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Alright, so I'm a big Star Trek fan and I don't care about admitting it. You'd be surprised at how many people, even in the supposed "adult age ranges" (I'm nearly 27) still snicker if you mention that you like Star Trek.
Anyway, I'm well acquainted with all of the Series. I hold the original episodes and movies with the original cast to the highest standard when it comes to personal enjoyment. Nothing beats Kirk, Spock and McCoy (and the rest of the cast). I'd say that I enjoy DS9 and TNG equally, but the TNG movies were mostly disappointing (Generations, Nemesis) and outright weak (Insurrection, many LAME episodes...too many to roll off the top of my head). I thought Voyager was shit but watchable and Enterprise was whacked out but also watchable.
The story of this original Trek reboot was pretty simplistic, but it worked well enough to introduce all the characters. I hope they make the sequel about something else OTHER than a Khan rehash that's been talked about in interviews as of late. The cast was actually fucking impressive and I had my doubts going in. Chris Pine nailed Kirk and the choice was obviously made by the creative staff for him to emulate Shatner. He did and it works well. Some of the lines and delivery just feels like Kirk. The same goes for Spock and definitely McCoy. Sulu was cool, Uhura was hot and Chekov's accent made me want to beat that actor over the head with a stick. There was too much Chekov and not enough Scotty, in my opinion. Nimoy felt a little out of place and unnecessary, but still nice to see him deliver one last appearance.
The effects were top notch, the action was plentiful. The editing was a little chopppy but that seems to be the style these days. I guess I'll have to get used to the soundtrack, but I was hoping to hear more of the established themes throughout the movie. I understand that they have to distinguish themselves and have their own themes though. The Spock and Uhura romance felt fucking weird and just...well weird and random. But it doesn't RUIN anything and people who say it does are silly fanboys.
Overall, I was pleased with it. For an "origin reimagining" as the producers liked to term it, it re-set the story in which to explore new adventures with the original characters. Since those are my personal favourites, I'm excited to see what's next in terms of sequels. I will be disappointed if the next one isn't notably better than its predecessor.
8.5/10
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