The best movie based on "Star Trek"

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2016)

I see you there! You, wearing the red shirt, pointing the phaser at me, accusing me of heresy.
But I didn't say "most faithful to the source material" or "Most scientifically accurate", I said best. J.J. Abrams 2009 reboot remains one of my favorite films of the past fifteen years, a summer blockbuster that moves at a relentless, almost heart-attack inducing pace. It tells the thrilling and moving story of a grief-stricken young man who attempts to drown his sorrows in a sea of booze and loose women. However, the reappearance of the man who killed his father gives him the chance to grow up and prove he can be a true leader.
I still see you pointing that phaser at me: No, that has nothing to do with Star Trek. What makes this film such a great one is how it broadens a 43-year old franchise to a wider audience. It serves as a sequel, prequel, and reboot to the previous films, and is not only equally satisfying in all three categories, it is emotional and exciting and accessible enough to be enjoyed by someone who either didn't know Star Trek or didn't even like it. And I know you want to kill or stun me—and I don't want to push you over the edge—but time travel and alternate realities aren't new in Star Trek. Your classic Trek tropes are alive and well in this movie. This movie doesn't do anything except inject the franchise with a much needed dose of humor, excitement, heart, and visual grandeur that had been far too lacking in this franchise, for far too long. It is, in the truest sense of the term, a crowd pleaser. 4 (out of 4)