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Few films have been so keenly awaited or the subject of so much internet debate as the twelfth Star Trek movie -- the first since 2002 -- which is scheduled to be released in May 2009. Directed by J.J. Abrams, creator of cutting-edge cult television shows Lost and Alias, the film is expected to launch the Star Trek franchise into a new stellar era. Going back to the very beginnings of the classic Star Trek, the film tells how James T. Kirk, the half-Vulcan Spock, Dr McCoy, engineer Montgomery Scott and crew members Chekov, Sulu and Uhura first came together as rookie Starfleet recruits, and how they embraced the destiny that would later send them out across the galaxy accompanied by the immortal words: 'These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise...' A largely brand new cast including Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto (Heroes) as Spock, Simon Pegg as Scotty, Karl Urban as McCoy alongside Eric Bana, Winona Ryder and Leonard Nimoy will bring Star Trek to a whole new audience, while at the same time Alan Dean Foster's novelization will enthrall both existing fans and a new generation of readers.
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Alan Dean Foster is the author of several bestselling Star Wars novels as well as science-fiction, fantasy, detective, western, historial and contemporary fiction.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Once you get over the initial very pleasing shock of SEVEN DISCS & EIGHT HOURS OF STORYLINE, and the initaly slight disappointment of a lack of sound effects you're on a roller coaster ride!
Alan Dean Foster is a veteran Star trek writer. He's made excellent use of the story which Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote for JJ Abram's 2009 film, "Star Trek".
On a practical level there are chapters on each disc, so you don't have to "fast-forward" or "rewind" if you're trying to find a bit you missed!
The box set has 3 dividers and it's nicely packaged with a pleasing "Star Trek" logo, looking carefully you'll see the characters from the new film embedded into the letters!
It's a LONG LONG story. So we get more than the film shows us. But that's no problem. Of course we don't have the visuals, or the sound effects.
What we DO have however is a genuinely enjoyable book, read by someone who shows their great enthusiasm for the variety that in essence IS Star Trek.
So how has Zachary Quinto done? Well, his menacing chilling interpretation of the Romulan villain NERO is spot on! Sylar might need to look to his laurels.. We also hear the tender side of humanity as Uhura takes form in this recording. ZQ is capable of a wide range of voice control, emulating feminine voices without pantomime.
As for his interpretation of Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy, that irascible Southern Gentleman's drawl certainly comes close to that of Karl Urban, who in turn is often second cousin to the late marvellous DeForest Kelley.
Zachary Quinto is well known as Sylar from Tim Kring's "Heroes". Of course he is the actor who plays the younger Spock in the film, and was the first actor JJ recruited. ZQ plays the younger version of Spock in the film, and continues his excellent portrayal of everyone's favourite Vulcan Science Officer [well, favourite to all apart from Nero, any number of Romulans, Klingons, etc etc ..].
Personally I'm not so sure of his "Older Spock" voice but then in my opinion nobody apart from Leonard Nimoy is Spock. However - he DOES do a pretty good job. It's logical - he spent quite a time with Leonard Nimoy on the film set and before.
At times the script bring hoots of laughter - especially where Scotty is around, and ZQ does a fair imitation of Scotland's finest Chief Engineer. Simon Pegg did have the edge but when ZQ intones in rich brogue: "I like this ship - it's exciting" it's a good echo of Pegg's nod to James [Scotty] Doohan, so sadly missed now.
As for his "James T Kirk", no, he's not a mini-Shatner, but he certainly shows the various emotions and conflicts of the character through careful voice changes and controls.
Captain Christopher Pike is indeed a senior, well-tried opfficer, and again Zachary Quinto expresses that well, tempered with concern for his crew and a particular new, very raw cadet in particular.
So all in all, the recording is good fun - I've listened to it on my commute to work this week and it's been great! I've got more of the "backstory" to the film and some things are explained more clearly than I expected.
So thanks to Alan Dean Foster for the words, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman for the original script, JJ Abram's for his idea to renew this Enterprise, and to Zachary Quinto who exudes such enjoyment for Simon & Schuster's latest recording in the Star Trek series of tie-ins.
Live Long and Prosper [well, at least for 7 discs worth!]
Captain Cohen, Coventry, UK
Alan Dean Foster is a veteran Star trek writer. He's made excellent use of the story which Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman wrote for JJ Abram's 2009 film, "Star Trek".
