A modern marvel-the epitome of summer blockbuster!!!

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2009)

Bottom line: Words cannot possibly explain the magnitude of perfection of this movie. Let me start off by saying that i am not a fan of the show, and have not seen an episode. When i first saw the previews, i was stopped dead in my tracks and decided to make it one of my top 5 or ten of movies to see over this summer. i expected a decent movie, and had fairly average expectations for it. When i went to see it yesterday, i was simply BLOWN AWAY!!! The movie has everything you could ask for in a single film-its has drama, it has emotion, the comedy is spectacular, and of course the action is top notch!!! Chris Pine obviously did more than a reasonable job as Captain James T. Kirk, and Zachary Quinto was superb as Spock-the one character that just about everyone who knows anything about star trek has at least heard of. John Cho, Zoe Saldana and Bruce Greenwood all did well also. There are, however, four people who really, really need to be praised for their roles in this spectacular film, starting with the always respectable Simon Pegg, who surprisingly has perhaps his greatest, funniest, and perhaps the most respectable role thus far in his young acting career, and was a perfect fit for providing much of the comic relief of the film. Secondly, Leonard Nimoy, who is often bowed down upon as the original Spock, does a fantastic job in a surprising role in this movie, and only garners more praise in doing so. Thirdly, is the most unexpected acting role in the film, and is that of Nero, the villain in the movie portrayed spectacularly by the hardly recognizable Eric Bana, who clearly showcased as much of a surprising and unexpected performance as that of Jeffery Dean Morgan in Watchmen, and obviously deserved more screen time. However, the one person who CLEARLY immortalized his name into Hollywood is none other than JJ Abrams himself, who co-wrote, directed, and produced this visual and mental spectacle. He did what no director has ever been able to do with a movie adapted from a TV series or a comic book before:not only did he rejuvenate the series, gather more fans for it, and make the majority of trekkies proud, but he did it with a rather unknown cast. He knew the risk he was taking, but ultimately he lived up to much, much more than anyone's expectations. This movie is so great that, it even got a 95% on rotten tomatoes, which is fairly close to unthinkable!!Some people have thought about possibly seeing it online off a torrent, but let me tell you, the SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTS ARE SIMPLY BREATH-taking, and actually contribute more to the story than solely for just entertainment purposes, and should be mandated to be seen in theaters!!! It is worth any ticket price, and if you are a fan of comedy, action, sci-fi, drama, or all of these genres, then this is a movie for YOU!!! While there will be several expected blockbusters to be released in theaters this summer, such as the already released and enjoyable Wolverine, Angels and demons, Terminator Salvations, Land of the Lost, Up, Nam2, Pelham 123, Year one, Transformers 2, Ice Age 3,Public Enemies, Harry Potter 6, Funny People, GI Joe, Inglorious Bastards, Final Destination 3D and many more, this is clearly looking like one of the best of them all!!! A must see, and the EPITOME OF SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS-past, present, and soon to come!!