Star Trek Reviews

Summary 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...

• Action

• Adventure

• Sci-Fi

This new Star Trek is fast-moving, funny, exciting warp-speed entertainment and, heaven help me, even quite moving - the kind of film that shows that, like it or not, commercial cinema can still deliver a sledgehammer punch.

Full of life, wit, smarts, thrills and sheer gratifying entertainment that it launches the mind on a stream of merry somersaults.

Esse filme é massa demais, consegue te manter preso a todo momento. Fico com vontade de conhecer mais sobre este universo.

J. J. Abrams has a talent for reboots. At the time the tenth Star Trek film Nemesis was not well acclaimed and financially also not a success. The TV show Enterprise also failed to get more viewers. So new ideas were proposed and discarded until J. J Abrams was picked to make a new movie. When we heard about a remake with the original series characters we were skeptic and had many doubts. These old character were pop culture legends and fan nostalgia was to high to be satisfied. Then we watched the movie and were positively surprised. It does justice to the old characters while still giving us something new and fresh. It is a new continuity or better phrased an alternative reality (There is the misconception that it erased the old continuity). The story starts a few years before the original series. The Federation ship Kelvin is investigating strange energy signatures when a giant Romulan ship appears out of a turbulence. This sets things in motion that changes the events of this timeline. Years later a rebellious teenager named James T. Kirk meets Captain Christopher Pike who sees more in him than a troublemaker and convince him to go to the starfleet academy. With this the actual story begins. It is an interesting mix of old and new. Like I already said the new actors work brilliantly in the iconic roles and the story is engaging. It sets up a new realm of possibilities and stories. You can take the best from the past while still being able to use new twists, stories and situations. My deepest respect here. I want to praise the whole cast too. Lets start with the trinity;-). Chris Pine is an amazing James T. Kirk. He nails the rebellious teenager and uncut gem. I never doubt him being or becoming Captain Kirk. Same goes for Zachary Quinto as Mr. Spock. I don't know how he could pull of such a great genuine performance. He nailed Spock while being not just a copy. Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard McCoy is also excellent. Maybe a bit to less cynical compared to the original but I think this is a good decision. I had never imagined Simon Pegg as Scotty. I was wrong and he convinced me. Zoe Saldana as Uhura is even an improvement. They used her better than in the original series. Lets continue with John Cho as Sulu and Anton Yelchin as Chekov. I think they improved them too compared to the series (A bit to much stereotypes there). An excellent recreation of an iconic cast and I am still impressed by this performance. The antagonist Nero however is a bit one dimensional. While I understand his motives he is dumb as he could solved the issue that caused his pain easily. Lets continue my praise for director J. J. Abrams and writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Together they created this awesome movie. The special effects look good and will age well. I heard yet not heard complains. Overall while this is not the best Star Trek movie and has some small weaknesses it is still a remarkable one. A reboot that does justice to its franchise while feeling fresh or refreshing. Could have reignited the Star Trek franchise but later TV shows and movies were not as good.

It's not necessary to be a longtime fan of the Star Trek universe to appreciate the sheer emotional punch and swagger of this rough and randy Enterprise crew.

Buoyant, buffed and with the promise of even better to come, this is the freshest Trek in decades.

Odd-number curse be gone. The most exhilarating Trek to date marks a new future for Kirk and co. If this can boldly go on to seek out ideas to match its speed and style, a franchise is reborn.

Breathlessly paced bordering on manic, but propulsively entertaining.

A relatively mindless thrill ride that would have made the old NBC execs grin from ear to ear.

Great fun. The Kelvin universe is a great way to introduce new fans to Trek!

The action movie that we've come to expect from J.J. Abram is here dressed as Star Trek. But don't worry, it's not dull and nerdy like Star Trek; instead, it's cool and sexy and makes little sense. Set pieces occur at random, much like in a video game! The effects are still quite fantastic, and occasionally you can see them through lens flares! Your favourite characters are all speaking some of the same lines! It manages to be just a little bit more troublesome than a genuine 1960s TV programme! ...as well as other such stuff. If you disregard what it's pretending to be, it's a punchy contemporary sci-fi movie that did so well that the director was given the opportunity to destroy another cherished sci-fi brand thereafter.

Definitely channelling Star Wars in its operatic tone but holds up decently on its own though doesn't really excite.

El único producto bueno de Star Trek, que de por si es una franquicia aburridisima.

Star Trek is really awful. The original series was known for being cheesy and stupid, which is also why it never resonated with me too much. Sadly, so is this one. Packed with stupid quips that are supposed to be funny but are not, Star Trek is also maligned by many other faults. The entire cast is dreadful, the story is beyond stupid, convoluted, and ruined by the time travel element. The time travel element, instead of being interesting, is really poorly executed and makes no sense whatsoever. It adds a layer of complexity to a plot that did not really need another layer of complexity. The resolution comes far too quickly and easily. Sure, some people die, but the crew is never really threatened. The plot is packed with filler that really adds nothing other than an opportunity to play 80's music. The dialogue is horrifically cringe-inducing and, even worse, it looks fake. The set design is blatantly obvious and is so bad it is reminiscent of a 50's movie when somebody is "driving" a car - it is that obvious. The only saving grace here is the special effects, which are incredible. Unfortunately, the look of the film is ruined by JJ Abrams' hard on for lens flare, which is distracting and wildly overused. Overall, Star Trek may have stunning space visuals and some cool designs, but the film is like the hot girl with no personality.

Academy Awards, USA

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

Scream Awards

• 4 Wins & 13 Nominations