On a practical level there are chapters on each disc, so you don't have to "fast-forward" or "rewind" if you're trying to find a bit you missed!
The box set has 3 dividers and it's nicely packaged with a pleasing "Star Trek" logo, looking carefully you'll see the characters from the new film embedded into the letters!
It's a LONG LONG story. So we get more than the film shows us. But that's no problem. Of course we don't have the visuals, or the sound effects.
What we DO have however is a genuinely enjoyable book, read by someone who shows their great enthusiasm for the variety that in essence IS Star Trek.
So how has Zachary Quinto done? Well, his menacing chilling interpretation of the Romulan villain NERO is spot on! Sylar might need to look to his laurels.. We also hear the tender side of humanity as Uhura takes form in this recording. ZQ is capable of a wide range of voice control, emulating feminine voices without pantomime.
As for his interpretation of Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy, that irascible Southern Gentleman's drawl certainly comes close to that of Karl Urban, who in turn is often second cousin to the late marvellous DeForest Kelley.
Zachary Quinto is well known as Sylar from Tim Kring's "Heroes". Of course he is the actor who plays the younger Spock in the film, and was the first actor JJ recruited. ZQ plays the younger version of Spock in the film, and continues his excellent portrayal of everyone's favourite Vulcan Science Officer [well, favourite to all apart from Nero, any number of Romulans, Klingons, etc etc ..].
Personally I'm not so sure of his "Older Spock" voice but then in my opinion nobody apart from Leonard Nimoy is Spock. However - he DOES do a pretty good job. It's logical - he spent quite a time with Leonard Nimoy on the film set and before.
At times the script bring hoots of laughter - especially where Scotty is around, and ZQ does a fair imitation of Scotland's finest Chief Engineer. Simon Pegg did have the edge but when ZQ intones in rich brogue: "I like this ship - it's exciting" it's a good echo of Pegg's nod to James [Scotty] Doohan, so sadly missed now.
As for his "James T Kirk", no, he's not a mini-Shatner, but he certainly shows the various emotions and conflicts of the character through careful voice changes and controls.
Captain Christopher Pike is indeed a senior, well-tried opfficer, and again Zachary Quinto expresses that well, tempered with concern for his crew and a particular new, very raw cadet in particular.
So all in all, the recording is good fun - I've listened to it on my commute to work this week and it's been great! I've got more of the "backstory" to the film and some things are explained more clearly than I expected.
So thanks to Alan Dean Foster for the words, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman for the original script, JJ Abram's for his idea to renew this Enterprise, and to Zachary Quinto who exudes such enjoyment for Simon & Schuster's latest recording in the Star Trek series of tie-ins.
Live Long and Prosper [well, at least for 7 discs worth!]
Captain Cohen, Coventry, UK
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This a review for the film tie-in novelization of the JJ Abraham's Star Trek film released in 2009. The novelization is authored by Alan Dean Foster. No stranger to novelizations, Science Fiction or Star Trek. I understand that this is his first Star Trek novel for 30 years. Before we get to the book let me give you a few of my thoughts on the film to position this review.
The film was a huge success. It delivered what was required of it: a re-branding of the Star Trek franchise via a big budget summer blockbuster to introduce Star Trek to a new generation. What was delivered was a beautifully directed, fast paced film, with a cast of actors doing a great job, satisfying new comers and existing Star Trek fans, with continuity references and the right balance of humour and action. (not dissimilar to what Casino Royale did for the Bond franchise)
Job done.
If I had any gripes with the film, it was the story. The story wasn't great, somewhat lazy, but functionally it served a purpose: there is now a blank canvas to work on, canon is out the window. For all those die hard trekkies out there you have your shiny boxsets with 100's (thousands?) of hours of Star Trek to watch and debate on your forums, let the masses enjoy this rebranding.
The question is, why would you want to read the book? The story presented in the film was not particularly well laid out, it's not particularly challenging and not a patch on the quality of writing within the TV series.
I gave it a try. In the past I have been a "the book is better than the film" kind of guy. I wondered what I may find here. Given a sequel is in the offing, the writers would have to raise their game given that the novelty of the new "look and feel" is likely to ware off.
