Star Trek - The Movie
590038
Fast paced movie, lots of sci-fi action and adventure in virtual space.  Pretty good story.  Different timeline from original Star Trek.
668233
I totally enjoyed this movie, as I am a fan of the original. (Spoiler alert) It seems they put several of the previous movies into this one, which seeing how things were changed due to the first movie was plausible.  You will not be disappointed with this movie if you are a Star Trek fan.
1041645
This is my favorite Star Trek movie of all nine currently on the market... This movie's got everything you could want.
 The acting is great, most notably from Patrick Stewart as the valiant Captain Picard, Alfre Woodard as Lily Sloane, and Alice Krige as the perfectly creepy Borg Queen. Nearly all of the crewmembers got good lines and moments (the only one whom I think was a bit stiffed was Crusher, but its always like that somehow), especially Deanna Troi. If you want a laugh, watch Chapter 12, it's great. Picard got some absolutely awesome lines and the scene between him and Lily in the readyroom is powerful stuff.
 Of course, the Borg are stupendous in this movie. They're downright scary at times, and the special effects have just the right amount of gruesomeness. Alice Krige as the Borg Queen is mysterious and creepy and plays off well with Picard and Data.
 Although it was a bit off-putting to some, Zefram Cochrane was portrayed as a drunk "hoodlum" more interested in money and wealth than scientific progress. His performance is interesting and the joke about "taking a leak" with Geordi is very funny.
 All in all, this was a great movie. It starts off right away with action, has fabulous acting, the lines are emotional, the humor is not forced or overdone, and, of course, the Borg make it just scary enough so that you may sleep with the lights on.
Best scenes: Deanna and Cochrane bum out over tequila, the assimilation sequence when the Borg are gunning down all of the defense checkpoints, the conversation between Lily and Picard in his ready-room, and Crusher's escape from sickbay.
Best lines: "It's a primitive culture. I'm just trying to blend in." "You're blended, all right." (Deanna and Will)
 "If you want my professional opinion as ship's counselor: he's nuts." (Deanna)
 "I'm a doctor, not a doorstop." (EMH/Voyager's doctor)
 "They destroy our ships, and we fall back. They conquer entire worlds, and we fall back. But not this time, the line must be drawn HERE." (Picard)
 "Don't you people from the twenty-fourth century ever pee?" (Zefram Cochrane)
Rated PG-13 for language, sci-fi violence (phasers), and sensuality (Data and the Borg Queen, eeww).
Special features: Two trailers (theatrical and teaser) and different selections in language. Watch it in French, its a riot. And look for glimpses of the Enterprise-D, "Generations", and the episode "Best of Both Worlds" in the teaser trailer.
4721522
I'm a Star Trek fan.  I loved seeing this movie at the theater, and I loved seeing it again on DVD.  I bought it for my DVD collection.  I watched the DVD before putting it away.  I enjoyed it just as much as I did at the movie theater.  I cant wait for the next Star Trek movie in 2013.
3381707
Yes, that is right.  This film ranks with the best and may even surpass.  I was completely entertained the entire time.  This film shows how good Star Trek can be.  Too many of the films and episodes for that matter do not have enough Star in the Trek.
I don't think that the cast or the ship itself have ever looked better. We also get a villian that ranks right below Kahn in substance.
Without giving up the plot I can say that there is a great twist involving Picard and the Remen leader who now rules the Romulan Empire.
The battle scenes in space are the best I've seen in Star Trek.  The ship can finally take more than one or two shots but not too many to be unbelievable.  The manouvering and tactics in the scene have not been seen since Wrath of Kahn.
The film also ends with an unexpected loss.
I loved this film and highly recommend it!
826266
Having missed the movie when it was at our local theater, I just hoped the film would be worth the lower than movie ticket, popcorn and a drink price of $9 that Amazon offered.  To my pleasant surprise, It was one of the best STAR TREK movies I have seen.  In fact, it was good enough to have an additional screening with my "TREKKIE" sons.  They liked it even mor than I did.
High points included giving Captain Kirk a less than perfect and more believable personality.  The original Cpt. Kirk was just too perfect in ever situation.
Low points included garbled foreign accents of some cast members.  By the tim this film takes place, it would be expected for members of an academy class to all speak the same language well.
A real tragedy was running a beautiful classic Corvette over a cliff.  (I'll fast forward over that part in future viewings.)
4233057
When you go to see a Star Trek movie, you expect certain things.  I am a treker but not one of those people that owns a uniform or has to 'live' Star Trek daily.  However, I do know enough that this movie is definitely not a Star Trek movie.  J. J. Abrams has admitted to not understanding the concept of Star Trek and it definitely shows in his latest effort at entertainment.  The movie loses some of its Star Trek feel right out of the gate when you see the Starship Enterprise being built on the surface of the Earth.  As anyone should know, the ship was too large to be built anywhere but in orbit.  Nowhere would there be enough room on Earth.  And the movie continues to veer from the already established history of Star Trek.  Despite the poor showing for any relationship to Start Trek Cannon, this movie is a very good Sci-Fi flick.  There is non stop action, good characters and a decent story line.  Definitely watch it for this reason, not for Star Trek.  J. J. Abrams at least made a good Sci-Fi film that I enjoyed watching.
57977
Awesome movie.

