5/9/09 09:44 pm - Star Trekkin' across the universe...    ...boldly going forward 'cause we can't find reverse. Today we saw the new Star Trek film, and everyone in our group really enjoyed it. As far as I know, I think I was the only person in our group who hasn't watched the original. So fans of the original may not be disappointed. There were 9 of us. I thought it was really well done. The guy who played Kirk was excellent. Zachary Quinto was an amazingly well done young Spock. Simon Pegg was great as Scotty, even though he got less screen time than I would have liked. Winona Ryder was almost completely unrecognizable as Spock's mom, and she did a fine job in the process. Leonard Nimoy was great as always. Oh, and Karl Urban was perfect as "Bones" McCoy. Everybody in the group who had seen the original knew that he was "Bones" as soon as he hit the screen before he even introduced himself to Kirk. It was pretty funny. (I actually forgot he was in this and recognized him as being Cupid on Xena. Ha!) The movie was a lot of fun, and I think it's one that's definitely worth going to the theater for. A question for those who have seen the movie, though. Do you remember which character was named Gaila? Was it the green-skinned Starfleet cadet? The reason I ask is because Gaila was played by Rachel Nichols, who starred in the short-lived series The Inside and the last season of Alias, and I'm just wondering how I missed her. I also didn't realize until after we were outside the theater that I hadn't paid attention to the Starfleet computer voice. It made me sad because this was Majel Barrett's last performance as the Starfleet computer voice before she passed away. So, I would recommend it. Good stuff. |