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Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2009)

oh dude i thought this movie was awesome, i don't know why, i don't know how, but it was super cool.
Chris Pine's performance and as a budding Captain James Tiberius Kirk was freaking awesome, and amazing and deliciously unself conscious, the way he's so feisty and so bold and self-assured, yet he loses practically every fight he gets into is hilarious and definitely not unlike some Jack Nicholson characters in the seventies or some Harrison Ford characters in the late 70's and early 80's. The subtle references to these characters are almost subconscious and to great effect by Chris Pine.
Also Spock's uptight ultra-logical unselfconscious overbearing performances is also quite pleasing, but what is more pleasing is how his character plays off with Chris Pine's character, probably one of the greatest uses of two character foils i've seen in a long time. they almost remind you of the relationship between john Lennon and Paul Mcartney, or how you would imagine Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will relate to each other within the setting of a huddle. Nonetheless, pretty cool.
the photography was great, the directos specifically used 35 mm lenses because they thought that a story of this setting deserved and should be told on a grand canvas, but what is even more remarkable of the photography is the beautiful contrast in the outer space shots between light and dark, and the contrasts in the opening scene between the romulan monster ship juxtaposed to the nebula shining in the background. there was also a great use of flares and quick editing reminiscent of peter jackson's use in the Lord of the rings trilogy back earlier in the beginning of the decade. what i also thought was particularly cool was how well ajob did the camera did to tell the story and complement the characters, there was a little of use of tilted cameras and hand-held shaky cameras, and quick pans and whip lashes to convey the feeling of panic and haste that the characters must have felt while on the enterprise.
Nevertheless, it was a cool movie. I liked it. It took me back to my childhood. LOL