Star Trek
This one is tricky. On one hand you have the hardcore fans of the series that'll find so much to complain about. On the other hand you have the people who are completely oblivious to it. Personally I'm somewhere in the middle.
You see I wanted to dress as Kirk this past Halloween. I figured I needed to know his personality among other things. So I bought TOS. I was hooked. It has everything a Sci Fi fan could ever want. Of course you have understand it was all made in the 60's so the special effects are not that special. And of course just the fact that it was filmed in the 60's ensures that some of the dialogue could potentially offend people.
Now, since I really hadn't had time to 'bond' with TOS. I guess that still kind of left me raw. In a sense that I never really had time to cement my feelings about it. So when I realized that they released a new movie I had to see it. I think the back story is necessary so you can understand why I feel the way I feel about this movie.
As for this movie. I Loved it! I've watched it like 7 times. I have it on my phone. I replied to a question about this movie earlier. The question was how does the movie compare to TOS. I believe it compares very well. Now it's hard to give exact reasons since doing so will ruin plotlines. I will say that biggest gripe has to do with the way they introduce characters. They practically call eachother by name every time. It gets annoying fast. Most videogame movies do this as well. What bothers me is that instead of saying, "What are you doing?". They'll say "Kirk, What are you doing?". I know it sounds nit picky. But that bothers me.
The movie has a ton of action, the effects give you goose bumps at times. And I really like how you care about the characters. I don't mean hardcore Trek fans type of care. I mean most people who watch this as a Sci Fi movie first rather than a Trek film and are willing to pay attention will feel some loss over the course of the film. It will give you a hell of a ride and leave you wanting more. I for one can't wait for the next update. Enjoy!