Old Trek dog ready for new tricks

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2009)

Wow! Mind you, I've been a Star Trek fan for as long as the show has been around - I remember watching the episodes first run. ST:TOS, ST:TNG, ST:DS9, ST:VOY, Enterprise - all the movies... They all made and or changed things.
There are, no doubt, going to be purists that are offended by this movie. But they actually mention this in the movie - this IS an alternate future. It was changed when George Kirk was killed on the Kelvin. In the 25 years since that incident, our main characters have grown up differently.
But...
This is the most exciting reboot of any franchise that I've seen. I kept waiting for a break or a dull moment to get up and go get a refill on my pop and popcorn, figuring that somewhere along the lines it'd slow down. Never happened. My wife and I were both amazed at this movie - how Bones was still Bones, Scotty was still Scotty, and really the only thing that amazed her was Spock and ... Uhura? The cockiness of Jim Kirk - supergenius. Portrayed beautifully.
Considering that I'm a middle aged Star Trek fan that owns every episode of all the TV series, all the movies, and still has my original James Blish books and I do own a Bat'leth - (Okay, I'm a Trekkie) - I didn't want this movie to end. I want more.