Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2009)

Firstly - I am a fan of Star Trek, and I have been for all my life, having grown up watching all the series' as they appeared on television over the years; so no crying please about how only a "true fan" could understand why this film was so awful and probably the reason for world hunger.
I don't fully understand the reviews crying about the fact that the story wasn't cannon, or the characters weren't in it at the right time (note: Chekov), and the set didn't look cheap enough...
What these people are failing to notice is the fact that ... it's an alternate universe - there WILL be differences in what happened, because that is what the entire plot revolves around - maybe, just maybe, Chekov joined Starfleet earlier than he would have in the proper time line, due to Nero messing everything up. Maybe.
Plus there is the fact that Chekov was added in because everyone knows his character, and having characters people like and know is another way to get people interested in the film.
The story wasn't cannon? Aww well that's because it is an alternate time line, like I said - it wouldn't be cannon because of this, therefore; shut up.
The set doesn't look cheap because ... it's not 1966 anymore. Deal with it. There comes a time when all fans have to accept the fact that the original set isn't going to be brought back, because it was cheap looking for a reason, and if a film with said cheap set was ever made in this day and age, it would be laughed out of the cinema.
On to the review.
Star Trek was possibly the best film I have seen this year, surpassing Wolverine Origins ten times over - the plot was an interesting take on the franchise, Zachary Quinto was absolutely brilliant as Spock, as were Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana as Kirk and Uhura. The addition of Lenoard Nemoy just made it that much better.
The set was incredibly "futuristic", thus giving the Enterprise a new, modern lease of life. The inclusion as Simon Pegg as Scotty was a brilliant choice because he brought his own charm to the role, as well as keeping to the norm people would expect.
I would enjoy another Star Trek film with the same characters and actors (maybe even a television series? Please? :) ), purely because this fulfilled my expectations and can only get better from here.
Definitely worth seeing.