Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy

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, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emoti...( read more  read more... )on. 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.

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 6 min.

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Release Date: May 7, 2009

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DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009

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  • May 12, 2009
    Quite easily the best "Trek" movie that outdoes the previous nine film in the series. The most riveting & fun adventure that you'll see twice.
  • October 24, 2009
    An eye-popping and mind-blowing knockout. An adreniline-fuelled and heart-pounding edge of your seat non-stop thrill-ride. A blast from the past thats also a real blast to watch. It's an amasing movie. It delivers in every way both as a prequel and re-boot. A strong story with su...( read more)rprising emotional effect. Director, J.J Abrams crafts a great remake thats blessed with a spirited and energetic young cast of wonderful actors that all prove to be very compelling. Chris Pine is teriffic, showing off real leading man charisma. Zachary Quinto is brilliant. Pine and Quinto have great chemistry, standing togehter showing that they are a real force to be reckonend with. Eric Bana is riveting. Karl Urban is fantastic. Simon Pegg is hilarious. It packs on excitement and awsome thrills. A first-rate adventure that packs incrediale speacial effects, explosive action and exhilerating excitement from begining to end. A tremendously entertaining and spectacular film. A wickedly smart, sharply funny and pulse-pounding action-adventure classic. It's fantastic, dazzeling and truly unforgettable. It sets a new standard for the action/sci-fi genre. A breathtaking rollar-coaster ride that is nothing but fast and furious fun that dosent stop. Sheer entertainment gold that really shines. To borrow a fraise, it's fasinating.
  • October 6, 2009
    Not just one of the best Star Trek movies I have seen, one of the BEST MOVIES I have seen. Great story, script and acting.
  • October 2, 2009
    Abrams has crafted the perfect reboot/sequel/re-imagining/whatever you want to call it. He treats the material with respect, but without losing the fun factor. He crams in comedy, action, emotion and references a plenty. I'm no Star Trek fan, I've only seen a couple of the Genera...( read more)tion movies, which I enjoyed just fine. This 2009 version is something new altogether. It starts things afresh, being a comfortable journey for fans and an exciting new world for the uninitiated. All the actors are cast perfectly. Pine has true star power. They all do well to avoid obvious parodies of these popular characters. Even Bana, with limited screen time, creates such a relaxed and laid back villain, it's a joy to watch. Gave me a feeling that other big blockbusters should have given me. Maybe I'll become a Trekkie.
  • September 21, 2009
    I'm a bit of a Trekkie, not an obsessive mind, I just like a bit of Star Trek action from time to time. I watched the original and the next generation and have seen every film version in the cinema starting with Star Trek 3: The search for Spook. So I was always going to see this...( read more) film. I really didn't think it was going to be any more than just a bit of fun and that was fine with me and, it was fun! The special effects were fantastic. For the first quarter I was really entertained, things were looking really good and I'd convinced myself that I'd be been giving this a 4 star rating, but as you can see from my rating, things took a turn for the worst!
    It breaks down like this; Firstly, it?s not all bad. There are some really nice touches here and you can tell it was directed by a fan. The inclusion of the Kobyashi Maru test, the guy in the 'red shirt' getting it in the neck on the first away mission, Karl Urban as 'Bones', all fantastic ideas but thinking about it, that's as far as it goes. Pine and Quinto do a good job as the two leads but their hands were tied by a crap script and it ended up tarnishing their performances. Spook was far too emotional and Kirk was far too arrogant. The same problem goes for the rest of the cast too, Anton Yelchin sounded Russian and John Cho is Asian, that's as close as they got to Chekov and Sulu. Simon Pegg is an actor I'm very much going off, so I won?t get started with that one. Eric Bana was wasted too but he didn't help himself with this dull performance that puts him level pegging with the dude from Nemesis as the worst bad guy in a Star Trek film. Oh, and since when was Uhura such a slut?
    Anyway, I could go on all day. The main thing I'm pissed off about is the lazy Director/producers/writers. They know that the fans would 'nit pick' so they came up with a simple solution. Create an alternative universe so that continuity doesn't matter and they only have to do very little research. If you can't better the story, just go ahead and rewrite it eh fellas. A huge slap in the face for the fans, the people who made it a hit in the first place! LAZY BASTARDS! This could have been great but it?s not, it?s just another Hollywood money spinner and we all fell for it again. Apart from the kids who, I'm afraid, seem past saving and are so used to being spoon fed this crap that its sure to be a big hit! I?m only giving it 1.5 stars because the effects were so good!
  • November 7, 2009
    Director J.J. Abrams highly anticipated prequel to classic iconic pop culture franchise Star Trek, is a wonder to behold full of thrills and sheer spectacle. A superb cast with Zachary Quinto a standout as young Mr.Spock and Eric Bana truly memorable as the tattooed psychopathic...( read more) alien Nero, George Lucas's industrial Light & Magic is responsible for the spectacular visual effects. A phenomenal entertainment and one of the best sci-fi films of the last ten years.
  • November 7, 2009
    Great! Top notch! Being a Trekkie it was very enjoyable. Humor,action,drama,and actors had tha characters nailed, expecially Kirk. Best Trek movie yet. Worth the money to see it.
  • November 6, 2009
    This was actually a pretty good movie.
  • November 5, 2009
    Excellent, except it's a little off from the series!
  • November 4, 2009
    The summer blockbuster of the year. Perfect casting. =Best soundtrack of 2009=

