To Boldly Go . . . . .

I went and saw Star Trek over the weekend. Being somewhat of a Trekkie, I knew what was different from the original series and movies and what was similar and my own personal opinion of those differences. However, I also knew that J.J. Abrams (of LOST fame) was directing the film and that gave me hope that the movie would not fall flat on its face. Let me tell you . . . it did not.

It was a great film, visually, of course, but the story itself was magnificent. Abrams and his writers did a great job of creating a story that allows the viewer to see moments that refer back to the original series and the character's mannerisms, but it was also a story that could stand on its own, even without anyone needing to see any of the original series or movies.

I found myself mesmerized by the new take on the characters that each of the younger actors brought to the film and can see them making several more with this "new" crew.

Almost every person that I have talked to also enjoyed it, and I have a lot of friends that liked the original series and movies, so that's a testament to the ability of Abrams and his team for making a movie that would be suitable to reboot the franchise once more and appeal to the millions of people from the past two generations that have loved it.

Live long and prosper.