4/4  Masterpiece recreation of original series.. WOW!
I remember watching Kirk, Spock and McCoy when I was a young boy sat on the carpet in our living room at the feet of my father, I loved it, every week it was a new tale of how the crew of the enterprise took on new dangers and met new race... (read full)

3.5/4  Entertaining Star Trek Film
Star trek is very good and could easily be the best Star Trek film. Now I am not really a fan of Star Trek< i like the original series but not in a devotee type of way that apparently some people took to the series and the later ones too. ... (read full)

4/4  Star Trek (2009), a Mr. E Movie Review
Star Trek (2009), a Mr. E Movie Review

(Run time: 127 min. - Directed by: J. J. Abrams - Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana)

I saw the previews, downloaded the trailers, attended a pre-release hy... (read full)

2.5/4  Medium Rating
Really thought this movie was pretty medium. I thought the rise of Kirk was pretty ludicrous, but I was willing to let it slide. There were also a number of scenes that really didn't make any scientific sense, but I would have let those sl... (read full)

4/4  Refreshing Scifi Movie!
I'm not really a hardcore fan of the Star Trek franchise, I just watched some of the movies or the old TV shows every now & then, but I was AMAZED at how fantastically beautiful and exciting this scifi adventure was. And unlike the 1998 ve... (read full)

4/4  Summers hit
Well there is truly only A few words that can be said about this movie some of them are"Epic"Amazing" "unlike anything I have seen before" this movie is a whole new level of star trek it wiill let ordinay people who aren't in love with st... (read full)

4/4  Star Trek Quick Review
With all cast members giving unforgettable performances, J.J. Abrams reboot of a classic franchise shows us that Star Trek boldly goes where no one has gone before.

3.5/4  Star Trek Quick Review
Great film to start off the summer season. Trekkie or first timmer, you will have a blast. Has all the makings for a great movie and will last longer than it's initial summer run. Excedes anyone's expectations.

3/4  Star Trek Quick Review
After rewatching the first ten films, I can say this one's the best. Quinto is masterful as Spock. If they allow the characters to evolve from here -- without boxing them into a bunch of catch phrases -- the new series will be phenomenal

3.5/4  Star Trek Quick Review
This was a great action/sci-fi film. If your a fan of any of the original Star Trek films/shows, you'll enjoy the origin stories of the characters and the catch phrases. I don't remember a dull moment in the film.

3/4  Star Trek Quick Review
Good start to a new Star Trek rebirth. Definitely worth seeing. Good action and humor. If done right, future movies could be really awesome.

5/5 Star Trek
  by Brenda Johnson
Since I'm a 64 year old Star Trek fan, I must say that this movie was GREAT!

2/5 Disappointing, could have been MUCH better
  by Nenah Sylver (sunny Arizona)
This film was interesting only from a historical perspective. It lacks depth and substance, and tries to make up for a lousy plot and shallow characters with flashy, useless special effects that only detract, bore and annoy.

SPOILER PLOT. We see how the paths of Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Scotty, Chekov and Sulu intersected, beginning from Kirk's birth. This timeline is different from that of the regular, known Trek universe. A Romulan from the future has traveled back in time to avenge the blowing up the planet Romulus, which apparently the elder Spock promised to avert but wasn't able to. Now Angry Romulan wants to kill major players in Starfleet, as well as blow up Spock's native planet Vulcan, in the hope that Spock will suffer as Mr. Angry did (in the future). Angry does, in fact, manage to kill Kirk's father on a ship; Kirk's about-to-give-birth mother and the rest of the crew escape while Kirk's dad dies defending them.

A now adult young Kirk joins Starfleet under unusual circumstances. Kirk and his cohorts prevent Angry Romulan from doing any more damage, thanks to the wisdom of Elder Spock, who shows up in this timeline to advise Kirk and his own younger self. Elder Spock gives Scotty the formula about life-saving technology Scotty will develop in the future -- or DID develop in Elder Spock's future timeline. (You still with me?) In this film, the now new timeline is not repaired. Kirk's father still died defending his pregnant wife and crew, young Spock and Kirk's friendship gets off to a bumpy start, and more. However, at least there will be no more damage from Mr. Angry.

CHARACTERIZATION. New Scotty sounds just like the old one (but we don't learn anything about him). Kirk does a pretty good job as a younger version of Shatner. And Spock is decent, if lacking in the essence of what it means to be Vulcan. Uhura is competent and spunky; too bad the original Uhura was never given this many professional credentials and tasks that this younger version was given. (I appreciate the efforts to overcome the sexism of the original, first Star Trek.) However, all this cannot rescue this film. (By the way, what was Uhura doing French kissing Spock -- and Spock kissing her back? It didn't fit in anyplace, and certainly did not follow the original.)

