Caught In The Whirlwind
Star Trek ("Holy Crap It's Actually Good!!" Edition)
This weekend I got to see the new Star Trek movie…and I've gotta say that I'm incredibly surprised at how good of a movie it actually was.
Back when this thing was first announced I had my worries. It sounded like they were trying to do a young original series cast back in the academy and it was going to be horrible. And after they lost all my good will by allowing Nemesis to be made, I was ready to just ignore the new movie.
But then it started getting closer…and it started looking good. And then it came out. And the reviews were amazing. So I went with my friends yesterday to watch it. And dear lord, it was AWESOME.
No spoilers ahead, or very limited unimportant spoilers, just to let you know. The first thing is, yes, this is a reboot of Star Trek. But it's not done in that sort of "just forget about all that old stuff" sort of way. The way they explained why things ended up being different was VERY cool.
The actors they got to play the younger versions of the original series crew were perfect. I especially enjoyed the guy they got to play McCoy. There was a lot of nods to the original material in the sounds and dialog. Lots of fan service, sure, but it was good fan service and was nostalgic rather than lame.
I also must say I'm happy how they did the ship designs and special effects. Instead of taking the Star Wars episode 1-3 approach of making everything look more shiny and high tech, they updated the effects from the TV shows, but they did it in such a way that it looked like it fit. The engine room of the ships is a maze of pipes, wires and other bits of machinery. The bridge is high tech as it should be, but the way the controls work and the viewscreen technology gives the impression of the technology not being all there yet as it was in the era of The Next Generation and beyond.
The story was good as well. But I'm not going to say anything at all about that here.
All in all, I'm VERY impressed by this movie. There were a few little gripes I have with it (especially the misguided Nokia product placement right at the beginning), but overall this is the best Star Trek since First Contact came out. They must do a sequel. Now.
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about 1 year ago
I was glad it wasn't all sexed out. I thought, by the preview, that it would be. But it seems they showed everything in that department IN the preview
I'm also excited for sequels, that's exactly what I updated my Facebook status with once we left 
about 1 year ago
Yeah, I was a little afraid of that too. That particular scene was really important for Kirk's character…so it was good that they had it in there. But I'm glad that was about the extent of it.Finally, somebody gets Star Trek.
about 1 year ago
Even though it was such a simple plot line, the way that they got around having to make "your father's Star Trek" was pure genius! I only watched old 1960's show so I can't say how well it did in comparison to the newer movie/tv installments.
about 1 year ago
I think that's part of the charm actually. It was getting back to the roots. The storyline being simple let the characters spend more time interacting instead of explaining things to the audience.The way the explained the reboot was genius and totally makes sense. When the time travel thing was revealed I was thinking "Oh no…not another one of these" but they really pulled it off. I want to see it again…