STAR TREK is BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!

[hobub]

Oh I'm getting so excited. This is going to be my very FIRST Trek film!!!

I took my girlfriend to Star Trek 4 on my birthday opening day 1987. She was an instant Star Trek fan and never watched it prior to that.

I haven't seen the new one yet but you are in for a treat.

[Hector]

Oh I'm getting so excited. This is going to be my very FIRST Trek film!!!

It received a thunderous applause at the end of the showing...very rare these days.

[Captain]

Question? Does the film promise a sequal?

It virtually writes a contract promising one!

[jessica]

BEST Trek film EVER...see my own thread for my own take (with spoilers).

Oh I'm getting so excited. This is going to be my very FIRST Trek film!!!

[Hector]

BEST Trek film EVER...see my own thread for my own take (with spoilers).

[MeerkatMego]

I can't find my wig! (So I just ordered another one!!) My sister said, please don't embarass me...but I am going to see it in my Uhura outfit next weekend in SF at the IMAX there. I'm going to totally geek out and I don't care.

You go girl! Embrace your inner geek.There were a couple of people in Starfleet uniforms at the show I saw and the one after it. My husband is a diehard Trek fan and I had a several cake made for him just for opening day. Yes, we are geeks.

[MeerkatMego]

I saw it last night at a 7pm sneak peek and I loved it. It was a fun, fast non-stop ride. If you have the chance see in in IMAX, it looks amazing.

[darklord1967]

I can't find my wig! (So I just ordered another one!!) My sister said, please don't embarass me...but I am going to see it in my Uhura outfit next weekend in SF at the IMAX there. I'm going to totally geek out and I don't care.

You SHOULDN'T care!!!

First of all, you ROCK the Uhura look better than just about anyone I've ever seen at any convention.

Secondly, getting into the spirit of Trek when you see this film is only going to add to your TREMENDOUS excitement and enjoyment of the entire experience.

Enjoy!!

[jessica]

I can't find my wig! (So I just ordered another one!!) My sister said, please don't embarass me...but I am going to see it in my Uhura outfit next weekend in SF at the IMAX there. I'm going to totally geek out and I don't care.

[steelcouch]

Question? Does the film promise a sequal?

[Captain]

NOTE****MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!

I just saw it for the second time tonight. I saw it by myself this morning, and with friends this evening.

I will agree its fun, and full of energy and action like good old Trek should be...Damn the technobabble, lets git er' done type of stuff. Despite some of the points I am about to bring up, it was really a fun film, and is far more classic Roddenberry Trek than Ahbrams and the commercials would have you believe. (They could have layed off a bit on the Trek II quotes though. I had to explain them to the people I was with afterwards).
It is Trek, and it is fun. Like revisiting old friends for the first time.

The actors chosen played their parts well.Very well...excellent in fact. Urban must be Kelley reincarnate, because he was dead on perfect. (We finally learn where the nickname Bones comes from in a great little comment by the new guy!) Despite all the gobbledy gook being spread around about making the parts their own, most of the cast chose to keep their footsteps firmly planted in their predecessors tracks. Notable exceptions being Sulu and Uhura, who were given more to do. Theres no way a Shatner lead cast would have been allowed to get away with some of the things going here...and the franchise is better for it. Sulu gate a chance to shine action wise, without being subservient to Kirk, and Uhura...well, I wont ruin that for those who havent seen this yet. Chekov gets to be the boy genius he was originally set up to be in the original series.

That said, this film isnt perfect.

First, the villian. I wish Russell Crowe had taken the part of Nero.I think he might have pulled it off better. Bana was ok, but needed to be phenomenal to pull off his character. Especially since most of the back story got chopped (but will be back on the DVD?). I just didnt buy him as the hell bent for revenge villian. He came off as more of a guy with nothing better to do. Granted, the villians werent given the best of character building moments. I cant say more than that without giving away plot.

After an action packed opening bit, we go to what I thought was the worst and most contrived parts of the movie. Again, I will try and abstain from giving anything away. Lets just say the Spock parts where great, the Kirk/Kobayashi parts (with the exception of McCoys intro) were cringe worthy at times. Luckily, when the action picks up again things get way better. I know they had a lot of characters to introduce, but they kinda just shot them all out of a cannon at once, with everybody going from cadet to officer in mere moments.

Nimoy Spock/Scotty/Transporter....Yeah...right. What do we need starships for if this can be done!!

The phasers---Aargh. When the sequel is made, lose the shiny "Pew Pew" (thats the sound they now make )phasers and go back to the original series ones please!

Engineering/secondary hull---Yuck. I spent many years working in the valve/actuator industry. I didnt find oil refineries, water treatment plants, or breweries very futuristic, yet here, they stand in for engineering and Starfleet ship yards--concrete floors and all--with minor changes to "suspend" our belief. As with the phasers, please come up with something better for the sequel.

The Enterprise.---I want to like it, but I cant. The ship looks out of balance with the nacelles tight and straight up like that. The old ship had flow and balance. This new one lacks it....looks really wobbly to me. Luckily, the shots are done so fast before the perspective changes this doesnt take away from the action..for most folks anyway.

As is the case with anything these days, the action scenes are sped up, and choppy. You have to really keep your eyes on the ball to see everything thats going on. Plus, those STUPID sparkles and flashes drove me nuts. Again, I know thats the style now, but there has to be a time and place for everything....Little less pixie dust please!

For those worried about the canon stuff getting trod on...well, it does. That said, it is done in a logical way for the most part, that is explained away very well in the film. It was a good move having old Spock almost as confused by it as we old Trekkies are.

Good film?--Yes. Definitely worth seeing. It signals an end to the politically correct Trek nonsenes of the last twenty years, and a return to action, adventure, and a girl chasing, swaggering old tin plated Jimmy T.

Best Trek?--Nope. But there is definitely promise here. Cant wait for the sequel. This sucker is going to make money, and deserves to.

[PNGwynne]

Gimme 15 dollars and i'll go

Right now, 15 smackers is a little too much to throw away on a movie for me.

A matinee here in rural Ohio is $5.50; and even at that price, I only go to 2-3 movies a year. I think Star Trek will be one of them.

The rest of my pocket money goes to Megos/EMCE.

[The Bat]

Gimme 15 dollars and i'll go

Right now, 15 smackers is a little too much to throw away on a movie for me.

You're right the Money Mike...that is what costs! We just got our 1st IMAX in Maine, it's $14.00 day of night. But hey...I've never been to one, plus...it's STAR TREK!!

[Mikey]

Same here! I really want you to watch it...and I'm very interested in your opinion. But try to view it with an open Mind.

Gimme 15 dollars and i'll go

Right now, 15 smackers is a little too much to throw away on a movie for me.

[The Bat]

T1K, actually I was waiting on you to provide that well-rounded review.
(No, I'm not being sarcastic.) I'm curious of you honest, as-objective-as-you-can-be opinion of it.

Same here! I really want you to watch it...and I'm very interested in your opinion. But try to view it with an open Mind.