Star Trek XI (1-Disc Edition) [DVD] [2009]

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J.J. Abrams' 2009 feature film was billed as "not your father's Star Trek," but your father will probably love it anyway. And what's not to love? It has enough action, emotional impact, humor, and sheer fun for any moviegoer, and Trekkers will enjoy plenty of insider references and a cast that seems ideally suited to portray the characters we know they'll become later. Both a prequel and a reboot, Star Trek introduces us to James T. Kirk (Chris Pine of The Princess Diaries 2), a sharp but aimless young man who's prodded by a Starfleet captain, Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood), to enlist and make a difference. At the Academy, Kirk runs afoul of a Vulcan commander named Spock (Zachary Quinto of Heroes), but their conflict has to take a back seat when Starfleet, including its new ship, the Enterprise, has to answer an emergency call from Vulcan. What follows is a stirring tale of genocide and revenge launched by a Romulan (Eric Bana) with a particular interest in Spock, and we get to see the familiar crew come together, including McCoy (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Sulu (John Cho), Chekhov (Anton Yelchin), and Scottie (Simon Pegg).
The action and visuals make for a spectacular big-screen movie, though the plot by Abrams and his writers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (who worked together on Transformers and with Abrams on Alias and Mission Impossible III), and his producers (fellow Losties Damon Lindeloff and Bryan Burk) can be a bit of a mind-bender (no surprise there for Lost fans). Hardcore fans with a bone to pick may find faults, but resistance is futile when you can watch Kirk take on the Kobayashi Maru scenario or hear McCoy bark, "Damnit, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!" An appearance by Leonard Nimoy and hearing the late Majel Barrett Roddenberry as the voice of the computer simply sweeten the pot. Now comes the hard part: waiting for some sequels to this terrific prequel. --David Horiuchi

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Don't believe the hype

Review Date: February 7, 2010

Reviewer: Gareth White, St Helens

Damn, people are easy to please! What's all the fuss about? This film has a VERY weak plot that basically spends too much time saying "hey folks, this is all on a new timeline so anything can happen in spite of what the other Trek stories said, OK?". Oh, how interesting. Or rather, how boring. I'm sick of everybody getting excited about lazy pap like this. You'll get far more intelligent Trek entertainment by investing your hard earned in Star Trek: The Animated Series. Please do that instead. Seriously.

Best Sci-Fi of 2009

Review Date: February 7, 2010

Reviewer: Mr. Ja Campbell, Amsterdam

This remake is incredible, and I'm not even into Star Trek. Brilliant film, loved it!

Great characters in a tried and tested theme

Review Date: February 4, 2010

Reviewer: Dick Chuckens, Sussex, UK

I've rated this 3/5 because of the great characters, not the story. As one would expect, the special effects are impressive and the story carries itself along well, but the strength of this movie is in re-introducing the familiar characters to us and giving us a back story to all the adventures that subsequently happen. Chris Pine must be singled out for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, sometimes unnervingly like William Shatner's original.

Weaknesses are many. Why have a romance between Spock and Uhura? Perhaps there's more to come, as there's bound to be a sequel or two. If you're at all scientifically literate you will cringe at the unecessary invention or "red matter," the notion that a supernova could destroy a galaxy, a complete misunderstanding of black holes and much more.

The story is probably the greatest weakness, a basic bad-guys-from-the-future-seeking-revenge plot with a big spaceship and lots of tattoos. There's not much more to say about it.

After hard-SF writers such as Stephen Baxter have so effectively dealt with the ins and outs of time travel I would have hoped for something less derivative of aging pulp SF. Perhaps sometime there will be a movie that is entertaining as well as scientifically literate.

The Best Yet

Review Date: February 4, 2010

Reviewer: Pink Dragon,

I've never been a big fan of the Star Trek films, they have always been long-winded and rather self-satisfied for my liking. Not any more! This film captures all of the fun and excitement of the original series with the characters taking precedence over the visual effects (which are great, by the way). A treat for younger viewers as well as those of us who remember the original series.

One thing that everyone mentions is the way that the young actors effortlessly capture the essence of the characters that they play without resorting to some cheesy impersionation. It is so easy to believe that these guys really are Kirk, Spock, Bones et al when they were young, and yet the actors still make the roles their own.

The only one that really fails in this respect is Uhura; Nichelle Nicols (the original Uhura) was a sensual character who revelled in her femininity and really enjoyed being a woman. The new Uhura, played by Zoe Saldana, is a humourless and aggressive feminist. I don't know what's wrong with American film-makers, they all seem to think that in order for a woman to be strong she has to become a man. They also seem to have overlooked Gene Roddenberry's original vision of a Star Trek world where everyone is equal and discrimination is very much a thing of the past. As for Uhura's relationship with Spock - that's probably best overlooked by Star Trek purists.

Whether or not you like the Star Trek series, this is a great film in its own right. I look forward to the next sequel (there has to be one) and I hope that Uhura remembers where she left her femininity.

Star Trek XI review by ATL

Review Date: February 2, 2010

Reviewer: Mr. A. T. Lavey, Nuneaton, UK

I had this DVD bought as a Christmas present and so had to wait quite a while to watch it. I had to put up with work colleagues saying that they had seen it at the cinema!

The story lays the foundations of the main characters that existed throughout Star Trek: Original Series, and several films after. However, there are some 'disjoints'. For instance, in this story line Spocks mother is killed, yet she turns up in Star Trek: The Journey Home (for one count). I understand the reason Orci and Kurtzman had her in the script (to enable Spock to loose his rag and resign his Captancy so that Kirk can realise his ambition). Also, Scotty (Simon Pegg) looses his scottish accent for a while (when just meeting everyone on the bridge of the Enterprise). And Spock showed Scotty a parameter missing out of his calculations for beaming to/from warp travelling vessels. How would this have affected the future? Sorry, this is probably too deep.

Andy way, don't let anything put you off watching the DVD. It is a great view, even my wife said so, and she doesn't like watching Star Trek! Live long and prosper.