Didn't think they could do it

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2009)

It wasn't that I had any preconceived ideas that the film would be awful, I decided I wouldn't judge it before I went to see it but I was surprised at how much I really enjoyed the film and thought for once the modern take on the classic popular series and films was a success and really improved on the franchise and brand of Star Trek.
Congratulations to everyone on this film, particularly J.J. Abrams who directed the film and the actors who portrayed these well known characters- Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Karl Urban (Bones), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Simon Pegg (Scotty), John Cho (Sulu) and Anton Yelchin (Chekov) and the casting department. The right actors were picked for the characters, although some may not look like who they are supposed to be, you can't imagine any other actors playing the roles, they are not caricatures of the characters they are playing, they add something new and yet something familiar at the same time.
I will admit I didn't like some of the changes that happened in the time line that differed from the original plot line in Star Trek, plus I wasn't really sure about the romance between Spock and Uhura but I don't think the film should be condemned for that and who knows what will happen, they could do another film and it could go back to the way it was or go a different path, as long as it carries on Star Trek's spirit, I'm sure it will do alright.
I really enjoyed this film especially seeing the character development of Spock and Kirk as individuals but also as a partnership beginning and it was brilliant to see Leonard Nimoy in the film and I really hope there will be more films that follow on from this one because it would be such a shame if this to be the only modern take take on Star Trek.
Well done everyone on Star Trek, brilliant film, enjoyed it more than I thought I would.