with fitting as much as capturing the interest of a new generation of film goers. Because of that, while the show has many similarities to the old, it actually ends up re-writing the series because, based on this movie, everything to come is actually re-written. In the Star Trek of the original series, The Next Generation, the movies, etc. there will no longer be a planet Vulcan and the Romulans will also cease to exist--as Vulcan was destroyed mid-way through this film and the coming destruction of Romulus is shown as well. For the Trekkies out there, this is heresy. They will say "Spock's mom CAN'T die in this film--I saw her in "Journey To Babel" episode in the original series AND this series is supposed to come AFTER this Star Trek movie. All this is very true, but most newer fans will care less. Plus, some of the older fans may accept the notion of Romulans from the future going back in time to destroy Vulcan--thus undoing much of what we saw over the years.I could go on and describe the plot but frankly, with a bazillion reviews already for the film, what's the point?! Let's talk about the technical and story aspects of the film. Despite being told that the film was character-driven, I still think the film relied too much on special effects. They were gorgeous and it's obvious they spent a fortune to make the film. The problem, though, is that since all the crew members are brand new to the ship and don't know each other, there is no chemistry between them as of yet. This is something they'll have to create in future films--and hopefully they won't forget to do this. Now, there are just germs of what these characters will eventually be. It's nice to see that they remembered characters like Christopher Pike and the rest, too. What I don't understand, though, and it just didn't seem to fit was this odd romantic pairing of Uhura and Spock. Where did this come from anyway?! There was no hint of this on the show and having the emotionally controlled Spock in the clinches with her made no sense. Now, having the galactic horn-dog Kirk try, on the other hand, was believable--very believable! From a 40-something guy who loved the shows, I only mildly liked the movie. It's not for the die-hard purists but is entertaining and fun...and probably more for younger and more forgiving audiences.
Star Trek is easily one of the best films of 2009.
posted on 30 Aug 2009Star Trek is a successful update of a franchise that desperately needed an update. The film doesn't raise any new ideas in science-fiction and that's what keeps it from being a great film, but just about everything else about it is shiny and polished. Star Trek is the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise and features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series, who are portrayed by a new cast. The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), before they unite aboard the USS Enterprise to combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from the future who threatens the United Federation of Planets. The time-travel story establishes an alternate reality, freeing the film and the franchise from continuity constraints. Development of the film began in 2005 when Paramount Pictures contacted Abrams, Orci and Kurtzman for ideas to revive the franchise. The creative team contrasted Orci and producer Damon Lindelof, who consider themselves "Trekkies", with casual fans like Abrams, who all aimed to create a film that would interest a general audience. The production's aim was to be faithful to the Star Trek canon, while introducing elements of their favorite Star Trek novels, modifying continuity with the time-travel storyline, and modernizing the production design of the original show.Watching Star Trek was the best time I had at the movies for well over a year. After the first part of the film ended and the film's title appeared accompanied by an uplifting music piece I felt the hair on my head rise up. From then I knew that this was going to be a good film. Star Trek isn't burdened by showing Kirk's and Spock's childhoods. It's all done rather quickly at the beginning. The fun starts when the two become young men. Chris Pine as Kirk provides most of the humor while Zachary Quinto as Spock is always serious and all-knowing. Both of them are very likable as is the rest of the crew of the USS Eterprise. For me the other standout performances were from Karl Urban as Leonard "Bones" McCoy and Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov. Things were always interesting when Chekov was on screen. Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura turns out to be a strong female presence on the Enterprise (and by the way she's just gorgeous in this film). Simon Pegg as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott is also good and as is to be expected, funny. And I can't forget John Cho as Hikaru Sulu. It was great to see him as the pilot of the Enterprise and then as a competent fencer. Eric Bana as the villain Nero on the other hand wasn't given much screen time. Although he's menacing and cool we don't see him do much other than giving orders and being angry. However, he, his crew and their gigantic Romulan mining ship Narada pose a real threat to the Federation throughout the film.Now, what about the special effects? The special effects are state of the art. They look great too. For once in a science-fiction film we aren't shown a doomed future for mankind, but a prosperous one instead. Seeing the construction of a Federation space ship in Iowa or the incredibly tall skyscrapers and neat streets in the San Francisco of the future was like a breath of fresh air for me. Human science and tolerance has progressed in the future of Star Trek and that's fantastic. The space battles are also spectacular. Watching the Federation fleet go into warp speed was awe-inspiring for me. Oh, I almost forgot about Leonard Nimoy's presence in the film. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I will mention that his Spock plays an important role in the story. So he's not there just for show. Seeing Nimoy back was an additional treat for me. Star Trek is a blast from beginning to end. It's thrilling, funny, touching and action-packed. I give Star Trek a high recommendation.
