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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Star Trek

Review Date: March 13, 2010

Reviewer: Spider Monkey, UK

From the impressive opening sequence you suspect that `Star Trek' will be something special and by the time the end credits have started to roll you will know it for a certainty. As far as sci-fi films go this is outstanding. You get a great storyline, amazing space scenes and CGI and good acting from all involved. This film is a prequel to all the Star trek films that already exist and this introduces us to all of the crew we know and love. It even shows how some of them grew up and how they met one another. The casting is excellent, especially the actor who plays Spock, and there is even a cameo from Leonard Nimoy. This shows how Kirk started off as an impetuous and even arrogant cadet and gives us an insight into his character that is evident in later films. This is a good film in it's own right and adds to the series exceptionally well. There are plenty of classic lines and in-jokes for existing trekkie fans and action and adventure for those new to the franchise. This is a top sci-fi adventure and an engaging film and is well worth checking out at some point. P.S. the space scenes on Blu-Ray are especially impressive if you get the chance to view this in that format.

A great surprise

Review Date: March 7, 2010

Reviewer: May Williams, London UK

I watched this with my kids, who are not 'trek' fans, and they loved it. I remember the original stark trek and thought this a great update of the series and a good piece of entertainment. For some reason some people have found the Spock & Uhura relationship a bit of a stumbling block but I did not and found if perfectly natural. Granted, I had to watch it twice to get my head around some aspects of the plot but this only increased my enjoyment.

There are some good extras including a rather excitable commentary. Worth the money - I look forward to the next one.

Perfect

Review Date: March 6, 2010

Reviewer: T. K. Hudson, England

This set is amazing. The film is absoloutly increadible which is then quadroupled by the stunning visuals provided on blu-ray. Its chock full of great special features and the third disk transfers the film to you ipod so you can watch this big screen marvel anywhere!

Star Trek X1

Review Date: March 4, 2010

Reviewer: Mr. T. Middleditch, Kent. U.K.

Great CD. Carries on the Star Trek tradition. At first I thought it was O.T.T., but after watching it a second time I thought this was possibly how Kirk was when younger.
Worth the price.

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

Great Graphics as well as a Great Price.

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a boys night in

Review Date: March 2, 2010

Reviewer: Paul Wherton,

Watching this dvd on a big plasma screen made for an excellent night in with the boys. Everyone loved it and together with a chineese take away was an exceptional Friday night in.Plenty of action to keep our interest going.