Star Trek

Star Trek - 3 1/2 out of 5 stars

OK, I know when you saw the first preview and then the first poster and so on, you were all thinking the same thing: why kick a dead horse this series is so old my grandparents missed the first episode? None the less, the story line was not as horrible as one might think. For those of you who were dragged into Star Trek at the end of Deep Space Nine, this film went all the way back to the original, when the enterprise was new and Captain John Luke Picard was far into the future. The story is centered around the soon-to-be-captain, James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), and his rise from a boy to a man and his journey to becoming a member of star fleet. Along this intrepid voyager’s journey, he meets up with some people that might seem familiar, Spock (Zachary Quinto), Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy (Karl Urban), and the well-known to the world Scotty (Simon Pegg). To any who know the story of the original Star Trek crew, things seem to be slightly altered from what they were. Faced by the impending threat of a Romulan mining ship, captained by Nero (Eric Bana), and bent on the revenge of his people against a crime never committed, the crew of the Enterprise will face their first challenge as a crew and find out what they are really made of. This twisted tale of fate takes many turns across time and space that will keep you either on the edge of your seat or holding your sides with laughter. With the surprising comeback of Leonard Nimoy (also as Spock), this is one epic adventure that you will not want to miss. Directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, this film was exceptionally well-casted and written to portray the original Star Trek crew while still giving it its own unique story and personality.