Overview
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, 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. The human adventure has begun again.
I am not a Trekkie. In fact, I’m really not a fan of science fiction in general. I think it is important to state that up front because a reviewer’s opinion could be swayed one way or the other based on their intimacy with the franchise. If anything I think that I had a bias against the Star Trek movies as a kid because my mother liked them (not to mention that my uncles used to scare me by pretending to be the Gorn when I was a kid). Anyway, this movie was a blast. At different times it was thoughtful, funny and endearing while always being engaging. They managed to to something that is often extremely difficult in movies: introduce a whole bunch of characters will being true to the franchise. They have really set themselves up for a nice run with the next two or three movies (until someone screws it up). After watching the film I read the reviews (rottentomatoes.com says that 95% of the critics gave it a positive review) and I can see that not everyone felt this way. Many felt that there was too much action and not enough of what made the series great. I won’t comment on that because… well…. I’m not a trekkie.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Star Trek
Movie title: Star Trek
Movie description: The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, 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. The human adventure has begun again.
Date published: 2009-12-05
Director(s): J.J. Abrams
Actor(s): Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Rachel Nichols, Faran Tahir, Clifton Collins Jr., Greg Ellis, Scottie Thompson, Paul McGillion, Lucia Rijker, Jimmy Bennett, Greg Grunberg, Lisa Vidal, Jacob Kogan, Tyler Perry, Amanda Foreman, Diora Baird, Sufe Bradshaw, Tony Elias, Sean Gerace, Randy Pausch, Tim Griffin, Freda Foh Shen, Kasia Kowalczyk, Jason Brooks, Sonita Henry, Kelvin Yu, Marta Martin, Tavarus Conley, Jeff Castle, Billy Brown, Spencer Daniels, Jeremy Fitzgerald, Zoe Chernov, Max Chernov, Lorenzo James Henrie, Colby Paul, Cody Klop, Akiva Goldsman, Anna Katarina, Douglas Tait, Tony Guma, Gerald W. Abrams, James McGrath, Jason Matthew Smith, Marcus Young, Bob Clendenin, Reggie Lee, Jeffrey Byron, Jonathan Dixon, Ben Binswagner, Margot Farley, Alex Nevil, Kimberly Arland, Jeff Chase, Charles Haugk, Nana Hill, Michael Saglimbeni, John Blackman, Jack Millard, Shaela Luter, Sabrina Morris, Michelle Parylak, Oz Perkins, Michael Berry Jr., Matthew Beisner, Neville Page, Jesper Inglis, Marlene Forte, Leonard O. Turner, Mark Bramhall, Ronald F. Hoiseck, Irene Roseen, Jeff O'Haco, Deep Roy, Majel Barrett, Rico E. Anderson, Richard Arnold, Tad Atkinson, Leslie Augustine, Johnny Baca, Sala Baker, Leo Baligaya, Corey Becker, Jessica Boss, Neil S. Bulk, James Cawley, Brad Champagne, Zachary Culbertson, Calvin Dean, Christopher Doohan, Claire Doré, Mark Casimir Dyniewicz, Etienne Eckert, Ken Edling, Aliza Finley, Ian Fisher, Mathew Thomas Foss, Massi Furlan, Victor Garber, Tommy Germanovich Jr., Mary Grace, Wyatt Gray, Joshua Greene, Nancy Guerriero, Justin Rodgers Hall, Jeffery Hauser, Brad William Henke, Elizabeth Ingalls, Christopher Karl Johnson, Jolene Kay, Sarah Klaren, Makiko Konishi, Bryan Lee, Daniel D. Lee, Anne Leighton, Steve Luna, Aaron Lynch, Justin Malachi, Nav Mann, Paul Marshall, Owen Martin, Taylor McCluskey, Matthew McGregor, Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson, Patrizia Milano, Kevin Moser, Jonathan W.D. Newkerk, Westley Nguyen, Jim Nieb, Andres Perez-Molina, Mark Phelan, Damion Poitier, Rahvaunia, Bertrand Roberson Jr., Deborah Rombaut, Leonard Jonathan Ruebe, Ramona Seymour, William Morgan Sheppard, Katie Soo, Ronnie Steadman, Joseph Stephens Jr., Joseph Steven, T.J. Storm, Paul Townsend, Scott Trimble, Errik Tustenuggee, Ravi Valleti, Jason Vaughn, A.J. Verel, Brian Waller, Steve Wharton, Wil Wheaton, Brianna Womick, Lynnanne Zager, Pavel Lychnikoff, Darlena Tejeiro
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
My Review
I am not a Trekkie. In fact, I’m really not a fan of science fiction in general. I think it is important to state that up front because a reviewer’s opinion could be swayed one way or the other based on their intimacy with the franchise. If anything I think that I had a bias against the Star Trek movies as a kid because my mother liked them (not to mention that my uncles used to scare me by pretending to be the Gorn when I was a kid). Anyway, this movie was a blast. At different times it was thoughtful, funny and endearing while always being engaging. They managed to to something that is often extremely difficult in movies: introduce a whole bunch of characters will being true to the franchise. They have really set themselves up for a nice run with the next two or three movies (until someone screws it up). After watching the film I read the reviews (rottentomatoes.com says that 95% of the critics gave it a positive review) and I can see that not everyone felt this way. Many felt that there was too much action and not enough of what made the series great. I won’t comment on that because… well…. I’m not a trekkie.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10