Critic Reviews


May 8, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

With Star Trek Abrams honors the show's legacy without fossilizing its best qualities. Instead, he's whisked it off to a planet where numbing nostalgia can't kill it, and where the future is still som... full review

May 7, 2009
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Quinto is the one person here who may leave teen-aged viewers more perplexed than puffed up; he somehow rebukes the movie's whole obsession with backstory and immaturity by seeming riper and wiser tha... full review

May 7, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

This is really the story of how the Enterprise crew meets, hammers out its differences and becomes a team, and the telling is pure bliss. full review

May 7, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

hen it comes to sheer spectacle, Star Trek, as re-imagined by J.J. Abrams, delivers. full review

May 7, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Abrams' redo isn't just a blast from the past. It's a blast. full review

May 7, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

It's also a pleasure to report that, not only have Gene Roddenberry's ideas stood up pretty well over the decades, so have Spock's ears. full review

May 6, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Gene Roddenberry years, when stories might play with questions of science, ideals or philosophy, have been replaced by stories reduced to loud and colorful action. full review

May 6, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Summer officially hits warp speed. full review

May 6, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

This Star Trek sells cuteness, sentimentality and explosive F/X as if Starship Troopers, Minority Report, Mission to Mars or even Blade Runner or The Matrix (all visionary standard-setters) never happ... full review

May 6, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Trading on affections sustained over 40 years of popular culture, Star Trek does what a franchise reboot rarely does. It reminds us why we loved these characters in the first place. full review

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Comments


  • VEM12
    November 1, 2009
    Exciting story and good drama to excite you that the spirit of Star Trek will never die off.
  • heavyarms8808
    June 24, 2009
    extremely poor film. the plot complety destroys all other trek as the planet vulcan no longer exists! they appear to have little sense of scale and there use of physics isn't just fantastic its a load of rubish.

    the special effects are fast and slightly painful on the eyes not to mention a radical departure from all previous trek.

    where is the engine in the enginering section of the ship all it seems to be is a couple of large yellow metal tubes? and the scene in the water treatment was one of the worst and cheesyest bits of cinema in the history of humanity.

    there are a few good acting performances but everytime there on the bridge it looks like a bunch of actors standing on a set not a starship.

    most of the film is extremly predictable you see the first 2-3 seconds of a scene and pratically know how its going to end, that said the film itself seems to not know where its going and randomly jumps to a conclusion that isn't half as clever as its ment to be.
  • SkywalkerJones
    June 22, 2009
    This is one of the best eveer!I want more star trek.
  • elbolero2002
    June 2, 2009
    Should have been rated "G" for the "GARBAGE" it is. JJ Abrams deserves the "Tar & Feather Award"--then needs to be tarred and feathered--for how he spit all over the official history established in all the movies and the series (to say nothing of all the gaps filled in by the novel series). Even making an "alternate timeline" HAS to conform to plausible conclusions based on what's established. JJ...do us all a favor and stick with non-sci fi stuff and especially don't get your filthy paws on Star Trek ever again. Shame Roddenberry couldn't come out of his grave and strangle you, you loser.
  • wozzy4piggy
    May 15, 2009
    i have watched Star Trek 3 times now, can someone please tell me if scotty calls kirk captain picard, my son says he does, it happens when they r escaping the black hole, thaks.
  • darabutler2011
    April 27, 2009
    I am so excited I can't wait to see this movie
  • JD5DAD
    April 11, 2009
    I have loved star trek for years and this movie looks like it is going to have what the other movies lacked ACTION ACTION ACTION its going to ROCK
  • heathermaybea
    March 27, 2009
    Im not a star trek fan - i just wanna see it coz i am totally in love with Zachary Quinto. <3
  • VOS410
    February 5, 2009
    I never was a fan of Star Trek, I don't know anything about it, but I am curious to see what J.J. Abrams would do with it. He did very well with "Lost" and "Cloverfield" wasn't so bad.
  • ninjacobra
    January 24, 2009
    Looks Awesome...

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