Movie Bitmeter: Star Trek
Went to see Star Trek the other day. While I don’t think it’s the best movie ever I really enjoyed it. Couldn’t step out of the cinema with the feeling the major inflated ratings it had upon release were a bit consequence of the big hype the movie had. It’s an old franchising so one can understand that are millions of fans enthusiastics about this new Star Trek Generation.
I won’t go into spoilers because I hate it myself when someone spoil it for me, but would suffice to say that this movie will surely please the old fans and the ones born after the Series or movies were starring. The authors found a clever way to bend the story enough so they can take their own path regarding characters personality and create different synergies between them. Although one might say the choice to how they did it might be the new cliché of seventh art in our century but despite that I think it was a good choice (you will surely understand what I’m saying after seeing the movie).
The cast was very well picked up. It’s strange to see Zachary Quinto the actor that plays Silar in the TV Series Heroes being Spock but to be honest worked really well. The way they introduced each character to the story was very clever, although at times might seem a bit rushed. James T. Kirk actor choice on the other hand might be more controversy because the “old” James T. Kirk was more of a gentleman, this one on his young age is a total rebel. Anyway the authors said that they didn’t intended to simply retell the story so some twists to some characters were expected and it kinda gave a new fresh air to the them.
The action is almost non-stop on this movie sometimes you don’t even have time to blink. The CGI are breathtaking, one of the best I’ve seen in recent years without a doubt. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was nominated for next years Oscars on Computer Special Effects.
In the end J.J Abrams confirms (with his partners Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman) once more that Lost success was not a coincidence.
Overall I think this movie deserves a good 7.5 / 10.
Movie Info
Genre: Action – Adventure – Sci-Fi
Plot: A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.
Director: J.J. Abrams.
Writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman…
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, John Cho…
IMBD Rating: 8.6
My Rating: 7.5
Year: 2009
Links: IMDB
Teaser Trailer
