I have seen the movie and I enjoyed it. It is not "pure" Trek and that will tick off the die hard fans. I've heard of several who walked out on the film, and from their persepective I can understand where they're coming from. It deviated big time from what we know as Star Trek history.  I'm a big fan of the series and movies and while some things did bother me, but I still enjoyed it for entertainment's sake.

I do have to say that I wasn't impressed with the "engine room", it looked more like the basement of an oil refinery. I enjoyed the action and little nods to the previous shows. What I didn't get out of it was what made Star Trek so good. Each of the series and the movies were thought provoking, touching on social issues and causing us to think, rather than shoot-em up space battles. That's what I loved about Trek. It's ablity to take social issues and put them in a different light. To make us think. This film was all action/adventure.

For entertainment value i'd give it a 9. For keeping with the scope and traditions of the original series, i'd give it a 3. But that's just me.

Oh, and our theater has great picture and sound. The film was a little scratchy but nothing big. I live a few miles from Riverside Iowa (future birthplace of James Kirk) and there was a big cheer when IOWA came up on the screen. Yea we're proud.