I disagree with the other comment and think it was a pretty good movie.

Rating: 8/10 (27 May 2009)

I disagree with the previous comment, I just saw this movie and it pays homage to the original series very well. I think that they did an excellent job trying to keep the original fans happy while bringing the story back to the mainstream. Of course this movie is going to look more "Hollywood" with the advancements in CGI. As far as the bad youth comment: all people have trials that they deal with as a youth, some are more influential than others, but they are what make you who you are...or rather how you face them is what makes you who you are. They wouldn't be in Star Fleet if they didn't excel at what they do. I wish that they had shown more of early lives of the characters to balance it out but it's not something that you can do in a 2 hour movie and still get the story across. The story does develop it's just different than what happened in the previous movies. All of the fight scenes make sense when you take in the whole movie. The end tends to rap up plot points that are left hanging throughout.
Just a thought.