A little background on my startrek taste. I remember as a kid growing up with Star Wars, Star Trek was that boring other show on TV. I didn't get it, didn't want to waste my time. Then Star Trek Next Gen came out, was hooked on that for years... Watched it to completion. Then came all of the subsequent series, couldn't stand any of them, I'll avoid getting into that.
Flashforward maybe 10 years after STNG went off the air, I got into the original series... grew to love it, to the point where STNG is sort of difficult to watch - it didn't age well.
The original series is truly classic - the relationship between bones, spoke and kirk deepen as the episodes progress. Kirk's over the top delivery, philosophizing man's desire for individualism and freedom, Spock's eternal conflict between his feelings and his heritage of logical reasoning. Bone's always there to show a little humanity when Spock or Kirk lose perspective. I enjoy the little classic film techniques. Sort of film noir at times - flagging off some lights to pop out the actors eyes - crazy camera work from time to time.
So - needless to say I was eager to see the new Startrek movie. Without going into detail, I'll just make a couple points. Overall I really enjoyed it. Kirk, bones - excellent. Spock, passable but sort of missed the mark for me. I'll give him a chance for the sequel though.
Would have liked a more thought provoking story rather than the solid action movie we got, but still... they did quite amazing as a 'relaunch' and am eagerly looking forward to see where they go with it with all of the introductions out of the way. Oh, and I could have done without the beer factory - I knew what it was immediately and it totally blew the illusion for me.
