More Star Trek reactions
So yeah, I’m still a-buzzin’ from seeing Star Trek this past weekend — read my review — and I can’t wait to see it again. Yeah, it’s really that good, but don’t take my word for it.
I’m sure some Trekkies will complain about inconsistencies. (One of my friends has already convinced herself that this movie is a total betrayal of the series and refuses to see it.) I’m sure that the lightness and frivolity will cause some to shrug and say “Meh.”
But color me grateful for Abram’s light-heartedness. The trend toward ponderous sci-fi adventures (and [Battlestar Galactica] has been severest of them all) has been rewarding, but it’s also a little wearying. Too many of the franchises that used to be fun are turning grim and despairing. I’m so glad to discover that Star Trek can be this much fun. It’s a perfect summertime franchise flick: Fast. Smart. Fun to watch. Even more fun to listen to. Packed with characters who leave me wanting to spend more time with them.
You know the old slogan. This “New Crew Revue” say they’re going “where no man has gone before.” That’s not true. They’re going somewhere very familiar. But the way they go there… wow!
[C]ompared to any but the most brilliant origin stories — compared to the modest pleasures of Iron Man, say — Star Trek delivers superbly, while opening the door to the possibility of better things yet to come. Where a typical franchise prequel like last week’s Wolverine merely hits the expected numbers, Star Trek surprises and delights. That’s something “Star Trek” hasn’t done in a couple of decades or so. I’ll take it.
I saw the movie with an avowed Trek fanatic. When the lights went up, I asked her what she thought. Her response was that it was good, but it “wasn’t Trek.” Not having paid much attention to the Roddenberryverse since “TNG,” I didn’t have much of a response. But then as I left the theater I thought: “Not Trek? The movie has gaping plotholes, a skirt-chasing Kirk, time travel, and a bullshit pseudo-scientific resolution to a life-threatening situation…who are you kidding? It’s totally fucking Trek!”