Trekkies and Non-Trekkies alike should enjoy this REEEEEBOOT.

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2013)

Several negative comments about this movie talk about how the original characters would not have necessarily acted like how this movie portrays them, or how this movie's story line mirrors events in the previous films/TV episodes-granted with slight alterations.
DUH! This is a rebooted franchise so by definition there has to be similarities with differences or else it would just be the same movie redone. Yes, Khan is a ruthless super villain as he was in the previous versions. But, yes Kirk still requests his help after he kills federation leaders. Why is that so hard to believe? At that moment in the story Kirk felt he had no other choice in order to save his crew from obliteration. "What would you do for your family?"
Yes, Spock struggles with his emotions and shows rage and anguish, he has ALWAYS had an inner struggle with his human side, hence the depth to his Vulcan character.
Yes, the dialog/plot line of the warp core breach and the 2 main characters' involvement are practically verbatim with Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, except with the roles reversed. The entire Star Trek "family" is now on it's own time-line so events could be similar to the past, but obviously could also be different because, after all, did two Spocks exist in the past Star Trek films/series? Both Spock and Kirk in this film at that moment even state that had the roles been reversed that's what each of them would have done: obviously because that exactly what was done in the first time-line!
Some people had issues with the easy infiltration of the military starship. Well, that ship was being built in secret by the top military leader, there was no enemy around, no need to heighten security. BUT they should have still communicated with an unknown vessel entering the construction site, so yes perhaps the infiltration was too easy.
Some people questioned how can people communicate from such large distances (galaxies) but yet not be able to transport between ships/places within the same planetary system. It's harder to get transporter locks on moving targets especially if you want to keep a human being in tact, wouldn't you say?
All in all, this was an entertaining adventure ride. The iconic characters's relationships are still growing in this movie towards what Trekkies know and love them to be in the Shatner/Nimoy days. Will there be a battle with the Klingons? That is to be expected because Klingons verses Federation is such a strong element is the previous storyline. Trekkies will enjoy the film even more if they realize that this is not a retelling of old tales, this is a tribute to them while still creating new ones. And NO i don't think the crew will be saving any whales any time soon...