The Future Begins

Star Trek has been a staple of science fiction fans for over 40 years beginning with the original T.V. series created by Gene Roddenberry. The Premise was simple, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew traveled through space on the USS Enterprise encountering different planets and races. Since then it has spawned 6 television series and ten films. After the last film, Nemesis, and the last T.V. series, Enterprise, it seemed as though it had run its course and was lost in the vacuum of space.

Along Came J.J. Abrams who in the past was most famous for developing the T.V. series Alias and producing last years blockbuster Cloverfield. He had a vision to take the series to a place where it had never boldly gone before, the past. Reinventing the series in a way that would hold true to the original but yet give it its own twist on the future. Which he did.

The eleventh feature film, aptly named Star Trek, tells the story of how the crew of the Enterprise came together. James T. Kirk, the rebel who could care less about joining Starfleet. Spock, who defies the Vulcan elders by deciding to join Starfleet instead of the Vulcan Academy of Science. And Bones, who although has a fear of the vacuum of space wants desperately to be in it. As the film progress' we meet the rest of the crew Chekov, Sulu and Scotty.

When a Romulan named Nero threatens the lives of whole planets, the young crew meets the challenge of proving their collective worth to Starfleet. Taking them through fast paced action sequences and breathtaking worlds is the newly commissioned USS Enterprise, helmed by Captain Pike.

This new Star Trek injects new blood into the dying series. It was perfectly casted and well written. The only downfall of the film is the Villain. The villain, Nero, is not the problem; it's the actor, Eric Bana, who was good but could have been alot better. Other than that one flaw the rest of the film had done the unthinkable, surpassing the original as the greatest Star Trek film to date. There were so many great revelations and cameos, but I can't tell you any of them as they have something to do with the plot.

Whether or not your a Star Trek or Science Fiction fan, you will love this movie. It is pure edge of your seat entertainment, and easily the best movie to probably come out of the 2009 summer season.