I freely admit it, I'm a Trekkie. A Spock-loving, phaser-toting, Borg-hating, die-hard Trekkie. The one who is sitting in a traffic jam on I-95 and wishes she had a transporter. The one who believes Tribbles are real; they're just waiting somewhere in Tibet to be discovered. From the original series to The Next Generation, to all ten Star Trek movies, I have been a follower since childhood. So when the news came out that there would be a movie that would depict the original crew, but from the beginnings of the story of the Enterprise, I flatly refused to believe it would be a success. How could they come up with a better story that would be successful and not just a re-hashing?
Well, they did. With the release of Star Trek in 2009, they came up with a script that not only is novel and extremely entertaining, but opened up the possibility of many more sequels to come. With an unexpected twist to the tale, coupled with an excellent cast and unbelievable special effects, JJ Abrams was able to make a movie irresistible to even the nit-pickiest Trekkie. Check out the trailers and feel free to tell me what you think...whether you're a fellow Trekkie or not.
I myself am not a trekkie, However, I grew up in a household of star trek lovers and when this movie came out it mafe the best fahters day gift.
ReplyDeleteI walked away from the theatre blown away. I felt it was an awesome film, and to my limited , but 2nd hand knowledge, was true to form also.
Sometimes when people are so attached to the originals, like the cast, it is hard to let go. What we don't see is the possibility of the movie being better, even without the original cast. The content is basically the same. Special effects definitely pull the viewer in too!
ReplyDeleteI personally loved this movie. My dad has always been a trek lover and we went to see this and had a blast. We completely geeked out and had a blast with it. Its always good when a remake/sequel is successful.
ReplyDeleteI saw the Star Trek movie too and thought it was pretty cool. I’m a die-hard Star Wars fan, so I’m not going to say I know much about Star Trek, but the movie was sweet. They did a great job with it, and I didn’t know it was the prequel to the series. That goes to show how much I know. So hearing it from you that they didn’t mess up the original Star Trek, I’m glad to hear it, because I know I sure wouldn’t have noticed. Of course, it would have been cool to have William Shatner in it, but he’d be a little old now to be Captain Kirk. For someone who never watches Star Trek, I can see myself getting into it a little bit because of this movie, and if they make another one I’m sure I’ll watch that one too.
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