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Hollywood Reporter, UK and OZ reviews plus a couple from movie sites

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The Australian:

First review: New Star Trek is an intelligent triumph

ASKED by Paramount to revive the film franchise of Star Trek, which had been dormant, some might say moribund, since the feature Nemesis tanked artistically and critically in 2002, hotshot director JJ Abrams put his best minds to work.

Some of his conspirators were Trekkies, some had never seen a single episode. The point was that they all had to be satisfied with the film, from their various perspectives.

The result is a triumph, certain to be regarded as not just one Trek's better moments, but one of the finest films made in the sci-fi genre.

Special effects in films grow daily more complex and believable. Abrams will make you believe in a crisp future full of green women, bug-eyed aliens serving on the bridge of the Enterprise, and space conflicts that make most previous Trek films look like Saturday morning cartoons.

Abrams neatly sidesteps the the groaning Trek universe, and its attendant obsessive hordes by taking us back to the beginning, to where no TV series or Trek film has gone before: to Kirk's birth, in fact. Who was he? Where did his drive to explore new worlds come from? Where did he get his sexy mojo? The film reveals all.

But as much as we are present from the beginning of Kirk's story, and it is satisfying indeed to see him get his arrogant early spots knocked off in a brutal bar fight, in some ways this is even more about Spock. We meet him bullied at school for being half-human, before he developed his emotionless Vulcan ways, which were always a bit of a patina in any case.

The film is heavy on action and conflict and it drives along like the best Bond films. Performances from the young cast who are depicted for the first time as a cohort are uniformly sensational, as are the characterisations. It can't have been easy re-inventing the wheel and some of the best known characters in popular culture.

Star Trek is young again. It is sexy, but it also has a rich emotional depth among the jaw dropping effects. The film is a cracking yarn about the beginning of something even non-Trekkies know a bit about. Perhaps best of all, it is genuinely funny without trashing its subject, as, 1999's Galaxy Quest did. Abrams's triumph is that he will expand the fan base without alientating the faithful.


Times Online (UK): 5 stars


Just when you thought that the Star Trek phenomenon had truly run its course, along comes J. J. Abrams’s stunning prequel to resuscitate the most enduring franchise in sci-fi history. The past five decades have produced five television series and ten films — not all of them successful — so veteran Trekkers had no right to expect such a dazzling and beautiful rebirth.

Yet Star Trek, released in Britain on May 8 and given its premiere last night, is perfectly pitched to satisfy Trekker nerds and a more general action-flick audience. Abrams, who directed Mission Impossible III, brings his blockbuster flair to bear on a story that starts with a massacre and rarely draws breath for the next two hours as it unravels a deadly battle between the Federation and a rogue Romulan from the future who is bent on destroying Earth.

Without sacrificing the majesty of Gene Roddenberry’s humanitarian ideals or the humour that is Star Trek’s salvation, Abrams’s film is a rollicking space adventure that makes you fall in love with the original series all over again. It shows how the Enterprise crew came together to avert the Romulan threat and, more importantly, how Captain Kirk, the incorrigible young rebel, and Spock, the conflicted half-human, half-Vulcan genius, forged their lifelong friendship. And with Spock and Uhura getting it on (the first truly interracial kiss!), there’s even the hint of a love triangle still to come.
Hollywood Reporter: thumbs up

Bottom Line: J.J. Abrams gives the Starship Enterprise all it's got, and it's more than enough.

LONDON -- Putting a much-loved but over-the-hill vehicle back in shape takes more than a new battery and a lick of paint. It demands a full-bore refit, and that's exactly what J.J. Abrams has given "Star Trek."

Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable, the film gives Paramount Pictures a new lease of life on its franchise.

Fans of the "Star Trek" saga will be delighted to see Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Bones (Karl Urban) and all the others in the early part of their lives as the Starship Enterprise takes its maiden voyage. The film is so much fun, however, that it will draw in moviegoers just looking for a sensational ride. The boxoffice should beam up enormous returns.
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Daily Mail: 5 stars

Out of this world! The Mail's film critic gives his verdict on the new Star Trek movie

Star Trek (certificate TBA)

The entertainment business thrives on surprises, as has been proven once again by the sudden elevation to stardom of Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent.

