Summer Movie #2: Star Trek

Last weekend the HyWy and I went to see the second of the big summer blockbusters, Star Trek. 

It was a well paced movie that mixed good action, good acting and characters, humor, and a reasonable plot.  The weakest point of the whole movie was the plot, but for whatever reason time travel seems to be JJ Abrams' thing (see Lost).  Outside of the plot though the casting was almost impeccable with actors who managed to channel the "older" versions of themselves without seeming like they were doing a William Shatner or DeForest Kelley impersonations.  It was impressive to see that this was a movie that had the ability to appeal to a wide range of fans (a problem with Watchmen): somewhat longtime Star Trek fans and people who had no clue about Star Trek.  However, my guess from hearing conversations is that the movie misses the mark with the really dedicated Trekkie (or Trekker) fanbase, which was something that was predicted from the beginning.  With such a large budget it was impressive to see some of the larger scale scenes both digitally created (as the Enterprise was being built) and real sets (the engine room in Enterprise).  Overall I think at this point this is the stronger of the two big summer movies I have seen.