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Star Trek (J.J. Abrams, 2009)
I guess I should start off by saying that this is the first Star Trek film that I’ve ever seen. That may be because I’ve just really started getting into sci-fi movies rather recently, but I definitely plan on checking the other ones out. I can see that this one was a great start of the series for me, because I really liked it. I think I’m just going to completely forget all about Wolverine and say that the 2009 summer season had a great start with this. I’m actually really glad that I just started getting hyped for it in the past couple of weeks, because it really helped me so I didn’t overhype it for myself. Like I did with another movie in 2009 which I ultimately ended up being disappointed with. I actually had absolutely no interest in seeing right up until about 2 weeks ago, but I really glad I started. If I didn’t, I probably would’ve passed up a great movie.
I’ve liked some of the other stuff that Abrams has done, well actually thinking about it, mainly just Cloverfield. I think this may have even topped that for me, and I really liked Cloverfield. This was something completely different than that, so I guess they really can’t be compared. Something I really liked about it was how you didn’t have to see the other Star Trek films to get what was going on, because by the time I started getting hyped for it, I had almost no time to do so. I know this is supposed to be somewhat of a prequel, except some people have been saying different. Maybe it’s not, though. I will say that this is better than most of the other blockbusters we get, because it actually had a lot more to than just the action. Namely the story, which had me engaged in the movie the entire time. I was actually sort of wishing the movie went on longer, because it felt really short to me.
The special effects were so well done in this, except compared to the last blockbuster I saw this year, almost anything would have better special effect than that. Abrams knows what he’s doing with special effects; I still think Cloverfield just had a little better of special effects. One of the main things that really helped show off the effects was all the different places the movie took you. The only part where they’re actually in one location for a long time is in the Enterprise. There was some cool creature designs in this too, namely the one big monster, which was actually sort of ruined because they showed him in the trailer. The main thing I noticed is that Abrams didn’t go like the usual space action movie, and instead went more towards 2001 direction and made space silent. I think that works better because space is actually like that.
Since I haven’t seen the original series, I had no problem with the actors they chose for the roles. I thought Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto did a pretty good job in their roles, and their acting was surprisingly good for a blockbuster. When I think about it actually, I liked most of the characters in the movie, but Kirk was by far my favorite. His bad boy and do whatever he wants attitude was done pretty well. I thought Yelchin’s accent was going to get annoying after awhile, but luckily it didn’t. This is pretty much easily the best movie of 2009 so far for me, even though I’d put Observe And Report pretty close behind it. If you’re trying to find a movie to watch this weekend, I’d highly advise this one, especially over that sad excuse for a movie called Wolverine. If you’re like me, then you won’t end up being disappointed.
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Star Trek (J.J. Abrams, 2009)
I guess I should start off by saying that this is the first Star Trek film that I’ve ever seen. That may be because I’ve just really started getting into sci-fi movies rather recently, but I definitely plan on checking the other ones out. I can see that this one was a great start of the series for me, because I really liked it. I think I’m just going to completely forget all about Wolverine and say that the 2009 summer season had a great start with this. I’m actually really glad that I just started getting hyped for it in the past couple of weeks, because it really helped me so I didn’t overhype it for myself. Like I did with another movie in 2009 which I ultimately ended up being disappointed with. I actually had absolutely no interest in seeing right up until about 2 weeks ago, but I really glad I started. If I didn’t, I probably would’ve passed up a great movie.
I’ve liked some of the other stuff that Abrams has done, well actually thinking about it, mainly just Cloverfield. I think this may have even topped that for me, and I really liked Cloverfield. This was something completely different than that, so I guess they really can’t be compared. Something I really liked about it was how you didn’t have to see the other Star Trek films to get what was going on, because by the time I started getting hyped for it, I had almost no time to do so. I know this is supposed to be somewhat of a prequel, except some people have been saying different. Maybe it’s not, though. I will say that this is better than most of the other blockbusters we get, because it actually had a lot more to than just the action. Namely the story, which had me engaged in the movie the entire time. I was actually sort of wishing the movie went on longer, because it felt really short to me.
The special effects were so well done in this, except compared to the last blockbuster I saw this year, almost anything would have better special effect than that. Abrams knows what he’s doing with special effects; I still think Cloverfield just had a little better of special effects. One of the main things that really helped show off the effects was all the different places the movie took you. The only part where they’re actually in one location for a long time is in the Enterprise. There was some cool creature designs in this too, namely the one big monster, which was actually sort of ruined because they showed him in the trailer. The main thing I noticed is that Abrams didn’t go like the usual space action movie, and instead went more towards 2001 direction and made space silent. I think that works better because space is actually like that.
Since I haven’t seen the original series, I had no problem with the actors they chose for the roles. I thought Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto did a pretty good job in their roles, and their acting was surprisingly good for a blockbuster. When I think about it actually, I liked most of the characters in the movie, but Kirk was by far my favorite. His bad boy and do whatever he wants attitude was done pretty well. I thought Yelchin’s accent was going to get annoying after awhile, but luckily it didn’t. This is pretty much easily the best movie of 2009 so far for me, even though I’d put Observe And Report pretty close behind it. If you’re trying to find a movie to watch this weekend, I’d highly advise this one, especially over that sad excuse for a movie called Wolverine. If you’re like me, then you won’t end up being disappointed.
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