quote:Originally posted by kevdugp73: BTW....Zoe Saldana who played Uhura...she's purdy...
She sets her phaser on stunning, I wouldn't mind beaming her up to my bridge, all right 'Carry On' fans, make up your own innuendos.
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Very good movie, loved the parts where Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk went William Shatner to put the button on those scenes (e.g. Kobayashi test, final scene aboard The Enterprise) Zachary Quinto was born to play Mr Spock and his comic timings right on cue (a round of applause for the casting director on that one), Karl Urban is excellent as Dr McCoy and my favourite character here whilst Star Trek’s supporting cast all play their parts well (nod to John ‘Harold’ Cho as Sulu who hilariously equates fencing with hand-to-hand combat and the laugh-a-minute Anton Yelchin as Chekov).
The romantic liaison between Uhura and Spock was a bit clichéd and out of sorts with the picture as a whole and there were a few scenes that wobbled or lacked credibility. Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy whistles through his dentures in a pretty decent co-star role as future Mr Spock, or Spock Prime as he's listed in the credits, Winona Ryder’s cameo as Spock's mother was a tad pointless though I get the feeling a lot of her scenes were cut, and will probably re-appear on DVD. They could’ve bought Bill Shatner back considering ‘Generations’ was the worst instalment ever (closely followed by 'Insurrection') and that Captain Kirk's ignominious demise was the lamest exit in movie history; though I can understand Abram’s reasoning as why you couldn’t have too many familiar faces back if you’re attempting to reboot the franchise.
Now I’m a Star Trek fan, but not a Trekkie per say, in that I know the series and films quite well, but couldn’t tell you what Spock had for breakfast in episode 4 on stardate 2127.6 (Cheerios, maybe?) and Star Trek 2009 features some nice action / space battles, high on emotion but low on intelligence, its an entertaining, well paced summer blockbuster; nothing more, nothing less. I watched one of my favourite episodes from the original series ('The Enemy Within') immediately afterwards and, for obvious reasons, its not quite the same; there was a low tech, high calibre charm in the 1960s: a lot more emphasis on character and thought provoking storylines about human nature, the world and our place in it. Here, cerebral musings are undercut by laconic, witty one liners, razzle dazzle em' lasers and familiar sci-fi action movie set pieces. Director J.J Abram's seems to have conscientiously worked to a 'ST' fan's checklist in much the same way as he did in 'Mission Impossible III' and all the catchphrases, themes and motifs we know & love are present & accounted for. Other than that, the usual Abrams directorial problems persist e.g. TV style close ups, fast cuts and a almost no wide or epic shots. Good use of colors and lens flare though.
Its Star Trek, but not as we know it...
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In episode 4, Spock ate toast with Andosian marmalade for breakfast.
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I forgot about the Spock/Uhura romance. Add that to my list of things working against the movie, as I agree, that fell majorly flat. They established the Kirk/Uhura sexual tension and then just deflated it with the lame revelation that she's already with Spock. It would have been a much better bet to just play out that tension between Kirk & Uhura over the course of a couple sequels (ala Han Solo and Princess Leia). Besides I just don't buy Uhura and Spock together...
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I really enjoyed the movie. Once you wrap your head around the fact that it is NOT the original Star Trek that is...
I didn't see any problems with Winona Ryder playing Spocks' mother, or with the Spock/Uhura romance. You just need to remember that it's NOT the same Star Trek.
I think all of the characters were played well. My least favorite would be Chekov.
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It looks like you have two pictures of Shatner there. Also, the pictures of John Cho and George Takei are in reverse order.
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I went to see the movie for the second time...really really like it. Might just start watching the original series, which I've not seen much of. I think they did a great job with the casting, but agree with jdoc...not sure about the Chekov role...I think mostly because I've seen the actor in a couple of recent roles and it was hard for me to detach from that...
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Great jobs by Abrams! We just got out of seeing this as we decided to go see it finally before the Terminator Salvation midnight premiere. I also like how they used Nimoy in the film. 8/10.....
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