This movie is flawless. Newcomers to the universe will finally realize what the rest of us have been spazzing over for the past forty years, and die hard fans will look at it as a pinnacle tribute to one of the greatest epics of modern storytelling. I've browsed the Something Awful thread on the movie, and the typical nerd ragers are still around like they always are, but none of them seem to be disappointed with what the movie actually was, in itself; they're just angry that someone could have the sheer audacity to taint the past of their precious Star Trek universe. They're quite sad, really.
The cast was near perfection, but John Cho was an awful choice for Sulu because he acted absolutely nothing like Sulu. He's not a terrible actor, so at least he's tolerable, but I'm sure there were much better choices they could have gone with. The IMBD forums are hilarious as always:
Isn't it a little clueless to cast a Korean-American actor (who bears no resemblence to George Takei, BTW) as a Japanese-American? Isn't that sort of like casting, er, Brad Pitt as a Corleone? Or Ben Stiller as a Swede?It's an abomination, if you ask me.
Also, at 36, Cho is way to old to play Sulu in an "origins" movie. Of all the characters in the reboot, his casting seems most forced.
I'd like to know how our Asian Trek brethren feel about this.
Aside from the Harold and Kumar crossover, every other actor was dead-on. Karl Urban fucking nailed Doctor McCoy. His interaction with Kirk was damn glorious to watch. One hilarious scene in particular was practically slapstick. That was another amazing aspect of this movie--it had butt loads of great comedy throughout, but not so much as to distract anyone from the central plot, or take away from its seriousness. It was just right.
It occasionally even throws in some of the catchphrases we know and love ("Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a [xx]"), but it also takes care not to overdo it to the point of eyerolling.
And if you pay close enough attention, you could pick up on small hints implying the Kirk-Spock-McCoy triumvirate was taking its roots. It was awesome seeing Doctor McCoy occasionally chime in his almost pessimistic realism between Spock's cold logic, and Kirk's unhinged emotion.
The only complaint I have is that the cameraman always had uncontrollable seizures whenever there was a fight or battle scene. But I can be forgiving, because that's suddenly cool now and every movie does it. The battle scenes were all amazing, by the way.
The central story is outstanding, and even somewhat believable if you have a basic idea of quantum physics (Best line: "Damn it, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!"). Not only this, but it actually manages to end up being both a prequel and a sequel at the same time. You'll understand this genius move once you see it.
In my eyes, this is the greatest Star Trek film of all time. Yes. Better than The Wrath of Khan. It hasn't even been an hour since I've watched it , and I already want to go back and watch it again. It modernizes the series to its rightful place in non-hokey cinema. And the most important thing you're left with at the end is the feeling that even despite how incredibly awesome it was, it still only felt like an introduction movie. It leaves you wanting more. You want to see more adventures with this cast.
To make extra sure this isn't just the euphoria talking and I'm not jumping the gun, I'm about to watch The Wrath of Khan again, because I haven't seen it in years.
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