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April 29, 2009

Beam Me Up Scottie!: Star Trek 2009 a Blockbuster

Chris Pine the new James Tiberius Kirk

Chris Pine the new James Tiberius Kirk

If you’ve been living in the future for years, setting your phasers to stun and praying for a day to kick some Klingon ass, this movie comes as close to the near future as you’ll get.

I shouldn’t get too Trekkie on you, yet. But it is always a pleasure to escape the current problems of a nation via the Star Trek transporter.

The movie will take you back to the beginning, the en vogue thing to do in these Hollywood-is-out-of-ideas times. (Hey, do the Shannara series, Hollywood?)

Star Trek opens 5.08.09 to what is likely to be the largest audience looking for The Final Frontier as a means to quell their latest fears – Swine Flu, anyone?

Zoe Saldana is Uhura, and damn!!!

Zoe Saldana is Uhura, and damn!!!

This cast looks every bit the part of a group destine to do some incredible things in the Star Trek movie franchise. The trailers (14 Trailers are here.) make this story move in a way that 2 hours of film time does not seem logical.

Forgive my slipping into Star Trekese since it a bad habit that only a Hypherion drink on Quantas Four could do proper justice. (Made up that too.)

Since I can’t relate any star adventures of my own, I just hope to be there when a phaser hits a baddie, and a young Kirk says something so irrational that all of us feel that it is a product of being human that make this a movie worthy of a 10 pieces of gold press latium.

(A recent review calls it ’F-ing Amazing…’)

Primary Cast members

John Cho Hikaru Sulu
Ben Cross Sarek
Bruce Greenwood Capt. Christopher Pike
Simon Pegg Scotty
Chris Pine James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto Spock
Winona Ryder Amanda Grayson
Zoe Saldana Nyota Uhura
Karl Urban Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy
Anton Yelchin Pavel Chekov
Eric Bana Nero
Leonard Nimoy Old Spock

2 Comments »

  1. I’ve been looking for Star Trek to come with a new approach. As a Trekkie, I can’t wait to see what is next! Also, Zoe Saldana is HOT! That’s what Star Trek has been needing for a long time! Thanks!

    Comment by Ares — May 5, 2009 @ 12:47 pm | Reply

  2. Seems others now share my feelings for Zoe – she’s got 3 movies coming out this year, and already 3 in post production for 2010! Wow, looking forward to seeing MORE of Zoe…

    Comment by Ares — October 7, 2009 @ 9:30 am | Reply


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