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Manufacturer: Paramount Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO EAN: 0097360718249 Format: AC-3 Label: Paramount Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2009-11-17 Running Time: 127 Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: 2009-05-09
The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Perhaps the Best Trek Movie Comment: Definitely one of the best "re-imaginings" of a past series of movies, Abrams got everything right in this movie. There is enough Trek Cannon there to satisfy fans of the originals and enough that is different and fresh and new to entertain non-Trek fans. The casting by April Webster is brilliant...Zachary Quinto as Spock is almost eerie and Karl Urban as Bones is brilliant and Chris Pine brings a freshness to Kirk. Throw in the utterly appealing Zoey Saldana, an interesting twist with Spock and the amazingly appealing John Cho, and you got a stellar cast.
I was expecting very little from this movie and I walked away remembering why I had always liked the original Trek so very much. I can't wait to see where the series goes from here. Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointing, could have been MUCH better Comment: This film was interesting only from a historical perspective. It lacks depth and substance, and tries to make up for a lousy plot and shallow characters with flashy, useless special effects that only detract, bore and annoy.
SPOILER PLOT. We see how the paths of Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Scotty, Chekov and Sulu intersected, beginning from Kirk's birth. This timeline is different from that of the regular, known Trek universe. A Romulan from the future has traveled back in time to avenge the blowing up the planet Romulus, which apparently the elder Spock promised to avert but wasn't able to. Now Angry Romulan wants to kill major players in Starfleet, as well as blow up Spock's native planet Vulcan, in the hope that Spock will suffer as Mr. Angry did (in the future). Angry does, in fact, manage to kill Kirk's father on a ship; Kirk's about-to-give-birth mother and the rest of the crew escape while Kirk's dad dies defending them.
A now adult young Kirk joins Starfleet under unusual circumstances. Kirk and his cohorts prevent Angry Romulan from doing any more damage, thanks to the wisdom of Elder Spock, who shows up in this timeline to advise Kirk and his own younger self. Elder Spock gives Scotty the formula about life-saving technology Scotty will develop in the future -- or DID develop in Elder Spock's future timeline. (You still with me?) In this film, the now new timeline is not repaired. Kirk's father still died defending his pregnant wife and crew, young Spock and Kirk's friendship gets off to a bumpy start, and more. However, at least there will be no more damage from Mr. Angry.
CHARACTERIZATION. New Scotty sounds just like the old one (but we don't learn anything about him). Kirk does a pretty good job as a younger version of Shatner. And Spock is decent, if lacking in the essence of what it means to be Vulcan. Uhura is competent and spunky; too bad the original Uhura was never given this many professional credentials and tasks that this younger version was given. (I appreciate the efforts to overcome the sexism of the original, first Star Trek.) However, all this cannot rescue this film. (By the way, what was Uhura doing French kissing Spock -- and Spock kissing her back? It didn't fit in anyplace, and certainly did not follow the original.)
DOWNSIDES. This film is more of a novelty and the glimmering of an undeveloped, good idea. It lacks the spiritual dimension, psychological sophistication and developed relationships between the characters of Star Trek's best films and TV episodes. Elder Spock telling younger Spock to "follow your feelings" doesn't constitute enough of a worthwhile message to redeem this flick, although it's always nice to see Leonard Nimoy. The soundtrack is relentless, noisy and distracting, and overshadows the dialogue at times. The visuals are simply ugly and busy, looking as though too many hand-held cameras are working overtime. I got dizzy watching all this tiring pointless activity, and had my finger poised on the fast-forward button. And due to the excessive and unnecessary action, this film needed a good editing; about 20 to 25 minutes less would have made it much better.
CONCLUSION. What I loved most about Star Trek's finest TV and movies were its messages, acting, and character development. This film just didn't do it for me. Die-hard fans may like and even love this flick. But for my taste, the best in Star Trek -- where there are socially redeeming messages, great characters, humor and depth as well as action -- is still Voyager, all seven seasons on TV. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Comment: Just a quick comment. Whether you're a Trekkie or not--I'm not--your going to love this one.
Along with all the extras you actually get a well made special effects flick with quality actors, witty dialogue,
and a well rounded and fully satisfying storyline. It all comes together for the trekkie. Customer Rating: Summary: Good adventure Comment: Simply put this is a retelling of a great story, with Nimoy thrown in to provide a tidbit of continuity for the Trekkies (which worked well IMHO). Not too much techie sci-fi with alot of nonsensical technobabble. Just enough to add a reasonable level of future technologies without getting into the details. When the transporter saves our heroes one minute but cannot do the same exact thing the next time its not important to know why. Not in the context of a 2 hour movie. This approach greatly helps. Good action... as all adventures should have. Good characters, albeit without alot of time for development because things have to move fast. Natural for a first movie. Perfect interplay between Kirk, Spock and McCoy. All the technical aspects of the bluray edition are first rate. I just wish I had a bigger TV for it.
I guarantee that many of those who do not like the movie would instead think it was great if all the characters were different, not a prequel, but still the same exact story minus the time travel aspects. Also, like all prequels when it goes against what people have built up over the years what they think the various events should have been, or how they occurred, some take issue.
But thats ok. So why say that? Because when all is said and done this is a good Star Trek adventure and a worthy addition to a collection... unlike any of the other summer blockbusters that came out in 2009. Just dont expect the sci-fi equivalent of Shakespeare. Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointing Movie Comment: Apparently my taste runs a bit different from others here, but I was looking forward to a prequel to the original series, not a parallel universe in which Vulcan is destroyed, the victim of an instantaneous black hole. What's worse, how can "red matter" possibly create such a singularity when mass is required.
I understand the issues involved in time travel, but J.J. Abrams should have left a way for Vulcan to be restored; otherwise it's not really a prequel at all, for it throws the entire time line off. Also missing is Gary Mitchell, Kirk's best friend.
It does little good to make such a movie if one is not entirely familiar with the story and characters. I also found the hard rock music to be noisy and distracting. Part of the brilliance of STAR WARS was the beauty and soul reflected in the music.
Perhaps in the next movie, things can be made right. As it is, the movie did not end on a satisfying note to me. Given the new timeline, there's a thousand different ways for Kirk (or Spock0 to die. We'll also have to forget the entire series, because the stories never happened in the new universe.
In my view, it would have been better to have entirely new characters and place them in an entirely new time. Of course, if both Vulcan and Nero reappear in another time and place, it might make for another story, but that, too, would be vastly unsatisfying. Face it, gang, they dropped the ball this time. Despite this, the cast, writing and acting were fine. The story sucks.
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