Most of us have grown up with the joke which said why did Captain James Kirk go into the ladies toilet. TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE. These 9 words have always been on top of mind recall the minute you say Star Trek or anything related to the Starship Enterprise. Or for that matter NCC 1701 which is the registration number of the Enterprise. And most of all the magic 4 words that is known to everyone in the enterprise because they are most useful in the desperate times that its members find themselves more often than not – BEAM ME UP SCOTTY (Simon Pegg)!!! J J Abrams (the director of Mission Impossible III) takes us on the journey before getting to the Starship enterprise that you and have seen; with the use of stunning visual effects all through. Would have expected nothing less with Star Trek.
This story begins with a very young George Kirk (Chris Hemsworth) who is suddenly saddled with the leadership of the space craft when they get attacked by a huge Romulan Ship out of the blue. The Romulan Captain, Nero (Eric Bana – a very sinister looking one) asks for a face to face with the captain of the ship. He is in search of a half breed Vulcan who goes by the name of Spock (Zachary Quinto). But he doesn’t realize that he has gone back in time and is now over 25 years behind time. Frustrated, he kills the captain and opens fire on the ship which is now led by George who orders immediate evacuation of the flight and ensures that his pregnant wife, Winona (Jennifer Morrison) is taken to safety. Malfunction of the auto pilot forces George to stay back in the craft and eventually give up his life.
Growing up fatherless has its drawbacks and James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), genius by any standards is a rebel without a cause at just over 20 years of age. He aces all his tests but doesn’t want to join the forces. As if he were trying to prove a point. But all of that is till Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), who served with George Kirk, bumps into young Jim at a bar brawl. He spends sometime trying to drill sense into the bull headed young man and asks him to enlist with the forces. The next day, James Kirk enlists himself and begins his training. Over time he gets to meet Spock, who is considered as arguably the best brain in the part of the universe that we come from and also becomes close friends with Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban). Spock and James start off as individuals who hate the sight of each other. Surprising right, considering they are always seen as best of friends. Just one of the few surprising things that will come your way as you watch the prelude to the real thing.
As mentioned earlier in the review, special Effects have always been the hallmark of the Star Trek series and most die-hard fans would not have it any other way for sure. And you will not be disappointed one bit with this version either. That along with Make Up, for which it won its only Oscar last year added with the tremendous fan following that it has ensures that Star Trek finds itself @ 189 in the imdb top 250 list. There are some solid performances as well from the entire star cast. None that are stupendous in anyway but definitely above average. The use of sound and light to deliver the traditional feel of battles in space is beautiful. The only reason it lost the Oscar for Visual effects was that it came up against Avatar in the final draw. I would peg this as a must watch for fans of the series or otherwise. It plays quite regularly on Star Movies I think. Catch it the next time for sure if you haven’t seen it yet. 7.5 on 10.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1761608473/
This story begins with a very young George Kirk (Chris Hemsworth) who is suddenly saddled with the leadership of the space craft when they get attacked by a huge Romulan Ship out of the blue. The Romulan Captain, Nero (Eric Bana – a very sinister looking one) asks for a face to face with the captain of the ship. He is in search of a half breed Vulcan who goes by the name of Spock (Zachary Quinto). But he doesn’t realize that he has gone back in time and is now over 25 years behind time. Frustrated, he kills the captain and opens fire on the ship which is now led by George who orders immediate evacuation of the flight and ensures that his pregnant wife, Winona (Jennifer Morrison) is taken to safety. Malfunction of the auto pilot forces George to stay back in the craft and eventually give up his life.
Growing up fatherless has its drawbacks and James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), genius by any standards is a rebel without a cause at just over 20 years of age. He aces all his tests but doesn’t want to join the forces. As if he were trying to prove a point. But all of that is till Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), who served with George Kirk, bumps into young Jim at a bar brawl. He spends sometime trying to drill sense into the bull headed young man and asks him to enlist with the forces. The next day, James Kirk enlists himself and begins his training. Over time he gets to meet Spock, who is considered as arguably the best brain in the part of the universe that we come from and also becomes close friends with Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban). Spock and James start off as individuals who hate the sight of each other. Surprising right, considering they are always seen as best of friends. Just one of the few surprising things that will come your way as you watch the prelude to the real thing.
As mentioned earlier in the review, special Effects have always been the hallmark of the Star Trek series and most die-hard fans would not have it any other way for sure. And you will not be disappointed one bit with this version either. That along with Make Up, for which it won its only Oscar last year added with the tremendous fan following that it has ensures that Star Trek finds itself @ 189 in the imdb top 250 list. There are some solid performances as well from the entire star cast. None that are stupendous in anyway but definitely above average. The use of sound and light to deliver the traditional feel of battles in space is beautiful. The only reason it lost the Oscar for Visual effects was that it came up against Avatar in the final draw. I would peg this as a must watch for fans of the series or otherwise. It plays quite regularly on Star Movies I think. Catch it the next time for sure if you haven’t seen it yet. 7.5 on 10.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1761608473/
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