JJ Abrams, Butcher Skilled In Cutting Out The Lame-Fat.

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2014)

It took everything cool about Star Trek, and cut out everything lame and/or ridiculous. At nearly 40 years of age subjected to the awful original movies as a kid, I finally get why Trekkies love the Star Trek universe.
There is a robust galaxy in the backdrop, facing military needs versus humanitarian space exploration pressures. The plot is all about humanity trying to resolve deciding its future values as a civilization, while the bad guy ties into the original story and movie Wrath Of Khan without a hint of the trademark Star Trek corniness.
Even my wife, an actual woman, enjoyed it. I'd recommend disregarding the Trekkie purist reviews on here, who appear to hate everything including Life cereal. It is a damn cool and quite intelligent film.