Star Trek: The Movie

My boyfriend and I went to see Star Trek this weekend (I have been meaning to post a blog for a few day, I have just been super busy). We had to pick between Terminator and Star Trek, and I must admit, I think we made the right choice. We, of course, decided to go on Memorial Day. I guess that is the day that everyone decides to go the theater because the lines were LONG and the theater ended up being packed. We got there a little early so managed to get good seats



Now I don’t care who you are, there are good seats and bad seats in a theater and they can really make or break the movie!

Now I was not the biggest Star Trek fan growing up, I was more into Marvel, but I use to watch Star Trek when it was on, and it has been on for years, so I have seen a number of shows. I personally loved the movie. My boyfriend also really liked it (and I bet he is glad he didn’t watch it on his computer like he had threatened to do). The fact that we both really liked it was kinda different. Usually one of us likes a movie more then another. There have been only a few movies that we BOTH really enjoyed!

One thing I have to say is that the CGI in Star Trek was amazing! They did a really great job with it. I am amazed how far that stuff has come over the years. In Wolverine even, at times the claws just looked to fake and blah, but with Star Trek, it was like they put their heart into creating some of this stuff! I was amazed and just sat back and admired their work

I also loved the characters they picked to play in the movie:
They picked this unknown guy to play James Kirk. Some guy named Chris Pine. I had never heard of him or seen him before. He had done a few TV episodes and what not, but nothing big. Well talk about a break out movie. I think he did a good job. Maybe in real life he is like the character he played (cocky, confident and kind of a dog), but if not, he did a good job. I guess I would like to see him in some more things before I call him a good actor.

Zachary Quinto played Spock. Now I sat during the WHOLE movie looking at him going “Where the heck do I know him from?” I kept asking my boyfriend, who I am sure eventually got frustrated with me. It was driving me crazy, I couldn't figure it out. When we left the theater I broke down and looked him up on IMDB (Love that site). He plays Syler on Heroes. I love that show. I was upset with myself for not recognizing him. It had to have been the hair and pointy ears. (just a side note. I have ALWAYS wanted elf ears, don’t know why. I just love the idea of pointy ears. NOT over the top ones, just cute little ones :o)…) I think Zachary did a very good job playing Spock, considering he plays an INSANE serial killer in Heroes, it was a change for him.

I love that Leonard Nimoy also played Spock, old Spock, you kinda have to see the movie to get how the heck there are two Spocks, but it makes since and stuff so it is all good.

Karl Urban played Bones the doctor. I am starting to recognize him in a bunch of movies. He has been in Doom (which has grown on me over the years), Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Riddick. He is growing on me and he did a great job in this movie. He played the part well!


AND of course my VERY favorite. Simon Pegg. You may know this amazing actors from such movies as (my personal favorite) Shaun of the Dead (he plays Shaun), Hot Fuzz, and Run Fat Boy Run!! All of them very funny movies. Simon plays Montgomery Scotty and he does a very good job. He is funny and well he has the British accent and a thick one so that is just awesome!!! If you have yet to see Shaun of the Dead, I recommend it. I love Zombie movies and this is like really the BEST of all time!!

The last actor I want to talk about is John Cho. He plays Sulu in the movie. Now I know him from Harold & Kumar. He is the one always holding his computer scared of everything. Well in the movie they ask, “who knows hand to hand combat” and he says “I do sir” Well that is just funny to me, because all is see is the shy, innocent boy from Harold & Kumar!! He did kick some major ass in the movie though

Anywho, this movie takes place in the beginning of Kirk’s life (when he is like 14 in Iowa), you get to see him and Spock as a child, and what Spock had to deal with being half human half Vulcan. Spock excels in his young life and goes off to joins the Starfleet Academy instead of accepting his entry into the Vulcan Science Academy. This is unheard of among the Vulcan. You see Kirk older (in his 20’s in Iowa) get into a bar fight with some of the Starfleet students. Captain Pike comes and talks to him, and suggests he join the Fleet. He mentions what had happened to Kirk’s father and Kirk takes him up on it, mostly out of pride. This is also where you meet Bones. So throughout the movie you follow Kirk and Spock, and how even though they are so different they grow to become talented men, different, but yet working together towards victory. The villain of this movie is Nero, who has come from the future looking for Spock. Nero is also the reason that Kirk never meet his father, it was he who tricked and then killed him 25 years earlier (or so I think). Kirk meets up with Scotty about 2/3 through the movie. I was waiting for him the whole time. Scotty saves Kirks ass and gets him back aboard the USS Enterprise. The movie has a bunch of twists and turns, and it is really a great one to see. I don’t want to say any more about the movie, because I don’t want to give it away, but this may truly be the best movie of the year (so far). I really don’t know if they can top it! So for my stars….I would say at least a 9 out of 10! (It would have gotten all 10 if just one zombie would have popped out for lets say 2 seconds and then gone away, but it didn't so poop)

Now I don’t know how the hard core Trekkie fans felt about the movie, but everyone that I know loved it. I would be interested in knowing how the Trekkie fans felt about the movie, because I KNOW how picky I can be about marvel movie even if they are really good, so yah, I would like to know if they liked it or not.

Also Terminator had better be pretty good to keep up with this kick ass movie, I am expecting good things from them!! That is the next one on my list.