I’m a lot more excited than I ever expected to be about this film. I thought at first that it would be a horrible idea, but the teaser trailer did it’s job. I like the Original Star Trek, but a large part of the appeal for me is because of just how horribly campy it is. The new film of course will have none of that and if it lives up to the tone that comes across in the teaser, it won’t need it. The idea of connecting Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise to the Apollo project, Jack Kennedy, and Neil Armstrong is something I surprised hasn’t been done before as it makes the Enterprise far more interesting than just being people in space by establishing a historical lineage tied into reality.Star Trek has never been my cup of tea, but the new film seems like it might have potential…though I’m saying all of this with absolutely no clue about the plot. Of course, if the new film focuses on Kirk there probably won’t be much focus on the historical lineage so it may not end up really using that to full effect.
