KIRK & SPOCK NOW ENTER COMPANY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, TARZAN, SUPERMAN & JAMES BOND
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There was a day when no movie-goer could imagine a SHERLOCK HOLMES film without the superb Basil Rathbone portraying the great detective.  For two decades most would have balked at the idea of anyone cast as TARZAN other than the beloved Johnny Weismuller.  In the 1950's all would have agreed that endearing George Reeves was the end-all and be-all SUPERMAN.  And in 1965 the magnetic Sean Connery was literally the most famous person on Earth, his place as the one and only JAMES BOND seemingly forever secured by an adoring public.

We all know the rest of the story.  In large part due to the brilliance of those "original" performers the public craved for more of their favorite heroes.  Despite the lack of eternal youth in those worshiped thespians, the "powers that be" delivered new adventures for us all to enjoy.  Names such as Roger Moore, Christopher Reeve and Jeremy Brett were soon spoken of with an admiration equaling that of our friends of old.  The iconic characters had proven themselves far bigger than even the most successful actors that had ever been associated with the roles.

For 40 years STAR TREK fans would accept no substitutes in the portrayals of the original Enterprise crewmembers other than the vibrantly talented William Shatner, the artistically gifted Leonard Nimoy, and the rest of our familiar screen companions.

Time always reveals the icons.  It's not always explainable, but the concept of STAR TREK, the good ship Enterprise and the heroes who inhabit her, have become immortal.  Kirk, Spock and their starship will voyage on far beyond not only the careers of specific actors, but also beyond our mortal ability to enjoy them.  Think not?  Then just ask the guy who lives at 221 B Baker Street.  Or the Lord of the Jungle.  Or a certain mild-mannered reporter.  Or the man known as Agent 007.  The STAR TREK characters have now ascended to their pantheon.

Have you been hungry for a new STAR TREK adventure?  In 2009, the new flick is the most delicious dish that could possibly be served up.

The icons, whether hero, ship, or concept, are secure...
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Set in the original series time period, this is a nice little surprise. Good characterizations of the crew, especially Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, populate this moral dilemma tale. There is also a good bit of action and an ending maybe not expected. This operates outside of the current crop of serialized Trek literature and because of this, brings a fresh and inspired stand alone tale to light. Highly recommended!
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Absolutely fantastic movie and New Zealander Karl Urban did a great job. Lot's of action. He plays Dr. McCoy on the new Star Trek J.J. Abrams series, but this movie will make you forget that role.

Really a lot of action and cool technology. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
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Preordered this Blu-ray and a ticket to the movie showing on 7/23!
We are now going to be able to see STTNG in detail like the director intended. I think it's great they are remastering these episodes to keep the Star Trek spirit alive for future generations. A lot of people behind the scenes dedicated years of their lives into making Star Trek. I'm sure that they are happy to see this finally get the green light!
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As an original Trekkie, I was skeptical when this movie was rumored... but I was happily proved wrong. The casting makes it, particularly the main three: Kirk, McCoy and Spock. The plot is a bit busy but it's written with a great deal of energy and never a dull moment. Loved all of it!
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I'm not sure why this is called New Visions. It is more accurately a resurrection of old visions.

The first story brings us the further adventures of Harry Mudd who, in a Shakespearean twist, is mistaken for Captain Kirk. He is either teamed with or used by another nemesis from Kirk's past. Some old-style Klingons round out the story. The story is reasonably creative and it manages to avoid tribbles.

The second story merges an old adventure of Captain Pike and Spock with a new adventure of Captain Kirk and Spock, linked by the presence of Pike's former Number One, who is now assigned to take command of the York. Except, darn it, the entire crew of the York has vanished. Doh! This is a traditional Star Trek yarn, nicely executed.

The third story is a brief and insignificant tale of Vulcan spiritualism. The visuals are nice They make Vulcan look a lot like Utah.

Finally there's a new Doomsday Machine story, or rather a story that sheds a bit more light on the original Star Trek Doomsday Machine story. The story might be a little too cliched but like the others, it is nicely executed.

I'm not fond of the "photomontage" style of art, but at least it makes it easy to recognize the characters.
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I enjoyed the movie on my kindle. I have been a fan of star trek for years and the actors who portray the Kirk, Spock , bones and Scottie are wonderful.
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A new set of adventures with a new cast mixed in with some recognizable props and villains. Good fun!
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If you've never seen Star Trek before, of hardly ever, you may really like this film.  It's got a lot of action and intrigue, and a fairly unusual and enigmatic villain.  However, if you HAVE seen Star Trek, you'll probably be compelled to wonder why these people are called Kirk and Spock, and why is this villain called Khan?  The characters barely hold even a passing resemblance to the original, so why name them as such?  I suppose this follows a trend in recent films of using familiar characters in totally unsuitable ways; Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in films that have nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes is one example.  All that said, it's a fun film.  But is it Star Trek?  Not really.  Someone described it as "alternative history fan-fiction."  I think that's accurate.
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Just watched this on Amazon Instant Video, and I'll definitely be adding the Blu-ray to my collection.

I've been a Star Trek fan since I was 16 years old, when the original series appeared on television.  This is 2013 film is the best telling of the Star Trek tale I have yet seen!  I think my jaw dropped in the first few seconds of the film and stayed that way for the net two hours.  Every one of the actors in the roles of the original characters provides the most believable and most powerful performance in the history of the Trek legendarium, and the plot is the best yet in a Star Trek story.  The special effects must be been equally magnificent because there was not a moment that the thought came into my mind to wonder about them; I was completely engrossed in the story from the first moment of the story to the last.

