In The Beginning,There Was Kirk...James T. Kirk

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2009)

After the last couple of Star Trek films started to show their age, I figured, "it's time to put this horse out to pasture". Imagine my utter surprise (and delight)when I found out that there was to be a brand new Star Trek film, with a cast of relative unknowns playing younger versions of the legendary characters (although,blink & you'll miss Wynonna Ryder in a cameo/walk on,as well as Leonard Nimoy in a nice turn as...well...um...Mr. Spock,the elder), I thought, "well, it'll be nice to see some fresh blood being injected into this iron poor blood series. Short story long,it happened (oh joy!). As I've always enjoyed the original series,some of the offshoots (ST:The Next Generation),and the early films with the original cast from the series, this new adventure,I'm happy to announce,is a feather in my cap (as well as some hard core Trekkies). The plot concerns the early years of James T.Kirk,from birth,to being Captain of the Enterprise. Along the way,we are also introduced to younger versions of Scotty,Bones,Uhura,and yes, Mr. Spock. Director J.J. Abrams (Lost) manages to work with a mighty tasty script that Gene Roddenbury would have been proud to be affiliated as his brain child,carried on. Abrams manages to keep both character interaction,as well as some pretty hairy action sequences for the thrill 'em crowd,without lowering himself to cheap jack Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich mindless bombast. A fun evening at the movies is in store for audiences either craving, or missing their fix of Star Trek (at least until/if a sequel is in store for the foreseeable future). Rated PG-13 by the MPAA,this film contains a bit of rude language,action/adventure violence (but nothing really gross or gory)& some sexy goings on between Kirk & an alien