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I saw the new Star Trek movie today. I liked it quite a bit.
Rebooting the franchise in a parallel universe was a great idea. Everything felt really fresh.
I'm not overly bothered by the movie's reuse of the ol' "black hole = time-travel portal" routine. I mean, SOMETHING had to get the ball rolling, right? It was either that or come up with some brand-new Treknobabble. I do kind of wonder, though ... how does one tell the difference between the black holes that kill you and the black holes that send you through time? They look pretty much the same to me.
As far as the casting, Zachary Quinto was an excellent choice for Spock, and I will always be happy to see Simon Pegg show up in a movie. Chris Pine was OK as Kirk, but certainly nothing special. Tyler Perry (!) managed to avoid irritating me; I guess he's acceptable when he's not trying to be funny.
The presence of Original Spock did not feel forced in the least. Contrast that to Generations, which seemed more interested in getting Picard and Kirk together than in telling a decent story.
I was a little underwhelmed by the Earth's planetary defenses. It seems as though anytime a ship wants to show up and drill a big hole to the center of the planet, all anyone of us will do is walk outside and gawk. Could we have spared a surface-to-air missile? Could we have scrambled a couple of fighters?
And I was a little surprised at how easy it was for Kirk and Spock to steal back the Vulcan ship with the red matter on it. If I had the power to implode planets with black holes, I would put more effort into security.
I thought the sequence at the very beginning with the young Kirk sending the car crashing down into the ravine was just silly. There were plenty of more effective ways to show how irresponsible and reckless he was.
Rebooting the franchise in a parallel universe was a great idea. Everything felt really fresh.
I'm not overly bothered by the movie's reuse of the ol' "black hole = time-travel portal" routine. I mean, SOMETHING had to get the ball rolling, right? It was either that or come up with some brand-new Treknobabble. I do kind of wonder, though ... how does one tell the difference between the black holes that kill you and the black holes that send you through time? They look pretty much the same to me.
As far as the casting, Zachary Quinto was an excellent choice for Spock, and I will always be happy to see Simon Pegg show up in a movie. Chris Pine was OK as Kirk, but certainly nothing special. Tyler Perry (!) managed to avoid irritating me; I guess he's acceptable when he's not trying to be funny.
The presence of Original Spock did not feel forced in the least. Contrast that to Generations, which seemed more interested in getting Picard and Kirk together than in telling a decent story.
I was a little underwhelmed by the Earth's planetary defenses. It seems as though anytime a ship wants to show up and drill a big hole to the center of the planet, all anyone of us will do is walk outside and gawk. Could we have spared a surface-to-air missile? Could we have scrambled a couple of fighters?
And I was a little surprised at how easy it was for Kirk and Spock to steal back the Vulcan ship with the red matter on it. If I had the power to implode planets with black holes, I would put more effort into security.
I thought the sequence at the very beginning with the young Kirk sending the car crashing down into the ravine was just silly. There were plenty of more effective ways to show how irresponsible and reckless he was.