Would Star Trek be a good movie even if I have never really watched any other Star Trek. I didn't not watch it because I did not like it but that I never got into it. I guess what I am asking is would I be lost by watching it or does not having seen the other movies and show really matter?

They are basically trying to re-start the franchise, much like we have seen done with Nolan's new batman movies. As such, they are re-establishing familiar characters as if they were new. It would help to know a little about the original characters (knowing who Spock is wouldn't hurt), but it isn't essential and you definitely don't need to know all the minutiae of the franchise to follow any of it. Folks who do know the old series really well will get a few chuckles from certain references...

Despite my opinion of the movie as a whole, there is an ingenious little plot point that makes any longtime fan of the franchise understand that this is not a retelling of ST canon, and clears the way to tell all new stories without concern for violating established history. Of course, since they're starting from the beginning of the Captain Kirk story, as it were, anyone new to the story will find it pretty simple to jump in without missing anything. JJ Abrams may not be great at characterization outside of serialized TV, but he can really work up a decent plot outline.

Yes, it's still a good movie, made for people that know little to nothing about 'Star Trek'. It's like 'Casino Royale' was for people that knew nothing about James Bond or 'Batman Begins' for people that knew nothing about...well, you know.

One thing I alaways liked about the old Star Trek was at some point Captain Kirk alaways needed more power from the engines. Scotty would tell him the dilithium crystels were deterorating and the ship was going to break up. One time the engines got shut off and Kirk told Scotty just to turn em back on and Scotty says "I canna change the laws of physics- I got ta have 30 minutes" We used to laugh so hard.

I read some reviews on 'Star Trek' that dissed the movie as 'unfaithful' to the original. As a long time fan of the genre I really liked it. There were enough character references in the new film to the old series that made it fun.

Star Trek was ground breaking becuase it was a prime time science fiction series with a racially integrated multi-national team with some strong female roles in a time when the Russians were THE enemy, the race wars were still going on and women stayed at home and had babies. There was still some buzz in the 80's when a woman (Tasha Yar) was the head of security in Next Gen.

So no, the latest installment wasn't faithful as a social commentary like the original series but I thought it a fine movie and tied in to the original characters well. It also can stand on it's own which not all (few?) sequels can. The Blu-ray version is both visually and sonically outstanding. I'd give it a pretty solid 7 out of 10.

I was never a Trekkie. Very rarely watched the original series and was not really a big fan of the Star Trek movies prior this one. I have two good friends who were BIG fans. Remembering the characters funnies and quirks. I was totally out of the conversation when these guys were together talking about the show. I on the other hand could care less.

However THIS movie...Star Trek...was a very likable movie. Great action, special effects were good and I enjoyed the story line. This time I was interested in the characters. So much so that I was asking questions to my Trekkie friends about how these characters personalities matched the original show characters' personalities.

This movie is a keeper.
I do not buy that many Blu-Ray discs' but Star Trek is going to be another exception.

I have now watched the new star trek movie and then went out and bought it for my collection. Thank you all for the feedback.

Ha! MST3k...one of the most amusing things ever to have hit the airwaves... Priceless entertainment.