Star Trek

Saw the new movie on opening night, Bob Bullock IMAX, downtown Austin, 12:01am.  Got there an hour and a half early with some friends to a line that was already 100 strong, and watched as the room filled with every variety of Trekkie.  Costumes, face painting, conversation, space-time continuum enigmas, it was great, as only Trek can be.  I really enjoyed the movie, in contrast to my negative experience at Nemesis, this movie seemed to be consistent with the remainder of the Trek canon, despite J. J. Abrams early assertion that this movie was not made with the fans in mind, a comment that somewhat disturbed me.  Luckily, the two writers were old trek fans, and though this movie sported every bell and whistle that technology could provide for visual impact, the score was rich and beuatiful, the characters were right on, and in every way it connected with the energy and fabric of Trek.  Though the events of the movie changed the direction and content of many of the stories we know, I feel as if the people who put this film together did so in such a way that it was largely consistent with the spirit of Trek.  They got it right in this fan's eyes.