Good Grief....This is Star Trek not Citizen Kane

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2009)

I am a fan of the original series from the day the series first started. I have loved all the versions of the franchise. I have seen every movie and I consider myself a hard core fan. To the rest of fellow hardcore fans I say....come on "Get a life"(to quote Bill Shatner).
Compared to the very first Star Trek film...the boring "Star Trek the Motion Picture" this is a bloody masterpiece. Yes there are changes to the "mythology". But the basic dynamics of the characters are still there. Chris Pine does a fine job of portraying one possible version of Kirk as a young man. Zachery Quinto covers the bases as a young Spock. And someone better check if Deforest Kelly's "Katra" didn't somehow get deposited in Karl Urban as he nailed Leonard "Bones" McCoy's essence. The rest of supporting cast more or less captured their respective characters
Sure I had a bit of a problem with the Spock/Uhura romance as it felt a bit forced. But that is a minor complaint. I felt the movie captured the adventure aspects of the original as well as the adventure from Star Trek Wrath of Kahn Is it a coincidence that both films featured a villain out for revenge? I don't think so. Yes a lot of the philosophical aspects of the show were removed but this movie was intended to be an adventure so I felt it succeeded in its mission. Maybe later films will be more idea/concept oriented. But if you're going to ignite interest in this franchise beyond the die hard fans, this was the kind of movie that was needed.
As far as I am concerned.....for Mr Abrahms, his writers, and this current cast of the Star Trek franchise...I say "Live Long and Prosper"