DVD Review: "Star Trek"

In my opinion, the most anticipated movie of 2009 would be "Star Trek". When I read that they were going to reboot the world of Star Trek, I, like many of my fellow geeks probably felt very ambivalent about it. I was worried, and excited about the idea about it, and even with J.J. Abrams at the helm, I still had my concerns. Afterall, he did make "Mission: Impossible III".

So May 2009 came, and so did Star Trek, and I was relieved and elated at what I saw on the screen. The performances were respectful and not "over the top" caricatures of the performances of the original cast. And there was the "Salute" to those who came before them, including Leonard Nimoy (Spock) into the storyline, which when everything ends, you're left with an entirely new "Trek" with the same characters. So ground that may have been touched on before, can be done so again, but in a completely different way, because of the way their futures have now been altered.

So when I saw the movie, I gave it 9.75 out of a possible 10 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. I'd have given it perfect, but I couldn't do it. There was something missing, and what that missing thing was? Shatner. William Shatner would have been the one thing to make that movie perfect. He is Star Trek. More so than Gene Roddenberry. (Let the flame-war begin!)

So today, the DVD was released, and I was left with a predicament. Do I get the 1-disc or the 2-disc? Of course the Special Features and the Digital Copy won me over, so I opted to pay the extra $10 and get the 2-disc.

And am I ever glad that I did.

Within that second disc, there is so much to be had in way of those special features. I know a lot of people don't watch them, but I feel that they give us a different perspective on the movie itself, which adds to the finished product. And Star Trek is no exception.

I'm not going to go on and on about it, all I am going to say is that if you're a fan of Star Trek, then you need to get this DVD, 1-disc or 2-disc, it is an essential film for any Trek fan.


"Star Trek" (XI, I guess you can call it #11) the DVD gets an 8 1/2 Grilled Cheese out of 10. The Movie is great. The Disc could have been packed with a bit more extras, but it's definitely a worthwhile buy.








By: Forch F. Fortier (who still laughs at the fact that Simon Pegg is in an "Odd-numbered" Star Trek film, when his first big character, Tim Bisley (A Character he created) said on "Spaced" that every odd Star Trek movie is shit! Simon Pegg ate those words, didn't he?)