An Excellenty Executed Remake!!!

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2015)

I was sceptical about this film as remakes or modern adaptations at least a lot of the time fail and disappoint however this was certainly not the case for this film.
I'm not a massive Trekkie fan however I have seen a good chunk of star trek (original series), the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and of course the films that were released over the years and the key thing for me that has always had me hooked to star trek has always been the story.
Everything about this film works and is evenly balanced through the perfectly executed plot, its been a long time since I've been hooked to a film in general and I was gutted to see this film end.
Firstly the cast are perfectly cast Chris Pine is perfect as Kirk, he doesn't try to imitate William Shatners Kirk and that would have been a mistake but he is just as enthusiastic and passionate as Shattners Kirk and as the film went on I felt more and more 'yep this is the right guy'. I initially wasn't won over by Zachary Qunito as Spock due to his bigger build but he did win me over with his fantastic performance and delivery of lines. He was also enthusiastic, focused and as intellectual as Spock should be. John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban (though sometimes not always believable still gives the film a bit of a kick it needs) Bruce Greenwood are all perfect in terms of taking on the characters from the original series. On top of that I didn't realise Eric Bana was even in it until I saw the credits but he does a great job of Nero. My only niggle is that I'm not too sure on Simon Pegg. Now Simon Pegg is great and of course has excellent comedy timing but I'm not too sure about him playing Scotty. For one his Scottish accent wasn't very good and for me he just looked out of place in this film, of course he brought humour but is he as good a Scotty as Pine is a Kirk, I don't think so.
Bringing Leonard Nimoy in for Spock could have come across a bit cliché but thankfully the script made it so his character was essential and he played a very important part in the story and he does a fantastic job, it was great to see him in it and he brought so much to the film.
The visuals were fantastic, they were modern with a touch of classic star trek touches. The enterprise looked great, especially in warp speed. The bridge and the engineering room looked great, the costumes and make-up looked great, the environments looked great. Visually this film was spot on.
The story was great, I was hooked from start to finish. In the very beginning a massive event happens and from then on in the film is making you think and work out what could or might happen and the great thing is, its not predictable. There is a constant threat from the enemies in the film and this is all perfectly synced with Kirks introduction to the enterprise.
Overall a joy to watch, a great film and a timeless piece.