Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì
Star Trek movie is a prequel to the original
1960s Star Trek television series.
This movie has so much to offer viewers. The graphics and scenery are
spectacular. Don’t be sidetracked by the beginning storyline. George Kirk
(Chris Hemsworth) is given far too many things to worry about at one time while
he is crashing Captain Robau’s ship into the enemy ship. Deciding a name for
his new baby with his wife over the telecom while she is being evacuated on an
evac ship seems an improbable task while monitoring a star ship into its final
phases of life. The script needs realism at the front, but quickly makes up for
the reality lapse as it draws the viewer into all the events that led to
Captain James Kirk leading USS Enterprise crews through all their later
adventures. The movie picks up pace with the introduction of Spock, called
Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy), and Simon Pegg as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott. The
real magic begins when the viewer is hit with one huge buffet of spectacular
special effects and action scenes. This is a good movie. But, when the movie is
over, one is left with the feeling that the fantastic special effects and the
musical scores gave illusion to having seen a really great movie when maybe
they have not. There’s more to entertainment than distracting casino-style
lights, bells, and whistles. Viewers need to take substance away from
entertainment, something that feeds the soul and is relevant to life. This
movie fails on that level.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
James Kirk (Chris Pine) attends Starfleet Academy and meets Doctor McCoy and Captain
Pike. During training the cadets are mobilized to answer a distress signal
coming from Vulcan. They board the Enterprise and the story is on.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director J.J. Abrams for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Bryan Burk, Jeffrey Chernov, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci for
making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Spock (Zachary
Quinto) Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy), Nero (Eric Bana), Pike (Bruce Greenwood), Bones
(Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Scotty (Simon Pegg), and Sulu (John Cho).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
Each scene is acted with
good quality and the look-a-likes for James Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary
Quinto) are superb renditions that vary little from the original 1966 Star Trek series that featured William
Shatner as Captain James Kirk.
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Ben Meyers
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