How cool was that?!

Rating: 10/10 (7 May 2009)

Anticipating a big disappointment I headed to the cinema on the premier day. The cinema scheduled Star Trek in the smallest room available. Hmmm... Was this a prelude of things to come? However, it was filled to the rim. And it should be. What a surprise! Leaning heavily on stunning visual effects, the opening scene offered more drama than I expected and the joyride it promised continued all of the 126 minutes. Not a minute of boredom, just a beautiful story with a superb cast. Critics have mentioned that it is nothing more than a cheap way to 'kill' TOS. But no! A brilliant way to attract both Trekkies and a new audience. Let's be honest. TNG was brilliant, DS9 a big disappointment, Voyager was OK and enterprise is not all that it could have been. So a jump start? Most definitely! The new flick offers more than enough for insiders and at the same time does not drive the newbies out of the cinema. The storyline is complete and the appearance of Leonard Nimoy gives the storyline a classic Star Trek twist. Off course, you know what the outcome will be, but it is done in such a magnificent way that at least I was in awe of this movie. Some may not agree, even strongly disagree, but hey. That's OK. Go and see it for yourself. I sincerely hope you will have a night like mine. I am writing this right now satisfied and happy because I know this new cast stands at the dawn of going boldly where no man has gone before...