Trekking With Excellence!

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2015)

Star Trek (2009): Dir: J.J. Abrams / Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy: The ultimate space adventure finds its roots as Captain James Kirk grows up fatherless and Spock's home planet is vanquished. The film places the two in conflict while Trek fans understand the bond that eventually grows. Directed by J.J. Abrams who understands the origins of the series and is backed with fantastic visual elements of spacecrafts and bizarre creatures and lifeforms. He previously directed Mission: Impossible 3, which is the best of that series. Here he creates one of the very best of the Star Trek series. Chris Pine plays Kirk, rebellious yet with great instincts. He eventually becomes Captain Kirk but not without taking chances. Zachary Quinto plays Spock who learns a thing or two about emotion as he conflicts with Kirk who in turn challenges him. This will result in a future friendship but not without a great cameo appearance that reveals it all. Karl Urban plays Bones, the doctor and friend of Kirk's who takes a chance on Kirk and turns out to be right. Simon Pegg brings comic relief as Scotty who is merely discovered and adapts to this new world. Leonard Nimoy makes a great cameo appearance playing Spock in the future who informs Kirk where their relationship will go. It celebrates a series by reclaiming its origins and starting over again. Score: 10 / 10