In short: go see it.  I went in with high expectations and wasn’t disappointed.

[Minor Spoilers]

Sure, there were a few plot holes (but, lets be honest here, that’s nothing new for Trek), and way too many lens flares, but it felt like Star Trek and that is really what mattered.  And it was fun, something I think the franchise lost some time ago.  It washed the bad taste of the last two movies and the last two shows out of my mouth.

The biggest complaint I’ve see so far has been with the use of an alternate universe to reboot everything.  I really have to disagree with those who think it “pisses all over the original continuity” — I argue they went out of their way to acknowledge the original work.  The movie didn’t just ignore the original work and do what it wanted (we already have one Mirror Universe, why not just make another?), it came up with a plot that allowed it to split off gracefully.

It was very fun, the actors portrayed the characters wonderfully (Scotty and Bones were awesome), and visually beautiful.  And best of all it’s Nemoy-approved.

Looking forward to the inevitable sequel, which better have some bad-ass Klingons.

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