Dammit Jim, It’s a Reboot not a Remake!
The term nerdgasm does not begin to describe Star Trek. This film blows away any fears you might have about seeing it. In fact I ask you to go see it before reading any further.
Let’s start off with the visuals shall we? It is refreshing to see a movie use its budget wisely on both cast an special effects, unlike what wolverine did. This movie is pure to the core eye candy and by the end you are almost on sensory overload. The space scenes are intense and the ships are beautifully done. Yes we expected this because of the caliber of all the other star trek films, but it takes talent to go and make what is supposed to be a prequel into something even more mind blowingly visual then it’s predecessors. The CGI blends flawlessly with the real world and at times (like Iron Man) it is hard to discern what is real and what is CGI.
The cast was something I was a little iffy about when I first saw a trailer and mainly because of kirk. The way Kirk was portrayed didn’t really sit well with me because he was played as to much of a rebel. But when you see him in the movie, he works perfectly. And as the title states this is a reboot, so you can take a little more creative license with characters. Scotty worked great because he was always the comic relief character and who better to do that then Simon Peg? Mr. Spock was the best casting I have seen as of late. His mannerism’s, way he carries himself, and uncanny likeness to Lenard Nemoy made him the only person to be able to pull off the role. Bones and Uhura were alright as they were pretty much sub characters that were meant to move the plot along, and rightfully so as this is the story of Kirk and Spock. Many kudos to the director for not trying to give each and every character a giant story arc. Keeping it simply about Kirk and Spock was the best idea ever.
I cannot stress enough to the general public that this is a REBOOT not a REMAKE! I wanted to strangle people coming out of the theatre complaining because things turned out differently then the original Star Trek universe. I have to give this movie a 9/10 simply because this is how a prequel should be done. Lucas should watch this then hang his head in shame!
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-James
