Why we fell in love with Star Trek in the first place

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2009)

how would you feel if you ran into a dear friend who you had not seen for 20+ years? I felt the same sitting through the new star trek movie. It does a brilliant job of revealing how the characters we know so well got to be who they are. Special effects are beyond words. These days I see many CGI artists so taken over by the technology that they forget to tell a story. This movie has a great balance of technical wizadry used just in the right amounts to move the story forward.
All actors just do a great job - the young Kirk & Spock are outstanding. The time shifting bit with 2 spocks was a bit jarring to my "logical" mind, but who cares? fantastic fun for 2 hours - go see it!