Thoroughly enjoyable

Rating: 10/10 (21 February 2020)

I saw this many years ago & I remember going to cinema with some trepidation . I am a Star Trek fan right from the Original Series ,through to The Next Generation, Voyager, DS9 . Plus all the previous films .
Star Trek is an idea of a Universe which ideally we should all strive for , all races, species, sexes , working together in the most wonderful way . Really did not want this new film to ruin the franchise.
Well , I was not disappointed , I came out of the cinema totally energised, entertained , and happy with the end result. Yes the film may have lens flares , lots of action , and the like , which may be construed as veering away from the previous Star Trek universe. But I actually think that this film benefitted from the advances in special effects in recent years which made the whole thing look more 'real' in a way. The previous incarnations of Trek were unable to benefit from this due to technical constraints and funds at the time they were made. But all the necessary ideals put forward by Roddenberry are all there . The casting is brilliant , and with a few notable differences are mostly the same as in the original series.
Obviously each to their own , but I for one was very impressed . My advice would be to ignore the naysayers who have just gone down the list of reviews and blindly put a thumbs down on any review that gives over a 7 and make up your own minds . LLAP 👍