J. J. Abrams’s reboot of the Star Trek franchise beams onto the Intrepid on July 20 for free screening
STAR TREK (J. J. Abrams, 2009)
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Pier 86, 12th Ave. & 46th St.
Friday, July 20, free, doors open at 7:30
www.intrepidmuseum.org
www.startrek.com
Just as Kirk has his Khan, Spock gets his Nero in J. J. Abrams’s immensely entertaining time-traveling Star Trek movie. Abrams (Lost) goes back to the very beginning, with the tumultuous birth of one James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), whose father was a legendary member of Star Fleet. Soon he winds up aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, surrounded by a crew that includes a logical Vulcan named Spock (Zachary Quinto); Uhura (Zoe Saldana), a hot language specialist; Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban), a goofy doctor; seventeen-year-old helmsman Pavel Chekov (Anton Yelchin); engineer extraordinaire Montgomery Scott (Simon Pegg); and rookie pilot and swordsman Hikaru Sulu (John Cho). In this sort-of Star Trek Babies tale, the young cadets are suddenly thrust into action with Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), on a mission that involves evil villain Nero (Eric Bana), a rogue Romulan with an ax to grind. Star Trek fans will love all the little homages to the series and the previous films, with both obvious and obscure references every step of the way as we learn how this famous crew first met one another and developed their extremely familiar relationships. Star Trek is screening July 20 on board the flight deck of the Intrepid as part of the museum’s free summer movie series, which continues with The Muppets on July 27, Jurassic Park on August 3, and The Goonies on August 17.