Star Trek (2009) - % % % %

Great!

I have issues with the film, being a Star Trek fan, but you can't please all the people all the time. That said, I think that the film is exciting, the characters are charming and the plot is stupid but doesn't ruin the film.

Most of my issues are with the story. You can't skip whole sections of the story by using a mind meld! That is so stupid. It's rude to the audience and if you have to resort to such devices, your script sucks. Also, the audio tricks that indicate that we are hearing Spock's thoughts are way over blown. But I love the opening with the USS Kelvin. It's great. The exodus of the little shuttle crafts fleeing the monstrous mining vessel is fascinating.

And the introductions of the main characters are charming. Although I think it's stupid that Uhura just stood by while her male classmates act like barbarians. I would have hoped that in the future women could kick ass too and keep morons from defending their honors. Too bad. But the introduction of Bones is great! I love the back-story with his ex-wife taking the planet in the divorce. Love it!

Gene Roddenberry would probably never have stood for such poor science. What is red matter? trash. Then the weirdo fleshy ant that chases Kirk through a frozen wasteland is unlikely biologically. It doesn't make sense, but it pales in comparison with the ridiculous turn that chases the big bug away.

I think it's great to show how awesome Star Trek can be for a bigger audience. But I think that throwing logic out the window gives Star Trek a bad name. This isn't Star Wars, after all. It's Star Trek, damn it! And we are nerdy, but smart! Don't give me black holes that act like time travelling devices! I call bullshit.

But it was fun bullshit and Sulu makes me want to be a ninja!