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Take everything you know, might know or even think&#160 you know about the universe of Trek – and chuck it out the airlock.

Just to give you an idea, one of the Federation’s major planets (I won’t tell you which one, in case you’ve not yet seen it) goes the way of the humpback whale circa the 21st century.&#160 (One hint:&#160 it’s going to create a major&#160 problem for the Realm&#153, and I’m already working on the screenplay.)

Chris Pine is very good as the young James T. Kirk, and Zach Quinto is so convincing as Spock that you swear they really did shoot Nimoy out the photon tube into the Genesis planet and this is how he came out.&#160 Karl Urban was Teh Very Essence&#153 of Leonard “Bones” McCoy, although I guran-damn-tee you that, if they had decided to write Gary Mitchell (“Where No Man Has Gone Before”) into the script, Urban’s a dead ringer.

Zoe Saldana was a very snarky Uhura – which is a good thing, because Nyota could be most snarky when she chose to be.&#160 Simon Pegg’s “Scotty”, frankly, sounds Irish, Anton Yelchin lays the accent on a bit thick as Chekov, and John Cho has a moment or two as Sulu.

(Well, at least he’s not a heterophobe.&#160 That we know of, anyway.)

Eric Bana’s portrayal of the futuristic nemesis Nemo was a bit over the top, if you ask me, but as the storyline unfolds, one could argue that his character had good reason.&#160 It makes for an interesting conflict.

MERLIN:&#160 Perhaps he was “finding Nemo”, hm?

VENOMOUS:&#160 Oh, do&#160 shut up.&#160

Nimoy had significantly more than a cameo or a bit part in the movie, and there’s an interesting twist at the end you’ll not want to miss.

The Constitution-class Enterprise itself has been completely redesigned, although for my money, I’ll still take the 1701-A vintage.&#160 The special effects were, as you might expect, spectacular – worth the price of admission by themselves, if you ask me.

There are several “easter eggs” and tips-o’-the-hat to the old series, right down to the sound of the transporter (although they overdid it a bit on the appearance – you’ll see what I mean) and a couple of lines uttered by both McCoy & Scott that you’ll get a kick out of.

Lots of stars.&#160 Joe Bob says “check it out”.

NEXT:&#160 One of our Klingons is missing…

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One response to “Star Trek:&#160 The Review”

1. Alan K. Henderson says:

   May 12, 2009 at 11:47 am

   Check out the Lileks review. Here’s one observation: “John Murtha’s descendants, at some point, obviously move to Iowa.”

   I’m planning to see it next Monday, when the crowds die down a bit.

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