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Star Trek (2009) Rank 2 Reviews
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Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)
Good mix of special effects, an involving story, a good script, and fine ensemble acting. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)
Independent ()
There will be plenty of takers for this Enterprise, I think, but they shouldn't count on seeing much that's new in the course of it. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Independent ()
eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Is this where the future of Trek lies, in exciting action scenes and fun comic relief supporting underwhelming stories and stale ideas? ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
tonymacklin.net (Tony Macklin)
In making yet another Star Trek, the great challenge the filmmakers... faced was to be contemporary while also respecting the past. Star Trek passes its obstacles with dazzling, time-warping colors. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at tonymacklin.net (Tony Macklin)
The Age (Australia) (Jim Schembri)
Well, at least they got it half right. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at The Age (Australia) (Jim Schembri)
ÜberCiné (Gregory Weinkauf)
It's been thirty years since I've found myself at the movies, rooting for a black hole. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at ÜberCiné (Gregory Weinkauf)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
For nearly its first hour, I felt I was witnessing Abrams hitting every beat just right, only to see him and his writers spend the final hour getting just about everything wrong. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Slate (Dana Stevens)
Abrams' inspiration was to treat his source material neither as jokey camp nor as sacred scripture, but as a text rich enough to be lovingly retranslated. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Abrams doesn't get the franchise that Roddenberry created. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
The film is just another noisy space opera in which the humanity takes a back seat to the hardware, something that the real "Star Trek" managed to avoid at its peak moments. ...read the complete Star Trek movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
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by drcioni on May 12, 2009 ,
Typical, so typical. When it was about philosophy, moral dilemmas, cultural and racial differences, when it was meant to be as critique of modern society, another words, when there was a story with a point behind, nobody liked it! And now when it's ...
by GenesisOne on July 17, 2009 North Richland Hills, Texas
As a longtime Star Trek fan, I found myself both pleased and disappointed with this movie. On the upside, the cast has a great deal of potential and certainly talented. Considering how sequels are planned, I look forward to seeing more of these fresh, ...
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