Funny, Engaging, and Totally Worth Seeing!

Rating: 9/10 (13 August 2016)

I've always liked Star Trek. I wouldn't consider myself a Trekkie, but I would say that I have enjoyed watching the Star Trek universe thoroughly. I've seen almost every single movie and TV series in the franchise. Some were great, some OK, and some were just a very, very bad failure. It's been quite a roller coaster ride for Star Trek, but I think we are finally on the right Trek.
First let me just say: I LOVE THE CAST. Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Karl Urban (Leonard McCoy) and the rest of the wonderful cast made the movie. And to bring back Leonard Nimoy was a stroke of genius. The script was great, the jokes hilarious, the acting was phenomenal and we finally have a Star Trek movie with fantastic graphics!!!! (Although I think they went a little overboard on the haze lights.)
The person who decided to put Spock and Uhura together is a genius. Their relationship just works. I don't know why it wasn't thought of before. I just hope this relationship lasts and we end up seeing Spock and Uhura tying the knot in the fourth installment. (something Star Trek has almost never done.) Please please please keep them together!
Now onto what I do think needs a bit of work:
1: I do think the Romulans needed to look more like aliens and less like bald tattoo'd humans. I was never really scared of them either. They kind of just looked like a biker gang in space with a cool ship.
2:I'd like to have seen more aliens than humans, but, it didn't feel any less Star Trek without them.
3:They portrayed Kirk as a wimpy, selfish, womanizing jerk throughout. It got better as the film went on but he really only improved by the end of the next film Star Trek: Into Darkness.
4:Kirk progressed way too fast to captain and everything seems to step aside every time he loses the chair to let him regain it. (Both in this film and Star Trek: Into Darkness.)
5:The bar scene exchange between Kirk and Uhura was WAAAYYY too much. I cringe every time I see that scene. I would actually like it if they cut out that whole thing. The exchange isn't even necessary if only to show Kirk as a womanizing sleazebag. (It happens about ten minutes in and lasts about eight minutes.)
Well, that's my review. I hope this helps and that if you do watch the movie that you love it as much as I did. If you have never seen a Star Trek film before this film does not require you to have any previous Star Trek knowledge. And if you have seen them I hope you will enjoy! Once you have seen this movie go see Star Trek: Into Darkness where I am going to be posting a review on soon. I have yet to see Star Trek: Beyond but once I do I will surely post a review!
Have a marvelous day!