Star Trek Review

Star Trek

Release Date: 7^th April 2009 – Australia
(premiere)

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
Bad Robot Productions
Mavrocine

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 127 minutes

Budget: $150,000,000

Box Office Gross: $385,680,446

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary
The cocky, renegade

James Kirk and the 

equally youthful 

half-Vulcan, half-human

Spock are among the 

young members of a 

fledgling Starfleet crew, 

and about to launch the 

most advanced starship 

ever created: the U.S.S. 

Enterprise. During
their incredible galactic
voyage of exploration and
discovery, they will 

encounter the evil Nero 

whose mission of 

vengeance threatens all
of mankind.

Cast
Chris Pine – James T. Kirk
Jimmy Bennett – Young James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto – Spock
Jacob Kogan – Young Spock
Karl Urban – Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy
Zoe Saldana – Uhura
Simon Pegg – Montgomery 'Scotty” Scott
John Cho – Hikaru Sulu
Anton Yelchin – Pavel Chekov
Eric Bana – Nero
Bruce Greenwood – Christopher Pike
Chris Hemsworth – George
Samuel Kirk, Sr
Ben Cross – Sarek
Winona Ryder – Amanda Grayson

Leonard Nimoy – Elder Spock

Farah Tahir – Captain Robau
Clifton Collins Jr. – Ayel

Deep Roy – Keenser

Jennifer Morrison – Winona Kirk
Rachel Nichols – Gaila
Clifton Collins Jr. – Ayel 
Tyler Perry – Admiral Richard Parnett
Greg Ellis – Chief Engineer Olson
Majel Barrett – Starfleet Computer (Voice) (Cameo)
Scottie Thompson – Nero's Wife
Spencer Daniels – Johnny
Greg Gunberg - Kirk's Stepdad (Voice) (Cameo)

Crew

Based on Television Series – Gene Roddenberry
Producer/Director – J.J. Abrams
Writers/Executive Producers – Alex Kurtzman &
Roberto Orci
Executive Producer – Jeffrey Chernov
Producer – Damon Lindelof

Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager – 

David Witz
Romulan and Vulcan Consultant – Marc Okrand

Production Designer – Scott Chambliss
Supervising Art Director – Keith P. Cunningham
Conceptual Illustrator – John Eaves

Head Creature Designer – Neville Page

Prosthetic Make-Up Designer – Barney Burman
Prosthetic Make-Up Supervisor – Joel Harlow

Costume Designer – Michael Kaplan
Director of Photography – Daniel Mindel

Underwater Director of Photography – Pete Romano
Stunt Coordinator – Joey Box
Stunt Coordinator: 2nd Unit/Assistant Stunt Coordinator/
Fight Choreographer – Robert Alonzo

Second Unit Director/Visual Effects Supervisor – 
Roger Guyett
Creature Choreographer – Paradox Pollack
Special Effects Coordinator – Burt Dalton

Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM – Russell Earl
Visual Effects Supervisor/Digital Compositor –
Craig Xander
Associate Visual Effects Supervisor – Eddie Pasquarello

Visual Effects Producer – Shari Hanson
Visual Effects Producers: ILM – Jill Brooks & 
Jeff Olson
Visual Effects Art Director: ILM – Alex Jaeger
Animation Supervisor: ILM - Paul Kavanagh
Sound Designer/Editor – Ben Burtt
Film Editors – Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo
Markey

Composer: Theme "Star Trek" – Alexander Courage

Music – Michael Giacchino


Awards

2010 Academy Awards
Best Makeup - Barney Burman, Mindy Hall
& Joel Harlow (Won)
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Best Sound Mixing - Anna Behlmer,
Andy Nelson & Peter J. Devlin (Nominated)
Best Sound Editing - Mark P. Stoeckinger
& Alan Rankin (Nominated)
Best Visual Effects - Roger Guyett,
Russell Earl, Paul Kavangh &
Burt Dalton (Nominated)

Review

The new version of the 'STAR TREK' movie lives up to the classic TV series since it has rebooted the franchise. The story-line was smart but very unusual and introduced new interesting concepts such as Red Matter. J.J. Abrams' direction of the reboot was so very sophisticated in style. The visual effects of the movie were great. The actors Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto did a spectacular job of playing Kirk and Spock and so does the Aussie actor Eric Bana as the Romulan villain Nero. I was delighted to see the return of the original actor that played Spock, Leonard Nimoy who portrays as the elder version of the iconic character.

I'm not a big fan of 'Star Trek', but I must say that this film is excellent and enjoyable for Trekkies since it has rebooted the entire franchise all over again. 

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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