My experience with the Star Trek franchise, as they call it, is a dismal one, to say the best. Vague memories of a bald Patrick Stewart, a dude with pointy ears, and a half man half bull character come to mind. So suffice to say I am not a Star Trek fan. Anyway, I wanted to let you know what kind of perspective you will get from this review.
I watched Star Trek mainly because I've heard a lot of people say it's good. For me, it wasn't good per se, but just that it wasn't bad. Sure its action is non-stop (e.g., there is something pivotal going on every second), its CGI believable, and the movie went by pretty quickly. For someone with a short attention span like myself, I didn't tune out of the movie accidentally, and even if I did, something crucial enough would have pulled me right back in.
I've also heard that 'Trekkies' were not disappointed by the movie. Klingons, Nero, Romulus, Vulcan, The Enterprise, James T. Kirk, and Spock all get a definite mention, but I doubt that this will seriously whet a true Star Trek fan's appetite. But then again, what do I know about this sub-culture?
Spock's background is well explained, and the film is really about how the crew that the 1996 TV series portrayed is put together. It is both exciting, fast-paced, eye-candy, and sound effects, but other than that, it's just another attempt at squeezing an existing familiar story for box office dollars.
