STAR TREK: REBOOTED

Saw the new Star Trek film. Do like a good bit of sci fi. Thought was most excellent film. I have never been in space and watched space ship battles, but I feel like I have because it all looked so believable. Space has never looked so cold and beautiful and deadly. It was like watching moving art.

The spirit of the film however is in the tradition of Start Trek, examining moral dilemmas but with a twinkle in its eye. I perhaps could have done without the Scotty-in-the-water-tube scene, but otherwise the humour was subtle and unannounced.

The new James T Kirk was a little pervy, but then he is still a baby. Scribbles sincerely hopes he moves quickly in future films towards the William Shatner's James, although she's worried no one can quite do confidant-affability-with-a-knowing-and-sexy-smile quite like our Bill.

The screen however absolutely belonged to the new Spock. It lurved him. The fight inside Spock between his human passions and his Vulcan rationality was deftly conveyed here and there with an understated body posture or flash of an eye. He managed to be sexier than James T Kirk, which I'm guessing is something you wouldn't be able to imagine until you've see the film.

All the pieces are now in place. Uhura, Sulu, Chekov and Simon Pegg doing us Brits proud as Scotty. Star Trek polished up and ready to boldy go blah blah blah ...