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Star Trek
Yes, I saw it tonight. I know. I know. Star Trek movie whose trailers sound like Star Wars. And not just any Star Wars, but Star Wars prequels. But you know what? It was worth it.

It really was Star Trek. Okay, yes, it was updated, but there were enough references that it felt like Star Trek. No, there was no Gary, but hell if they didn't put Pike in a wheelchair. They were all awesome. I hope that this IS still the odd movie curse, because just imagine how awesome the second movie will be if it is...! My only complaint was that there was just that smidgeon too much emphasis on Spock and Kirk which to the detriment of the rest of the cast.

McCoy was... was channeling Deforest Kelley or something, just spot on.
Kirk was great.
Spock was great.
Scotty was OMG WTF WHY DIDN'T HE HAVE MORE TO DO!?
Chekov was pretty fabulous, though not enough "Russia invented this and that and the other thing" from him for him to really feel like Chekov. Still, he was cute, running around and figuring things out. His excited "I can do that!" was uber-cute and funny.
Sulu... had a cool swordfight, I guess? Kind of disappointed in him. I didn't feel the Sulu charm, though I'll grant he never got that much to do in the series.
Uhura... Really, I wish she'd been a bit more than what she was, but communications has never given much. Her and Hoshi, criminally underused. I guess she was pretty?
Chapel's name was said. I think. When McCoy was trying to get some... cortisol, I think.
Nero... meh. But then, Star Trek villains have rarely made me excited. I mean, sure, there's Khan, but my favorite Star Trek movie was IV. The one about the whales, which didn't really have a bad guy. :) Hm, I should say, movie villains, because Q was kind of a villain, and he was the most awesome of awesomes.
On a really shallow note, Sarek was kind of ugly. (He seemed to love his son a lot more than he did as his old version, until the TNG eps, anyways.) I miss the real Sarek.

Canon-breakage, okay because it's alternate reality (nice way to wipe the slate clean, guys. No, I mean it, I didn't feel too pissed off about what you did with the red matter because you acknowledged that it was an alternate reality. Enterprise didn't do that, so when they did shit like blow up San Fran, it just made me feel it wasn't worthy of being Star Trek.) History reconverges to some extent, too, which is fun. Musical reminiscence was expected, but enjoyed, though I kind of would have liked a bit more of a connection.

Seriously, though. They delivered. It was awesomesauce. If I weren't such a cheapskate, I'd probably go to the theatre and watch it again. (But I am, so I won't.)

I wish this were the show so I wouldn't have to wait for a few years before the next one.