When I first heard about this one, I had some serious doubts. The Star Trek movies have been sucking pretty hard lately. In fact, the 9th was so dull it was nearly unwatchable. The 10th one just tried to follow the Wrath of Khan formula for a quick thrill, and for the most part failed. So, naturally, my first thought was that they are going to go after the old stuff, and muck that up too.And I was delighted to find that was not the case. Every actor brought their characters alive, and most gave a new demention to them that was either drastically understated, or not there in the original. Chris Pine was an excellent choice for Kirk, and Karl Urban stole every scene he was in. even with Leonard Nimoy reprising his famous role as Spock, I often thought that he was out shined many times by Zachary Quinto. Other fantastic performances are there as well, including Bruce Greenwood, John Cho, Simon Pegg and an excellent villain by Eric Bana.
The action was quick and great, and most importantly they did not do a lot of quick crazy shots that can ruin any action movie if not done correctly.
I am looking forward to many many more. Go see it. You will thank yourself. In fact, see it twice.
All in all: Spock on Spock!
Lives up to the pre-views: Goes Boldly Beyond
Worthy sequel: Oh yes. Best Yet.
Stars (out of five): 4.5
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