Star Trek

There's really very little I can say about this movie except this:

Wow.

Cast: Perfect. Every single one. (Big Kudos to Karl Urban and Eric Bana, who took what's a pretty shallow role and fleshed it out and made it his own. All by himself- and did so brilliantly.)

Plot: I'm not going to tell you anything, but it all works- and it frees Trek from the baggage of its past and opens the story up to all kinds of possibilities.

What I Liked: Finally, someone is taking risks with Star Trek. As witness by the last, hapless movie that failed to impress, Nemesis, Star Trek got way too comfortable in its own skin. The movies essentially became love letters to the fans, which is all right- but it made Star Trek static and eventually boring. It got to the point where we weren't seeing anything new. A reboot and refresher was long overdue and Abrams and Company did everything they set out to do and more: this doesn't look like any Star Trek you've ever seen. The story grabs you from the first minute and never lets you go. The ships look different, the effects are different-- it all looks so real. It's not uber-futuristic and sci-fi schlock, you can honestly imagine a future looking like this and that's what makes this movie so goddamn good!

What's Annoyed Me: This, this and this. I can't stand it when people attempt to politicize movies. Is Star Trek really just a big love letter to socialism? (Add THIS to the list, as well.) Let's all take a deep knee bend here, people. It's an achievement just to make a Star Trek movie that people actually want to watch.

Overall: Freakin' Perfect.
My Grade: **** out of 4. What are you doing still reading this? GO!