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Re: Star Trek (2009)

Having been disappointed by "Star Trek: Nemesis" and despairing of the very real possibility of no further Star Trek films (TNG or otherwise), I was both pleasantly surprised and apprehensive about a "reboot" of the ST franchise and what it might look like. After seeing the film, my fear and apprehension about the film quickly evaporated and found myself enthusiastically embracing the "reboot" button that Abrams pushed on the series. Having gone in with the expectation that we would be seeing another "prequel", I was shocked to discover that not only was this a prequel but they were completely demolishing the established universe and creating an entirely different reality, one that, thankfully, was NOT "reset" by the end of the movie. Whatever else you might think about the movie, it's pretty hard to argue that it wasn't "gutsy" by blowing up Vulcan AND leaving it blown up at the end of the movie. I thought that Abrams chose his cast wisely to fill the shoes (or boots) of the TOS-era characters and loved all of the nods and homages to the franchise. There were plot holes and contrivances aplenty to be sure, however as being somebody more interested in being entertained than making sure that everything makes perfect sense, they didn't bother me much, at least not to my overall enjoyment of the movie. If I had to liken this to any of the previous ST movies in, I'd have to say that this reminded me of everything I loved about ST:First Contact in terms of tight pacing, visuals. I also quite enjoyed Giachhiano's bombastic score for the movie which fit the movie well and whose end credits paid homage to the original Alexander Courage theme. I look forward to further new adventures in the Abrams-penned rebooted ST universe!