we went to the movies!

we went to see star trek - not to be confused with star wars. dubble durr durr.

very good movie. lots of action & humor. all the familiar faces from star trek are introduced through the course of the show. james t kirk. bones. spock. ohura. sulu. that russian kid whose name i don't know. and, scottie shows up a wee bit late, but also sort of just in time. james t gets a little sack time with a girl with green skin and is generally rebellious & mocking of authority while simultaneously gaining his captainship in the shortest possible time. spock declares things illogical and logical for us. bones is dammit'ing here & there. ohura's being all sexy in her short skirt. [again, we are faced with the reality that in the future, women will be scantily clad.] sulu's charmingly inexperienced but willing to learn. that russian kid whose name i can't remember is brilliant & enthusiastic about blowing things up. scottie's an absolute riot & truly would have been nice to have seen a little more of him.

there is an evil villian with a tragic past. there are monsters both mechanical and organic. there are black holes. there are enormous space vehicles and foreign planets and ray guns and transporters. there's kissing, but not too much. there's violence, but very little blood. it's all very... well... trekkie.

here's the movie poster, on which the head of the kid who plays james t kirk looks like a balloon animal wearing a ferret, in a fun house mirror.