The book offers little above what we have seen in the film: the birth of Spock and Kirks brother leaving home the only memorable elements that have been added.
The book is no effort to read, it is fast-paced and generally what you would expect having seen the film. Unfortunately, there is no further character development and no fresh perspectives here. Viewers who have watched the film seeking more will be disappointed. Perhaps those seeking more should take a look at the Countdown prequel graphic novel.
As a stop gap between seeing the film at the cinema and the film being available on general release on DVD it was enjoyable. Once the DVD is on the shelf at home, I cannot think of an occasion where I would pick the book up again.
In summary: don't waste your time with this book - there are far better Star Trek stories out there. Everything that was good about Star Trek XI was visual, wait for the DVD.
The film was a huge success. It delivered what was required of it: a re-branding of the Star Trek franchise via a big budget summer blockbuster to introduce Star Trek to a new generation. What was delivered was a beautifully directed, fast paced film, with a cast of actors doing a great job, satisfying new comers and existing Star Trek fans, with continuity references and the right balance of humour and action. (not dissimilar to what Casino Royale did for the Bond franchise)
Job done.
If I had any gripes with the film, it was the story. The story wasn't great, somewhat lazy, but functionally it served a purpose: there is now a blank canvas to work on, canon is out the window. For all those die hard trekkies out there you have your shiny boxsets with 100's (thousands?) of hours of Star Trek to watch and debate on your forums, let the masses enjoy this rebranding.
The question is, why would you want to read the book? The story presented in the film was not particularly well laid out, it's not particularly challenging and not a patch on the quality of writing within the TV series.
I gave it a try. In the past I have been a "the book is better than the film" kind of guy. I wondered what I may find here. Given a sequel is in the offing, the writers would have to raise their game given that the novelty of the new "look and feel" is likely to ware off.
The book offers little above what we have seen in the film: the birth of Spock and Kirks brother leaving home the only memorable elements that have been added.
The book is no effort to read, it is fast-paced and generally what you would expect having seen the film. Unfortunately, there is no further character development and no fresh perspectives here. Viewers who have watched the film seeking more will be disappointed. Perhaps those seeking more should take a look at the Countdown prequel graphic novel.
As a stop gap between seeing the film at the cinema and the film being available on general release on DVD it was enjoyable. Once the DVD is on the shelf at home, I cannot think of an occasion where I would pick the book up again.
In summary: don't waste your time with this book - there are far better Star Trek stories out there. Everything that was good about Star Trek XI was visual, wait for the DVD.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Zachary Quinto gives a great reading of the story, with great characterisation, and while it is generally difficult to get a convincing Scottish accent if you aren't Scottish, his characterisations are all full of charm and great to listen to. It makes a lovely bedtime story at night, and his soft tones are very relaxing to hear, while his methods of increasing the tension and atmosphere are incredibly well managed. Just another string to an already incredibly talented bow! If you liked the film you'll love this.
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One of the better Trek film adaptations
As a long term Trek fan - I watched the series in black and white when it was shown on the BBC in the early 1970s - I approached the JJ Abrams film with some trepidation. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Robin Monks
A must for Star trek and Zachary Quinto fans.
I think this item is great for all Star Trek and Zachary Quinto fans. I have throughly enjoyed listening to the product as it reveals more about the story than the film itself i. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Bomberbohen
great story~
this book is great, love it very much!
Spock is more cool in this book than in the movie, and the voice of ZQ (actor of Spock) is really nice.
I gave it a 5 star! Read more
Spock is more cool in this book than in the movie, and the voice of ZQ (actor of Spock) is really nice.
I gave it a 5 star! Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2009 by Youmingye
What a disapointing read
What a disappointing book to read, especially after the brilliance that is the film upon which it is based. Read more
Published on 12 July 2009 by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
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By now I guess you have seen the film and yes there may be odd bits that don't come to the standard of many Trekkers. Well ok. Read more
By now I guess you have seen the film and yes there may be odd bits that don't come to the standard of many Trekkers. Well ok. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2009 by Esh
Excellently narrated
I've been lucky enough to already listen to this, and it's amazingly narrated by Zachary Quinto.
The novel itself is a typical Star Trek novel-not spectacular literature... Read more
The novel itself is a typical Star Trek novel-not spectacular literature... Read more
Published on 19 May 2009 by selenityshiroi
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