I just got back from seeing STAR TREK and I loved it. Now, I’m no Trekkie, or Trekker, or whatever is politically correct to call diehard Trek fans, but I have seen some of the previous films, and in my mind the new reboot blows them all away. Each of the new actors playing the central roles fits perfectly, but I thought that Chris Pine as Kirk and Simon Pegg as Scotty were the two main standouts.
I went into the film knowing next to nothing about the plot, so I’m not going to give too much away here in case anyone’s actually reading my blog, but I will highlight some of my personal pros and cons of the film.
Pros:
- A great reboot that sets the stage for future films without the need for retcon.
- The fight on the drill
- Brilliant choices for the main roles
- Eric Bana as a kick ass villain
- The special effects were absolutely amazing
- So was the score
- The whole scope of it is something that I’ve never seen in a Star Trek film before
Cons:
- The birth of Kirk sequence (that specifically, not the whole opening)
- The little alien hanging around with Scotty (it reminded me of an Ewok)
- The standing ovation for Kirk at the end
Final Grade: A-
it opens here in brazil next friday. i still have to wait. i’m not a trekker either, but i like what jj abrams has done so far. the difficult thing is to keep my hopes in order, because the word-of-mouth is so strong, that i’m starting to become agitated with the probable event of me, sitting in a theater, watching the first showing of this monster in my city.
I went in blind, knowing pretty much nothing, and the time just flew by. Around 2 hours gone, just like that. For me, that’s one of the first indicators of a good movie.