I finally got around to seeing the new Star Trek film, and these are some of my thoughts.
First of all, it was definitely a reimagining. The difference in feel from the original series and movies was jarring, almost to the point of not being "Star Trek" at all, or at least as I knew it.
Considering the fact that they rebooted the franchise with a young, teenybopper-friendly cast (which I originally thought was a terrible idea), I think they did a terrific job with the casting of this movie. To me, just about every character felt right, or at least close enough to be fun and effective.
The FX shots were well done.... all five million of them. I guess that's what bothered me the most about this movie. Trek isn't "Star Wars," and was never meant to be. It was a thought-provoking, cerebral, and character-driven franchise. As Matt said, some of the action sequences seemed shoehorned in to keep the movie moving at a frenzied pace. The older Star Trek show would have stopped to ponder the mysteries of what's going on and allow the interplay between the characters to keep the viewers' interest.
All that having been said, I enjoyed the movie for what it was. As a Trek enthusiast, I found many of the character's backgrounds and introductions to be fascinating. Most of it felt right. And despite all the action, they still managed to keep the characters in focus enough to make an impact.
I disagree with Matt on Spock (as portrayed in this movie). Let's face it, NO ONE has played a Vulcan like Leonard Nimoy, and nobody can duplicate his great performance as Spock. That having been said, I thought Zack Quinto did a fine job in his performance as a young Spock still struggling with his emotions. Actually, there WAS an episode of Star Trek where Spock had to take command of the Enterprise because Kirk was stranded in a parallel universe (or something like that), and Spock's actions and demeanor was not much different than Quinto's Spock was in this movie. (I forgot the name of the episode, but I remember it. I don't know if that solidifies my geek cred or negates it!) Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed with Quinto's performance, because it wasn't totally out of character, in my opinion.
When all is said and done, it wasn't a GREAT Trek from a Trek geek's perspective, but it was an interesting take on it, and they've assembled a fine cast that could fill the shoes of the previous cast quite well. I'm curious to see if they settle down in the next movie and let the characters do their thing, or if the new "Trek" style will continue to be slam-bang ADD action. Either way, it's still cool to get some new Trek to ponder.
I finally got around to seeing the new Star Trek film, and these are some of my thoughts.
First of all, it was definitely a reimagining. The difference in feel from the original series and movies was jarring, almost to the point of not being "Star Trek" at all, or at least as I knew it.
Considering the fact that they rebooted the franchise with a young, teenybopper-friendly cast (which I originally thought was a terrible idea), I think they did a terrific job with the casting of this movie. To me, just about every character felt right, or at least close enough to be fun and effective.
The FX shots were well done.... all five million of them. I guess that's what bothered me the most about this movie. Trek isn't "Star Wars," and was never meant to be. It was a thought-provoking, cerebral, and character-driven franchise. As Matt said, some of the action sequences seemed shoehorned in to keep the movie moving at a frenzied pace. The older Star Trek show would have stopped to ponder the mysteries of what's going on and allow the interplay between the characters to keep the viewers' interest.
All that having been said, I enjoyed the movie for what it was. As a Trek enthusiast, I found many of the character's backgrounds and introductions to be fascinating. Most of it felt right. And despite all the action, they still managed to keep the characters in focus enough to make an impact.
I disagree with Matt on Spock (as portrayed in this movie). Let's face it, NO ONE has played a Vulcan like Leonard Nimoy, and nobody can duplicate his great performance as Spock. That having been said, I thought Zack Quinto did a fine job in his performance as a young Spock still struggling with his emotions. Actually, there WAS an episode of Star Trek where Spock had to take command of the Enterprise because Kirk was stranded in a parallel universe (or something like that), and Spock's actions and demeanor was not much different than Quinto's Spock was in this movie. (I forgot the name of the episode, but I remember it. I don't know if that solidifies my geek cred or negates it!) Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed with Quinto's performance, because it wasn't totally out of character, in my opinion.
When all is said and done, it wasn't a GREAT Trek from a Trek geek's perspective, but it was an interesting take on it, and they've assembled a fine cast that could fill the shoes of the previous cast quite well. I'm curious to see if they settle down in the next movie and let the characters do their thing, or if the new "Trek" style will continue to be slam-bang ADD action. Either way, it's still cool to get some new Trek to ponder.
qoj hpmoj o+ 6uo73q 3Jv 3svq jnoh 77V