Movie Buzz : Star Trek – Spock On !
I came to the movie from the perspective of someone who has never watched a (full) single episode of Star Trek in my entire life and a strong dislike for the show itself. I associated Star Trek with words like “boring”,”dull”, “predictable” (which I’ll come to that later) and “weird”. I am not a big fan of Sci-Fi films but I gotta say that JJ Abrams has it “Spock on” for me this time. (Sorry, just had to be cheesy there. Haha!) **slight spoilers**
I thought the movie was quite well done in the sense that it chose to appeal to the wider mass audience instead of just Trekkies alone. For someone without knowledge on the whole Star Fleet and Star Trek characters, I found it quite easy to follow and the script was nicely put together by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.Parts of it was witty enough to make me laugh and the characters were likeable because of their optimism and hi-energy. A good mix of CGI and SFX, especially the use of “dead air” in some of the scenes, it really captured my full attention and gave me a fright when the audio blasted off ! I liked the movie so much so that I might just watch the next one that hits the big screen.
I mentioned earlier that Star Trek has always been too “predictable” for me, this time round it is not anywhere better. The story is great but you can almost predict Kirk’s next decision or the future Spock being on board. And Spock, like all the nerds in movies, gets the hot girl while Kirk continues his father’s career/dream. Not forgetting the blossoming friendship between the two leads. Come on, it’s just like everyone dies in the movie except James Bond,walking away with the hot babe(s).
With Spock dominating almost 90% of the movie, I thought the casting was reasonably good. Can you imagine Chris Pine being Spock ? (and here’s my very badly photoshop-ed version of him being Spock incase you have a poor imagination) What a waste of drool-worthy looks right? Sheesh, wassup with the weird hairdos in Star Trek anyway ? 
Can someone please explain to me ! Anton Yelchin as Chekov was a good pick, he kinda lifted the mood and makes you wanna go “awww, what a cutie pie” with his funny accent. Chris Pine as Kirk is definitely loveable ,charasmatic, charming and immature enough to believe that he’s Han Solo reborn (as some of the Star Wars/movie goers mentioned). Simon Pegg as Scotty added comic relief for being the most realistic “human” in the show. Oh, Dr. McCoy (Bones) the character is quite funny too.
However,with a low attention span, I find the movie quite slow paced and the combat scenes (not the black holes and space battles) were really disappointing. I liked the opening sequence, great backstory with an emotional touch (like Kirk’s mom having to go through labor herself while the heroic dad decides to end his own life to save the rest of his crew) This movie is bound to gain a new generation of Star Trek fans !
Overall, I would say it’s a good movie but not my favourite pick in the box office. Watch it if you have time – else, I’m sure there are better movies out there ! (unless you are a Star Trek fan of course !)
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hey twinny,
sadded, no internet connection in india
Even at work, I cannot use their internet to fb, check any of my mails, or even blog. No msn. NOTHING. YAWNZ.
luckily, I remember yr website…
This seems to be my only channel of communication with Singapore. There is a glimmer of hope for me
Yeah~but i am still doing fine in India. Take care.
then how did you get to my blog ?! haha
ok,i’ll do a shoutout for you on tumblr next time…or email me? lol
glad you’re doing ok anyways ! =) *hugs* enjoy yourself there !!
This is your own domain. That’s why I can enter. Anything that has got wordpress, blogspot, tumblr, I cannot enter
I can’t even email U now because my corporate email has not been activated.
I cannot access any other emails. Company computer banned those sites and the place where I stay and ard there has no internet as well. Wee~champion liaoz.
Enjoying? Quite enjoyable in some ways. Suffering in some ways as well. Boo~
@twinny : oic..so this is your only channel of communication huh? HAHA..you mean you can’t even access gmail ? twitter ? plurk ? lol..gee..i’ll die if i were you =X
missing you ! =)) can’t wait to hear more of your trip..how long is it anyways ?
its 3 months twinny. Another 11 weeks more.
Yeah, you can say so. This is my only channel of communication. your site is my msn and you are my only contact. LOL.
yeah~no gmail, no twitter~anything that hasto do with social networking is not permitted.
So fast miss me ah… HAHA =p
@Twinny Awesome ! I’m starting my 3mths internship next wed ! =) Okay ! I’ll help you write on your facebook wall and direct traffic to my blog instead =P HAHA !
Sheesh..ok, let me know if I can help in any ways to deliver any messages. (Although your comments have no relations to my Star Trek review at all.haha)
Nah twinny. Its okay~no need to broadcast on facebook. Keep it this way. Haha. BUt you can comment on my wall and tell people how screwed I am here. LOL. Vandalise it whatever…cos I dunnoe when I’ll see my facebook. haha. I think my sch mail’s bombed too
Yeah, I’ll tell you through yr blog if I’ve got any important msg for Singapore.
Thank god I found U =)
Ps: I think star trek will be a good movie. Over here, they’re only showing new police story 5… -_-”