Just saw Star Trek ...

[fembuck]

Fucking amazing!

First of all, Chris Pine is love.  Looking at pictures of him does nothing for me, but on screen as James T. Kirk I wanted him to take me around behind the middle school and get me pregnant.  Seriously, I know Kirk was a ladies man on the original series, but I never bought it with Shatner.  Chris Pine both brought the sexy, and made me believe that Kirk was a genius and worth everyone creaming themselves over him.  I would follow this James T. Kirk into battle.

Uhura/Spock, really amazing.  I didn't know they would be a couple in this film, but I fucking loved them.  Uhura is the best girlfriend ever, and Spock is so schmoopy.  I was so living vicariously through her as she comforted him in the turbolift after Winona Ryder Spock's mother died.  The face holding, the kisses, the hug ... epically romantic.

Speaking of Uhura, did anyone catch what her first name was?  I missed it both when Spock said it, and then when Kirk repeated it while asking if that was her first name.

Karl Urban rocked my panties as Bones.  I loved every single moment he was on screen.  Perfection.  Karl Urban makes flaring your nostrils sexy ya'll.  He's the male Megan Fox that way (only in the nostril flaring/hot sense, I know he's a far better thespian okay!)  Also, I like that we got an explanation of why McCoy was called "Bones".  Maybe they gave an explanation in the Original Series too, but because I wasn't even close to being born when that was on, I never knew where the nickname came from.

Sulu's folding sword was fucking amazing.  I want one of those.  "Fencing."  lol.  Not a lot of Sulu, but I liked what there was of him.

I've loved Anton Yelchin for a long time.  I have no idea what the first thing I saw him in was, but I've always liked the kid.  His Checkov was amazingly precious.  I don't want to hit it, I just want to cuddle it.  Seriously, so precious.  And smart!

Rachel Nichols, I saw you!  You were green!  I have to admit, the greeniosity did obscure her hotness a little, but Gaila was amazing for her one big scene.

Seeing Leonard Nemoy made me ridiculously happy.  Original!Spock you still hold a place in my heart.  But,  Zachary Quinto made a great Spock.  I really loved him in the role, he really was perfection.  Even boy!Spock was awesome.  Also, angry!Spock is disturbingly hot.  So is crouching!action Spock, and vulnerable!Spock ... just Spock in general rocked my socks.

Scotty was good times as well.  I don't always love Simon Pegg (sacriledge I know), but I loved him here.  Scotty yelling at the little rock man all the time cracked me up every time.  Ah, good comedy.

I'm sure there's more I could say, and I know that the movie wasn't perfect (Nero's revenge plan and his whole reason for concocting it were kind of stupid, very Dr. Evil), but overall the movie was just ace and I don't really feel the need to complain.  That was one of the most enjoyable film experiences I've had in a while.

I'm so happy that Trek is rebooted, and that so many non-Trekkies enjoyed the movie and are praising it.

Good job, JJ.  After Cloverfield I was kind of hating you hardcore, but between this and Fringe you've redeemed yourself.  Keep up the good work.

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Thank you! ... ... now how do you pronounce that?

Nuh-yo-tah

Even things like it being a huge sausage fest didn't bother me like it normally would have, because I LOVED all of the male characters...

Lol, I think what I loved is that Kirk, as an icon, has been the hero character archetype for decades, ie, the arrogant and studly man-whore. And yet here, Kirk's still the alpha-male that gets all the booty and yet it's SPOCK that gets the girl!

Also, they did beef up Uhura's part, and they made her pretty sassy so I forgive it.

Had Uhura not been a linguistics guru EVERYONE WOULD HAVE DIED!!

And I just found out/realized that Zoe Saldana played Ana-Maria in Pirates of the Caribbean!!