And there has been no bigger surprise for me this year than this movie.

Like many people, I yawned at the thought of yet another attempt to breathe life into a series that seemed finished, after the pompous, pointless and all too aptly named Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002.

The original cast had long gone, and the ideas had dried up. Why try to reanimate a corpse?

The short answer is that J.J. Abrams had come up with a tremendous idea, inspired no doubt by the success of Batman Begins and Casino Royale, both of which had reinvigorated tired franchises by recasting and going back to basics.

The result is not only by far the best of the 11 Star Trek movies, it must rank as the outstanding prequel of all time.
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And one from Cinema Blend who saw it 2 weeks ago in an Austin Tx preview:

I found myself in the enviable position last night of seeing the world premiere of the new Star Trek movie. No, not in Australia- in Austin, TX, where the Drafthouse reigns supreme and Tim League has presented me with ridiculously more amazing movie experiences than I have any right to expect in one life. First, a very humble thank you to the team that organized this event, including the very lovely woman from Paramount whose name I have sadly forgotten. Worthy of note: The film was introduced by the screenwriters and Mr. Nimoy himself, who are actively encouraging feedback and reviews. They want people to spread the word about their movie.

Here's Why:

The new Star Trek movie is amazing- easily the best Trek movie since The Wrath of Khan, and a veritable feast of sight and sound: A captivating adventure that grabs you from the first and doesn't let go. The effects are staggering, finally what the stories have deserved so richly. There are enough huge fireballs, shattering explosions and exciting fights to go around. The movie's first 5-10 minutes are of note I feel: This sequence is brilliant and had me immediately on the edge of my seat.
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Overall- The runtime flies by with very few lulls in the pacing, reinvigorating characters and a universe that had, lets be honest, grown stale and tired. More than anything else, the movie just feels so much more fun than any previous entry. There's more humor, more thrills, far more energy and a much better movie here than anything I've seen from Star Trek* since the 80's. I admit I was skeptical- I was not prepared to care about this universe and these characters again, after the crushing mediocrity that they had become. I can be skeptical no more, though. This is a fantastic movie it's own right, one I would definitely recommend to Trekkie and new fan alike.
 
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I'm very much looking forward to seeing it! Maybe liking "Star Trek" will now be a cool thing and not a sign of nerdiness. (Though I have embraced my nerdiness and am proud of it!)
 
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I am now waiting to see it also. There has not been many shows come out in a while that I have cared to see. I hope this one fills the empty spot for entertainment we have missed lately.
 
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I told my wife (an anti-trekker) that I was going to drag her out to see this in the theater. It's good to hear that she should enjoy it. Given the release date it'll probably be our Mother's Day Date. ;)
 
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starsinmyeyes44":25w7a51x said:
I'm very much looking forward to seeing it! Maybe liking "Star Trek" will now be a cool thing and not a sign of nerdiness. (Though I have embraced my nerdiness and am proud of it!)

Oh come on now, Miss (or Mrs.) Stars! The original "Star Trek" was a-warping-of-a-good-spacetime! The nerds and the 'geeks' came later!
 
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So this Abrams guy, according to the buzz, is being given credit for revitalizing and resusscitating the REAL "Star Trek"? Come on, the REAL "Star Trek" never died!! Y'all need to either beam up or beam down with the program! Like it's a novel idea to remake and re-cast the original characters from over 40 years ago?

Woooh! What a genius! I'm impressed already, even without seeing the movie!

Ok, my cynicism aside. I hope it measures up to what I'm hearing. I really do! Because it's about time they dispensed with all those lame spin-offs and got back to the gist of the REAL "Star Trek"!

What is that gist? Captain Kirk's wit, power, and charm. [And Kirk's reluctance to take on less than what he bargained for. They caution him not to take on more than is reasonable. To not go to far beyond what is expected. But he does!!! Because it's his duty! Dammit Bones!!!] Spock's conflict with his half-human/half Vulcan reality. Dr. Mckoy's revulsion to the 'modern, sanitized, computerized, Star Federation/Trek interstellar-world civilization' simultaneous with Bones' superior professional capability and, good old fashioned Georgia Okeefenokee Swamp Doctor Sense!! (haha) Remember, Dr. McKoy would lightheartedly joke, on the Starship, that he was "just a country doctor from Georgia".*

And, how could anybody ever forget: Scotty Montgomery Scott the Scottish Engineer!!!! "Aye. Now Mrrr Sulu...give me reverse 0.5 warp. Mr. Chekov, keep the bearings. Back away slowly Mr. Sulu. Keep calm lads. We'll show the Rrromulans just what a Starship can do. Aye..."

