One of the Best Star Trek Films

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2013)

Already there have been many criticisms of this film likening it to 'Die Hard in Space' well my answer to those critics was that Die Hard was 'Star Trek on Land'. There is also no way to compare it to Die Hard which after just 5 movies is as stale as last weeks bread.
It was always going to be difficult to make a Star Trek film that would not alienate, (sorry for the pun), long-time Star Trek fans and also appeal to the next generation, (sorry for that one too), of movie-goers who are not Star Trek fans.This movie seems to have done that quite admirably with tie-ins to the older Star Trek films and TV series.
Although the film is over two hours long it seemed a lot less because there was hardly ever a dull moment. Star Trek always needed to be at the cutting edge of any special effects available at the time, so the use of cgi was always going to be needed in abundance.
I was long awaiting this movie as it promised to keep the Star Trek story going after a run of almost 50 years. This movie does it better than the awful 'Enterprise' and 'Deep Space 9' TV series which were more likely to have put people off Star Trek for life.
Perhaps the people who will complain the most are likely to be Star Trek haters, and also the most critical of Star Trek's avid fans. They are the ones who scrutinise every detail under a magnifying glass. As for me I found the characters to be close to the original ones as possible with just a few differences which are quite acceptable.
On the whole I have no qualms in giving this movie the thumbs up and a perfect score of 10 as it ticked almost all the boxes for me. On just a few times when it didn't, I am willing to overlook.