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The actual model of the Enterprise from the original series on display at the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

Anyway, I was really worried about the new movie.  Few of the real trek people, who understood Gene Roddenberry’s dream, are still around.  And the trend in modern movies is all action, special effects, and maybe a story if there is room.

Star Trek was always about more than special effects and  action. It was about the characters. And the Enterprise was one of the characters.  Any diehard trekkie will tell you that the best Trek Film ever made was “Wrath of Khan.”  Most people would probably be suprised an how little fighting, phaser fire and space battling actually went on in the movie. 

I remember when the first Star Trek film came out.  Ok, it was not the best, but I will never forget what world-class film critic Gene Siskel said about it.  He disliked it because “there were no space battles.”  He did not understand what Star Trek was all about.

Ok, so with all this baggage, I was worried about the new film, especially being a “prequel.”  To be honest, I did not want to like it.

But I did.

No, I won’t give it away, but they handled it well.  A good balance between the over-the-top special effects and the story line.  They even took the time to develop the characters.  And, clearly, the actors studied the old series to some degree to capture the flavor of the original characters. 

Bring on the sequels.

So I think you should see it.  Come back and tell me what you think.

Oh, and the thing about Uhura’s name–no suprise to seasoned trekkies…