Since tudung and perfume orders have simmered down quite abit since last week, I had time to spruce up my blog... did abit of renovating here and there.. Nothing much, just changed the look abit, as you may have noticed. Somebody mentioned to me that I have a good blog, but it looked abit boring so... here's my attempt to beautify it. Mind you, I'm really crap at programming and what not, so this is the best that I can figure out... so far.
Anyway, while reading my own blog (yeah, i do read my own stuff :P), I noticed that it's been awhile since I last wrote a review! And since I've been to quite a few movies in the past few weeks, I think now is as good a time as any to review those movies.. So here goes the first one!
CAUTION: Those who hate movie spoilers, prefer to watch the movie themselves and make their own conclusions, DON'T bother reading any further.. in fact, RUN!!!
STAR TREK
I went to the movie premier last Tuesday (5th May) at Cathay Cineleisure Damansara... That's 3 days before the official screening ya! I was one of the few lucky readers of my online friend, Miu's blog to be invited to catch the sneak preview (thanx so much, Miu!!!)... Boy, did i feel lucky! I was checking my watch every few minutes while waiting for office hours to end so I can rush back home and get ready for this much awaited outing.. hehe!
To be completely honest, I was abit skeptical about this movie. First off, I was never a Star Trek fan/Trekkie/Trekker. Ever. In fact, I was so NOT a sci fi fan that I wouldnt be able to tell the difference between a time warp and time travelling. And if the movie was anything like the original TV series.. I was prepared for some serious shut-eye. Of course, I WAS still the curious cat.. so a movie remake was definitely up there on my wonder list.
So me and hubby arrived at Cineleisure and collected our tix from Miu. I've never met her in person before... and I must say she's as bubbly as her blog persona. Too bad the common hall of the cinema was too packed and noisy so we couldn't really chat that much. I just went ahead and bought some tidbits, went straight to the movie usher's counter and deposited my handphone (this is a norm for movie premiers... don't wanna have a yet-to-be-released movied leaked, right?)
As the lights dimmed and the trailers ended, the much awaited movie started to roll. Miu did remind us NOT to miss the awesome beginning, so I was eager for the movie to start. And when it did, it did not disappoint.
So imagine this: A sci-fi series created some 20-30 years ago, with special effects that were state-of the-art back then. Now, take the same idea and concept, inject some 21st century CGIs and computer graphics and voila! You've got one helluva opening act! To those not in the know, this Star Trek movie is basically a prologue of the popular TV series.. the very beginning of Star Trek. Most of the story is a character build-up.. it pretty much tells you how the 2 key Star Trek characters started out.. from Captain Kirk & Spock's parents, Kirk & Spock's childhood and how they ended up on the maiden voyage of Starfleet Enterprise. There were loadsa action, tonnes of exciting special effects and most importantly, plenty of sarcasm and humour which i liked.
Here's the rough outline of the story:
Kirk, a newbie recruit who got onto the Enterprise by sheer friendship loyalty and not merit, (well, he was kind of a pain-in-the-arse) and somehow got to be part of Starfleet's rescue mission to aide the Vulcans (the alien race with pointy ears and sky high eyebrows.. ie: Spock) planet beseiged by a Romulan (another alien race) starship. However, he proved to be useful when he figured out they were walking right into a trap. Much warping and battle scenes ensued, and the audience finds out that the whole battle was an act of revenge (isn't it always?? huhu). Kirk, who initially despises Spock and vice versa, finally teamed up and they finally manage to save the world and universe (hey, you don't want me to tell you the WHOLE story, do you??).
As interesting as the storyline is, that's not what had me hooked. It's the characters. I mean, check out the photo above. If you've seen the Star Trek series before, you will definitely notice.. the resemblance to the original cast is UNCANNY! And i'm not just talking about looks here, ok? Its also the mannerism of each characters. From Kirk's fearless leadership.. to Spock's inner conflict of emotions, Bones's grumpiness, and even Scotty's tongue-in-cheek humour. For a non-trekkie, I would say the current cast of Star Trek's portrayal of the original character was definitely spot on!
So all in all, I would say that the latest edition of Star Trek has successfully converted me to a fan. The movie's storyline was great, the stellar cast's acting were fabulous and the effects were awesome. It has plenty of action, great dialogue, humour and a few sad moments. What's not to like? Most importantly, it exceeded my expectations by a mile! That alone should be a good enough reason for you to check this movie out... hehe.
Note: FYI, Eric Bana (as in Troy & The Incredible Hulk) is in this movie! Watch the movie and try to guess who he is!
RaveFactor: 4/5
Till next review.. Live Long & Prosper! *does the trekkie hand gesture*
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