star trek

First, let me start my review with a bit of full-disclosure:  I’m not a Star Trek fan.  Never have been — Star Wars was always a vastly more interesting world and story for me.  The characters were more interesting to me, and so was the action.  Thus, I do not come to this film with two things many die-hard Trek fans would ask of me:  1) extensive knowledge of the Trek universe, 2) a deep love of Gene Roddenberry’s original universe.  I can offer no commentary whatsoever about the quality of J.J. Abrams’s faithfulness to the original creation.  I’ve seen many of the movies, though not all.  I’ve seen some of the original television series, but I never did watch any of the more recent TV series from the 1990s and 2000s.

For now, I’ll just be clear up front:  the movie grabs hold of you in the first five minutes, throws you in a seat, and sends you off on a fun and funny journey for the next two hours.  If there is a cinematic equivalent of a theme park thrillride, Star Trek is it.  And, it works magnificently. [click to continue…]

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