It lampshades the ridiculous things, it toys with previous canon and it's a whole lot of fun. At the very worst, it's the third best Star Trek film (after Wrath of Khan and First Contact, obviously), but with a second viewing it might even be my favourite. And I -blam!-ing hate JJ Abrams. I saw it in 2D, so caveat emptor with 3D. (-blam!- 3D) Acting is great from Quinto and Cumberbatch, humour from Scotty and McCoy is good too. While the last one wasn't always great (I'm looking at you, first 10 minutes), this one is certainly more even in quality and the writing feels better. Also, the fact that the 12 seconds bit actually takes 12 seconds was great. Makes the film feel more real-time, and the amount they fitted into that time was amazing. I hate it when they say "we have two minutes" and then talk for 10 minutes. So, yeah, it's good. I'm sure when you Yanks can actually see it you'll agree. ;) Based UK early release dates.