"Beam me up, Scotty!"

Rating: 10/10 (24 October 2009)

When I was young, I'd often catch episodes of the very first 'Star Trek' show and since then it's always brought back fond memories, it never made me a 'Trekkie'..but it forged a bond with the inner child. So when I heard about this re-boot, starring a young Kirk and Spock, it excited me..
But this is the major flaw for me...It's about the adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise in an alternate reality. James .T. Kirk decides to enlist in 'Starfleet', so he can fulfil his potential. While Spock grows up trying to figure out his place in the universe, whether it be with the Vulcans or Humans.
The special effects were just dazzling, the creatures looked magnificent and the space ships were terrifying as they floated through space. Each member of the cast gave a great performance and added something unique to a mythology which is now legendary. J.J. Abrams who is proving to be quite the force in Hollywood, gives it everything he's got and you can see that as he brings these characters to life once more...
I loved the interaction of the characters, especially Chris Pine who immediately caught my attention as the obnoxious and unpredictable Kirk...
The only thing I felt that the film failed on was the storyline...bringing the future into the whole thing...This survived on the characters, in my opinion and the whole 'alternate reality' did confuse quite a lot of people....But let's see if there's a sequel and if it's as good as this or even better.