SPOILER * Star Trek Movie 2009 * Reviews and Comments

[D_B]

I liked it , but I'm an old star trek fan anyway , but Kimber liked it too
I think they did well to make a good movie, that just happens to be a star trek movie
... they had to because there are many who shy away from anything "trekie"

 

[TSandM]

I saw it tonight, and thought it was delightful. I don't know how much time the cast spent studying the original characters, but it must have been a lot, because the mannerisms were captured with amazing accuracy. I loved listening to McCoy muttering insults under his breath (although I miss DeForest Kelly, who was probably my favorite character in the original series). The space-time continuum thing is a bit weird, though, since it got Pike relieved before the voyage which was the original episode of the original series . . .

Great fun, and I'd love to see them do some more with this group.

But it's really funny how dated the music sounds!

 

[Rick Inman]

But it's really funny how dated the music sounds!

Anyone who posts in this thread probably stayed for the credits.

 

[Damselfish]

Anyone who posts in this thread probably stayed for the credits.

guilty :blush:

 

[Diver0001]

I liked most of the characters except for Uhura. She was too "uppity" for my taste.

Now I know for sure that you're a woman. Uhura was tight! but I agree that Spock should have given her the cold shoulder.

I loved "Bones". He was hysterical. Scotty didn't look right and Kirk and Spock were what you expected. I especially liked that they chose to show the lighter side of Kirk. Kirk's cocky nonchalance was great and well played. It kept the movie on a light tone and brought us right back the basic gutsy "fly by the seat of your pants" action that we love about Star Trek. I think this is a great spring board for more.

The fact that they let go of some of the continuity is actually going to be good. Star Trek was getting too entangled in a story that was a bit too narrow to "boldly go" anywhere new. It was a good move -- even if some die-hard trekkies don't like it.

One thing I wished they hadn't done is brought back Leonard Nemoy. I thought we were finally going to be done with the cameos and I think it was a weak move to do that.

All in all this is the first Trek movie in a long time that's left me actually hoping that they make another one.

My rating: 8 out of 10. -1 pt for the cameo and -1 point for the actor who plays Scotty not looking enough like James Doohan.

R..

 

[crd_kats]

Rob, I agree with all you've said with the exception of the actor who played Scotty. He may not have looked like James Doohan, but he had a charm all his own! I liked him. So, I give the movie a rating of a 9 out of 10.

 

[Diver0001]

Yeah, the character was solid, I just wish he had looked a little more like you'd expect.

R..

 

[TSandM]

Well, he looked more like Doohan than the character that played Chekhov looked like the original character! And the voice was perfect -- the Scots burr, and the lilting intonation. I can live with Scotty. The jury is out on Chekhov, although the kid is earnest and cute.

And yes, we stayed for the credits . . .

 

[drbill]

I had planned to see the movie tonight (last night of its three week play in our only theater) to celebrate the end of editing my kelp episodes #1 and #2 for my proposed cable TV show. When I realized how much work I have to do by tomorrow night, I had to skip it. May have to see it on the mainland or (shudder) when it comes out on DVD.