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Saw it last night, and I have to say that this lifelong (thanks to an obsessed older sister) Trek nerd absolutely LOVED it. Loved, loved, loved. I knew going in that it was a time travel story, and after suffering craptastic remakes before (a la Transformers) was totally prepared for a major, major disappointment. But, glory be, as I sat there I found myself grinning and giggling with joyful abandon. So help me, this movie rocked. Destroying Vulcan threw me a bit, but honestly, I felt that this reboot needed a canon defying shocker, otherwise they'd just be making a big budget fan film, and blowing up one of the galaxy's most important planets and civilizations certainly filled that requirement. The black hole transporting them through time was weak sauce, I admit, especially when the Enterprise was later only able to escape a similar blackhole by detonating it warp core(s?) but that one sticking point aside, I saw no issues. I sincerely enjoyed how the cast captured the spirit of their original counterparts and portrayels without becoming lame parodies and imitations. The ship was stunning! Beautiful, and lots of good money shots to drool over. I actually loved the industrial feel of engineering and thought it juxtaposed wonderfully with the shine and polish of the bridge and other non-engineering decks. I read that the filmmakers looked to the Titanic being a sleek, sexy ship with a hidden away, purpose oriented engine room for their inspiration, and I think it's brilliant. And while I'm at it, the turbines, I believe, were merely there for water circulation, which even on a starship makes perfect sense as I've never known Trek to have included a "humans no longer need water" bit of canon. Onward, I totally geeked out when Nimoy popped up, and totally relate to CP's sense of sorrow over TOS and its cast at that point. That whole sequence was beautifully done and Spock's joy/pain at seeing his old friend was palpable. Nimoy owns Spock, and though Quinto was amazing, I think we all know who the real Spock will always be. Another thing I loved was the new warp and transporter effects. I'm glad they redid these completely, as we've seen these effects so often that I think most people forget that these things aren't actually real. How do we know what it looks or sounds like going to warp or being beamed off the ship? Oh, and the quick little line about the Enterprise maybe getting up to warp four was cool, too. It gives them something to work toward instead of having a fleet of already-warp-9-capable ships available. Loved that. Let's see... what else... Oh, the Red Ball of Doom. Forgive me, but I dug it. And I believe, to answer Alex, that the point of drilling to the core was that the Red Matter had to be ignited in order to create a singularity/black hole, which only a planet core, collapsing star (or starship collision, apparently) could do. So I personally saw no plothole there. And I have to say, this flick had some of the best effects I've seen onscreen in a while. The new phasers and torpedoes looked wicked, and that last big climactic battle was some serious sci-fi space battle goodness that I can't wait to watch again and again.
I could probably go on and on, but to wrap it up, I'll say that I'm uber-stoked to see it again, this time in IMAX (YES!!!!) and I wish everyone involved in making this film peace, long life, and to live long and ROCK!
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