Even if you are not a Star Trek fan you will surely enjoy this movie !
posted on 30 Aug 2009A very entertaining movie with all the ingredients necessary for a blockbuster:action,humor,love,horror, amazing special effects,good actors and excellent plot !The actors are all great, Zach Quinto aka Sylar is a great Spock and Simon Pegg is truly hilarious ! J.J Abrhams is an excellent director who know how to captivate an audience as he as shown before with lost,fringe,cloverfield,alias and mission impossible 2.Rumors says he is preparing a sequel if the movie is successful which it seems to be so be ready for some star trek next-gen in the years to come.It is one of the best movies of 2009 and it is going to be huge! Even if you are not a Star Trek fan you will surely enjoy this movie !
Awesome Movie
posted on 28 Aug 2009Unlike many of the reviewers on here, I actually got to see Star Trek last night at the Denver preview.I won't go into too much detail, as to not spoil it, but it was a great movie that was filled a lot of nostalgia. All of the actors had the characters down pat in a way that was believable and not a parody. The action scenes were good, but there might not be enough of them.It's very interesting to see how the characters have changed because of the alternate reality that has been created in order to reboot the movie.I would recommend this film.
Great action Sci-fi
posted on 28 Aug 2009Last night, I managed to see one of the first public screening the new Star Trek movie.When I read the that Star Trek was showing at a Brussels film festival (BIFFF) frankly I did belief it.Allround good action Sci-fi that I think won't disappoint nor upset fans.The long awaited J.J. Abhams reboot, is one for all the fan boys !!. I have say that don't include myself there, nor am I a great J.J. Abhams fan I'm interested party rather than fan.The new film a reboot not an re-imagine, all the elements are there but a different cast. It's has so many nods the past that J.J. must a have stiff neck by now.Basically, it's a journey to gather the crew & get them on the Enterprise. A journey that I found very enjoyable & I'm sure it stands up for someone fresh the Star Trek ( does such a person exist?) It contained a couple of interesting detours from world we know already but all familiar people (include Captain Pike in similar state to we last saw him )& places are there. The performances of Zachary Quinto(Spock) & Karl Urban (Bones) perfectly pitched to re-animated two well loved the characters.It has left the new Star trek Universe in the position to boldly go to some familiar places it's been before ( but all of them )& take some very different routes with regarding to the crew relationships.
Out of this world.......
posted on 28 Aug 2009Well what a pleasant surprise! Admittedly I have no love for the Trek but I found the Abrams slant on things both visually impressive and absorbing. I am very fortunate being a cinema manager...the perks of the job seeing a pre-release and it was well worth getting up early for yesterday morning! Acting was top notch, scenery, storyline, visuals...just blew me away. My only niggle was Peggs rather 'over-the-top' Scottish accent which wavered from the ridiculous to even more ridiculous! (I am Scottish btw!)Brilliant though!...best film I have seen for a while...and best film of the year so far! I think there will be no doubt higher grossing films this year but this will be the one that got the ball rolling. Move aside Wolverine!
