Star Trek: Lets have a grand ol' time in space. ****

Well this movie was THE movie to see if the spring time as many people were hoping for the ultimate best from this movie and for many "Trekkies" this was a scary addition to the Star Trek franchise but it was a nescessary one at that.

I personally am not a Star Trek fan simply because everytime I watched a show or episode of it; it just seemed really boring with cheesy effects and nothing exciting ever happened. As soon as I saw this trailer though I knew that this was going to be different and I was a little upset because I knew that this movie could very well get me into liking Star Trek and it very well might. This movie was fantastic, everything from the casting, to the plot, to the effects, to the emotional elements, to the action, everything was stellar and put together nicely.

I think what really boosted this movie up the most was the acting and the way these beloved characters were portrayed. Zachary Quinto did an amazing job portraying "Spock" as I actually felt for his character and connected with him on many levels and I think there couldn't have been a better actor for this role. Chris Pine played "Kirk" and to me Pine's job was the hardest because Kirk is a beloved character and central character and following up the very charismatic William Shatner is always hard but Pine did it with flying colors. His bad boy presence was well felt through the entire movie and the clash between him and Spoc was great but what was even better was seeing that development into where they are fond of each other, both actors executed this perfectly. The supporting cast was great too and I felt having "Scotty" being portrayed by Simon Pegg was an excellent choice. The weakest link for the actors I felt was "Chekov" who was played by Anton Yelchin he just seemed a little out of place, but had some great humour. Having Eric Bana as the villian was absolutely amazing as well but I thought they could've done a little more with his character, but what they did with him, and what Bana achieved with it was great already.

The Story for this movie was fantastic; it was easy to follow even though the time warp could've been confusing but it was simple yet cool and really intiated a new beginning for the Star Trek franchise. They paid respects to classic Star Trek as well by implying some "Trekkie" jokes and such so old fans of the series had a little to be a part of as well. But this story was still science fiction but not too much so that a new generation can enjoy this franchise which I think was important for this almost dying franchise.

The Special effects were fantastic; the len's flares were a little much but instilled a cool effect, and the look and feel of the movie was just spot on. The action was awesome too filled with big monster fights, to fencing, to brute laser fights, it was just a fantastic movie to watch filled with bright colors and the set for the new enterprise was really cool and futuristic.

Overall this movie has a lot to offer, it has fantastic action, funny and relevant humour as well as old "Trekkie" humour, state of the art special effects, a riveting story, and great character development, this movie is a great summer flick. This is probably the most fun you'll have at the theaters this summer, but as I watched it, a little part of me wanted darth vader to appear with a light saber, Oh well.