Star Trek

Star Trek (2009) starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy. It's early days as James T. Kirk (Pine) is born as his mother flees (in a medical shuttle) the destruction of the USS Kelvin -- with Kirk's father in charge. Eventually, Kirk goes to Starfleet Academy and ends up aboard the USS Enterprise, where he meets, for the first time, the future crew of the starship which he is destined to command. The rest of the plot is some time-travel crap, apparently devised so that Nimoy can show up as the future Spock. That's OK though, if you're a Star Trek fan you'll enjoy seeing the characters in their early incarnations. I thought Urban was a standout as Bones. There's some pretty exciting action, but the film doesn't stray far from the Star Trek we all know and love. Subtitles in English are available, but I chose to watch with the closed captions option. Grade: B