Great for new & old generations!

Rating: 9/10 (14 May 2009)

***Spoilers*** My group consisted of 4: 1 non-Trekkie, 1 Trekkie Cadet (I've seen a number of TOS, read some comics, and was pretty hooked on TNG & DS9) and 2 hardcore Trekkies. We all thought it was extraordinary; we were blown away. It was a perfect blend of a great sci-fi story & humor, as well as amazing effects and all but two strong actors. I thought that Eric Bana was a bit mild as the main villain. I had some mixed feelings about Uhara also. From what I've heard/remembered of Uhara, she was more of a lover and a fighter. In this, I just felt like she was too much of a lover. I know that sounds kinda crazy, especially from her first scene in the movie. But as soon as she hooked up with Spock, I felt her emotions jeopardized (I think I spelled that correctly?) her duties. Quinto kicked major you-know-what as Spock. He was perfect.
The other thing that really surprised me with this film- Chris Pine. The last I'd heard from him was in Princess Diaries 2. At first I thought to myself: 'What in the world? They're tarnishing this franchise even further.' But I truly believe he made this role his own. He was brilliant, steadfast, cocky, sensitive and was a great leader when the crew needed one. And even though Kirk is a fictional character, I really he was the definition of a leader. He knew when to follow protocol and when to go with his instincts. He knew when to push and he knew when to stand back. He knew when to let everybody be independent and learn things on their own.
So why did I give it a 9 out of 10? Nero and the whole Spock/Uhara pairing were just a little much. Mind you, it's not that I don't like the industry moving Star Trek into a new direction. I didn't even mind them making Spock more human than Vulcan. It just wasn't what I was used to. Not that I consider myself a fangirl of Star Trek- but Nimoy's Spock was very by-the-book and the closest he got to someone was friendship. I guess that's my biggest "fangirl" type of complaint.
Other than that, this was the best movie of 2009 so far IMO. Now we have to wait for Harry Potter 6 Lol :-P.