Set phasers to stunning
posted on 28 Aug 2009Reload the photon torpedoes - we're going warp 9 with J J Abrams Star Trek.Action packed from the beginning, Abrams has not forgotten what makes audiences interested as he also allows us to become invested emotionally with the concept within the first 3 minutes. Then, never dropping the pace, he takes us on a roller coaster ride through the galaxy ingeniously re-introducing some of the most well known and well loved characters in TV and film history with an insight to their beginnings.As with many other "remakes", all is not totally different in Abrams Trek, but a new twist will no doubt breathe vibrant new life into these fabulous characters once again for many more outings to come.So. Dust off your star fleet uniforms, get your Spock ears out, sit back and enjoy arguably the best franchise reboot this decade so far (notwithstanding the yet to be released Terminator Salvation).
Great adventure.
posted on 28 Aug 2009I have seen a lot of movies and it was one of the best science fiction movie I've ever seen. Really, great action, brilliant acting, very good story, this movie has it all. Moreover the film is giving the viewer something special, new perspective of living. We can be what we are or we can change forever, making new history in our lives, trying to be better than we are. I think it's one of the most important message this movie gives me. Finally and the best of it, I was watching it and I enjoying every second of it. I never watched Star Trek series before but this one is a great adventure science-fiction movie. I give 9/10 and recommend it just for fun and joy also for learn something about life and living something about emotions and feelings. ;)
Star Trek makes sci-fi exciting and fun again
posted on 28 Aug 2009This long awaited and anticipated movie is absolutely terrific fun whether you are a Star Trek fan or not. Rarely have I seen a two hour movie that packs so much in and sprints along at such a frenetic pace.All the new cast were superb (with the possible exception of Simon Pegg who may have misjudged his performance but who we see very little of). Pine and Quinto playing Kirk and Spock totally nail it - really believable while bringing new aspects and their own interpretations to the characters. Carl Urban who plays Bones McCoy is truly superb too as is Zoe Saldana as Uhuru.This is really a character driven movie, and the Romulan bad guys are secondary to that - the real pleasure is in seeing the new crew get to know each other, interact and master the brand new "original" Enterprise. (The love affair interest is cleverly and deftly handled too).The effects are phenomenal, and because this is a relatively unknown cast who aren't swallowing up 50% of the budget on their wages, all the money is up there on screen.It isn't perfect, but it is hard to see how this could have been done much better. JJ Abrahams has accomplished the near impossible - a new invigorated Star Trek that has universal appeal.If you have illogical prejudices against Star Trek or Sci-Fi and don't see this you are really missing out.This is how to reboot a franchise - this is just way better than the Star Wars prequels. It's Star Trek, and it has rediscovered its joie de vivre!
Perfect
posted on 28 Aug 2009I always thought Star Trek was amusing but clunky. This one was simple in the best sense of the word, or I could say clean not convoluted. It never tries to over explain. I loved it because you get to know each one of the characters just enough to feel something for them, which is really unusual with these big movies, but it also leaves you wanting more. The way it represents the different ethnic groups is sensitive and inspiring. Good people aren't all white and the darks aren't the enemy. Certain movies like 300 though an extremely entertaining movie offended a lot of people of color. In Star Trek, there is no "Token" Asian or "token" black. Bravo to all involved.
Don't be afraid, it's fantastic
posted on 28 Aug 2009It was big and beautiful and true to the spirit of the original. Any in-continuities it might have had were explained away in the plot and the presence of Leonard Nimoy was a brilliant move that let us die hard nut case Trekkers accept this new AU and embrace it. The high points- The Enterprise looked like the enterprise, they didn't murder the whole dream by making technology look more advanced in a prequel than it was in the real movie or show like they did with Star Wars. The character playing Bones was spot on, a fitting tribute to the memory and life of Deforrest Kelley. The sheer beauty of the cinematography, CGI, and special effects was breathtaking. If there were any drawbacks they were more than eclipsed by the quality of the film.It's very hard for non-Trekkers or non-Trekkies to understand our attachment to the dream and the ideal that this TV series became to us. The Next Generation and all its spin off lost something that the original had, the feeling that one man - not a military organization, not a political movement, but one man, a hero - could make right what is wrong. Star Trek was about a hope that the future could be better and brighter than the world we live in, that people can and will learn from their mistakes and do better without destroying the spark that is the human spirit. It's also about believing that we aren't alone out there or in here. Friends will always have our back, there will always be ways to bridge cultural and racial gaps, and there will be other beings out there that share the same hopes and dreams that we do. That's what Trek lost when the original went off the air, but they found it again in this movie.If you're a TOS Trekker or a real Trekkie, trust me, it's okay, go see it. It won't hurt you, promise.
