Katoom Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Now this is more like it; Star Trek I never could get my head around the Jean Luc Picard era of Star Trek so this is a refreshing return to the old and original concept in what seems to be a worthy prequel. Quite why a review of this film has to include reference to U.S. President's is quite beyond me though... Has anybody caught this latest incarnation yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Not seen it yet, but I will check it out. I will not keep my expectations to high for this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 (from timesonline.co.uk) Just when you thought that the Star Trek phenomenon had truly run its course, along comes J. J. Abrams?s stunning prequel to resuscitate the most enduring franchise in sci-fi history. The past five decades have produced five television series and ten films ? not all of them successful ? so veteran Trekkers had no right to expect such a dazzling and beautiful rebirth. Yet Star Trek, released in Britain on May 8 and given its premiere last night, is perfectly pitched to satisfy Trekker nerds and a more general action-flick audience. Abrams, who directed Mission Impossible III, brings his blockbuster flair to bear on a story that starts with a massacre and rarely draws breath for the next two hours as it unravels a deadly battle between the Federation and a rogue Romulan from the future who is bent on destroying Earth. Without sacrificing the majesty of Gene Roddenberry?s humanitarian ideals or the humour that is Star Trek?s salvation, Abrams?s film is a rollicking space adventure that makes you fall in love with the original series all over again. It shows how the Enterprise crew came together to avert the Romulan threat and, more importantly, how Captain Kirk, the incorrigible young rebel, and Spock, the conflicted half-human, half-Vulcan genius, forged their lifelong friendship. And with Spock and Uhura getting it on (the first truly interracial kiss!), there?s even the hint of a love triangle still to come. The writers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, cleverly weave their young heroes into creditable precursors of Star Trek?s two most iconic figures, while the performances wonderfully encapsulate their characteristics. Chris Pine?s young Kirk, who enjoys driving his uncle?s classic car off a cliff and cheats in his Star Fleet exam, has William Shatner?s smug swagger and virile vanity down to a T, while Zachary Quinto (best known as the monstrous Sylar in TV?s Heroes) oozes intellectual arrogance as the forerunner to Leonard Nimoy?s Spock. The other performances are fun too, including Simon Pegg?s comic turn as Scotty, the engineer; Karl Urban?s delightfully cynical Dr McCoy; and Eric Bana?s intensely vengeful Nero, the Romulan bad boy with a very nasty ? but visually ravishing ? spaceship at his disposal. And for old-time fans, there are heroic cameos for Chekov (here portrayed as a hyperactive teenager with a barely intelligible Russian accent) and a sword-wielding Sulu, and a first name for the ever-sexy Uhura (played with smouldering charisma by Zoe Saldana). The movie looks gorgeous. Gone is the gloom of the last Star Trek film, Nemesis (2002), which seemed cast in the depressing shadow of George Bush?s post-9/11 America. The prequel, though conceived before the rise of Barack Obama, taps into the optimism of his presidency. If thoughtful philosophical discourse of the Star Trek kind is at a minimum here, there?s certainly no shortage of narrative momentum, a skill Abrams earlier exhibited as co-creator of the hit TV series Lost. The new 23rd-century technology looks a lot more up to the minute than the original ? though the latter?s cheesy cardboard aesthetic is fondly remembered ? and the special effects are state of the art, including the requisite CGI monsters. But the creators have not forgotten Star Trek?s 1960s origins. There are saucy ensigns in mini-skirts, green-skinned girlfriends, kooky aliens in bars and even an appearance by Leonard Nimoy as old Spock. William Shatner, much to his annoyance, was not invited to join the party. But then, as the original James Tiberius Kirk, he had more than enough chances to save the galaxy. (5 stars) From the sound of this review, and from a credible reviewer and publication, it sounds as if Abrams may just have saved this from being a Trekker's swan song and instead brought a great franchise back to life. From the clips I have seen here the film is visually stunning and there is enough homage paid to the cheddar factor of the original to keep even the most fervent Trekker happy!! Roll on May!!!! And I wonder how may people noticed that when George Takei guest starred in Heroes as Hiro's father, the registration plate of his limo was NCC 1701?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katoom Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 (from timesonline.co.uk)From the sound of this review, and from a credible reviewer and publication, it sounds as if Abrams may just have saved this from being a Trekker's swan song and instead brought a great franchise back to life. From the clips I have seen here the film is visually stunning and there is enough homage paid to the cheddar factor of the original to keep even the most fervent Trekker happy!! Roll on May!!!! And I wonder how may people noticed that when George Takei guest starred in Heroes as Hiro's father, the registration plate of his limo was NCC 1701?? Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Thanks anyway but a five point penalty for repetition, back of the class for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahacrasher Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I just say, waaaatch traaailer 3 on www.startrekmovie.com its so good! I wonder if i should wear my TNG uniform on the 8th, with phaser and all. Hmm, well see. The communicator is out of battery tho. Oh yesss i saw it, any real trekkie wouldnt have missed the nr plate in Heroes. Aight, aight sign up for the "party" on the 8th, and lets watch it together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLGlenn Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Relax, it's just s movie based on an old TV series in the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I never could get my head around the Jean Luc Picard era of Star Trek... The only thing worthy of that era was the classic line he used "Make it so..