First and foremost. I never watched a full episode of Star Trek or any series and films afterward. I watched part of an episode, and coincidentally, it’s one of the most memorable episodes in the history of Star Trek, which was the episode about the Tribbles, entitled “The Trouble With Tribbles”. I don’t know if Tribbles was featured in the new film, I must of missed it. Well what can I say? My expectations were very low, because I have no idea what to expect. Well, I did expect science fiction dialogue and lot of space references. I knew the trivial aspect of Star Trek. I knew everyone’s famous catch phrases, which no doubt, was fun to hear. I knew the relationships between characters and how they initially act to one another. So, for being my first official encounter with Trekkies, and their culture, I was delighted I saw one familiar face. His name is J.J. Abrams. Famous for many of my favorite shows and films, I was very excited to see how well he can tackle this certain genre, in which he’s not to unfamiliar with. First off, the music in this film is outstanding. I’ll touch this topic tomorrow, but Michael Giacchino is one of my favorite composers now. From the opening sequence to the end credits, he captured Sci-Fi music and how to properly use it. Bravo Mr. Giacchino, bravo. As for Abrams. He greatly directed the film. I was astonish and exhilarate. Like Giacchino’s music, the opening sequence was beautifully shot, it actually made you think we were in space. Abram can handle drama, and he know exactly how to capture it. There were scenes in the film where you thought you were there because it seem like it was captured my an hand held camera. If you notice that the CGI looked fairly real, especially during the day light, which is such a hard thing to do. He did overly used the “lens flare” effect, but it worked. Overall, J.J. Abrams did his job. As for the story and acting , I must admit, at first I was a bit confused due to the dialogue, but it seem like they talked in Trekkie then later explained themselves to the non-Trekkies, which was good. I liked the explanation of why this wasn’t a sequel or prequel, but an actual retelling of the characters. The acting is good and each person brought their A game. It has everything; humor, romance, drama, action, and heart that’s disguished like a science fiction action movie. It’s like a remixed to a song. It has the same qualities of the original but slightly different. Thus far this was the best “remix” I’ve seen in awhile. It’s the same feeling I had when I watched Superman Returns, The Mask of Zorro, or Mission Impossible III (which, Abram also did). It has nostalgia but it also has new things to love. Overall, this was an excellent Summer Blockbuster!