Star Trek Works

Just watched the new Star Trek film by J. J. Abrahms at the Cinema 1. And Al Roker was right to say that no a single frame was wasted in this film. He made this comment as he was exchanging words with Matt Lauer on the “Today Show” this morning. They had the original Mr. Spock as guest in that program… of course, I stayed on long enough to watch the interview.

Al Roker briefly talked to Leonard Nimoy about the new film. Nimoy said that he accepted to do the appearance after he had read the script. He probably found logic in the “return” after 129 years.

Yup, according to the film, Spock returned 129 years to the film’s presence. In the film, he is “trapped” in a icy, cold planet where the young Kirk (played by Chris Pine) is also “dispatched” by Spock (played by Zachary Quinto) after being accused of insubordination. At these times, both Spock and Kirk have not yet established the friendship that journeyed to strange new worlds and discovered new life forms.


Did you know that Matt Damon was also rumored to play the role of the young Kirk? But J. J. Abrams found Damon “too old” to play the young Kirk.

In the film, the paths of Kirk and Dr. McCoy aka “Bones” (played by Karl Urban) is established. We learned that Dr. McCoy is divorced by his wife and only left with his “bones.”


Isn't there a resemblance between them?

I was surprised to learn of a romantic relationship between Uhura and Spock? Which will probably be the ultimate test for Spock’s emotion in the next movie.

Another surprise was to see Winona Ryder play the role of, Amanda Grayson, Spock's mother. Did she really fall and die when the planet exploded?

And you will definitely get to see a more hi-tech bridge of the Enterprise! The transporter room, sickbay and engine rooms have a more techy look.

The phaser are designed as spring-triggered barrels that revolve and glow as the setting switches from "stun" to "kill."

Definitely, the film is worth the long wait since “Enterprise” shut down it’s engines!