The future begins with director J.J. Abrams' reimagining of Star Trek that has taken audiences by storm. When the Romulan Nero comes from the future to take revenge on the Federation, the new recruits of the U.S.S. Enterprise will voyage through unimaginable danger to stop him from destroying everything they know. This is not your father's Star Trek!
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This movie is a great re-imagining of the original series. The prospect of time travel in a plot has been used and overused throughout all of science fiction, especially in the various Star Trek series, however it was necessary to create an original plot line away from the original series. The constant action from the first keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout and the limited use of "Trek" jargon helps to draw an audience in who hasn't have the background of any of the TV series or previous movies. This movie stands on it's own as an original movie.
What's great about it: Keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout
What's not so great: Time travel plot a bit overused