I loved it. However, my current thought has been about TNGs "Yesterdays Enterprise" because it involved time travel, a pivotal point in history, and Romulans. In that Ep, Guinan was very focused on restoring "proper history." Never mind, I think I understand that she didn't want to be stranded in a splinter timeline. Of course WE really can't be stranded in a splinter timeline because none of us have been born yet. (remember that angry fans) Oh yeah, thoughts on the movie. Spock stranded himself, chasing Nero. He knows that, but it sucks to outlive your friends. On a personal level, the many rarely outweighs the few or the one.

So fun. I want to see it again.

Not bad, for a ripoff!

J. Michael (Babylon 5) Straczynski approached Paramount in 2004 with a proposal to "re-boot" Star Trek to save it from the clones and cliched scripts which had corrupted the original premise. You can read the proposal via this link: http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:5HSy3ttOGhUJ:bztv.typepad.com/newsviews/files/ST2004Reboot.pdf+J.+michael+straczynski+star+trek&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us . There's also a link at the top to see it in pdf.

The new Trek movie is Straczynski's idea in a different suit of clothes. Of course, by calling it an "Alternate Reality", they can still go back to the Nixed Generation, or Star Bleech Second-Prize whenever they want to.

More offal from the Paramount butcher!

Go see it! It's an enjoyable movie for a sci fi fan, Star Trek fan or casual movie goer.

I liked it.

It was different than I expected, and a few things were changed around, but it was fun.

I think overall this was not the best Star Trek movie, it wasn't the worst either. With Ambassador Spock being stuck in a new timeline, I think one could argue this story is more about him than the rest of the characters. I think if they use this kernel as a jumping off point for the next potential movie, it could turn into something quite exciting. Are they going to just leave events the way they are? Hopefully not.

The set design the white bridge looks like a sanitorium and I would have never thought to go spray paint a bunch of pipes in an abandoned warehouse and call that the inside of a starship. That's just kind of lazy if you ask me. But again, it depends on where this story is going. Maybe we're not supposed to like this dystopic future that reminds me of Starship Troopers™ more than Star Trek.

At least the acting was pretty strong. A little overdone on the skinny white Chekov, but overall convincing acting.

Okay, been there, kinda want my $12 back. I'm really glad I watched Enterprise all the way through, I think it buffered a lot of the shock of this movie.

1) Of course Nimoy had to be on it. Without a main cast character gracing it, this would have been to Trek what the new Lost In Space movie was to that show.
2) Reboot. Yeah, they cranked up the show a bit so that the tech was better than some of the original movies, but I kinda liked Engineering looking like a machine room rather than temple of people worshiping "the pulsing light". Could have done without the Willy Wonka water ride. Quite happy with the added shuttle count, though escape pods would have been sufficient. Thought the double doors to the bridge were a nice touch. Kinda curious about the morphing deflector array.
3) The gathering. Sometimes there's corn, sometimes cheese, this was corny cheese. The Spock/Uhura love affair really did look a lot like the SG1 clip in the 200th episode of the cast getting replaced by younger, edgier versions. There was no need for scotty to beam up to the ship. And checkov didn't arrive on the ship until after the first full refit in the original series. WoK did a ret-con and had him aboard for Space Seed, but he never made it to the bridge. In all, "getting the band together" was one of the worst bits of writing in the show.
4) The drill. As "extreme" as it was to parachute onto the drill, that whole situation could have been resolved with a single photon torpedo. Hit it and run.
5) The Romulan. Okay, yeah, so sorry about your planet. Ever think that being back in time, you could just romp on over to Romulus, show them all your tech, and give them the records of the super nova? That way, the planet is empty and your wife watches the whole thing from another colony while eating popcorn. Then there's the 25 years of "waiting for Spock". First off, how the heck would they know Spock was gonna make it at all? Next, what exactly were they doing that whole time? Not like their ship is exactly inconspicuous. Third, how about a plan to get back? 25 years and the only plan they could come up with was to strike back at the federation?
6) Kirk. Okay, we sneak him on the ship, yay. Okay, the old softie Pike gives him a title without a position (First officer does NOT mean he has a JOB on the ship). And, yes, he spent a little time in the captain's chair. But, to be placed in charge of the the FLAGSHIP of the federation before GRADUATING from Starfleet? No. Sorry, No military, anywhere, ever, has or will do that. Not to mention that I seem to remember him having some previous experience on other ships. Are they going to just brush that aside too? [reaching for the original series DVDs]

Okay, so the first movie was unwatchable but pretty (for it's time) and had a consistent plot. So this rates lower. The 5th movie, In Search of God, wasn't pretty, pulled new ret-cons out of it's arse, AND was unbelievable. So this rates a little higher. Not the worst ST movie, but damn close. Because of the pretty pictures and cheesy plot, I'm personally going to suggest:
See it in a theater (cheap), but turn off as many brain cells as possible. You DON'T want to be thinking while you watch this. 8 bong rips should do it.

The truth of the matter is that the latest from the Paramount studio was not done well by Abrams. The central actors did their homework as far as the characterisations were concerned, but that was as far as it went. SFX teams always do their best for realism when they have the equipment to do it on. Please tell me, how close was that ice world that Spock & Kirk were stranded on to Vulcan?? The original Enterprise had a view screen, not a window. The layout of the ship's bridge was nothing like the original, the engine room and in fact most of the nether reaches of either starships made much sense. it's like they didn't have enough money to build proper sets. Hell, why didn't they just use the old BSG sets instead of factory back-lots!
What idiot decided that they would be building starships that shape on Earth. The design says that they are space built. And wheeled vehicles!!!
Sorry guys, you really have to do a near perfect job with me.