Finally, a memorable, amazing Summer Blockbuster!

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2009)

I thoroughly enjoyed STAR TREK but let me start off by saying I fully understand the flaws most people find in it, but you know what - I LOVED IT! The characters were great, the action was phenomenal and the way they brought in Leonard Nemoy was fantastic. I can see how the story could come off as contrived but I liked it anyway, much like last year's IRON MAN. I thought Bana was cool with what he had to work with and Chris Pine's Kirk was friggin awesome! The one thing that bother me in the whole movie was this: Kirk lands on the (Hoth-like) planet, meets old Spock, meets Scotty and beams aboard the Enterprise which is still in Hyper drive? Seriously? What's the point of Hyper drive if it takes forever to get there? Ha. Anyway, I loved the film, and I give Abrams an A+ for trying, even if STAR TREK was only an A.
STORY: B+ ACTING: A- DIRECTION: B VISUALS: A+ CHARACTERS: A+ OVERALL: A