December 20, 2010

Movie Night: Star Trek.



Review #009: Star Trek.

Cast
Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Eric Bana (Captain Nero), Leonard Nimoy (Spock Prime), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Bruce Greenwood (Christopher Pike), Karl Urban (Leonard McCoy), John Cho (Hikaru Sulu), Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott), Anton Yelchin (Pavel Chekov) and Winona Ryder (Amanda Grayson) Directed by J.J. Abrams.

Review
This review has now been superseded by my Redux Review, which covers more ground than this original review, as stated here: https://movienightcentral.blogspot.com/2019/05/redux-star-trek-2009.html

Let me make this perfectly clear that I am not a Star Trek fan. This film tries to reboot the film series that started in the 60's. It does an alright job trying tell a story. It's fine, trying to be different from what the timeline says, a bit of romance and time travel. Pine plays Kirk in a weird kind of a way with no remorse, Quinto plays Spock with a bit of emotion (similar to what he did on Heroes is your question). The film has a bit of overacting but it is fine nonetheless. The visuals are alright, as this film does get you interested in Star Trek a little (Even if you have to wait 4 years for a sequel).

Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.

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