Star Trek

I had no interest in Star Trek. I know things about it, as every geek would I guess, but overall I have never been that interested in it. Abit like Gundam, I guess, when you know that the fans are actually closer to a sort of sect... I guess it always scared me a little...
So when I heard they were doing a "reboot", I didn't care much. When I saw the first pics, I thought that they looked OK, but didn't pay much attention.

But when I went to see Watchmen and got to see the trailer, they caught my attention. The main fact was that it made me realise that it had been what felt like a very long time since the last full blown SF movie (with space battles and all that jazz). The last was Star Wars Episode 3, 4 years ago. The last I saw anyway. And the trailer was promising much of that.

So I got excited and it's with high expectations that I went to the cinema yesterday.
And it's always a good feeling not to be disappointed.

It's exactly what happened to me for Ironman last year: it was a subject that I didn't really care about but the movie showed me why all that is actually cool.
It's so good to see some huge space battles, with massive ships firing hundreds of laser beams!
It made me realise I was missing something and filled the gap straightaway!

The story is very wellpaced and balanced, every member of cast worth noting has at least 1 memorable moment, even if the emphasis is on Kirk & Spock. Characters are very well cast and the resemblances with the original crew are uncanny...

Not being a trekkie, I obviously didn't get the references the the Star Trek universe that I'm sure this film is full of I loved the fact that they actually integrated the justification for this reboot at the heart of the story and in the Star Trek universe itself... It just feels right and few reboots can boast such a thing.

You could argue that there are a few missteps, like Simon Pegg's Scott that is maybe a bit too much on the comedy side, but it would be only minor things that didn't spoil the overall experience.

It's epic, kinetic, compelling, clever...
Now I'm sold, I'll even be looking forward to sequels!

It's a great feeling to know a space opera franchise has returned in town...