DOWNSIDES. This film is more of a novelty and the glimmering of an undeveloped, good idea. It lacks the spiritual dimension, psychological sophistication and developed relationships between the characters of Star Trek's best films and TV episodes. Elder Spock telling younger Spock to "follow your feelings" doesn't constitute enough of a worthwhile message to redeem this flick, although it's always nice to see Leonard Nimoy. The soundtrack is relentless, noisy and distracting, and overshadows the dialogue at times. The visuals are simply ugly and busy, looking as though too many hand-held cameras are working overtime. I got dizzy watching all this tiring pointless activity, and had my finger poised on the fast-forward button. And due to the excessive and unnecessary action, this film needed a good editing; about 20 to 25 minutes less would have made it much better.

CONCLUSION. What I loved most about Star Trek's finest TV and movies were its messages, acting, and character development. This film just didn't do it for me. Die-hard fans may like and even love this flick. But for my taste, the best in Star Trek -- where there are socially redeeming messages, great characters, humor and depth as well as action -- is still Voyager, all seven seasons on TV.


5/5 STAR TREK: A NEW GENERATION
  by gandalfcmk (Fishkill, NY)
I guess I should admit up front that I was and am an avid fan of Star Trek, TOS. In spite (or because) of this, however, both my 16 year-old daughter and I find this film thoroughly enjoyable.

To a degree, I understand some of the complaints about the character development not being up to expectations. I think there are two good reasons for this. First, the characters are young, and - particularly Spock - are still in their formative stages. Yes, in some instances, Kirk is "over the top," and Spock has yet to master the conflict inherent in his ancestry. Some forget that Vulcans have not eliminated emotions: they merely attempt to control them with an iron-willed - albeit intellectual - intensity. Similarly, have some of us forgotten the wildness of our youth? Clearly, nobody is born knowing how to do this. In both cases, however, there are moments in the film that reveal the men Spock and Kirk will become.

Second, there will be sequels. I remember one of the main criticisms of the first Harry Potter movie was the apparent lack of character development, but the writers remembered, if viewers did not, that there were six (now seven) films to go. You can't trot everything out in the first edition. Let's just hope the Star Trek writers also remember that the interplay between the three main characters is the heart and soul of the original series, and that this process will be one of evolution rather than metamorphosis. In short, if some viewers are just looking for hyper-extended plotlines overwhelmed with special effects, there are certainly enough examples of those circling about. Star Trek, TOS, on the other hand, is character driven, and early indications suggest that the present creators are aware of that.

The re-creation of Star Trek (re-boot doesn't quite cover it) was a formidable undertaking attendant with all sorts of baggage, passions, responsibilities, and expectations. It is also a film with two audiences to please - one familiar, one not; one young, one....well, you get the idea. With that in mind, those who have delivered the latest version of this (apparently) indefatigable saga should be commended for a job well done. For sure, it's a lot to squeeze into just two hours, but the final product is exciting, refreshingly familiar, and - most important - fun. It is well worth two hours of anyone's time. Some of us, in fact, would be grateful to age as well.



5/5 WTF...Get Over it
  by David N. Knottnerus (Somewhere in Iraq)
Look... This is Star Trek.
This Is bold, original, and exactly what we needed as fans.
I was skeptic to begin with, and when I heard JJ Abrahms was directing it, I thought o.k. it could be good.
And It was. Star Trek has had enough long, preachy, movies dealing with issues and society, but we need something that was over the top, nonstop action, just so we could fall in love with the original characters all over again.
Even Majel Barret said before she died that Gene Roddenberry would have loved this, just because it was action packed. He knew what people liked.
I love this movie, it makes me feel good to be a star trek fan again.

5/5 On DVD Finally!
  by Rachel Walker
A great action movie, and a wonderful tribute to the Star Trek franchise, to which I think only the most hardcore fans can object. I was frustrated at the lack of special features in the product description, so I'm listing them here:

1.5 hours of special features including
Nine Deleted Scenes featuring young Kirk and Spock, Klingons and more of the Green Girls
Behind the Scenes featurettes "A New Vision" "To Boldly Go" "Casting" "Aliens" "Score"
Gag Reel
Filmmaker Commentary
Star Trek D-A-C Free Game Trial
Plus a digital copy for Mac and PC.