Making Myths of the Mundane
posted on 28 Aug 2009'Star Trek' is boring. From the first series through to the last chapter in the saga. It is dialogue heavy, it refers to itself, there are published manuals on the technical rules and regulations of the Federation. It is about heroes who are paid to be just that. You are watching Kirk do his job, Spock do his job. Picard doing his job. It is about chores and was invariably a diversion or a chore to watch.'Star Wars' is myth, fantasy - Perseus with lazer swords, King ARthur with hovering landspeeders and weird creatures. This is why J.J. Abrams can be accused of cheating. He has attempted to place the Arthur story, the Hero's Journey, onto Kirk and the Enterprise, revisionist storytelling that should be as offensive to 'Star Trek' fans as it is to 'Star Wars' fans.The new film is damned exciting in places, but Eric Bana's brooding rogue Romulan could have been lifted from 'Star Trek: Nemesis'. Spock was never as petulant as Skywalker, Kirk was never as cool as Han - so the new producers and directors have cheated and grafted those personas onto them. Uhura is Leia, Old Spock is Yoda/Ben Kenobi and the chop-n-shoot style of seventies' Lucas is imported. Even the scramble for the shuttles is straight out of 'Jedi'.You can't cheat - 'Star Trek' fans, you all know Trek is not and should not be as engaging as this - Abrams has ripped up your classic characters and started again so he can make this appeal - which should also offend. 'Star Wars' fans, by turns, should accept not this pretender to the throne. Abrams should have made his own space epic and he was a fool not to.If Karl Urban is not at least nominated for a Best Supporting actor Oscar, however, I am never watching the Academy Awards again. May you live long and the force be prosperous.
Grinning the whole time
posted on 28 Aug 2009When I first heard they were going to do yet ANOTHER Star Trek movie, I groaned in pain. I like Star Trek, but I'm not a fanboy. Actually, my action figure collection is varied... from a Sigmund Freud, Muppet character to Mr. Incredible (Thanks to my family). However I did start musing over the idea, wondering if Archer would be in the Captains chair this time or would they resurrect Jean Luc Picard or James T. Kirk; then the rumors started surfacing about a prequel surrounding Starfleet Academy. OK, Kirk.But instead of getting let down and annoyed, short teasers started appeared online and my curiosity was prodded. An odd cast was selected that didn't quite strike me as trekkish until cast pictures in full makeup were available. The teaser clips began to reveal more character development, and action. Good. They looked good. Action is good. Familiarity is good. I began to get more interested. SPOILER: The plot involved time travel and vengeance with some very high-tech sequences and stunts. The Romulan world is destroyed and one Romulan blames a member of the crew of the Enterprise and wants all of the Federation to suffer his loss.That's a pretty tall order, but then again if you have a really big ship (a converted Romulan mining vessel) with some really evil weapons onboard, this no longer is just a fanboy movie, but the making of a good summer blockbuster... and it's going to be a hard one to beat (until Half Blood Prince takes its place). This movie takes its time but it's not slow. The friendships and bonds follow a surprising wayward path yet you know how they end up, the development between Kirk, Bones and Spock being a primary focus. It is amazing how well they honor the original roles and maintain the banter and playfulness of the original series. This release may well allow the franchise to live longer and prosper.I was grinning the entire movie... that's how it affected me. Even though flawed, it was one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had since Jackson release his Lord of the Rings trilogy. Yes I said flawed. Every movie has them in my opinion whether it is there as comic relief or totally wrong twist in the plot. Without spoiling it, I felt the placement of introduction to certain key people weren't as intelligently thought out, some lines dealing with time travel were crossed, some weapons were a little too ill conceived if for a scifi future-world as well as many small incongruous details that just may be too trivial to mention here. As a total package though, it works, and delightfully well I might add. As I said, I was grinning the whole time.I plan to see this again on the big screen which has only happened in a few instances. To truly revive the nearly dead Trek enterprise they will need to continue with this crew and give them something "trekish" to pursue. I don't think I could take another TV spin off, but an occasional trip to a theater to see what the crew of the Enterprise are up to wouldn't be totally out of the question.
