To Boldly Go

Went to go see Star Trek tonight, incredibly fun and entertaining show.  Now I don't consider myself a Trekkie, but I did grow up watching each series, and am passingly familiar with most of the worlds.  That being said, I completely nerded out on this movie.  Performances were almost always spot on, with the actors playing Bones, Scotty and Spock creating near perfect representations of the characters they inherited.  Kirk (Pine) was a little off, being more of a "bad-boy" character, and not a leader.  They did try to spin this a little, as old Spock told him how his father was an inspiration (he's dead at this point in the movie.  I'd say spoiler, but it was shouted in the preview, so too bad).  

The movie overall was well paced and interactive, with the plot flowing smoothly most of the time from action to personal scenes. I do take exception to this though with the interaction between Kirk and Spock, as they went from beating the crap out of each other to instant best buds, but these points are minor, and can be overlooked in the larger picture.  

And the fan service.  Dear lord, the fan service in this movie.  Granted, it is Star Trek, so some is to be expected, but it is constant in this movie.  Though I won't say it was bad, I cheered the same as everyone else (well, the everyone else that was a nerd in the theater) when certain lines were said.  The great thing about it was the little nods to the fans weren't forced.  They fit right into the script, and the movie never slowed down to point out that they were paying homage to the old series.  It is a problem in most adaptations when they are particularly well loved, the movie will sometimes stop the action for a moment after the line or action, as if to say "here you go, love us now."  Not so with Star Trek, it never pauses, only throws the line at you and then moves on.

This adaptation of Star Trek was both exciting and fun, an experience I have missed in the past few years (don't get me started on Enterprise.  Blech.).  I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in space battles, military sci-fi, or just pure fun.  Highly intellectual and brilliantly executed, this Star Trek took us where we have never been in the universe, the heart and minds of the young members of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

9/10