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| J.J. Abrams | |
| Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci |
| Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Winona Ryder, Rachel Nichols, Jennifer Morrison, Chris Hemsworth, Clifton Collins Jr., Ben Cross |
| Friday, May 08, 2009 |
| 126 minutes |
| Paramount Pictures |
| Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
 Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. |
Synopsis
 The greatest adventure of all time begins with "Star Trek," the incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind.
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before!
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The TV commercials claim that "This is not your father's Star Trek." Which made me wonder: What audience is this new J.J. Abrams movie actually aimed at?
So - to get a sense of who'd embrace this Star Trek reboot – I assembled a rather unique control group:
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My 78-year-old father, Frank. Who first became a fan of this franchise when "Star Trek" made its network television debut on NBC back in September of 1966.
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My 48-year-old brother, Peter. Who only got into "Star Trek" after this by-then cancelled TV series began its run in syndication in the 1970s.
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My 24-year-old nephew, Jeff. Who has very fond memories of this show & its characters from the many hours that he spent watching "Star Trek" on VHS in the 1990s.
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So here we have three generations of Hills. Each of them a big enough "Star Trek" fans that Dad, Pete and Jeff were all thrilled when I invited them to come along to a press screening of this new Paramount Pictures release.
So given the wide range of ages here, the differing levels of fandom, were my family members able to come to some sort of consensus in regards to the new "Star Trek" movie? Happily, the answer to that question is yes. All three Hills genuinely enjoyed this reboot of this sci-fi franchise. But for surprisingly different reasons.
For my father, this new "Star Trek" movie was fun because of the talented young cast that Abrams had assembled to play Kirk, Spock et al. These performers brought a level of energy & excitement to Gene Roddenberry's characters that Dad hadn't seen since … Well, since "Star Trek" initially aired on NBC back in the 1960s.
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For my brother Pete, what want this new "Star Trek" movie fun were all the clever winks & nods to the Trek TV episodes & films that came before it. From actually getting to watch the young James T. Kirk (played with a convincing Shatner-like swagger by Chris Pine) beat the no-win scenario in Starfleet's Kobayashi Maru training exercise to those tribbles that Scotty keeps in a cage on his desk, it's clear that this project was put together by people who had great respect & affection for their source material.
That said, the reason that my nephew, Jeff, enjoyed "Star Trek" was because this new Paramount Pictures release is a good movie – period. Even if you can't tell a Romulan from a Klingon, this film's storyline is so engaging &n entertaining that you can't help but be sucked in.
As for me … I guess the clearest sign that this new "Star Trek" film is a success was when – as the movie was drawing to a close and as this new set of actors was taking their characters' standard positions on the bridge of the Enterprise – I felt this real pang of sadness that the adventure was over. For now anyway.
Mind you, Paramount has already signed Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (i.e. the two gentlemen wrote "Star Trek" ‘s very clever screenplay) to write a sequel. Which – if all goes according to plan – will be beaming into a theater near you sometime during the summer of 2011. So it won't be all that long ‘til my family get another shot at going " … where no one has gone before."
But until this "Star Trek" sequel arrives, there are the infinite pleasures of this J.J. Abrams movie to enjoy. Which – with apologies to the nice folks who put together those TV commercials for this new Paramount Pictures release – WAS my father's Star Trek. And my brother's. And my nephew's. And mine.
Your thoughts?
--Jim Hill
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