Today I boldly went to where no-one has gone before. Well, at least from my family.
Yep, today I entered the world of the Trekkie - however briefly- and went to see J.J. Abrams take on the Star Trek franchise.
Now let it be clear that I am a fan of sci-fi, however I’ve always been more of a Star Wars/ Doctor Who guy. Although I quite liked the first trailer I saw, I had my doubts, after all we all know how well remakes stand up to the classics…..not very. And as I said, I’m not really into ST….
….BUT THIS MOVIE WAS ACTUALLY REALLY GREAT!
With a solid storyline, heart-pumping action and spectacular effects, this film that chronicles the formation of the U.S.S Enterprise, is a breath of fresh air to what some people consider to be a franchise that doesn’t know when to just lay down and die. (Of course, some people believe the same is true for TMNT, but I disagree.) In short, though roughly enjoyable.
So for those not in the know, it follows the story of soon-to-be-legendary James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine) and his early days in the Starfleet Academy. (Look it up) He is joined by everybody’s favourite Vulcan- Spock (Zachery Quinto), Doctor Leonard McCoy (Karl Urban) and the rest of the gang. Despite initial conflict, they all band together to stop the dastardly Romulan Nero (An almost indistinguishable Eric Bana) from destroying Earth with stolen Vulcan technology.
The movie has some spectacular fight scenes, one of my favourites is the high altitude sword-fight between a Romulan and Pilot Hiraku Sulu (John Cho). There are quite a few laughs, mainly provided by Simon Pegg as Scotty and Anton Yelchin as Ensign Checkov. Mainly because of their outrageous accents. There are also nods to the original series – I’ll let you figure them out- including what was probably the first of untimely red-shirt demises, you know, the cannon fodder.
Another high point is the appearance of Leonard Nimoy (looking a little like Exidor to me) , also reprising his role of Spock, combining the old with the new. I’m kinda glad Shatner didn’t do the same thing, that may have had some serious physiological trauma on young Kirk. (Kidding of course- no offense man.)
Star Trek is defiantly a must see this year, I would give and easy 10/10. It’s a fantastic way to introduce the characters and who knows, maybe I’ll even track down and watch some episodes. Or if they make a spin off TV series, I’d probably watch that.
Well that’s about it for me….
-Professor Bear
Live long and Prosper
(PS. I really must figure out how to do the Vulcan Neck Pinch!)
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