Clever, interesting new remake of a classic

Rating: 8/10 (16 June 2016)

Not terribly original, of course, since it is an essential remake of the original Star Trek concept, but J J Abrams did an excellent job with replicating the characters of the old series, and bringing in some new wrinkles. Zachary Quinto does a superb job with the new Spock character, & the other major characters are equally as good. Chris Pine is a great new Kirk, and the whole production keeps you interested with all the new twists and turns until the end. There are not many ways you could accomplish this type of remake, with deference to the original characters and saga while creating a new story arc, and keep it interesting, but the clever idea of changing the time line to effect a new direction for the franchise to pursue works very well and gives us a new series in friendly old 'Star Trek' clothes.