I hope a suitable nickname can be found for this movie other than “reboot” or the inevitable Star Trek, the First Generation. Being a trekker for longer than I care to admit, the thought of anyone playing Kirk and Spock other than William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy was near sacrilegious to even consider. After being bombarded with on-line ads and articles, I grudgingly gave in and checked out a preview on YouTube. What immediately hooked me was Karl Urban’s flawless performance as a young, “ever bitching about something” Dr. Bones McCoy. Even within the brief seconds that he appeared in 
the preview, you could tell that his was a McCoy you could accept.
I got more excited when I saw more previews and grudgingly decided to go see the damned thing at the local theater. What sealed the deal was reading of Leonard Nimoy's involvement in the plot as "Spock Prime.” Eric Bana fans are sure to love his performance under all that makeup as the Romulan Captain Nero.
What I Loved
The majority of the main cast did a superb job of putting their own stamp on legendary and iconic figures. By showing Kirk and Spock growing up, it was easier to accept the younger actors. Zachary Quinto is flawless as Spock. Karl Urban as Bones made me grin in recognition of the ghost of DeForest Kelly throughout the movie. Simon Pegg as Scotty provides the laughs, even when he’s in peril. When he gleefully bursts out with how much he loves the ship and how much fun he’s having, you just have to grin right along with him. I even recognized Majel Roddenberry as the computer voice… even though it wasn’t on the Enterprise.
In fact I actually found myself grinning from ear-to-ear several times, which I really didn’t expect. There are many touchstone lines honoring the old TV series and any trekker will love that they were included, and any newbie to the franchise, once hearing them, will become an instant fan.
Article comments
1 - Jet Gardner
One of my favorite movie reviews of all time is Opus from "Bloom County" who wrote a blistering and heartless review that completely trashed every aspect of a flick....
and then ended it with
"Well.... Maybe it wasn't THAT bad-but Lord it wasn't good!"
I think of that every time I write a review and try to make it balanced... :)
2 - Jet Gardner
This one wasn't balanced E.B.??
3 - Paul
worth seeing i think
4 - Jet Gardner
Absofuckinlootly-2 or three times Paul
5 - Jet Gardner
What irks me is that I was told to edit out Spock Prime's part of the movie, Young Spock's affair with Uhura, and the fact that the movie is about Spock Prime trying to save Earth from the Romulans because the article was too much of a spoiler.
6 - roger nowosielski
I still think the young Spock looks remarkably alike to the original.
What do you think of I, Robot, by the way? I thought it was a great movie.
7 - Jet Gardner
I didn't want to but I liked it a lot.
8 - Jet Gardner
In case you missed where the promised tribbles made an appearance, check out the scene where Kirk and Spock Prime meet Scotty for the first time.
9 - Jet Gardner
Perhaps with the large number of reviews Star Trek has had, we should start a new section just for them before we're all lost in the crowd?
10 - Jet Gardner
THEY FIXED FRESH COMMENTS! It's under that word "More" up there!
11 - Jet Gardner
According to MTV, Writer/producer Alex Kurtzman revealed that his favorite "Trek" secret is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment from the scene where the Enterprise comes out of warp speed and into a battle above Vulcan. "When they arrive and all the debris is flying at the Enterprise, take a very close look at the debris," he explained, saying a cool Easter egg is in there. "You'll have to watch it on DVD, because it goes by very fast. But take a close look at what's floating in the debris."
12 - Pirate Spice
Seriously? You think Roddenberry is smiling upon this film? Gene Roddenberry was a pacifist, and deliberately kept the violence in Star Trek to a minimum when he had any kind of control over it. This travesty of a movie missed all of the major themes of Star Trek (y'know, things like moral dilemmas), and turned a beloved legacy into a popcorn film about explosions and fistfights. Roddenberry is turning in his grave right now.
13 - Jet Gardner
MSNBC: Astronaut to watch ‘Star Trek’ film in space-Mission Control uploaded new film to International Space Station.
LOS ANGELES - “Star Trek” really is going to the final frontier.
NASA astronaut Michael Barratt will watch the film while aboard the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth, NASA said in a statement to Access Hollywood.
Paramount Pictures gave the film to NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, which uploaded it to the space station last week.
“I remember watching the original ‘Star Trek’ series and, like many of my NASA coworkers, was inspired by the idea of people from all nations coming together to explore space,” Barratt said in a statement to Access. “‘Star Trek’ blended adventure, discovery, intelligence and storytelling that assumes a positive future for humanity. The International Space Station is a real step in that direction, with many nations sharing in an adventure the world can be proud of.”
It won’t be the “Trek” franchise’s first appearance about the station. Former station astronaut Greg Chamitoff and his crewmates made viewings of the original series a weekly standby.
And NASA astronauts aren’t the only fans of the new film, which has earned high marks from audiences and critics alike " even President Barack Obama praised it in a recent interview.
“’Star Trek,’ we saw this weekend, which I thought was good,” he told Newsweek, raising his hand in a Vulcan salute. “Everybody was saying I was Spock, so I figured I should check it out.”