great look at the possible "beginnings" of our friends Kirk, Spock, et al...

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2009)

oh brother...the negative comments here about the new Trek are awful.
these people have mostly missed the point, and the great film they sat in front of.
seems to me some people reviewing here are missing an essential point...this may be a re- boot, but this is also a story about "beginnings."
we get to see Kirk grow up and become what we remember him as from the series in the 1960s. we see how he meets Spock and see the other great characters we remember from the 60s series come into play.
This is fascinating and helps us to see characters develop (if the writers and director did their job correctly) from their youth.
in that sense, it is not unlike the Stars Wars episodes that take us back to the beginning and fill in the gaps up to George Lucas' predilection to start the story in the middle.
many people are whining about how this new Trek just erased all the wonderful moments and memories of the 60s series. baloney! you people need to get a life.
if anything, this new Trek film makes you want to go back and rewatch the while TV series...it makes an important connection to it!
remember it's just a movie! not the end of the world!