Didn't want to leave...

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2009)

MMMM This movie was delicious. As someone who grew up with Star Trek from the original to 'everything but Enterprise' (and I must admit to seeing a few of those as well) I am shocked at people who decry the 'canon'. Seriously? Get OVER yourselves. This movie pays appropriate homage to us true longtime devoted fans while at the same time, it embraces an entirely new set of fans for the real 'next generation'. After Shatner's Kirk and Stewart's Picard I never loved another captain... until tonight. When I saw a Captain truly worthy of the name (don't even get me started on the unworthiness of Janeway) Granted this *is* Kirk, but it also isn't. Yes, there is time travel, yes there is a rewriting of the history, but if you have *ever* read comic books, welcome to the genre! This does NOT discount all things Trek. It does not dismiss what we know and love about the story, the ideals and the 'big dreams' that star trek gave us in the 60s. Men and women, blacks, Russians, whites all working together. Earth peaceful and stable... Star Trek is more than a TV show, it is an ideal... And this movie? Captures that spirit and accomplishes its mission.
I left the theater upset that I'll have to wait at least a year or two for the next Trek movie! THANK you J.J. Abrams. You've earned my respect and gratitude.