I look forward to the film. But they "Dom well betterrrr not 'ave castrrated Scotty" Or I'll be seriously... um... disappointed.


*My paternal grandmother, back before and during WWII and right after, kept company with Deforest Kelly and his father in Atlanta Georgia. I kid you not. Deforest and his father lived right up the street from my grandmother in what is now near the Grant Park area of Atlanta.
According to my grandmother, Deforest had mentioned an interest in studying acting and going off to Hollywood to be in the movies. She thought it a wonderful idea but Mckoy Senior was ambivalent about it. Deforest followed his heart, and went West anyway.
Deforest Kelley really was a Georgia boy.[edit] If you'll indulge me, the "Real McKoy". Roddenberry loved the idea that he was a genuine(not some grotesque, offensive stereotype Georgia boy, but the real thing) and co-wrote the character of 'Dr. Leonard McKoy' around that reality.
 
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ZenGalacticore":2ov3mzyr said:
I look forward to the film. But they "Dom well betterrrr not 'ave castrrated Scotty" Or I'll be seriously... um... disappointed.
All the reviews I've read say that while he first appears later in the film Simon Pegg's Montgomery Scott is a scene stealer. When asked about doing Scotty he said;

I didn't want to do an impression of James Doohan, because the guy's a legend. I wanted to make it a tribute to him. His son, Christopher Doohan, was on the Enterprise with me (during filming). He was my assistant, so I was able to talk to him about his experiences with his dad.
 
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ZenGalacticore":3s48cb47 said:
I look forward to the film. But they "Dom well betterrrr not 'ave castrrated Scotty" Or I'll be seriously... um... disappointed.
All the reviews I've read say that while he first appears later in the film Simon Pegg's Montgomery Scott is a scene stealer. When asked about doing Scotty he said;

I didn't want to do an impression of James Doohan, because the guy's a legend. I wanted to make it a tribute to him. His son, Christopher Doohan, was on the Enterprise with me (during filming). He was my assistant, so I was able to talk to him about his experiences with his dad.

All I'm concerned about Doc, is that the actor and director do the character of Scotty right, and true, in the new film.

I could care less about the actor himself. Good for him. What an honor to play Engineer Scott.

I'm sure that's how he (the actor) looks at it.
 
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My girlfriend said the other day she would like to see it as the previews look good!! I was floored when she said this! I've gotten her to watch some of the greats like Blade Runner, Forbidden Planet and The Thing. All of which she has liked but for her to come to me and want to go see it means they are doing something right with this reboot...or something wrong...lol :)

Other than that scene of young Kirk jumping out of the car before the cliff I think the previews look amazing, the cast seems a good fit aswell!

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daevv":10wc8r3a said:
My girlfriend said the other day she would like to see it as the previews look good!! I was floored when she said this! I've gotten her to watch some of the greats like Blade Runner, Forbidden Planet and The Thing. All of which she has liked but for her to come to me and want to go see it means they are doing something right with this reboot...or something wrong...lol :)

Other than that scene of young Kirk jumping out of the car before the cliff I think the previews look amazing, the cast seems a good fit aswell!

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Funny thing is jsut last night my wife saw the preview and said "There's a new Star Trek movie ?" I replied yes and it seems to be pretty good. I told her it was set at the time when Kirk was young and just taking command of the Enterprise. She said "Well we'll have to go see it." I was similarly pleased and surprised. Then I figured it out. All women secretly pine for Capt Kirk and a younger, more vital, more buff Kirk is irresistible. It has nothing to do with seeing some "silly" SF movie.

BTW welcome to SdC !
 
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Daeve and Mac, all I can say is that my gf of 18 years back in '05 said: 'I don't like him', referring to young Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk. We were watching it. I glanced over at her and, having known her so long, knew, in my gut and in my mind, that what she meant was : 'I want him'.

