STAR
TREK
With
Chris
Pine,
Zachary
Quinto,
Eric
Bana,
Leonard
Nimoy,
Bruce
Greenwood,
Karl
Urban,
Zoe
Saldana,
Simon
Pegg,
John
Cho,
Anton
Yelchin,
Winona
Ryder
Written
by
Roberto
Orci
&
Alex
Kurtzman
based
on
characters
created
by
Gene
Roddenberry
Directed
by
J.J.
Abrams
Since
Batman
Begins
the
prequel
has
become
big
business
and
the
origins
of
characters
and
their
situations
(already
part
of
the
public
consciousness)
leaves
it
wide
open
for
moviemakers
to
run
wild
with
new
ideas
of
an
old
theme.
Gene
Roddenberry’s
Star
Trek
has
come
a
long
way
since
its
mid-‘60s
TV
days
with
Capt.
Kirk
(William
Shatner),
Mr.
Spock
(Leonard
Nimoy)
and
the
other
crew
members
of
the
starship
Enterprise,
“going
boldly
where
no
man
has
gone
before”.
Around
ten
film
versions
have
seen
the
light,
always
popular
with
those
damn
Trekkies,
but
not
always
critically
up
to
snuff.
This
movie
however
outdoes
pretty
much
all
of
its
predecessors,
including
the
deliciously
camp
TV
series
(although
one
cannot
compare
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
on
a
single
project
with
the
low
budget
immortal
charm
and
tacky
flair
of
the
original
shows).
The
viewer
is
introduced
to
the
lead
characters,
pretty
much
from
birth,
Kirk
and
Spock
naturally
getting
more
coverage
than
Uhura,
Scotty,
Bones,
Sulu
and
Chekov.
Kirk
is
the
rambunctious
upstart
who
is
encouraged
by
a
starship
commander
friend
of
his
late
father
to
join
the
Star
Fleet.
Spock
is
of
human
and
Vulcan
descent,
a
race
whose
dedication
to
logic
and
suppression
of
emotion
is
a
perfect
counterpoint
for
Kirk
who
flies
at
the
seat
of
his
pants
and
burn
on
impulse.
From
their
first
encounter
they
lock
horns.
Our
group
of
rookies
has
to
ship
out
when
a
crisis
looms.
The
Romulan
rogue
Nero
has
vengeance
in
mind,
aiming
to
destroy
Spock’s
planet,
and
a
time-flipping
plot
unfolds.
With
some
amazing
visual
effects,
an
exciting
pace
and
pulse-racing
action,
this
Star
Trek
movie
is
obviously
the
start
of
a
whole
new
franchise
(just
like
Batman),
and
serves
up
an
entertaining
ride
for
a
very
wide
age
group.
PS.
Interesting
how
everyone
in
the
universe
has
American
accents
(even
the
Australian
bad
guys).
Extra
DVD
features
include
an
interesting
look
at
the
re-invention
of
this
legendary
series
and
a
gag-reel
(which
is
usually
pretty
lame).
For
more
in-depth
info
you
can
check
out
the
commentary
track
with
the
director,
excutive
producer
and
writers.
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Paul
Blom
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