Star Trek

Zcela nepolíben fenoménem Star trek jsem si včera pustil Novu a dobře se bavil. Dostatečně akční a inteligentní příběh, u nějž dost dobře chápu, že se stal kultem. Neseděl mi pouze nesympatický Pine, za to všichni příznivci Sylara z Heroes museli plesat nadšením nad jeho výkonem v roli Spocka. Naopak pokaždé, když vidím Winonu v podobné roli, posmutním nad uvadající kariérou nesmírně talentované herečky. A jednoznačně se tenhle film hodí na velké plátno v multiplexu, takže třetí díl si v kině ujít nenechám. Completamente deslumbrado por el fenómeno de Star Trek, ayer sintonicé la Novela y me divertí mucho. Una historia lo suficientemente emocionante e inteligente, que entiendo claramente que se haya convertido en un culto. Solo no me gustó Pine, que no me cae bien, pero todos los fans de Sylar de Heroes tuvieron que aplaudir entusiasmados su actuación en el papel de Spock. Por otro lado, cada vez que veo a Winona en un papel similar, me entristezco por la carrera en declive de esta tremendamente talentosa actriz. Y definitivamente, esta película es adecuada para la gran pantalla en el cine, así que no pienso perderme la tercera entrega. (09.03.2014)

Thank you, Mr. Abrams. I left the cinema trembling, as if something forgotten from my childhood had awakened in me - probably the hours and hours spent reading the books and watching all possible versions of the series. For a man who has nothing to do with the saga, Abrams has shown an admirable level of empathy and the ability to revive exactly the parts that Star Trek needs. The chemistry of the characters, the humor, the tension and all those spectacular journeys through time – cosmic poetry, in which there is a bit of children's naivety, of science, and a good portion of adventure. It's all coated in the flawless visual tinsel that's so fashionable today. It all works well together, it looks great, and for the future, it promises that Star Trek may be entering a golden age. The sweet exclusivity will probably not be there anymore, but to hell with it, the shiny tinsel looks good, action alternates with the action, the characters develop beautifully and the story is exactly as corny as it should be. I personally found everything in this film that had made me a fan of James T. Kirk and his crew. And I think that anyone who doesn't mind proper sci-fi lemonade will find something to like. Star Trek is cool, and as much as I don't like cool stuff, I fell in love with this one. (22.04.2009)

"Is there a doctor here? I need urgent help for a die-hard Star Trek fan!" said a guy two rows above me after the film was over. I understood what he meant. I wasn't expecting anything soulful from Orci and Kurtzman, but if Abrams wasn’t this good at his craft, the rest of the people in the movie theater would certainly not have enjoyed it as much. He traded the naivety of this space saga for an unbelievable barrage of catchphrases, action, and visual orgies, which he endowed with so much warp that I literally suffered on the way home in a speeding carriage. The perfect casting and the amazing work by the ILM guys are just the icing on the cake. This was two hours of pleasure. (12.05.2009)

I may have just watched the best blockbuster of the year. I’m don’t care about the Star Trek universe, but to me this was an excellent ride packed with emotions, jokes and explosions. The contrast between the squeaky clean Enterprise and the squeaky dirty Romulan ship is almost as sexy as the contrast between Kirk’s impulsiveness and Spock’s logic. The casting is incredibly good, the whole crew are amazingly likeable and I had no problem at all relating to them (with the possible exception of Uhura). Once again, J.J. Abrams confirms that everything he touches turns to gold. This is what nerdvana should be like :-) PS: The infantile monstrosity of the new Star Wars can lower its head in shame, because right here and now, a new era of modern sci-fi has begun (hopefully). (07.05.2009)

Several hundred flashes, a tattooed Bana and two Spocks. JJ began this nicely from scratch and not only did he manage to breathe life into a long-dead legend, he also resuscitated the half-forgotten space opera genre as a whole. Abrams and Giacchino get the adrenalin pumping, the wonderfully cast (while criminally unexploited) crew bristles with charisma, but the stupidity of the screenplay (however much it might be intentional) trips everybody up like at an ice-hockey match. And I haven’t yet got over how the nearer it gets to the end, the more it slips into the classic Star Trek template, but it does wear a technical cloak that is very impressive in view of the year this was made. Yes, although it’s logical that in the end it assumes the form that we know so well, but from that moment on it stopped being at all interesting. (10.05.2009)