Reboot: To boldly go where no one has ever gone before.... again

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2009)

I am a Trekkie, and my first impression from the previews was that Star Trek was going to be a flashy teen movie. The last trailer changed my mind. When Christopher Pike said, "Your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives. I dare you to do better," I knew the movie had character and I knew I had to see it.
Character: The first seen, with the heartbreaking self-sacrificing heroics of George Kirk, had me on the verge of tears. I liked the subtle back stories to Bones and Scotty. It leaves a basis for much more depth into their characters. Spock's struggle with his humanity was done wonderfully. People can easily identify with the characters and the struggles in their lives.
Trek: Despite popular belief, this is a Star Trek movie. With a little more action than we are used to but it is a Star Trek. I wanted the pseudo science I had grown to love, and I got it, with the transwarp transportation (way cool), black holes, and time travel done well. It is actually my favorite time travel Star Trek ever. They rebooted the franchise with a perfectly acceptable Star Trek plot device, and with a stroke of writing genius, were able to keep cannon and do something new. Red Matter was a little bit hard to swallow, but dense dark matter would have been acceptable to me, so in the end I didn't mind. Besides red is easier to see against the "dark" colored background of space.
Fun: They poke fun in all the right places. The Red Shirt. Archer's dog. Bone's and Kirk were a funny duo. The Action was well paced and felt natural.
All in all I recommend this movie to fans and nonfans alike. Being a fan myself I loved it. This movie has saved Star Trek. It needed saving, it was dying. The past two movies were subpar and barely redeemed their budget. The last series was canceled. This movie will ensure that we will have Star Trek for a long time to come, and for that I am glad.