It's baaaack!

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2009)

I was 15 years old on September 8, 1966 -- that's 43 years ago, so you can figure out how old I am now. For all of the years in between, I have looked at the Star Trek "franchise" to give me hope that the human race will make its way out of the troubles we've created for ourselves and be able to reach for the stars. (I've also been a Shatner/Captain Kirk freak, but that comes in later.)
I had horrible trepidations about this movie. I didn't think that anyone would be able to bring back the characters or, especially (as Harve Bennett said) bring back their ability to "tap dance" in tune with the plot and each other.
But, but gosh, JJ Adams did it. He recreated Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, and all the other characters we loved in the original series, although with slight twists. They have a slightly different taste than before but it still fits. The banter -- especially, of course, from McCoy -- is still a hot. The adventure and action still holds you tight, and the end is right (sorta -- but I'm not going to give that away).
The Great Bird of the Galaxy (for non-Trekkers, Gene Roddenberry), if he was still alive, would have approved and applauded. I think that he and Majel are somewhere enjoying the idea that another generation of Trekkers may yet appear.