Fan-bloomin'-tastic!

Rating: 7/10 (7 May 2009)

***There are SPOILERS in this review***
I have spent most of the afternoon trying to formulate a review that is a little calmer than how I felt when I left the cinema after seeing Star Trek... to say I left the theatre bouncing off the walls and with an inane grin should give you some clue as to how this film blew me away – it was FANTASTIC!
I am 44 years old and grew up with these characters from the age of about 5 or 6, and let me tell you, the casting was top notch! Zachary Quinto as Spock was brilliant, Chris Pine as Kirk was brilliant, although I felt his character was a little too arrogant to start with, but by the end of the film I saw that he had to be cocky in order for his character to grow into the role, and boy, did he ever?! Simon Pegg as Scotty was hilariously brilliant – what a way to enter a star ship! LOL! But the stand out for me was Karl Urban as Leonard McCoy. He had his dry, sometime pithy sarcastic humour down to a T, and I was not watching someone playing the younger version of Bones – I was watching Bones himself.
Another mention must go to Eric Bana who is fantastic and totally unrecognisable as the Romulan, Nero. Whatever you do, do not get into this film late, otherwise you will miss the awesome spectacle of his ship appearing on screen for the first time. It was also wonderful to see Leonard Nimoy as old Spock, and not just in a bit part, either. However, one thing that did bother me a little, I'm a child of the time/space continuum theory, and I didn't altogether agree with the two Spocks having a heart to heart, but that is a minor point.
The opening scenes had me welling up and thankful that I had gone to see it alone – how embarrassing, crying at a film within the first 5 minutes, and a Star Trek movie at that! *rolleyes*
The original series started in the 60's, and I loved how Earth, although is was in the future, was reminiscent of this era.
To summarise, if you can only afford to see one film this summer, make sure it's this one.