Star Trek: The Premier Frontier

(No spoiler here) OK, the new Star Trek film has no subtitle. “The Premier Frontier” is my own idea and perhaps is more appropriate than forerunner, opening, prelude or prequel.

My wife and I are both Trekkers. We are not so hard core that we dress in costume and go to Star Trek Conventions. In fact we have never been to a Star Trek Convention. We do have all the movies on Video or DVD, have several books about Star Trek, and a decade or so ago visited the Star Trek exhibit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I have been a fan of all the Star Trek incarnations with the exception of Enterprise, which I personally think was a flop. In my home study/office is a poster of All I I need to know about life I learned from Star Trek.

This afternoon we saw the new Star Trek movie and were not disappointed. From the first few minutes of the opening scene, which was full of symbolism, I was hooked and knew I would like the film. From the first few minutes of the second scene my wife was equally engaged (oops, wrong ST incarnation). Never were we disappointed.

I think the best casting was for the Character Spock. I felt like I had known him all my life. I think the weakest casting was for Scotty. The special effects moved the story along and were not just for show.

Afterward I heard an older man asking two young boys under the age of ten (grandfather and grandsons?) what they thought about the film. From their answers I could tell they both really liked it.