A comic book, not a drama.
posted on 28 Aug 2009Well, the Star Trek movie wasn't what we were expecting. (SPOILER ALERT)Pros:-My wife and I liked the actors who portrayed Kirk, Spock, and McCoy -- we could imagine them as younger versions without too much trouble. Much less so for Uhura, Checkov, Sulu, and especially Scotty.-We liked a lot of the in jokes and back references. For instance, seeing how Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru, or Spock's hassles as a kid and his refusal to join the Vulcan Science Academy. How Kirk learns early (from Spock) to bait Spock when it suits his purpose. Spock's dad finally admitting that he loved Amanda. Iowa wild man farm boy.Cons:-We didn't like the frenetic intercutting.-We've all seen movies with gratuitous sex and violence. But gratuitous plumbing? The cargo bay was filled with pipes and that sequence with Scotty in the tubes was so dumb it was offensive. The whole Scotty-as-comedy-relief thing didn't work for us. Neither did his Star Wars sidekick.-The young Spock was distinctly pink in close-ups, not green as his cupraglobin-based blood would make him.-Physicists have long maintained that a black hole smaller than a pea could, if it intersected with a planet, collapse it to nothing in a matter of seconds. But such a black hole would have to have the mass of 100 planets, so a ship with malicious intent would have to be able to tow 100 planets worth of mass. And of course the ship would be sucked up too. The business of drilling a hole was nonsense. A black hole would sink through bedrock far more easily than a knife cuts through soft butter.-The transporter effect reminded me of a silkworm cocoon. Everybody knows transporters don't work like that.-No Star Fleet officer would strand another on an arctic planet. Especially not on Delta Vega, a desolate planet near the edge of the galaxy, containing only a lithium cracking station. (This is used to manufacture the dilithium crystals that moderate the flow of power from the warp drive antimatter converters). Oh, but wait, this is a different Delta Vega, one that just happens to be in orbit around 40 Eridani, close to Vulcan.-Star Fleet vehicles do not burn 10-foot-deep holes into ice when they land.-Spock and Uhura? Come on -- Spock is only interested in romance every seven years.-I was perhaps most offended by the bad guy's ship. Everybody knows you can't have warp drive without separating the engine's nacelles from the rest of the ship, since they produce toxic radiation while in use. This ship, with its absurdly non-functional pointy barbs and no nacelles, should win the Silliest Starship award. The Romulans make nice starships. They wouldn't make a ship that looks like a porcupine.-And speaking of Romulans, since they share relatively recent common ancestry with the Vulcans, they look like Vulcans. They don't look like Vin Diesel and tattoo themselves like 21st century rogue bikers.-A green Orion slave girl as a cadet at Star Fleet? They hadn't yet been emancipated.-Red matter? Looks like blood, and is removed with a huge hypodermic? Get real!-Spock's "pinwheel ship"? Who would design a ship to spin around as it flew? What were they thinking???-Slow-moving, easily destroyed missiles launched from the Romulan porcupine ship? More nonsense! The Romulans had a very formidable plasma weapon at that time.-The Enterprise didn't look right, or sound right.-The Enterprise was on a five year mission in the original series, three years of which were (presumably) covered by the original three years of shows. This means that somehow in the first two years the crew went from being fresh-faced cadets to mature travelers.In summary, this was a comic book, not a drama. We were deeply offended. We've seen the future and we know what it's like. And don't give us any of that alternate timeline crap, we know better.This is somewhat tongue and cheek, but we really were disappointed.
