Jun 13 2009
The Final Frontier
Space.
These are the voyages of the Star Ship Enterprise.
Full Disclosure:
I’m a fan of Star Trek, the original series from the late 60’s. I used to watch the reruns on channel 11 WPIX when I got home from long nights of work and the inability to go to sleep from the dinner rush when I got home. I can do the Vulcan peace sign and raise either eyebrow to signal a myriad of different emotions, questions, or expressions. I own the original series on VHS tape that I recorded with and without commercials. I believe the creator of the series, Gene Roddenberry, is a genius for his vision, his predictions of the future, and dealing with ground breaking (at the time to deal with) subject matter: interracial relations, political opinion, space travel and meddling in other cultures and civilizations, etc.
I’m an original Trekkie, not a costumed fanatic, but a fan who knows and cares a lot about the original series. I couldn’t wait for the Next Generation to come out when it was on the horizon and as I affectionately refer to it as The Degeneration, you know how I feel. I couldn’t have been more disappointed by an old man (french no less) Captain Jean Luc Picard, replacing the coolest, baddest, green girl getting—Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner.
Lets talk about JJ Abrams and his Star Trek. Lets just say JJ has issues with time and space. Okay I already hate his use of time and space in LOST (and when I say “hate,” I mean I hate it so much I can’t wait for each and every episode to come on so I can try to figure SOMETHING out!) Dude—you have issues with the past, present, and the future!
Things I liked: the characters—they did the original cast proud! James T. Kirk scruffy scrapper with balls of titanium, Spock nicely done and he gets a smoken hot Lieutenant Uhura, Scotty by Simon Peg a surprise to me and I liked it, surprise of surprises was Bones—excellent job with dialog, mannerisms, and swagger. I also liked the more-than-just-a-cameo by Leonard Nimoy. Honorable mention goes to Chekov!
Things I didn’t care for: The story line. What’s with fucking with the original story? This was supposed to be the backstory, not the revised story! Not to mention a very much a convoluted revised story. Overall, I enjoyed the movie for it’s concept, characters, and future potential.
Things I look forward to: the future of the new (old) Star Trek movies series with the (new) original crew. I liked the characters so much and potential future of story lines.
I enjoyed the movie and recommend it!
