Even if you are not a trekkie, it's still enjoyable

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2010)

This film is definitely one that is worthy of the press it received. The characters are all well developed and I love it that they did that for ALL the characters and not just Spock and Kirk.
A lightning storm in space causes the crew of the USS Kelvin to stop and send the information they're getting to Earth. Upon the revelation of this massive ship, the USS Kelvin is attacked, The Captain is going aboard the ship in a shuttle and is killed by Nero. George Kirk now assumes command and orders an evacuation but--he can't get out because autopilot has been disengaged so he has to fight them off. As Mrs Kirk is leaving in the shuttle and seconds before he collides into the Romulan vessel the two name their son Jim.
Years later, Jim is in a bar fight and Captain Pike tells him of the noble sacrifice his father made so that he could be born and live his life. Pike convinces Kirk to join Starfleet (and a bad beating which happened prior to Pike's intervention)
Kirk is in school 'studying' for the Kobyashi Maru which is a no win scenario when he hears of a transmission that 47 Klingon warbirds were destroyed. Kirk passes the test but is brought before the academic review board when the board receives a transmission that Vulcan has sent a distress signal and are experiencing seismic activities. 7 vessels show up but the Enterprise is late because of a small misstep. Kirk convinces Captain Pike and Commander Spock that this has something to do with the warbirds that were destroyed and the lightning storm that happened the day he was born. The Enterprise shows up and is attacked while the Captain is shuttling over, he assigns Sulu, Kirk and Crewman Olson to disable the drill that is drilling a hole into Vulcan that will make the implode the planet. They are successful and now Spock goes down to get his parents. His mother dies when the transporter can't lock onto her signal awhile the planet disintegrates.
Kirk makes more of a stir and is marooned when he defies the now Captain Spock's orders to go to the Lawrencian star system and join the fleet. Kirk meets Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and is told he has to get command of the ship, this is where we meet Scotty. The two are told of the fact that Spock in the future was involved in a plan to save the Romulan planet but was late to the draw and Nero the villain of the film captured Nimoy Spock and marooned him on the same planet so that he can watch Vulcan be destroyed--powerless to stop it.
Scotty and Kirk are beamed upon the Enterprise and Kirk makes Spock see that he is emotionally compromised and can't command the ship. Course: Earth. They go to Earth, disable the drill and use a ship piloted by Nimoy Spock to collide into the Romulan vessel and red matter that was used to destroy Vulcan ignites pulling the vessel in on itself. Kirk offers to help but the Romulans say no. The ship is destroyed but the Enterprise is jeopardized, they eject the warp core and detonate it which pushes the ship from danger. Now the adventures begin ==================================
This one was amazing! I loved the fact that the film took a different direction from the events of the series thereby creating another reality so to speak. It was well done and as a trekkie, I love the fact that anyone could understand it even if they were not a fan of the original series. This was a job well done!