Pre-ordered as a prime customer with free two day shipping and it arrived ON release day.  What a surprise, I certainly wasn't expecting that!  Love Amazon <3

The movie itself is fantastic, I love how this "new" Star Trek universe is branching out from the original with a little bit of time manipulation.  I'm excited to see what they do for the third installment as they get back to exploring.
2840628
I was never a fan of the Star Trek series. I have seen the previous movies but it was never something that got me head over heels for yet when I saw the preview for the 2009 Star Trek I knew I had to be a witness of such film.

Star Trek delivers an exceptional 2 hours full of action, excitement, great acting and superb special effects. The hope for this movie exceeded completely. From start to finish I was hooked and enjoyed every second of it.

The special effects are amazing, just like anyone would of assumed obviously upgrading from the tv series and from the previous movies. The plot itself was great for a sci-fi film and was very well written (I am not going to discuss the plot since everybody should know by now what's it about#. The acting is what probably shocked me the most and surpassed any expectations I had. Captain James Kirk and Spock were delivered in such a high performance from Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto (respectively) as they fitted perfectly for their roles, as well with the rest of the cast. No one should have any complaints about the actors interpretation.

So indeed, highly recommended film and to be in anyone's possesion that are into sci-fi and most of all action movies. I can see myself playing this on my blu-ray every once in a while.
2152978
To be fair, I've never watched a single episode or movie of the Star Trek franchise. What I know about it ("Beam me up, Scotty," phasers, "Live Long and Prosper," and Klingon) all comes from being ingrained into pop-culture. Plus, as a lifetime STAR WARS fan, I just assumed Star Trek was my arch-enemy. That said, I now offer my review of the newest franchise film.

Star Trek begins with an exciting action sequence, filled with beautiful space imagery and fantastic technology. This spectacular display of future technology does not cease throughout the film, and it doesn't get old, either. The Starfleet spacecraft U.S.S. Enterprise, as well as the Romulun ship the Narada, are both visually stunning. The special effects throughout the film were all well done and only slightly cheesy a few times (a green-skinned woman? What?). Watching the fate of Vulcan was mesmerizing. Overall, I found the imagery of the movie Grade A eye candy.

The second aspect of the film I enjoyed was the intense action scenes. The few battle scenes between individuals, especially when the Starfleet crew arrived at Vulcan, were all entertaining to watch (albeit not as exciting as a lightsaber duel, but that's a different matter entirely). Abrams pumped adrenaline throughout the movie, and anyone seeking an action movie would surely enjoy this film.

For the most part the plot of the film was enjoyable, too, but not completely. To remain spoiler free there was a large problem with physics and continuity and reality that I felt would have been better explained using a different mechanism. The red-matter technology had some cool stuff to it, but the implications regarding timelines felt a bit too much. Sometimes this mechanism works (like Lost) and sometimes it doesn't (like Heroes). Besides this, the story of Kirk and Spock were both intriguing, and if you could forget about some things the conquest of the Romulans was cool, too.

