A good movie

What a blast! Unlike most of the viewers, I made sure I watched every single Star Trek movies before watching this reboot (I know, I'm a very obsessive person...). To be honest, before watching this, I was actually a little bit worried that this approach would ruin this viewing for me but it was just the opposite. Indeed, if you are familiar with this franchise and those characters, I'm pretty sure it is actually even more enjoyable. I mean, I thought it was mind-blowing to see how much effort they took to create such recognizable and believable younger version of those beloved characters. Furthermore, one thing I really dreaded while watching those Star Trek movies is how really cheesy the whole thing looked, even the installments made in the 90's. Not this time though. Indeed, J.J. Abrams had a huge budget and it clearly shows on the screen and, as a result, there were some massive action scenes and the special effects were finally really neat. Still, was it really such a masterpiece like many pretend it to be? I mean, the story was definitely fun and entertaining but, like all the other Star Trek movies, it was also terribly convoluted and many things barely made sense (the time-travelling, the black holes, the way Kirk ends up being Captain,...). Is it the best Star Trek movie ever made? Yeah, definitely. Is it really such a masterpiece? No way... Still, I had a really good time watching this, it was the perfect way to end up this journey through the Star Trek legacy (I will definitely watch the next installment coming up in 2013) and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10