It Gets Better Each Time

By John L. Rothra | January 17, 2010 | Movies | Comments Off

When my wife and I saw the latest Star Trek movie in the theaters, I was quite critical about some of the things Abrams did with the story. Overall, though I thought it was good. As I watch it on DVD (now four times I think), I find I like it more and more. The strengths of the movie overshadow most of the weaknesses more each time. Most notably how well the actors did with the famous characters.

Also, there’s a brief conversation where Kirk, Spock, McCow, Uhura, and the others realize that when Nero (the Romulan villain) came to the past and destroy’s George Kirk’s ship (James Kirk’s father), the time line change and an “alternate reality” developed. As Spock said, “Whatever our lives might have been, if the time continuum was disrupted, our destinies have changed.” I completely overlooked this conversation in the theater. I think this was Abram’s way of explaining why he deviated from the original story.

So, I can say that this is one of the better Star Trek movies and has broken the supposed curse of odd-numbered Star Trek films (usually, the odd-numbered ones were flops and the most disliked by fans; this was number eleven). Abram’s Star Trek is a good movie and I’m glad we purchased it.