IT'S HERE. IT'S GREAT. GO SEE IT.
So I'm actually a good person to review this film. Why? Because those of us who grew up on the original show don't like strangers messing with the mythos. We like our Kirk to be Kirk, and our Spock to think logically. Be at peace. If you are like me, you will be amazed, astonished, and very pleased with the new version of our old friends. J. J. Abrams, the director, has a cast that brings new depth to familiar faces. What's more, he makes you believe these are younger versions of Shatner, Nimoy, Kelley, Takei, Koenig and the rest who made us yearn to go into space ourselves. Never the less, this is a reboot. That means things happen that are different than what we expect. History is altered and that leaves the door wide open for more sequels. And people are going to want them. This will be the biggest movie of the summer. There's no allegory, no hidden meaning, just good clean fun--space opera at its best. Speaking of which, the soundtrack is a treasure to listen to--even the operatic parts. Take the kids, take grandma and grandpa, but most of all take yourself and beam aboard the new Enterprise for a whole new experience of Space, the Final Frontier. What a superb way to kick off the summer film season! I do have a confession to make. I've seen ever episode of every Star Trek series (with the exception of the animated ones), some many times over. I've even been to an annual Star Trek Convention (2007 if you must know). So I guess I've earned the title trekkie or trekker or whatever they're calling us fanatics of the Star Trek Universe.
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