Classic Old School Adventure!

Rating: 10/10 (7 May 2009)

Star Trek is one of those rarities amongst films nowadays. It is tense, exciting, and emotionally involving all in one. What J.J. Abrams and company have done is reinvigorate the dying Star Trek franchise and have made it better than ever.
Now I'll start by saying I have never been a Star Trek fan, I was always one of the people who'd rather watch Star Wars growing up as opposed to Star Trek. This is by no means to say I hated Star Trek growing up, it just never seemed to truly appeal to me as well as Star Wars did, but I've gotta say, upon viewing this latest Star Trek film I have become a big fan.
The story of Star Trek goes back to the beginnings of the U.S.S. Enterprise, creating an alternative universe to the original Trek series (and I mean that literally). Throughout the film we see exactly how all the things of the classic Star Trek series came to be and watch how James T. Kirk assumes command over the Enterprise.
Star Trek is by far the best film I have seen this year so far. It was wonderfully directed, superbly scripted, and excellent overall. J.J. Abrams deserves a huge pat on the back for taking quite possibly the geekiest franchise of all-time and being able to maintain what the fans have always loved, while also being able to create a film that plays extremely well to the casual audience. The script was terrific, crafted to perfection; it was one of the first sci-fi films in a while to utilize time travel in a unique and intriguing manner. The other stuff, such as the special effects and production design, are all top notch, but the two more things worth mention are the score and the acting. The music by Michael Giacchino is amazing, it manages to capture the beauty of his music from LOST combined with the best of John Williams. Finally the acting in this film was stellar, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto steal the show as Kirk and Spock respectively, though it is Simon Pegg as Scotty who manages to generate the most laughs.
Overall Star Trek was a terrific film. The action within the film was exciting, at times channeling the best of classic adventure films like Indiana Jones, and dare I say it, Star Wars. Though the film's emphasis on its characters draws you into the emotion of the story better than pretty much any other film I have seen this year. Overall Star Trek was amazing, I loved it. The film managed to superbly draw me into its world and instill a sense of childlike wonder in which is a rarity in these days. After it was all over I think Star Trek was awesome and is the best sci-fi adventure film released in the past decade (yes, better than even the Star Wars prequels).
One final mention, the prologue with the U.S.S. Kelvin and then the spacediving sequence, are among two of the finest action sequences I have seen in a while.
I give Star Trek a terrific 10 out of 10!