Then she said: 'I don't like this. Can we change it? Change it! Will you change it?'

I said: 'Wait! Give it a sec!'

She said: 'Ok. Fine. He is cute though...'

I looked over at her again and did my Shatner impression and said: [while holding my arms and hands just below my face] "Sweeeetheart, I...have a hunch!!" She got happy.

At any rate, what's going to happen here if the new film measures up to the hype and buzz-and maybe even if it doesn't- is that there's going to be A WHOLE NEW AUDIENCE AND ARMY OF TREKKERS OUT THERE! And a majority of them women. Hooray!!!!!
I just hope they don't complain that the Enterprise can't safely achieve warp-12.
 
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Two more reviews, both from Urban Cinefile (a good flick site);

STAR TREK (2009)

SYNOPSIS:

The young crew onboard for the maiden voyage of the most advanced starship ever created, the U.S.S. Enterprise, must find a way to stop the evil Nero (Eric Bana), whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. But the fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals born worlds apart. One, James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy, a natural-born leader in search of a cause. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), grows up on the planet Vulcan, an outcast due to his half-human background, which makes him susceptible to the volatile emotions that Vulcans have long lived without, and yet an ingenious, determined student, who will become the first of his kind accepted into the Starfleet Academy. The crew is led by Captain Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood). Joining him are the ship's Medical Officer Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Karl Urban); the man who will become the ship's Chief Engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (Simon Pegg); Communications Officer Uhura (Zoë Saldana); experienced Helmsman Sulu (John Cho); and the 17-year-old whiz kid Chekov (Anton Yelchin). All will face a harrowing first test.


Review by Louise Keller:

Get ready for blast off: the world is on a collision course to Star Trek mania. Chances are that even the logic-driven Spock would agree. After all, it is not only loyal Trekkers who will flock to this thrilling, massive scale sci-fi adventure with explosive visual effects, humour, a touch of romance and the compelling back story of how the complex relationship between James T. Kirk, the handsome hellraiser from Iowa and Spock, the emotion-challenged half-Vulcan with pointy ears, bowl haircut and trademark angled eyebrows began. Of course there's a universal plot that pits good against evil, but it is the unique and unlikely friendship between the two men that is at the film's heart.

J.J. Abrams has made a fabulous film that excels in all its elements. While it feels fresh in every way (an achievement in itself, for this 11th Star Trek film), great care has been taken to be respectful of the franchise and the characters created by Gene Roddenberry in the 60s, when they became cult favourites. Technically, everything stacks up. The sound and the sound mix is superb and rivals the extraordinary visuals for attention. Script - tick. Casting - tick. Direction - tick. Special effects - tick. It's an extraordinary achievement and great entertainment for all as we partake in an edge-of-seat thrill-ride.

Chris Pine is ideal as Kirk, the rebel with a cause whose fearless instinct is to leap without looking, while theatre / TV actor Zachary Quinto is a knockout as the scene-stealing Spock ('Fear is necessary for command'), who discovers that love is sometimes a better reason than logic. (Zoe Saldana is appealing as his love interest.) In a journey into the future, when Quinto's Spock comes face to face with himself in the guise of 78 year old Leonard Nimoy (the original Spock), the audience at the world premiere at Sydney's Opera House burst into spontaneous applause. Amazingly, the two actors actually look alike. Eric Bana, almost unrecognisable as the evil Romulan Nero, complete with bald head, deformed ears and face covered with intricate markings and prosthetics, makes a splendid villain: larger than life and easy to loathe.

There are many memorable moments, all enhanced by Michael Giacchino's dramatic and diverse music score. We are there for the Enterprise's maiden voyage and when Kirk sits in the Captain's chair for the first time. There's the always funny Simon Pegg who brings great comic relief as the go-getter engineer Scotty, Karl Urban's medico Bones who drags Kirk onboard the Enterprise under false pretences and Anton Yelchin's young Russian officer Chekov is a breath of fresh air. There's an impressive sequence on the ice planet Delta Vega, and we must not forget the trans-world beaming ('Beam me up Scotty') to which we all aspire. The design is sleek with a great contrast between the vast Audi-inspired Romulan ship and the stylish Enterprise. As we drift among the myriad of stars, the galaxy entices and the appeal has never been so great 'to boldly go where no one has gone before'.

