Wow, a fantastic twist to make a fresh start

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2009)

I have been a fan of the Star Trek series from the mid seventies, when the original series went into syndication in NYC. I have always been intrigued by the possibilities of the story and have been disappointed by the latest versions of TV series that seem to be running in mud trying to engage the audience and struggling to adhere to the genre's story arc.
This movie is a breath of fresh air. It successfully detaches from the genre's arc yet is absolutely true to the original characters. The movie grabs you from the first moment of the film and doesn't let go until the end. I would suggest you hit the rest room before it starts, because there was no obvious slow portion of the film that you could safely miss. The character development of the original cast is so tightly woven into the story line that they are not side stories, but the character development accelerates the whole story.
This movie is one of the few I would recommend to actually take the time to see in a theater. The scenes and score are amazingly matched and the big screen really helps pull the viewer into the story.
There are moments in the movie to cheer and moments to cry. Yet at the end, I felt like I knew life long friends even better.