A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

I disagree with Ralph Pillosoph (JBearProd)'s review as he does not know anything about the shows origins. The show was jump started as a fan show but quickly grew into something much much more.. It continues the enduring legacy that Gene left us.Eugene Roddenberry Jr has been a part of the show since it's second episode as a consultant. The series since the 3rd episode (To Serve All My Days) has been written by star trek franchise writers that have been well known through out this and the star trek universe.The Original Series' own Dorothy C. Fontana as well as David Gerrold who wrote the most watched trouble with tribbles wrote episodes for the series. The last episodes were a two parter that deals with things of the hear and now... Not 40 years ago, or even 20 years ago. I'm not going to spoil the episode but the episode was originally written for TNG and Gene turned it down on numerous occasions because of what it dealt with. I'm not saying I personally agree with all the content of the newest episode but it was certainly well written and very heart wrenching.. Nice seeing Denise Crosby on screen again.Cawley Entertainment also co-produced Star Trek of God's and men which brought a lot of star trek alumni as well as some other sci-fi actors. These shows that have so many of the star trek alumni involvement aren't just fanfiction.. Just because paramount didn't make them does not mean it is not just as important as any star trek franchise series, It just means that it has way more heart behind making it then some greedy studio-head (no offense paramount).. It's our way of continuing the voice that rings in our hearts that Gene started almost 50 years ago. That one show can make a difference, change the world, and bring everyone together peacefully.

It took me about 10 minutes to get past not having Shatner and gang in their roles, then I really started to enjoy myself. The snub to NBC gave me a chuckle right off. The objections I've read seem to fall into 1. It's not the original cast. Well it couldn't be now could it? These are characters. For instance how many James Bonds' have their been? Also, I feel its totally unfair to call it a 'rip off' since one of their conditions is to not make a profit. If it would make it easier for you, consider this a parallel universe. 2. The effects are cheap. What they have done is to re-create the essence of TOS by duplicating the plywood sets of the original but replacing models (expensive and time consuming) with CGI (which was adopted by TNG and the successive shows) where feasible. I'm impressed and appreciative that these young people have taken the bull by the horns so to speak and basically said "If they won't make it, we will!" Shades of The little red hen there. Congrats on the effort gang.

First off the guy that plays kirk can't act at all. The spock well he is even less of an actor. The camera man must have been drunk, the camera shakes a lot during scenes for no reason. The story plots make little or no comprehension. The special effects look unsharp or kinda faded out, cartooned. The Walter K cameo what a waste of his talent, the script writer should be fired. How can you kill off a character that needs to be alive later for cannon. The Kelly guy that plays the doctor is the only talented cast member that I noticed after downloading all four new-voyages. Paramount please stop this Star Trek New Voyages, It is disrespectful to anyone who loves Trek. Please shut them down.

Whats Up with the garish cast, Why the heavy Spock eyeshadow. Why did they make kirk look like a loser Elvis. Also the doctor has a lisp or speech impediment. The sets look a tad fake and cheaply done. The scrips seem to be written by a eight year old. This is an insult to Star Trek Fans everywhere. Paramount please stop this rotten trek. Gene Roddenberry must be rolling over in his grave. As I assume Scotty and Deforrest must be as well. Paramount should take them to court to stop this disrespect of a classic show. Please please Save Our TV past from fools like MR. Cawley. Look you fools there will never be a new trek series if you fools destroy the Star Trek Fan Base with your trash.