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Star Trek
Uber-nerd JJ Abrams (producer of Cloverfield, Lost, Alias) brings us back to the early days of Star Trek, when the Starship Enterprise had that new-car smell and Captain James T Kirk still had acne problems. With a fresh cast, including NZ’s Karl Urban and Simon Pegg as Scotty, this action-packed sci-fi epic reboots the franchise to the glory days of yore.
Story follows the maiden voyage of the USS Enterprise, and the new recruits' mission to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. But aboard the ship is a bitter rivalry: James T Kirk (Chris Pine), is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy, whereas Spock (Zachary Quinto), was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger.
Read our exclusive Karl Urban interview here.
See our 'Then and Now' feature, comparing the original and new cast.
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Simon Pegg, John Cho
Directed by JJ Abrams ('Mission Impossible III', tv's 'Alias', 'Lost')
Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci (based on the tv series written by Gene Roddenberry)
Festivals & Awards Academy Award winner for Best Makeup, 2010.
Science Fiction, Action | 2hr 2mins | Rated (M) | contains violence | Origin: USA | Official Site »
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Boom. Star Trek is back. It’s action-packed, exciting, and visually spectacular – who would have thought that the dying sci-fi series could be resurrected into something this fun?
Director J.J. Abrams and his team have beaten preconceptions with this streamlined space epic, which will please long-term fans while entertaining newcomers. The film deftly balances amazing big scale spectacle (a thrilling skydive onto a drilling platform is a highlight) with character-based moments, adding plenty of humour, tension and even a hint of romance into the mix.
The film takes a while to get going after a noisy intro but once the crew take the bridge of the Enterprise it moves at warp speed, racing towards its conclusion so fast that the final battle is almost over before you know it. Visually, the film is '1960s meets Apple Store', captured with flare-heavy photography. Shame the budget doesn’t extend to the engine room scenes, which look like they were filmed overnight at a Fonterra factory.
The biggest surprise is NZ’s Karl Urban, who ditches his surly action-man routine to flex his humour and become a scene-stealer as Dr McCoy. Eric Bana’s Nero is a forgettable yet functional villain, a victim of a script burdened with too much set-up and not enough pay-off. But what a set-up! A Star Trek movie is now something worth looking forward to, and the sequel can’t come soon enough.
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Dominion Post (Graeme Tuckett)
I'll be surprised if I see a better blockbuster this year.
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Empire (UK)
4
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.
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Hollywood Reporter
Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable.
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NZ Herald (Russell Baillie)
4
Near-brilliant reboot of the much-rejigged spaceship saga.
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Otago Daily Times (Christine Powley)
5
It has been made by lovers of Star Trek but they are not afraid to give us interesting new twists.
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Sunday Star-Times (Mark Broatch)
4
This is a boy's own story, as it ever was. And a damned good one.
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Total Film (UK)
4
A revamp everyone can get on board with, from die-hards to those who wouldn’t be seen dead at a sci-fi convention. Buoyant, buffed and with the promise of even better to come, this is the freshest Trek in decades.
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TV3 (Kate Rodger)
A cracking script, classy special effects, excellent performances and cast chemistry, and still loyal to the sci-fi Trek brand.
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Variety (USA)
Blasting onto the screen at warp speed and remaining there for two hours, the new and improved Star Trek will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana.
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