2009
Sci-Fi/Action
Sci-Fi/Action
Before I even start talking about the movie I should state a disclaimer. I am a huge JJ Abrams fanboy. I fully enjoyed Cloverfield. I love Lost. I really love Fringe. So it is really not too shocking that I liked this JJ Abrams directed reboot of the Star Trek franchise.
Other than a few of the movies (VI and the one with the whales) I have never watched Star Trek before. Though since I am a nerd I was somewhat familiar with the characters and premise. So I guess this movie was aimed towards people like me since this is basically a prequel and tells how the crew of the Enterprise came to be. This movie was made for people who know nothing about Star Trek, you can come in with no prior knowledge at all and still know whats going on and have a good time.
I won't delve too much into the plot, but it basically deals with how all the characters found their way to the Enterprise and became the characters they came to be later in the series. The plot has a lot to do with time travel which is normally a pet peeve for me, but if you don't worry about time paradoxes and just enjoy the ride, it works just fine. One thing I am thankful for was that there wasn't any forced love storyline. There is a love storyline but it is not forced down your throat, it seems natural, and doesn't take up too much of the run time.
One of the high points of the movie was the cast. Some new faces, and some old, but all did a great job. There was a lot of praise for Chris Pine playing Kirk and I can agree he did a great job. He wasn't just doing a William Shatner impression which was nice, he was doing his own version of Kirk, cocky, yet with the smarts and wits to back it up. The guy from Hereos who plays Spock did a great job as well, because he is not the older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) who we meet up with in the movie (I told you there was time travel), he hasn't evolved into that Spock yet. Eric Bana, is great, and unrecognizable, as the bad guy Nero. I can also officially say that Star Trek is my new favorite Tyler Perry movie. Overall, my favorite character, the little alien helper with Simon Pegg on the ice planet, he needed more screen time.
The action in Star Trek is all well shot. There is not a ton of action in the movie, but when it arrives it is coming at such a break neck pace that you can't take your eyes off the screen. I sort of wish I would have seen it in the theatre or on Blu Ray because visually it is a pretty stunning movie to watch.
You should watch Star Trek. Don't let the idea of "trekkies" distract you. There is nothing nerdy or dorky about this movie. It is a fresh and exciting reboot of the Star Trek franchise that is a lot of fun. I am sure there will be plent of sequels for this movie to come, and I am excited to see them because JJ Abrams has established a great foundation to build the story upon.
4 out of 5 Stars
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Other than a few of the movies (VI and the one with the whales) I have never watched Star Trek before. Though since I am a nerd I was somewhat familiar with the characters and premise. So I guess this movie was aimed towards people like me since this is basically a prequel and tells how the crew of the Enterprise came to be. This movie was made for people who know nothing about Star Trek, you can come in with no prior knowledge at all and still know whats going on and have a good time.
I won't delve too much into the plot, but it basically deals with how all the characters found their way to the Enterprise and became the characters they came to be later in the series. The plot has a lot to do with time travel which is normally a pet peeve for me, but if you don't worry about time paradoxes and just enjoy the ride, it works just fine. One thing I am thankful for was that there wasn't any forced love storyline. There is a love storyline but it is not forced down your throat, it seems natural, and doesn't take up too much of the run time.
One of the high points of the movie was the cast. Some new faces, and some old, but all did a great job. There was a lot of praise for Chris Pine playing Kirk and I can agree he did a great job. He wasn't just doing a William Shatner impression which was nice, he was doing his own version of Kirk, cocky, yet with the smarts and wits to back it up. The guy from Hereos who plays Spock did a great job as well, because he is not the older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) who we meet up with in the movie (I told you there was time travel), he hasn't evolved into that Spock yet. Eric Bana, is great, and unrecognizable, as the bad guy Nero. I can also officially say that Star Trek is my new favorite Tyler Perry movie. Overall, my favorite character, the little alien helper with Simon Pegg on the ice planet, he needed more screen time.
The action in Star Trek is all well shot. There is not a ton of action in the movie, but when it arrives it is coming at such a break neck pace that you can't take your eyes off the screen. I sort of wish I would have seen it in the theatre or on Blu Ray because visually it is a pretty stunning movie to watch.
You should watch Star Trek. Don't let the idea of "trekkies" distract you. There is nothing nerdy or dorky about this movie. It is a fresh and exciting reboot of the Star Trek franchise that is a lot of fun. I am sure there will be plent of sequels for this movie to come, and I am excited to see them because JJ Abrams has established a great foundation to build the story upon.
4 out of 5 Stars
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