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katoom Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Saw that but... Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Saw that but... Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: My apologies. I didn't actually click the link you placed as I presumed (and yes, I know; presumption is a dangerous thing) it was a link to the trailer and, since I have seen the trailers and tv clips, thought I'd ignore it. My bad. My genitals have been duly scorched by a Bejoran phaser on low power!! Oh, and please stop using the term 'Trekkies' as it is only applicable to fans of the original series only. The correct and accepted terminology is 'Trekkers'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahacrasher Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Relax, it's just s movie based on an old TV series in the USA. Oh thanks for that info, i had no idea, even tho i have all the movies and series (every single episode of TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT) on dvd. :-) I just want to say that i THINK i know what this movie is about and where its from... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahacrasher Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Saw that but... Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: My apologies. I didn't actually click the link you placed as I presumed (and yes, I know; presumption is a dangerous thing) it was a link to the trailer and, since I have seen the trailers and tv clips, thought I'd ignore it. My bad. My genitals have been duly scorched by a Bejoran phaser on low power!! Oh, and please stop using the term 'Trekkies' as it is only applicable to fans of the original series only. The correct and accepted terminology is 'Trekkers'. Ian, Ian... The planet is BAJOR, thus a Bajoran phaser. Sigh. As for Trekkies/Trekkers, you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Saw that but... Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: My apologies. I didn't actually click the link you placed as I presumed (and yes, I know; presumption is a dangerous thing) it was a link to the trailer and, since I have seen the trailers and tv clips, thought I'd ignore it. My bad. My genitals have been duly scorched by a Bejoran phaser on low power!! Oh, and please stop using the term 'Trekkies' as it is only applicable to fans of the original series only. The correct and accepted terminology is 'Trekkers'. Ian, Ian... The planet is BAJOR, thus a Bajoran phaser. Sigh. As for Trekkies/Trekkers, you're right. Yamaha, Yamaha...The name is IAIN,. Sigh. As for Bejor/Bajor...you're right. (my bad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahacrasher Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Saw that but... Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: My apologies. I didn't actually click the link you placed as I presumed (and yes, I know; presumption is a dangerous thing) it was a link to the trailer and, since I have seen the trailers and tv clips, thought I'd ignore it. My bad. My genitals have been duly scorched by a Bejoran phaser on low power!! Oh, and please stop using the term 'Trekkies' as it is only applicable to fans of the original series only. The correct and accepted terminology is 'Trekkers'. Ian, Ian... The planet is BAJOR, thus a Bajoran phaser. Sigh. As for Trekkies/Trekkers, you're right. Yamaha, Yamaha...The name is IAIN,. Sigh. As for Bejor/Bajor...you're right. (my bad) Oh ok, just noticed. Are you sure your name is not Ian?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Question; why have I bothered to put the link to this review in the original post only for you to reproduce it? Why have I bothered to put a link to the trailer back in December under upcoming movies, only for you to suddenly notice this movie now? :wink: Saw that but... Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: My apologies. I didn't actually click the link you placed as I presumed (and yes, I know; presumption is a dangerous thing) it was a link to the trailer and, since I have seen the trailers and tv clips, thought I'd ignore it. My bad. My genitals have been duly scorched by a Bejoran phaser on low power!! Oh, and please stop using the term 'Trekkies' as it is only applicable to fans of the original series only. The correct and accepted terminology is 'Trekkers'. Ian, Ian... The planet is BAJOR, thus a Bajoran phaser. Sigh. As for Trekkies/Trekkers, you're right. Yamaha, Yamaha...The name is IAIN,. Sigh. As for Bejor/Bajor...you're right. (my bad) Oh ok, just noticed. Are you sure your name is not Ian?? Oh... Hold on. I'll just check my passport, birth certificate, driving licence, pilots licence, library card, bills, letterds etc No. It's definitely Iain. Which incidentally is the older and more original version. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: Oops, I was being too minimal. It's on youtube of course, and worth checking out. I've stopped watching the trailers because there are too many spoilers after this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8qkK74-9M The wait is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Star Trek"My name is James Tiberius Kirk" ...no link (unless of course I missed it and I did check) and the movie is here now not upcoming, hence a link to the review as kindly reproduced by Ian. :wink: Oops, I was being too minimal. It's on youtube of course, and worth checking out. I've stopped watching the trailers because there are too many spoilers after this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8qkK74-9M The wait is over. Just slightly on a spotter trivia tip... But where, other than Star Trek, is the only place where Kirk's full name has been credited? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahacrasher Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Again, in case u have missed it, here's trailer 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w4vk5OZmn8&feature=fvst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.