Ben has been pretty excited about the Star Trek movie. I don't think he'd qualify as a Trekkie, but he's definitely a big fan, and his brain is packed with Star Trek knowledge. So much so, that he has trouble aquiring new knowledge, such as Anniversary dates... ;-)
I was somewhat concerned... after all, he was also excited about the Transformers movie, and that was total rubbish, but this one looked like it might actually be halfway decent, so yesterday Cathy, Erik, and the two of us entrusted our collective children to grandparents, and hit up opening night.
In the commercials, one of the tag lines was "It's not your Father's Star Trek", and with this, I think they hit the nail on the head. Somehow, they have managed to create a movie which I think has some appeal for the vast majority of people. This movie is your wife's Star Trek, even your boy-obsessed teenage daughter's Star Trek...
Because that's the key. They've taken fantastic special effects, exciting storylines, heart-warming personal relationships, characters that have appealed to millions and have stood the test of time, and then they added... HOT MEN! Oh yes.
Most of you know Zachary Quinto as the endearing (and, some might say, extremely attractive) bad guy in Heroes, Sylar. The main appeal of this movie for me is that he played Spock. In case you're not convinced, here's a picture of him without his Spock costume...
Oh, do excuse me, I seem to have drooled on my keyboard.
And when you add Chris Pine, who plays Kirk, well there's a winner right there.
How could this movie possibly not succeed?
This morning Ben said to me...
"Some Trekkies may complain that the Federation first encountered the Romulons after Kirk became the Captain."
If you're looking for that kind of discussion, he'd be the one to talk to.
But I wasn't really paying any attention... I was lost in fantasies of being the filling in a Kirk-Spock sandwich.
So overall, I loved this movie. The only possible fault I can think of is that there were too many scenes where they were dressed like this...
And not any where they dressed like this...
Disappointing.
