Ep 57: Star Trek (2009)

It's time for warp speed and to re-live J.J. Abrams' incredible reboot of the immortal Star Trek on The Movie Defenders podcast! We go back a few years and pour over this ambitious film as Abrams gave us something fresh while tugging at our nostalgia heart-strings. We play many scenes right from the film and analyze the movie in a way no one else will. But before that we tackle a LOT of news including our viewings of The Irishman and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, while giving a fond farewell to the late, great Caroll Spinney. Then, we review the new James Bond and Wonder Woman trailers before revealing our picks for the top 5 older TV shows that need a movie reboot! Not only that but Donald reviews a history of Star Trek scores and examines the tightrope act that Michael Giacchino had to do to make the 2009 score on a new segment of Keeping Score. Finally we go through the entire 2009 Star Trek movie from beginning to end and discuss its brilliance. So, go to red alert, arm photon torpedoes, and get ready to go to warp on this PACKED episode of The Movie Defenders podcast! Click here to find out how to contact us and everywhere you can listen!  linktr.ee/moviedefenders 00:00:00 Introduction and What We Watched 00:36:50 The Buzz 00:56:50 Top 5 TV Shows That Need Movie Reboots 01:16:25 Keeping Score 01:39:22 Star Trek Discussion Begins 01:52:54 The Movie's Big Opening 02:06:20 Kirk Gets in a Bar Fight 02:20:02 Kobayashi Maru Test and Hearing 02:31:10 Kirk Storms the Bridge - Vulcan Under Attack 02:40:29 Chekov Beams up Kirk and Sulu While Falling 02:52:00 Spock Mind-Melds With Kirk 03:01:10 Emotionally Compromised 03:08:53 Enterprise Saves Spock, Pike's Rescue, and Scotty Transporter Magic 03:13:03 Nero is Killed and Enterprise Escapes 03:16:47 Spock Talks to Spock