Yes, I'm a Trek Fan, and Yes I Loved It.

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2009)

I AM a Trek Fan.
And, I thoroughly enjoyed this film.
Hitting the reset button from day one was a good idea. They tried and IMHO failed in this approach when they created the Enterprise television series. But here, they got it right.
J.J. is adept at storytelling (i.e. Lost & Alias) and it shows once again in Star Trek.
Most of the cast did a wonderful job capturing their elder-egos. Not only did they look the parts, but the new cast is uncanny in how they adopt the idiosyncrasies and even the accents of the original characters. (The exception to this was Chekov. He's no Walter Koenig) The effects were simply jaw dropping. I truly felt immersed in the experience. Space itself was grand, awe inspiring, and dangerous.
Taking Trek out of the equation for a moment, simply taken as a movie this was fantastic. Its what the Star Wars prequels should have been. The story was compelling, the characters believable, the drama palpable, and the humor was witty and well timed.
Now, putting Trek back into the equation, J.J. respected Canon, and at the same time gave himself a whole new universe of possibilities to play with. I can't wait for a sequel.
Finally, the gripes (you knew they were coming). I can't give it a 10 for one simple reason... CAMERA SHAKE!! Please, oh please will you hold the damn camera still?!?! Actually, thats probably not going to happen, this thing just netted 74 mil over the weekend... oh well, one can hope.
Thanks for the ride, J.J.. I've haven't had a satisfying movie experience like this in a looooooong time.