We both liked it.
But, despite that, it's not an EXCELLENT movie.
This movie tried to do several things at once:
* Introduce us to the start of the USS Enterprise saga
* Give us fresh young actors in place of our aging heroes
* Reboot the franchise in a way that will not cause the continuity freaks to have kittens
* Be a "summer blockbuster" to bring in more than just the trekkies
(or trekkers...)
* Be "Star Trek"
That's a tall order. They seemed to do this by throwing plot to the wind (the first half actually seems to follow a plot. This did not carry through into the second half).
They also tried to "compress" the evolution of the characters into one movie, so that everything that comes after this is back to the Star Trek universe we all know. This results in weird stuff like a "about-to-be-kicked-out-for-cheating" cadet somehow winding up captain of a starship in the space of a couple of days...
Physical reality was thrown out the window (even more than the original 60's TV series) to make for better eye candy.
On the other hand, the writers have a great knowledge of Star Trek and the characters, and showed us their love of the universe (mostly... Chekov was way too far over the top...). There were cheers in the audience when lines were spoken ("I'm a doctor, not a physicist...", for example). The casting was damned near perfect, and kudos to Bruce Greenwood for a Captain Christopher Pike that brought a maturity and sense of purpose to a noisy, busy film.
So, my recommendation: See the movie on the big screen. You'll love the visuals. And the actors.
And hope the next installment brings in some of the thoughtfulness and philosophy of the original series.
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