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Review - Star Trek

May 28th 2009 14:21


When Star Trek came out in cinemas I was indifferent to the idea of going to go see it. After all I didn’t know anything about Star Trek. Then the reviews started pouring in on rottentomatoes.com, my friends went and saw it, and said it was fantastic. I figured I should probably go see it – and I’m really glad I did.


I may know little to nothing about Star Trek, but I do know that this movie is awesome as a movie in its own right. Almost everything about it was done impeccably. It had a great script, excellent casting, top-notch special effects... in fact, just think of the movie as a list of qualities that need to be checked off.

Script – Check.
Casting – Check.
Acting – Check.
Special Effects – Check.
Score – Check.
Production Design – Check.

Practically everything has done right here. The casting is fantastic. Chris Pine kicks arse as Kirk, and Zachary Quinto is surprisingly good as Spock, who ended up becoming one of my favourite characters. I mean dude, he’s half human half Vulcan – a race which wipes away all their emotions. He feels more emotion than most Vulcans but still doesn’t show it much. So as an actor, Quinto has to convey emotion without conveying emotion. That’s pretty damn hard, and he pulled it off very well. I also loved Simon Pegg as Scotty, who was pretty lovable and funny. And even though I haven’t seen any of the original Star Trek movies, I can definitely appreciate the awesomeness that is Leonard Nimoy as Old Spock. I mean it’d kinda be like William Shatner walking in and randomly waving, only more awesome. Nimoy goes well beyond a cameo, and we love the movie for it.


The writing is great. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the cinemas and seen a good solid plot that hooked me in from the moment I started watching. It doesn’t treat its audience like they’re idiots, but also works well for the uninitiated (like me). It’s well-structured, interesting and has some pretty funny dialogue to boot. (Are you out of your Vulcan mind?)

Some people said they didn’t like the score, but personally I loved it. To me it sounded like the awesomeness of Indiana Jones and Star Wars combined, especially in the opening where we first see the title of the movie. Although to be fair I know little to nothing about music. If you want to correct me, feel free.

Overall, this movie kicked arse. If you’re into Sci-Fi and Adventure movies, go see it. If you suck, don’t go see it.



Four and a half stars.
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