Beyond Redemption

So, I went to see Star Trek on Friday, and let me just say that I’m now a Spock fan for life. I mean, I liked him already, but now I fucking L O V E him. Oh man, Zachary Quinto looks HOT as Spock. So cute it’s fucking ridiculous. I don’t want to give up spoilers… but I will, so…

DO NOT READ BELOW THE LINE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW.

Okay, so let’s start with the fact that the evil guy part of the plot is rice-paper thin. I like “Hector” (he played him in Troy), but there’s no plot there, to be honest. None. This film is designed to show us how the crew came together, trust me.

Kirk took a bit of time to grow on me. He was slightly douchebaggy, at first, but so were the star fleet cadets (asshole-ish for sure), but, of course, he ends up being a smart little shit. He’s also cocky as fuck and there are squee moments when you clearly see our beloved Cappie in him. Like when he says “Kirk out.” or “At ease, men.” By the time I left, I had accepted him as Kirk, and for me, that’s very hard because I’m a hardcore Shatner fan.

Keith Urban did a fantastic McCoy. Aside from looking like him in his younger years, he just had the personality down. It was awesome. Hats off!

Sulu was okay -he doesn’t look like the real deal. There’s a part where he gets into a fencing thing with one of the bad guys and the way his sword opens -awesome, lol.

Chekov looks nothing like him and his accent was so thick that it was silly and unrealistic feeling. However, it didn’t bug me enough to steal any enjoyment.

Uhura, well, she could have been prettier. The real Uhura was gorgeous and curvy. This one is tall and beanpole-ish, but she’s not a dog or anything. I still like her with Spock regardless.

Scotty -aka- Shaun of the Dead was funny, and he spouts off a few “Scotty” lines that made me smile.

There was no Nurse Chapel, but that’s not to say that they won’t bring her into it if they want to create any kind of love triangle with Spock in the next one.

Spock. Good gravy! I accepted him the moment I saw him weeks ago, but even more so now. Not only does he look like Spock, but he acts like him with a slight touch more emotion than we’re used to, and for me, that enhanced his character. Best of all? Oh yeah, Uhura is his woman and when they kissed in the elevator (fine, it’s not an elevator. I’m not that much of a trekkie, so I don’t know the name of the thing!) the fangirl in me went fucking apeshit. That’s not the only kiss, either. 😀

Severe Spoiler Coming Up

The reason why we saw that first kiss is because she was comforting him. The bad guy, Nero, destroyed Vulcan and when Spock went to the planet to save his family, his mother was killed before they could transport her. So he was in a bad place. Uhura stopped the elevator thingy and kissed and hugged him and was telling him how sorry she was and asking him what he needed. In his Spock way, he told her he wanted everyone to do their best and she nodded in a way meant to assure him that they would, and then they kissed again. Squee.

The next time they kiss is when Spock and Kirk are about to beam onto Nero’s ship to destroy it and save the cap of the enterprise (Christopher Pike). They’re at the transport thingy and they’re, like, making out in front of everyone and Kirk walks up and he’s staring at them a little -hilarious shit- and Spock says Uhura’s first name, which is Nyota. Now, all through the movie, she won’t tell Kirk her first name. So a few more kisses in, Uhura walks away, promising that she’ll be watching Spock every moment he’s down there and Kirk goes, “Her name is Nyota?” and Spock looks at him and says, “I have nothing to say on the matter.” (or something like that, but it’s funny as fuck because it’s rapid fire. The whole theater cracked up.)

We also got to see Old Spock, which was such a treat! He meets Young Kirk after Young Spock had him kicked off the ship for trying to start a mutiny. (That’s the part of the trailer when he’s on an ice planet). Spock ends up telling him that Young Spock is emotionally compromised, so he needs to make him lose it because it’s HIS destiny to be the cap of the ship, not Spock. (He also tells him the whole deal about Nero and why he’s buggin’ out)

That’s when we meet Scotty who’s at some abandoned federation post there and Spock tells him how to get back on the ship while it’s traveling at warp (something Scotty will discover years later. Did I mention that there are all of these time travel aspects?) and when they make it onto the ship, Kirk pushed Spock’s buttons, telling him he didn’t care that his mom died and Spock beat the shit out of him. >.> But then he realizes that he isn’t fit for duty. It’s kinda sad.

Anyway, long story short, they get over their differences, end up working together to kill Nero (who is responsible for the death of Papa Kirk and Mama Spock, something that he actually went into time to achieve, thus changing some futures), and it ends with them being a real crew and Kirk being given the Enterprise as his own.

Out of 5 possible Tessaigas, I give this one FIVE! 😀

This is a GREAT movie. So good, that I’m going to see it again tomorrow! I’m absolutely in love with Spock! There’s this one scene where he’s before this vulcan council who pretty much insults him and calls his being half human a disadvantage, and I love the way Spock handles it. I tell you, “Live Long and Prosper” took on a new fucking meaning! LOL.

If you’re a hardcore trekkie looking for the second coming of Shatner and Nimoy, don’t bother. This isn’t that Star Trek. They behave like that, but this movie definitely gives them a new spin. If you’re new to ST, or don’t mind a fresh semi-departure from what you’re used to, then give it a shot.

Now, a pretty!