Amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2009)

I was so impressed with the way everything was handled. Normally, reboots are iffy, often unsatisfactory. This one, however, maintained the flavor of the original yet managed to open up an entire new world of potential for the franchise.
I wasn't expecting to be as wowed as I was by the casting, in particular, yet (with the exception of Chekov's hair (!)) I thought the new people were terrific.
The action, the effects: marvelous.
Spock's emotionality was appropriate to a young Spock, finding his way. In the OS, he actually smiled, displayed emotion and so on. While that passed in the concentration on the mature Spock, fount of wisdom and advice, it should be expected that, when he first came to Starfleet, he had not yet perfected his mien of emotionlessness. It fit the stage at which the character was presented to us.
Insofar as the death of Amanda and the (shocking, to be sure) implosion of Vulcan go, we are dealing with a redirection of the unfolding events, therefore, changes--some disturbing and surprising--have to be included. You can't have history changed while everything you know and are comfortable with remains the same. That would negate the purpose of what this movie was trying to do.
I was eminently satisfied and would not hesitate to give a very high rating to the quality and presentation of this movie.