I got to see this today. I was quite excited.
Sadly, I was a little disappointed. There were some very good bits, but overall I was unerwhelmed.
There was a standard Star Trek-movie plot involving a villian with a super-weapon.
But that wasn't the heart of the movie - it was the characters, the original crew, the first mission that was important.
The bad:
And Kirk wasn't Kirk.
We finally got to see Sulu in a swordfight, something Trekkies have been waiting for since 'The Naked Time'. But bizarely he seemed to have become a ninja.
Both Scotty and Chekov have accents laid on so thick that it is annoying.
And the souped-up on the outside but all pipes and valves on the inside Enterprise seems to have gotten left-over Star Wars weapons.
There was one classic academy scene that was played for laughs when it really shouldn't have been.
The Good:
Spock and Bones McCoy had some great moments. And Spock was definitely Spock. Zachary Quinto was superb.
When Leonard Nimoy showed up, the whole thing stepped up a notch.
Christopher Pike was great.
There were some nice references to Star Trek lore.
And the plot very clearly said, things have changed. This isn't going to be a remake or rerun.
Remembering Star Trek the Motion Picture, I have to say I hope this does well enough that they follow it up with some really good movies.
Now will someone tell me what is JJ Abrahms' obsession with floating balls of red liquid?
Sadly, I was a little disappointed. There were some very good bits, but overall I was unerwhelmed.
There was a standard Star Trek-movie plot involving a villian with a super-weapon.
But that wasn't the heart of the movie - it was the characters, the original crew, the first mission that was important.
The bad:
And Kirk wasn't Kirk.
We finally got to see Sulu in a swordfight, something Trekkies have been waiting for since 'The Naked Time'. But bizarely he seemed to have become a ninja.
Both Scotty and Chekov have accents laid on so thick that it is annoying.
And the souped-up on the outside but all pipes and valves on the inside Enterprise seems to have gotten left-over Star Wars weapons.
There was one classic academy scene that was played for laughs when it really shouldn't have been.
The Good:
Spock and Bones McCoy had some great moments. And Spock was definitely Spock. Zachary Quinto was superb.
When Leonard Nimoy showed up, the whole thing stepped up a notch.
Christopher Pike was great.
There were some nice references to Star Trek lore.
And the plot very clearly said, things have changed. This isn't going to be a remake or rerun.
Remembering Star Trek the Motion Picture, I have to say I hope this does well enough that they follow it up with some really good movies.
Now will someone tell me what is JJ Abrahms' obsession with floating balls of red liquid?
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