Star Trek kicks Wolverines hairy arse in an Imaginative Thrill Ride

Leonard 'Bones' McCoy: Space is disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence.

Star Trek will be the best flick of 2009. I can't see how Terminator will top this, or anything else quite frankly. Star Trek is vivid and powerful, and whops Wolverine's butt 6-0 in virtually every category.

I read a few reviews of Star Trek, some that I wished I hadn't, before going into the cinema with baited breath. I come out punch drunk after an amazing thrill ride. Star Trek is everything a sci-fi flick should be - big budget, fantastical, left-field, inspiring, an adventure and most of all, a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants thrill ride. In a word Star Trek is imaginative. J.J. Abrams delivers in the true spirit of Star Trek.

Christopher Pike: [to Kirk] You've always had a hard time finding your place in this world, haven't you?

While we know the Star Trek story as a brave search for alien civilisations, all along we knew it was also a search, in terms of the crew, to find their (and by extension 'our') place in the universe. This is especially true in Star Trek, where Kirk has to find out who he is and what stuff he is made of. We see him - more than any other crew member - pushed to the limits, both physically and otherwise.

Nero: James T. Kirk was a great man... but that was another life.

I have a bone to pick with reviewers who re-tell the plot and give away elements of the story, effectively stealing from the punch the flick aims to deliver firsthand. It is something of an art then to convey the ethos of the film without giving too much besides away. One reviewer said the following (if you haven't seen the movie probably best if you skip the remainder of this paragraph) - that there is a major plot twist halfway through the movie and if you can swallow this, well then the movie works.

I don't really agree. Star Trek is all about the plausible and less plausible, and it tests and re-tests our assumptions of logic. That is part and parcel of the Star Trek mythos.

For my part I religiously watched each episode of the original Star Trek series as a young boy with my dad, so I am a trekkie, and I am one of those people J.J. Abrams needed to bear in mind when making this permutation.

Scotty: I like this ship! It's exciting!

I thought the story was quite masterful, and the introduction of the cast was done with a great deal of wit. Most of all, J.J Abrams brings a combination of respect to the franchise and injects it with a powerful dose of youth filled vigor.

Undoubtedly we will see many more voyages of the starship, Enterprise.

Score: 9/10
IMDB: 8.6/10