So there I sat, with my cup of Sprite and my gummie bears at the Regal.  I had never seen a Star Trek movie all the way through, and quite frankly I just couldn’t.  They always bored me and were mediocre at best.  I was expecting something good from this one though, from what I saw it looked like a great film, but I wasn’t completely sure.

The movie started and the dazzling spectacle began.  I was shocked at how visually stunning the film was, and besides that how strong the story was.  Not just how lovable and witty the characters were, but also how well developed.  The humor in the film was something I wasn’t expecting, and almost no joke didn’t have me smiling or chuckling to some degree.  Although this film was a reboot of sorts, it felt completely disconnected from the other films and sits as its “own thing,” I think.  Granted I haven’t seen the other films, only pieces but I can tell you this…the film is fantastic.  I had an awesome feeling leaving the theater, the kind of feeling that doesn’t wear off for a while.  It reminded me just why I love movies.  The experience of watching a good movie and everything that goes with it.  What an awesome experience it was watching this film, one of the best I’ve had in a theater honestly.

The flares and visual style to the film was a fresh look.  The abundance of the flaring, optical anomalies, and all the other things associated with it’s style always felt fresh and never really distracted me.  The effects were top notch and it seems they kept a good balance overall in the film of the “used future” and the clean pristine look that is associated with Star Trek most of the time.  The long dialog driven logic and such also associated with Star Trek wasn’t minimal but was done with taste and never felt like too much.  Even if it did, the audience often took it as a joke (which I think a lot of it was…embedded into the long speeches).  All the cast was superb and a perfect choice.  I won’t go into detail on each because honestly they were all flawless.  The acting in the film is strong, and never hit cheesy.  It was always real, grounded, and natural.

I’ll see this film again, without a doubt.  I refuse to really talk about aspects of the story I like because I don’t want to ruin the film.  This is was good enough to keep quiet and let you all enjoy it for yourselves.  I’ll have to see it again to decide but this film might sneak into my top 15…or even my top 10.  Towards the bottom of the list of course, but being in my Top 10 means it has to be very good.

Go see the film…it would be difficult to NOT enjoy it.