Review by Andrew L. Urban:

A stupendous production, Star Trek goes where no movie sequel or prequel has gone before in bringing intelligence and invention to a peak in cinematic storytelling. Starting with the well constructed and clearly delineated screenplay, director J. J. Abrams and his team manage to capture the essence of what is familiar at the same time refreshing it. The familiar in every sense, from the production design, which echoes with the original but has not a whiff of staleness about it, to the spot perfect casting, which reminds us but does not ape the well known and loved original cast.

After Chopper, Eric Bana has done no better work than here as Nero, the bad-ass of the story. With the help of prosthetic make up, Bana is brilliantly, beefily, dangerously heavy. Chris Pine is excellent as the volatile Jim Kirk, but it's Zachary Quinto as the young Spock who is perhaps the most remarkable. But everyone is splendid: I specially like Anton Yelchin as Chekov the young Russian whiz-kid, and Simon Pegg who brings his great and useful comedic talents to the role of the emerging Scotty.

Leonard Nimoy (whose appearance was greeted by spontaneous applause at the world premiere at Sydney's Opera House [April 7, 2009]) plays a not inconsequential support role as the older Spock, time travelling ... and he carries the authority and grace that age and experience provide.

Bruce Greenwood and Karl Urban also make the most of their relatively short screen time, and lovely Zoë Saldana is excellent as Uhura, who has eyes for Spock's ears. The production is spectacular as you would expect, camera and digital crafts coming seamlessly together. Michael Giacchino's majestic, powerful score lifts the film into the stratosphere with complex orchestral colours and the sound design is in the award winning class. Our seats rumbled ...

The overall effect is sensational and the film is fully satisfying as major entertainment.
 
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I have no doubt that if this is as good as everyone is saying that it is, it will spawn a whole new series of movies based on the original(REAL) Star Trek. Perhaps a new TV series? That would be hot-plasma man!
 
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Variety weights in....

This is starting to sound like a chorus....

Blasting onto the screen at warp speed and remaining there for two hours, the new and improved “Star Trek” will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana. Faithful enough to the spirit and key particulars of Gene Roddenberry’s original conception to keep its torchbearers happy but, more crucially, exciting on its own terms in a way that makes familiarity with the franchise irrelevant, J.J. Abrams’ smart and breathless space adventure feels like a summer blockbuster that just couldn’t stay in the box another month. Paramount won’t need any economic stimulus package with all the money it’ll rake in with this one globally, and a follow-up won’t arrive soon enough.

“Star Trek” here joins the James Bond series as the long-term ‘60s franchises that have been most successfully rebooted, although the current accomplishment is the more surprising since, after 10 films and a succession of TV series, “Star Trek” was widely thought to have exhausted itself. While respectfully handling the Roddenberry DNA, Abrams and longtime writing cohorts Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have transferred it to a trim new body that hums with youthful energy.
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ZenGalacticore":z01awtei said:
*My paternal grandmother, back before and during WWII and right after, kept company with Deforest Kelly and his father in Atlanta Georgia. I kid you not. Deforest and his father lived right up the street from my grandmother in what is now near the Grant Park area of Atlanta.
According to my grandmother, Deforest had mentioned an interest in studying acting and going off to Hollywood to be in the movies. She thought it a wonderful idea but Mckoy Senior was ambivalent about it. Deforest followed his heart, and went West anyway.
Deforest Kelley really was a Georgia boy. Roddenberry loved the idea that he was a genuine(not some grotesque, offensive stereotype Georgia boy, but the real thing) and co-wrote the character of 'Dr. Leonard McKoy' around that reality.
I saw him play the bad guy in some Western long ago. He made a really cool psychotic bad guy.

Btw, does this new movie have any green OSGs?
 
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Kerberos":2vxokr8i said:
Btw, does this new movie have any green OSGs?
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Rachel Nichols (Rachel Gibson in Ailias
and Scarlett O'Hara in G. I. Joe)
plays one of what may be several Orion
slave girls in the JJ Abrams 'Star Trek'
Credit: Paramount Pictures


Happy now? ;)

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docm":1svmoty7 said:
RottenTomatoeMeter is at 100%, but only 7 reviews. That'll resolve in a few days.

