A wannabe serious version of Starship Troopers?

Rating: 3/10 (11 May 2009)

At least Starship Troopers was self-ironical.
Pros: 1)Spock is awesome...beside a big huge glitch in the script:I think he can add a lot to the original character staying perfectly inside the tradition. 2) Uhura and Spock sexual tension: yummy! Though it needs a lot of maturity in it. 3) Sulu with ninja swords! Yay! 4) Scott: awesome pick , amazing actor! Again the guy can add a lot to the original character But the script should do a better effort to make him look lesser silly (like in old roles he played) and scientifically sound. 5) Visual: stunning (see Vulcan!), even though starship interiors looks too much industrial basements. Where are star Trek corridors?! Vulcan schools? Amazingly Matrix like! 6) Bones is definitely the young Bones.
Cons (oh my...): 1) Star Trek is the Batman of sci fi. I expect "Dark Knight", not a popcorn movie from it. 2) Kirk. I don't know the actor so i can't judge if he was picked because his looks or his acting. Kirk doing stupid stuff with cars at 10? Good! But here was deprived of the main character characteristic: Kirk's charisma. The charisma of this guy is: i'm the dude, whatever i do is awesome, i'm awesome and anybody follows me because i am awesome and i'll never fail because.. i'm the most awesomely awesome guy in the universe. That's Paris Hilton. Kirk is a giant, a man driven by a deep humility, willingness and curiosity of discover, respect for the fleet, it's role in the universe, and for other civilizations, but at the same time capable to understand when to break rules in a smart/responsible/thoughtful way and when to think and act out of the box...also in a very manly way. And capable to take decisions being conscious of the possibility of making mistakes that may cost the life of hundreds of people and have to bear that responsibility forever. This guy doesn't show a glitch of that inner tension. Spock was emotionally challenged in that moment?! Naaa! Kirk was...and succeed passing trough it...and maybe paying something to reality and trough that moment discover the real burden of command! That was a great Star Trek story to tell. How Kirk became Kirk! This guy is almost a bully (the caricature of manliness/charisma/leadership), that from nothing in 3 years becomes captain of a starship (when usually a cadet to become first official takes at least 10) No special achievement before (just country boy on beers and cars)...and the test thing...i really hoped he handled it by grasping a higher imperfection in the test philosophy...not just barely cheating...and in that bully way...i waited 30 years to see what happened...jeez... I hope Marines do not teach this to their commanding people! Here we are propagating a "Dick Chaney" prospective of what leading is. I would have preferred something more Obama. I know...next movie the guy will have a problem with his attitude, lead him into alcohol and getting out from that because his sense of responsibility for the fleet and blablabla. Can't we write an original script any once in a while?!
Original star Trek helped me to grow up. Here...we are just keeping the kids in their mud. Because thinking that being bully is leadership is just that. Media should stop simplifying this matter or next generations will keep voting burly guys that order wars just because is cool.
3)This federation is a joke. I mean...they allow a cadet that just did such insubordinations to get into command of their main piece? Not only the main command...but even the cadets on the bridge?! That then promotes him officially with that stupid ceremony where everybody smiles and chuckles? This is tickling bully narcissistic behaviors! And Star Trek is the opposite. Is a space tale about the need for the humanity to grow up, using the paradigm of the space deepness to investigate the deepness of the human spirit. Is inspired by Shakespeare not Baywatch. I know was a difficult story to tell...but this is too much of a simplification. Corporate Studios look just for the easy money? Apparently! Produce, consume and die. Star trek instead helped set higher grounds for all. Will this new franchise? 4)Spock giving up the command. Ha! Spock would have just kicked out the guy from the bridge. And on what base Kirk then became the commander?! Just because he's awesome? If i was there i would have shoot him with my phaser! 5) Too much bold jokes. Again...popcorn. 6) Too much fun on Chekov. I'm pretty sure that the original used to bath in Siberia's iced waters when young. This guy is supercool though let's have him do some gym and act more alpha for the next episode. 7) Next time you do a green skinned girl make sure she has antennas on his head. (what was that anonymous Star Wars alien on the bridge?!) 8)Another important question: originally ST had this design to promote peace and deep understanding among people of the world and people of the space. For once let's see how for real a Scottish and a Russian can interact with an American crew and spit blood as brothers in arms and not play just their stupid national cameos.
With this said, I think the movie may be the key to open the continuity to newer generations. And that is a good thing. I hope that it may work as in Harry Potter: start from honey and get into the dark/mature side of reality. Star Trek is a journey into the human being using the space as a paradigm as the magic is in Potter. I would recommend the actor that plays Kirk to moneyless backpack trough Asia and Europe the whole next year to prepare for the next episodes. Hope not to see him on some girlie magazine together with Paris Hilton because they are both so aaaawesome.