Star Trek Movie Review
So here goes…
I saw the movie last night with some guys from the church. To cut to the chase, I thought that the movie was excellent. In fact, I would go so far as to say it was perhaps the best sci-fi movie I have ever seen (Star Wars excluded). The visuals, of course, were terrific and the story even better. It was full of comedy, nostalgia, plenty of great back story and character development. The casting was unbelievably well cast and the Leonard Nemoy appearance was, to me, priceless. The dialogue was just fantastic, as well, full of memorable lines to please the fans.
Now, I am not a huge Star Trek fan (my allegeances will forever lie with the Rebellion not the Federation). Notwithstanding, I loved the original movie franchise (I-VI) though I stayed in the margins with the recent decade’s series’ (most notably TNG and DS9). But, I have always loved the original movies. The Wrath of Kahn, if you are a bright fan, is the best movie to date. I mean, I have tremendous portions of TWK memorized. But, this movie might very well take the taco. It was that good. In fairness, it is hard to be an impartial judge because the technology in both films have so much distance in between them (it’s like looking at the original Star Wars and the newer prequels). But, take technology out of the equation (again, hard to do) and you still have a pretty tight race. At any rate, they are the two best Star Trek movies. Period.
The sad note for me is that last night I watched the best movie of the summer. Everything else is doomed to be a let down, and that is with a busy Summer season, full of promise, ahead of us (GIJOE anyone!). But, sadly, I will have to be content with ok movies (in comparison) from here moving forward. Positive note: with such huge support for the Star Trek movie, we will see part 2 in the not too distant future. And, the DVD release date will be an exciting day.
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