In the end, Star Trek was a worthwhile movie to watch. I was entertained and thought the special effects were amazing. The story was good, but not great, due to a few fickle things I didn't like. Keisha, on the other hand, had no problems with it, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. If you're looking for a thrill-ride, sci-fi, eye-pleasing movie to watch during the Christmas season that's available on DVD, I'd recommend Star Trek.
4396289
The first motion picture for the Next Generation crew and Captain Jean-Luc Picard sits comfortably as Star Trek's new leading character.......even if he gets a bit of help from the legendary Captain James T Kirk! Generations includes 2 very important events in the Star Trek timeline which makes this a must see.....and a must have!
398870
For those in search of answers, reviews and general opinion of the 'Blu-Ray' . . .
YES, it is worth the purchase price.
I've been on this planet 50 years and Star Trek TOS never looked and sounded this good.
The picture detail and color correction alone make this a worthwhile purchase.
Go for it! You won't be sorry.
4720903
This movie is, in a manner similar to IV, the perfect Star Trek movie - all that is so good about it.  We see Data further explore humanity, and the good guys come to the rescue.  There is humor, pathos, integrity.  I cannot say enough about it.  The only thing missing is the future.  This story could be told in any time.  The science fiction aspects of it are almost irrelevant.  To all dedicated fans, you have to see this one.
2536133
GREAT STAR TREK MOVIE  WE ARE FINALLY UP TO DATE ON THE ENTIRE SERIES NOW
3152871
A good scifi movie for Star Trek buff. A glimpse of the characters of the crew from their younger days.
1354236
OK, I love Star Trek.  This movie combines the old, the new, and things in between.  I can't give it anything but 5 stars. Interesting plot where you have to figure out who are the good and bad guys.
645768
Now firstly, I was not a Trekkie before seeing this opening weekend at the cinema in Digital projection. However though, the trailer looked amazing, and I remember watching the show on TV on the Space Network every morning before going to school. I also remember dressing up as Data from The Next Generation on TV.

Anyways, last night I saw this in a packed cinema with every single seat taken. We had gotten tickets in advance, and got to the theater early. Good thing we did- the lineup was longer than the great wall of China! We were lucky to get good seats too. And boy, we LOVED this movie!

Anybody would like this movie, even people who don't like Star Trek. Hell, Even my sister who didn't like the show loved the movie. There were even a lot of non-Trekkies in our theatre, if I had to guess.

This movie is a reboot of the franchise, taking us back to the very beginning. We learn the origins of the characters Spock and James Tiberius Kirk, Kirk's bumbling misadventures at the Starfleet Academy, Spock and Kirk's rivalry, the Klingon, and much more.

The movie is flat out perfection in every sense of the word. The special effects are excellent, the visuals are breathtaking. Sometimes there are Camera flares (meaning light relecting off the camera), adding to the "beautifully shot" feel of the movie. The action is top notch- The handheld camera adds to the intensity of the scenes (don't worry, the camera doesn't shake all over the place, you can actually see what's going on). There's tons of humor too- Kirk is HILARIOUS, as well as there are tons of hilarious moments in this movie, including Kirk getting all the injections- now that was hilarious!

The best thing about the film is the casting- Chris Pine is awesome as Kirk, and is really funny here. I was surprised to find out he played Darwin Tremor in Smokin' Aces too- he was hilarious in that one as well. Karl Urban as McCoy, John Cho as Hikaru Sulu, and the sexy Zoe Saldanha as Uhura is awesome too. Anton Yelchin as Chekov and Simon Pegg as Scotty were hilarious too, Pegg was the PERFECT Scotty. Truly fit the quirkiness of the character.

But the real high point of the performances is Zachary Quinto as Spock. He plays Spock perfectly. The look, the tone of voice... he really IS Spock. He makes a lot of Spockish facial expressions throughout too, he's really Nimoy-esque. Speaking of Leonard Nimoy, he's in the movie too! It was a great surprise to see the original Spock.

So in short, do NOT miss this while it's in the cinema. Abrams has really nailed it here. Well, I'm now a fan of Star Trek thanks to this movie! People applauded at the cinema when the movie was over. I was one of those people, in fact I even yelled "YEAH!".