I truly think it's the best film of the decade. Actors, story, action, music, etc. are all masterfully used to tell an engaging story I enjoy on each viewing.

It's a great start for the reboot although it had to many sciency sounding bullshit for my taste ([spoiler]red matter, time travelling black holes, a supernova that destroyed planets outside it's system and that threatened the whole galaxy?[/spoiler]).

For me, the best Star Trek movie. The story is interesting and features some nice plot-twists. I especially like to see the younger versions of Kirk, Spock and so on and that they really let Vulcan be destroyed by the time-traveling Romulan ship.

Rating-wise minus 1 star for the time-traveling that plays a major part although we have seen it in a LOT of other Star Trek flicks and minus another star for the SFX that are sometimes clearly visibly as computer animation -> 8/10.

This movie successfully breaks my heart within 10 minutes, every time I watch it.

8/10
Great movie
Very well balanced
Between some fun lighthearted comedy and some serious Trek.
Great cast that all put an amazing performance in.
The soundtrack is really,really good and
This movie being over a decade old still very much holds up today.

What I find myself asking myself when I watch this movie is "would I rather be watching this or the original timeline movies that are generally considered bad". My rating of 7 puts this movie above Nemesis, Insurrection, Generations and Final Frontier, as well as tied with In Search of Spock and The Motion Picture. But for me, those movies are very different products.

Star Trek 2009 is pretty much JJ Abrahms wheelhouse. Competent, if suffering from a lack of soul and something to say. It makes for a very watchable movie, but not a particularly interesting piece of art.

Those original timeline movies I list? they're much sloppier and less "good" by traditional film criticism. But for me, they have a lot more heart and soul to them. So in a way, I respect them more, even if I consider all of them (including the two it's score is tied with) less quality movies.

Beam me up Scotty I got take a dump or something

Action from start to end ..loved it. I recommend it to all who love action.

Brilliant casting ! Brilliant story ! Brilliant film !

Rewatched this prior to Beyond. Better than I remembered. I also completely forgot how Kirk's hands get swollen like Hitch's face. Or My Name is Earl's face. Comedy gold!

More action than story, this _Star Trek_ origins is a fine addition to the franchise. Some of the timeline retelling is difficult to follow and the action is kind of hindered by the audience already knowing which cast members HAVE to live and which one is the sacrificial ensign. I also had a large problem with the horrible cave scene fighting the snow monster which had such a _Star Wars_ feeling combining Hoth and Sarlacc from _Jedi_. Great casting and great action more than make up for any shortcomings and I look forward to future installments.

I'm not a "Trekkie"; I was never a huge fan of the original television series or films but I must say I thought J.J. Abrams take on Star Trek was excellent. Star Trek had some great action and amazing special effects scenes and an awesome plot wrapped around it nicely. All the actors and actresses were perfectly cast for their roles. J.J. Abrams yet again does an amazing job. I have a feeling everything that man touches turns to gold. Even if you compare this film to others in its genre besides just past Star Trek films, it's still better than most I have seen.