It's all about balance!
posted on 28 Aug 2009Even through i've watched pretty much every Star Trek Show at some point(especially TNG), i've never been that much of a Trekkie. But what i've always been is fascinated with long running media franchises like Trek. And to make it possible for a franchise to be and stay successful it has to reinvent itself, which every fan should admit was the necessary and right thing to do for Star Trek at this point. IMO with this movie the task to give another Generation it's Star Trek was a absolute success, which should make everyone who likes the series happy.Of course, the movie had its problems like obviously trying a little to hard plotwise, as well as far as the drama goes. But what made the movie as entertaining as it was to me was the balance, which from my point of view pretty much every single aspect of it reflected. Starting with making it as much enjoyable for Trekkies as for your average moviegoer. I actually watched it with a hardcore fan on one hand and another guy who pretty much doesn't know anything about Trek other than Kirk and Spock. And they both liked it.Another thing was that they finally had some real good action stuff in there, but at the same time didn't forget to develop the characters. Furthermore did the movie not take itself too seriously, had a good amount of humor (something i've always liked about the later movies with the original crew), without being cheesy.All in all, the only thing left to say is, that Star Trek is definitely back to live long and prosper.
Better than I expected.
posted on 30 Aug 2009I really went into Star Trek, not wanting to like it. However, to give the devil his due, Abrams really did capture the essence of the characters, and even expands on some of them. There's not a lot new here. We have time travel, we have a ranting Khan-like villain. We have the obligatory red shirt buying it. The characters do the things we expect them to do. In many ways, this is a "the crew comes together film" that the Original Series never had but all four sequel series inflicted upon us. Let's evaluate the characters- Chris Pine as Kirk. Actually, a pretty solid performance. He comes off as this rebellious guy who wins because he doesn't always play by the rules. He does the unexpected, he takes chances. You really believe he's a young Shatner. Quinto as Spock- He actually had me convinced he was a younger Leonard Nimoy. (And the two actors together fit almost seamlessly.) He really recreates the mystique of Nimoy's original presentation and all the faux-Vulcans we've seen in subsequent series lacked. Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy. He's actually pretty decent. If there's a fault, it's that we don't see more of him. Simon Pegg as Scotty - Pegg is a great comic actor, and he brings that comic frustration to his version of Scotty. The gal who played Uhura – Really pretty, they give her more depth and personality than she ever had in the series (as Spock's love interest, no less!) They make her a linguist, which gives her more to do than "Hailing Frequencie Open." Bruce Davison as Christopher Pike- I hope that Admiral Pike appears in the sequels, I really like his character. Now the ones that don't work so well- the guys who played Sulu and Chekov. Their characters were always interchangeable on the series, and here they were largely dispensable. Eric Bana as Nero… I think in some ways he's channeling Ricardo Montalban, but you never get the feeling he's into it. SPOILER - There are things I didn't like, such as destroying Vulcan (and wiping out most Vulcans) and creating a separate time line where presumably, most of the Original Series, Next Generation and Deep Space Nine never happened. (On the brighter side, neither did Voyager! Enterprise appears to be part of the continuum, though!) I think Abrams felt he needed to up the ante, but I think he went to far on that plot point. Some things are over the top. This new Enterprise is HUGE judging by the sets (which strikes me as impractical) and the Romulan Ship even bigger. (Seriously, why would a mining barge be armed like a dreadnought?) I think it suffers from Blockbuster Syndrome, where they do all these things that really shock and awe on the big screen, but won't look nearly as impressive the third time you've seen it on DVD. Heroic or not, promoting Kirk from Cadet to Captain at the end? That seems, well, improbable.