Impressive job on this Star Trek movie

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2009)

For the most part, this was a GREAT movie. I am a fan of the Original Star Trek, but not a fanatic. I do hope they will make a TV series from this movie. It is exciting to think of the possibilities, as the actors develop the characters from the original team. I wonder about the change in Spock's character, as that was an intrinsic part of the original series – it really takes something away by not having it. On the other hand, in my opinion, in the original series, the doctor overdid it somewhat on his emotional responses to Spock – this "new" doctor may be able to improve on that. I am disappointed in the relationship that Uhura and Spock have going – it is quite out of character for both people and for the series in general. One aspect of the original, that made is so good, was that the main characters didn't have a permanent on-going "intimate" relationship with someone, and never had that kind of relationship between themselves. It was the way that the characters related to each other and worked together that made the show such a success. Other points that factored into the success of the original Star Trek is the absence of sexual scenes and the near absence of profanity. I hope that high standard will continue to be upheld. Except for the one minor sex scene, in this new movie they did very well regarding those two aspects. I am impressed and pleased. Three cheers for the ones responsible for that. Please, please don't get sucked into using profanity, sex, and blood and gore, like most of the movies out there today. Thank you for doing such a good job on this comeback. Good luck with developing it into another fun, exciting series.