Star Trek (2009)

Finally saw it beginning to end on dvd. I'd previously only seen the second half on a plane. How excellent!

The dvd has some enlightening extras including a part in the "making of" about lens flares when in fact during the movie, I noticed that these were nice realistic lighting effects that I had never seen before. It also talks about the camera shaking, mirrors and miniatures. J.J. Abrams is brilliant.

But what was the deal with the 20th century crashbar on the door and the concrete block design of the Delta-Vega outpost manned by Scottie (Simon Pegg)? One might think they would have changed from two century old Earth-based design elements by then?

I also just noticed that Vulcans are the elves of space. They have the same pointy ears as the LOTR elves, are 'wise' in a certain way, live up to 250 years, and are always in danger of extinction. They even have special powers like mind meld and nerve pinch. Perhaps this is why Vulcans weren't given night vision and the males don't have long hair. It would be too much of an obvious thematic copy.