My bad! That should be Star TREK.
--- In [email protected], "ravenadal" <ravena...@...> wrote:
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> It's taken me a few days to get my thoughts together. Actually, I enjoyed
> the movie so much that I didn't think it would be fair to write a review so
> soon after seeing the movie. So, I waited until now since I have had time to
> digest everything and for the initial shock to wear off. Let me start by
> saying it was difficult to not get hopes up for this movie. Star Trek wasn't
> completely original (time travel, Khan-like revenge), but it did it in such a
> refreshing way. Let me get to it.
>
> Casting was perfect. Chris Pine didn't try to imitate Shatner's Kirk, in
> fact, he made the role his own. Zachary Quinto shed his Sylar skin, and
> became Spock. The best casting, however, was Karl Urban as McCoy, and Simon
> Pegg as Scotty. Karl Urban had the mannerisms and the vocal inflection down.
> It went beyond an imitation. Simon Pegg brought his quirkiness and comedic
> timing to a character that always seemed to bring humor the crew. Any movie
> with Bruce Greenwood (Capt. Christopher Pike) is automatically 10 times
> better. He brought a gravitas and authority to his role as the no nonsense
> Captain/Academic .Without going on about everyone, everyone performed their
> roles well. Oh, Eric Bana's measured performance as the snarky villainous
> Nero was scary.
>
> The effects were great. ILM who provided the effects didn't any models in
> the space scenes. If I didn't know that, I wouldn't have been able to tell.
> The only problem that I had was J.J. Abrams overuse of flare. I know he was
> going for a style, but after so many, it wasn't special.
>
> Star Trek, to me, is the best Sci-Fi movie since the Matrix, and the best
> action movie since Transformers. I expect there will be more. And I can't
> wait.
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