Star Trek

"The future begins."

2009 2h 7m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 10,775

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Synopsis

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The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.

“The future begins.”

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Cast

Chris Pine
Cadet James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto
Commander Spock
Leonard Nimoy
Ambassador Spock
Eric Bana
Captain Nero
Bruce Greenwood
Captain Christopher Pike
Karl Urban
Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
Zoe Saldaña
Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Simon Pegg
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CAST

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Part of the "Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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599+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J.J. Abrams, shot by Dan Mindel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mary Jo Markey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J.J. Abrams directs. Dan Mindel behind the camera. Michael Giacchino scores. Mary Jo Markey cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$150M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4599+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by J.J. Abrams, shot by Dan Mindel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mary Jo Markey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The future begins.".
10IMDB entry: tt0796366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1110,775 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 26 themes, including "spacecraft", "teleportation", "san francisco, california", "space battle".
13Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Original score: Michael Giacchino
Editing: Mary Jo Markey
Production design: Scott Chambliss
Costume design: Michael Kaplan
Makeup / hair: Mindy Hall
VFX supervisor: Kelly Port
Sound: Andy Nelson
Stunt coordinator: Joey Box
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $150,000,000
Box office: $386,839,614
Return: 258% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Star Trek (2009)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Score
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Saturn Award for Best Make-up

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Part of

Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection

J.J. Abrams' cinematic re-envisioning of the Star Trek universe portrayed by a new cast, and set in an alternate reality from earlier films and series (referred to as the "Kelvin" timeline).

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Gimly2018-10-04
★ 6/10
The following is a long form review that I originally wrote in 2013 I did like Star Trek. I did not, however, appear to like it as much as the rest of the whole damn planet. I appreciate the decent helping of Australian actors in the mix (like personal favourite Chris Hemsworth, above). I can get behind the colourful and impressive special effects spectacle. Most of all I dig the reboot angle they pulled. The whole time travel/tangent universe thing is the perfect breeding of remaining true to the original, while still not constricting themselves to the old canon. Fantastic idea. But I didn’t love it. I’m a big fan of origin stories, but I personally feel that Star Trek never really breached past that point. The first half was brilliant, getting to know the characters, the world, the ideals, everything. But in the latter half it seems they just sort of went “Well, we spent a bunch of time doing stuff good, but now we don’t have enough time left to make an actual movie out of this… Oh well, just chuck an hour of lasers in there and we’ll worry about that next film!” which just isn’t good enough. When Into Darkness comes out later this year, the format will probably pay off, but looking at the merits of Star Trek alone, I think it fell short. Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) as the new Scotty and Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story, Heroes) as the new Spock were both solid choices, but other casting decisions like Winona Ryder (Black Swan, Alien: Resurrection) as Spock’s mother were an off-shot in the worst possible way. I suppose though, in science fiction, it’s often safety first and little steps. As a member of what is probably the most frowned upon of the genres, I wish this Star Trek reboot all the best in its inevitable future, and it seems it will make good use of it. But for now, the solo film itself didn’t reach as far as I felt it could have with a little harder work towards the end. 62% -Gimly
John Chard2020-03-29
★ 10/10
A franchise re-energised-big time! It's not an understatement to say that the news of a new Star Trek movie was met in equal measure by suspicion and pretty low expectations. Step forward J.J. Abrams to direct it, and many wondered while the guy behind TV series "Lost" and "Mission Impossible III" would want to dabble on hallowed sci-fi turf?. Things were further eyebrow raising when Abrams openly admitted to not having been a fan of the original show so cherished by a legion of Trekkies. Then news came of the film being a prequel, based around the Starfleet Academy and the coming together of what we know as the U.S.S. Enterprise crew. "Ooh that will be a tough one to carry off" said many, "Kirk & Spock as young spunkers - surely not" they said. Well not only did Abrams pull it off as it were, he simultaneously appeased most Trekkies whilst garnering a whole new generation of sci-fi observers. Budgeted at $140,000,000, Abrams Star Trek went on to gross Worldwide $384,953,778. Figures that, even allowing for the huge fan-base that the franchise has, show that many first timers not only went to see it - but also that they enjoyed it so much they went back for second helpings. I know I did. The success of the film isn't hard to fathom, because although Abrams upped the action quota (with a number of breath taking and eye appealing sequences) he also dispensed with much of the sci-fi psycho babble that has blighted some of the previous filmic instalments in this most up and down of franchise's. Sure there's stuff in there for the discerning fan, with a time travelling revenge plot at its axis, how could there not be?, But Abrams and his writers (Roberto Orci /Alex Kurtzman) keep it simple, savvy and sexy. They smartly link to Trek lore with a crucial plot and character development featuring the Kobayashi Maru, while pain, emotional conflict and personal crisis all feature heavily. This is, one can "logically" say, a spiky post 9/11 Trek movie. There's even room for a romantic strand, a strand that is tender and fits the whole make-up of the piece perfectly. All of which only works because the cast are, in the main, producing great work. Getting Leonard Nimoy to appear in a small, but crucial role, is nothing short of being a master-stroke. His presence keeps the all important essence of Star Trek within what is ultimately a reboot. It's like a father figure watching over proceedings, making not only the cast feel safe, but also us the viewers. The youngsters in the cast are impressive, Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Zoe Saldaña (Uhura) lead from the fresh faced front. While Karl Urban (Bones McCoy) and Simon Pegg (Scotty) impact with comic relief that aids instead of hinders the plot developments. Villain duties falls to Eric Bana as Romulan Captain Nero, he's a touch miffed is Nero, and Bana brings the character's vengeful pain vividly to life. While Bruce Greenwood as Captain Christopher Pike adds a touch of class that he almost always seems to do. This U.S.S. Enterprise has launched itself in another direction, and yes, it's boldly going where no-one has boldly gone before. It is, all told, a bona fide blockbuster with brains and balls. The like of which has sadly been missing from many a modern era summer release. Yes it's not all perfect, the odd scene could quite easily have been jettisoned, and some accents need a bit of fine tuning, but they are very minor complaints. A triumph from Abrams and his team - note the Stardate in the ships log, for this is a noteworthy moment in modern sci-fi cinema. Now comes perhaps a bigger challenge, the notoriously difficult second film... 10/10
CinemaSerf2024-05-30
★ 7/10
I quite enjoyed this. It is a simple, end-to-end action adventure set in space. It doesn't attempt to moralise or philosophise, it is just an interstellar shoot 'em up. Chris Pine is pretty wooden, Zachary Quinto does a passable "Mr. Spock" and Anton Yeltsin seems to be having a good time trying to get the onboard computer to recognise his particularly thick "Chekhov" accent. Sadly Eric Bana completely lacks menace as "Nero" and Simon Pegg's "Scotty" is just plain irritating but the special effects are stunning. If you're just looking for a bit of brain fodder with phasers, then this is your film...