I have been burned by Star Trek Films in the past. I heard of the odd curse that John speaks of, but never believed it. #1 was new and a bit too new agey for me, but not bad. Kahn is my second best, for Ricardo and the character development. Search was good even with its changed up Saaviks and funky klingons. Voyage Home blew. Frontier, stupid. Country had to be the greatest for the original series cast, and Generations was the best for the next generation. The rest of the Next Generation series was never as good as Generations, but never really sunk to Voyage Home or Frontier level (This coming from a man who was raised on TNG series). So I have been riding the doldrums of sub-par Trek films. I read the reviews John made before the movie came out and felt he was a little tough on it. I wasn’t disappointed. It was stunning. I didn’t like Abrams’ always having the light flooding a face shot, but these minor moments were not enough to say don’t see it, or want me to not see it again. I suggest seeing it in stunning digital or IMAX. It is so worth it.