Star Trek boldly goes

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2009)

Just seen the movie at the cinema and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. The tossed in references to the original series crews' mannerisms and quotes were great despite the fact that I have never watched the entire original series in order and so may not have picked up all the references. The only thing that did seem to jar for me was the intimacy that Uhura (Zoe Saldana was very good in the role mind you) shared with Spock. As far as I recall they didn't do that in the original series, but I could be wrong. I did read somewhere that Chekov annoyed someone but I felt he showed his characteristic exuberance. "Bones" gave a strong performance, Scotty was comedic as always and Kirk was fantastic (lucky blighter getting to fumble with Diora Baird, even if she was painted green at the time!) Zachary Quinto was compelling as Spock and the appearance of Leonard Nimoy added to the film too. Sulu was strong too even if he didn't feature so much, mind you the original show always seemed to focus on "the three" (Kirk, Spock and McCoy).
One of the best moments was the moment Kirk turned and struck his head on a beam, just as Scotty did in a film after saying "I know this ship like the back of my hand!", after the bedroom scene, of course!!!
Other reviewers have noted there are plot holes to some degree but this didn't weaken the film for me even though I understand and agree, in principle, with the points raised. It is for this reason I feel I have to deduct one point as there are some issues with the whole storyline but that said I still feel it was a solid film.