Well, hell.....now that my expectations have been pumped up so high, I hope I don't feel deflated if it's not everything I'm imagining it to be.

My best friend, who HATES science fiction, has agreed to go see it with me. If HE winds up liking it, that will say a LOT.
 
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I avoid reviews and word to mouth reviews of films and music, and pretty much anything artistic, for that reason. I want to see it with my own virgin eyes.
 
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docm":3rnmjs7m said:
Kerberos":3rnmjs7m said:
Btw, does this new movie have any green OSGs?
Gaila
startrek2.jpg

Rachel Nichols (Rachel Gibson in Ailias
and Scarlett O'Hara in G. I. Joe)
plays one of what may be several Orion
slave girls in the JJ Abrams 'Star Trek'
Credit: Paramount Pictures


Happy now? ;)

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All right! My phaser is getting primed!
 
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Glad to hear the reviews. I was waiting for this and Terminator.
 
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I've decided that I'm going to see this movie. As I mentioned elsewhere, how many actors have played Tarzan? Superman? Batman? James Bond? But only one actor has played Kirk, only one has played Spock, etc. I'm taking a young friend with me. He isn't much into Star Trek period and can't understand the appeal of the original series. From what I've read here it sounds like he'll like Star Trek. I was a trekkie when the show became a hit back in the '70s. I could quote the dialouge. Finally had too much and left Star Trek although I did see all of the movies with the original cast. I finally re-visited the series when Shatner and Nimoy hosted the 40th anniversary on TV Land. It was a treat seeing those shows again. I have since watched a few more on Hulu. It's like visting an old friend. Yup, I'm going to see Star Trek in a couple of weeks and I'll report back here to my friends at SDC. Peace and long life! :) Oh, you know what's really strange? Shatner and Nimoy were both 36 when they started the show. DeForest Kelly and James Doohan were ten years older. I'm older than McCoy and Scotty! Dag!!! Another thing that's strange and sad it that they're gone, as is Roddenberry and his wife and so many of the talented folks who worked on Star Trek. They were all uniformly surprised and somewhat bewildered when that failed prime-time series became not only a hit after it was cancelled but a phenomenon. How many shows can say that?
 
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ZenGalacticore":1iex4t5c said:
None can say it like the Real "Star Trek", Jim.

Agreed, brother Zen, but I'm happy that the torch is being passed to where it should be, not to Next Generation, not to Deep Space Nine--which I started watching its last three years and enjoyed--not to Voyager and not to Enterprise. My hope is that I will like Star Trek and then hope that they do more with this cast and the creative talent behind them. I'm just flabbergasted to learn that Kirk is serving under Pike! But then from what I've read Kirk in this film is a bad-ass who finally grows up. I recall a scene in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" where Gary Lockwood's character describes cadet-Kirk as a strictly by-the-book type. Kirk himself confessed the same to Dr. McCoy in "Shore Leave". The new movie must be going further back with Kirk, with a spin to appeal to the youth audience. Anyway, I'll let Y'all know what I think about this movie and the future of Star Trek, from a guy who couldn't watch year 3 of the original show because it was on past his bed-time but remembers catching bits and pieces previously!
 
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Hello Jim.

Do you remember Alexander the Great and the Gordion Knot? "Caesar, did not--up..um...eh, ...Captain Kirk did not..."

Alexander solved the Riddle of the Gordion Knot by simply cutting it. James Tiberius Kirk did the same with the supposedly unsolvable 'so-and-so test administered to Constellation Starship Command Officer Candidates.'*[edit]

Kirk says he's by the book. Many people say that, and are not. That's part of what makes Kirk interesting. He's a walking, living, contradiction. Just like the rest of us. And he has-and is burdened with- the awesome and serious responsibility of commanding a matter-antimatter spacewarp-capable Starship that travels thousands of light-years in radius from Home Base Earth.

Zen out. Transmission ending.

*CSCOCs You know, like, 'COs' and 'NCOs', and CFCs and HBOs...
 
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