Over the weekend I was monitoring the Twitter-verse and many of the critics and filmmakers I follow were bragging about seeing/or were on their way to seeing Star Trek. Unlike another tent-pole release (ahem) Paramount is letting critics and the press see the film a week (even 2 weeks) before the release this weekend (May 8, 2009).
Early reviews are geek-tastic, gushing, somersaulting, drooling and geek-gasming. And these reviews are from professional critics.
Here’s a sampling from RottenTomatoes. I’m sure there may be a few critics that will shit in the soup and spoil the 100% rating. But, overall, I’ve heard nothing but great things.
“Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable, the film gives Paramount Pictures a new lease of life on its franchise.” Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
“Revitalizing the stagnant franchise, the gifted, visionary Abrams has performed a magical act, a movie that stands on its own merits and will recruit new fans, a work that will please the old trekkies and one that points to potent direction in the future.” Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
“It’s been a long time since the hope and optimism of Gene Roddenberry’s vision have seemed this bright, this alive. This is exactly the Star Trek movie this fading franchise needed.” Joshua Tyler, CinemaBlend.com
“A new mission worth taking, a spirited, energetic new beginning to a series long assumed dead.” Moriarty, Ain’t It Cool Movie Reviews
“The most exhilarating Trek to date marks a new future for Kirk and co. If this can boldly go on to seek out ideas to match its speed and style, a franchise is reborn.” Colin Kennedy, Empire Magazine
So, I’m assuming it’s safe to say: “YES! Spend your hard earned dollars this weekend on Star Trek!”
Forget Wolverine. Summer officially begins on May 8th.
