OMG! I ain't a Trekkie, but as a movie buff, this was an AWESOME re-boot

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2009)

I headed into this movie with relatively high expectations, because the trailers were awesome...
As the movie started, my wife, friends and I were treated to an awesome intro that reminds me of those cool James Bond intros in terms of impact... and it helps set-up the rest of the movie, and we eventually understand that it sets aside a series of events that makes it different from the original Star Trek crew's experiences as people (or Trekkies, I should say) know it.
After the intro, it was off to Star Trek Redux, as we saw how the principal players, James T. Kirk and Spock, as well as the rest of the original USS Enterprise crew, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu, Bones and even Scotty later on, came together.
Generally, the storyline is quite excellent, the action and special effects were state of the art, and I think the director JJ Abrams paced it well while the actors were generally well cast. With exception for a scene or two with Karl Urban (Bones) when I felt he was overacting to simulate the character of Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy, all the cast members performed admirably in the shoes of their predecessors who began this quest in 1966. Chris Pine is a perfect impetuous and brave James T. Kirk, while he is opposed and complemented by Zachary Quinto, who is a very good selection as Spock (though he has sinister looks that remind me of his character Sylar on Heroes, like he was going to chop the top of your head off... hahaha). THe other actors also come together pretty well, Zoe Saldana as the long legged Uhura, Karl Urban as a serious and sometimes-not-intending-to-be funny, "Run Fatboy Run's" funny Simon Pegg, "Harold and Kumar's" John Cho, and a very young Chekov played by Anton Yelchin. Coolness.
The storyline, though complex at first glance, as there are time-space continuum (whatever) factors to it, allowed us to accept this re-boot, meaning there was logic to it. Though there are some elements that Trekkies will surely hate (a romantic thing that was not in the original series springs to mind), I hope that they forgive certain liberties taken by the new writers (JJ and his crew from Lost) as it is a worthy part of the Star Trek family.
I don't consider myself a hard core or even part-time Trekkie (though I grew up as a fan of Next Gen), but I believe this story will appeal to Trekkies, and non-Trekkies alike. As long as you love to watch movies and sci fi flicks, this is the story and movie for you. It left me with a good feeling after I finished the movie as it was simply awesome. I empathized with the crew as they experienced difficulties and also expressed feelings of triumph when they achieved success.
I am so looking forward to more Star Trek flicks to come. Lock in JJ Abrams for 5 more sequels, please! He's the best!
Enjoy you guys!