Pretty Impressed

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2009)

Simply put, I always hated Star Trek, it was for nerds (just an opinion, no need to send me greasy hate mail!); however this film was thoroughly entertaining and well worth a watch, so I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys a good action flick. No more needs to be said than that.
As for the debate over how this compares to the original movies - well I couldn't care less. Does it matter that the wafer-thin, time-travel plot seems tacked on just to appease the hardcore following? Possibly - but only if you go to watch a film solely to criticise, and not for escapism.
It's good enough to stand alone on its own merit, and that other debate is for Star Trek conventions, which I thankfully won't be attending. Live long, and...whatever, just go and see it.