Most notably, Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Khan was absolutely terrifying.  I was on the edge of my seat whenever he came on screen.  After watching Cumberbatch in both this role and his portrayal of the dragon Smaug in Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" movies, I'm convinced that no one can out-class him in delivering a super-competent psychopath to the big screen.  (I've not yet seen him as Sherlock Holmes, but in the back of my mind that if he had not had the title role of "Sherlock," he would have been outstanding as Moriarty.  He could even do a convincing Lex Luthor to antagonize Superman.)

I don't have a single quibble with his one.  Highly recommended for any science fiction fan!
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James Tiberius Kirk is born in the shadow of his father's killers, in a medical escape shuttle.

Wait... is this how things started?

This version of Star Trek involves, at its outset, an event that changes the future of Kirk, Spock, and every other Star Trek character you know.  At the end of the film, if there were new adventures of Star Trek covering the original series' Star Date, they would be different.

Are there sequels in production here, to do just that?

This was a fine adventure, with thrills, battles, and plenty of Star Trek trivia to connect with the original series.  Of course, when Kirk is banished from the USS Enterprise (??), sent to a planet next to Vulcan, and happens to run into, ahem, Star WARS-type creatures and situations, culminating in a wildly improbable meeting with an older Spock (and where did the wood for the fire come from), and, of, course, a young Scotty just happens to be within a few kilometers... give me a break!

But the fighting scenes were great.  Loved the Romulan mining vessel.  Thought Spock's mom was a bit young.

I've liked all the series, and all the movies.  I'm just a bit fan of sci-fi!
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I liked this movie because it gives further insight to the characters of the original Star Trek. It has very good action scenes and the plot is easily followed.
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I just love these Star Trek movies. Obviously not Oscar material but entertaining with a great cast. The young Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock do a great job of looking like the original ones. If you are a Star Trek fan, you will enjoy these two movies.
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I had the pleasure of seeing this on the big screen when it came out.  I got this as a gift and was very pleased with the transfer to blu ray.  It is obvious that JJ. Abrams put some heart and soul into this movie, and the casting was spot on in my book.  I thought that Karl Urban was perfect as Bones. The rest of the cast did their role to carry this movie, and it was the "last" performance of Leonard Nimoy as "Spock Prime".  This was also a well thought out way to re-introduce the original series and breath new life into an already explored universe.  This leaves a blank slate for the writers and directors to do with what they like, and managed to do it well enough to appeal to Star Trek fans.  This is one of the best movies to come out of 2009.  Shame it did not get a nod from the academy awards.  Though this movie may not be for all, it is definitely worth the rental.
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This show is great.  Cumberbatch is superb as Mr. Holmes and Martin Freeman is a great John Watson.  Mark Gattis and Steven Moffat should be very proud.
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Retired U.S.S. Enterprise crew members Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Chevok (Walter Koenig) and Scotty (James Doohan) are guests of honor as they christened a new enterprise but during their test of the ship, a mysterious energy ribbon called The Nexus as Captain Kirk disappears. Seventy-eight years later the USS Enterprise-D run by Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) with his crew Worf (Michael Dorn), Data (Brent Spiner), Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Geordie (Levar Burton), Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Troi (Marina Sirtis) are traveling through space, a mad scientist named Soren (Michael McDowell) who has a plan to destroy the enterprise and millions of lives. Picard must go into the Nexus where he must find the legendary and so called proclaimed dead Captain Kirk to help him stop Soren's madness before it's too late.

Nicely done and well directed installment of the popular sci-fi franchise! I love how they had a few members of the original ST crew and the Next Generation crew are together in this movie. Sure fans had mixed feelings over this installment but i loved it! Whoopie Goldberg does a great uncredited apperence as Next Generation bartender Guinan, the special effects were spectacular and the storyline is very good. Some fans didn't like how Data the lovable android gets an emotion chip that makes him a happy go-lucky joker but i think it's funny, the acting is good and so is the directing. This is a very underrated installment of the series that is worth watching, this is where the old generation meets the new generation with a memorable end to Kirk and a welcome arm to Captain Picard and his crew.

This 2-Disc DVD contains great picture and sound as always with these 2-disc editions of the franchise! the extras include audio commentary by Brannon Braga and Ron Moore with Text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda of the "Star Trek Encylopedia" fame. Featurettes, deleted scenes, alternate ending, storyboards, production gallery, and a tribute to Matt Jefferies.
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THIS IS A VERY FAST PACED MOVIE, WITH EXCELLENT SPECIAL EFFECTS AND AN INTERESTING STORY.  I LIKE THE
CAST IN THIS NEW STAR TREK SERIES, IF FACT I LIKE THEM BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL EXCEPT UHURA AND
SCOTTY: I MISS UHURA (ORIGINAL BEAUTY) AND SCOTTYS FUNNY REMARKS (WHERE THERE BE NO TRIBBLE ATALL)BUT
THE NEW ONES ARE OK.  HOW EVER I DON'T MISS SHATNER WHO TRIED TO MAKE THE SERIES ALL ABOUT HIMSELF.
THERES EVEN A TRIBBLE IN ONE SCENE, HOW NICE!  BUT THE NEW KIRK AND SPOCK REALLY WORK WELL.  THERE ARE
SOME INCONSISTANTSEES IN THE NEW SERIES: THERE IS NOTHING IN THE EARLIER SERIES TO SUGGEST KIRK AND
SPOCK EVER HEARD OF KHAN BEFORE THEY MET IN THE TV  SERIES.  SPOCKS MOTHER WAS KILLED WHEN VULCAN
WAS DESTROYED, BUT QUITE ALIVE AND WELL IN THE 1960S SERIES.  AND VULCAN WAS STILL THERE THEN,  PERHAPS
A FUTURE MOVIE MAY EXPLAIN THIS.  I GIVE FOUR STARS INSTEAD OF FIVE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS .  OTHER WISE A VERY GOOD ENTERTAINING MOVIE.