Best Trek film, ever.

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2012)

As a lifelong Trekkie, I can say with a great degree of satisfaction that this latest installment of the time-honored series was quite possibly the best (though I loved "The Voyage Home," the directorial debut of Leonard Nimoy). But first, let's address the altogether negative comments posted here by cinematic morons of every degree who have never heard of the phrase, "Willing suspension of disbelief." The reality is, NONE of the Star Trek motion pictures have made much sense, my moronic friends. One of the most vicious critics blasted the film for copping too many ideas from Star Wars. To that genius I can only say, EVERYONE ON EARTH HAS STOLEN FROM STAR WARS!!! The fact is, there is truly "nothing new under the sun." George Lucas stole, if you will, his entire story line from nearly all the great myths and heroic epics ever written, including Homer's Oddessey and The Bible. Are we now to sue him for plagiarism? I suggest you get over it. Where this film succeeded at the brightest level was in it's truly inspired casting. I was rather concerned on who the producer would chose to replace the iconic crew members we have come to know and love, but he succeeded, in spades. This was an example of truly inspired casting, with a superb Chris Pine as Kirk and Zackary Quinto as a phenomenal Spock. But even the Bones character was spot-on, and using Zie Saldana as Uhura was the perfect choice, her sense of female strength in a universe of mostly Testosterone Gone Wild, the perfect counterpoint. If I could offer one nit pick, however, I'm getting a little weary of seeing every Star Trek bad guy over-acting, speaking in low, guttural tones, and this latest version sporting more facial tattoos than Mike Tyson. Boring, very boring. Next time hire Gary Oldman, or someone else who can actually act. In short, this was very nearly a perfect re-boot of a timeless classic, and I can't wait to take the next voyage.