Greatest. Star Trek. Ever. Period.

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2009)

As someone who grew up with the original Star Trek in syndication, plus the jump from the small screen to the big with the original movies, plus having watched TNG, Deep Space Nine and Voyager, I knew JJ Abrams had big shoes to fill with his reboot of the sci-fi series that grandfathered almost all of modern-day sci-fi.
And Abrams proves himself to be the master of excitement, suspense and pure adrenaline action with this offering.
The film is packed with clever homages to the original show and movies, whether it be snappy lines, such as Bones' famous "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a...." to the Kobayashi Maru scenario.
The cast is phenomenal, from Pine's Kirk, to Pegg's Scotty, Quinto's spectacular Spock, Cross' Sarek, and my personal favorite, Karl Urban as McCoy.
Though the subplot is admittedly one we've seen dozens of times throughout the Trek Universe, Eric Bana nonetheless plays a great baddie, and what would Star Trek be without a villain out for supreme revenge.
Whether you're a long-time Trekkie, or new to the story, this movie is what summer action flicks is are all about, and to date, this is the best picture of 2009.
If IMDb's rating system went higher, I'd give this 14 stars.