Star Trek series remain in the same path to be followed since the first reboot of 2009

Rating: 7/10 (17 March 2014)

I watched the first Star Trek and I thought it was a worthy film to watch. The story telling was different than the previous Star Trek movies and series. It was a daring reboot that ended up going quite well, despite the complaints that the franchise became too "Hollywoodish", what means fast paced and with some explicit violence.
J.J. Abrams embraced this project and put his very known trademarks on it. The dazzling lens flares combined with vivid and colorful backgrounds are an eye-candy to a rather corny, yet Star Trek signature plot: villain shows up, does something bad, the brash Captain James Kirk and his crew go to the rescue, no matter how many rules they broke. New villain shows up and the previous villain is the key to defeat this new villain. Something on Enterprise goes wrong, engineering finds something magical to make the ship work as brand new, big battle ensues with all that well known bridge chatter and command chain dialog and everything goes well in the end.
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Although predictable, the plot is makes you keep at the edge of the seat through the whole movie. Apart from some minor holes, it fits well to a Star Trek movie. There are some remarkable and jaw dropping scenes, with a honorable and well deserved mention to the one where the Vengeance reaches the Enerprise in Warp and engages it close range, displaying how flawlessly executed the visual effects were.
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As for the soundtrack, Michael Giacchino and his team, whose work have been praised before in gaming, on Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series, does an amazing job while re imagining the movie's main theme and it's canonics throughout the story playtime. The main theme itself already displays how powerful and catchy is his work. The use of his orchestra just adds to a great potential franchise reboot.
The audio is nothing to be greatly impressed with. The audio effects are what to be expected from a Star Trek movie. The very remarkable sound of the Phasers and other weaponry of Starfleet ships bring back the most tender memories to any hardcore Star Trek fans. The voice work on the crew androids are to be also mentioned here. That's some amazing voice work.
Visually the movie is sufficiently fine worked with the touch of J.J. Abrams attention bringing use of anamorphic lens flares. Also the camera sudden zooms play good effect on some dramatic moments throughout the piece. The enterprise has a clean and nice high technology design and portrayal, differing from the retro depiction of the previous Star Trek series. Some innovations like the Palm Top used by Captain Picard in The Next Generation series are a lacking in this movie, although there's enough holographic screens all around to remind us that we are in a far future.
External visuals are gorgeous. The planet Nibiru visuals are impressive, as well as the other locations shown, like the Starfleet HQ at San Francisco. Some good work was used there and there was no harm in the space scapes as well. Praise to Bad Robot and team by their incredible work.
Let's talk about the acting, while not flawless, it's convincing enough to make us believe that things are actually happening. Anton Yelchin appearances, albeit short, are very rewarding as he delivers well what would be a teenager working at the engineering of one of the most advanced ships in the Starfleet. Chris Pine goes decently in the role of James Kirk, but Zachary Quinto really wins it when we are talking about being a Mr. Spock. Cold and calculist, he strives to hide his feelings to take the best logical decisions as the First Officer of the Enterprise. I watched both Spocks and I must say: Quinto is really good.
In an overall the movie is great. It may not bring full excitement from hardcore Trekkies, but me myself, as a just a Trekkie fan, enjoyed the ride. It's a good piece of work that, in my opinion, is worth spending two hours and a half to watch.
Plot: 7,2 of 10
Acting: 8,4 of 10
Visual Effects: 8,2 of 10
Audio: 7 of 10
Music and Soundtracks: 8,8 of 10
Eye-Gripping factor: 8,0 of 10
Space depiction: 8,5 of 10
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Final Rating: 8,0 of 10 (worth watching)