Star Trek: Review By The Angry Movie Dork

For those of you who don't already know, I'm a big Star Trek fan. But for the last ten years, Star Trek and it's fanbase has been dying. The last two films, Insurrection and Nemises were big disappointments, and same goes for the last two television series, Voyager and Enterprise. I'll admit I was skeptical at first, but after J.J Abrams was hired to direct and after hearing all the spot on casting, I was really looking forward to this. So, after seeing it opening day, I have to say that this was definitely worth the wait. This is the type of film that reminds me why I love to go to the movies and why I love Star Trek. To put it another way, Star Trek is cool again. Anyway, here's the basic premise for the movie.

Star Trek is the incredible story of a young crews 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 T. Kirk is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, 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!

I thought the special effects were very sharp and the battle scenes were shot quite nicely. Now some may complain that they were too bright and flashy. And I have to admit usually that would be a bad thing, but in this movie, it didn't bother me. The opening sequence was great and so was the acting, especially Zachary Quinto as Spock, Karl Urban as Bones, and Simon Pegg as Scotty. It was also really nice to see Leanord Nimoy as the old Spock for one last time and I really liked how all the characters played an important role in the film. Where as in the original series, most of the supporting characters didn't play that big of a role. Now it's not perfect, I didn't buy Kirk as this youthless rebel. I thought the motivation behind Nero's actions was handled pretty poorly and it's almost like they tried too hard. But hey, they did a good enough job where I can let these things slide; they barely bothered me anyway.

Lastly, I hate how trekkies are saying that if you liked this movie your not a true Star Trek fan. This is what Star Trek needed; something new and fresh. If we got the same thing over and over again, the fanbase wouldn't grow and it would die out. Besides there were plenty of references to the original shows and films that in my opinion worked. So, interestingly enough I'd actually recommend this movie to people who aren't Star Trek fans. So yeah, guess that's about it, go see it.