Star Trek
2009
Director J. J. Abrams
OK - I very much enjoyed this movie and thought it was a far more faithful reboot of the Star Trek franchise than I was expecting.
The cast work well as the much loved characters. Least to my mind they did but then I'm hardly a Trekkie but more a casual fan. Yeah I enjoy the original series but will be the first to point out that there is a lot of trash amongst the pure screen gold - Spock's Brain anyone!
But the clever stroke here was in setting up an alternative universe, via a time-travel plot, that allows this new Star Trek to exist without stepping on continuity from the long running series. Hence Romulus can be destroyed in the movie and still remain faithful to the original timeline which can still run alongside the new rebooted franchise.
The cast all carry off their roles well, with the possible exception of Simon Pegg who was too comedy Scotty on times. McCoy and Spock were spot on and Kirk did feel like Kirk on times.
Still it will be the next movie that will be the real test but this one is an enjoyable, all action epic that will be enjoyed by the Star Wars generation as well as fervent Trekkies.
