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'Star Trek" is back. The classic sci-fi franchise recently hit the big screen with a new thrilling reboot. This movie will satisfy both old Trekkies and new fans alike.

Boldly going where no man has gone before, director J.J. Abrams re-ignites and modernizes a classic thanks to special effects, exciting action and tongue in cheek humor.

As with all remakes, some original "Star Trek" fans have criticized the new film, but everyone's entitled to their own opinion.

If the fans who loved the original show with the phony aliens absolutely hate the latest special effects, which actually make the unbelievable plot seem real, then that's just fine.

The movie starts out with the explosion of a starship and effectively the death of Jim Kirk's father as he is simultaneously born. Nonetheless, it's easy to say the movie started out with a bang.

Having never watched a "Star Trek" episode in my life, I enjoyed the 126-minute movie probably more than I'd be willing to admit to a group of strangers. But if you are a first time Star Trekker, remember to keep obsessed franchises separate and make sure not to offend any real Trekkies (and yes, they still exist). There are no wizards, hobbits, or Jedis in this film.

The traditional quotes in the old movie versions helped make the movie more fun. Kirk asked Scotty to beam him places but not once did he say "Beam me up, Scotty." It was also entertaining to watch Spock and the others bid farewell to each other with the words, "Live long and prosper."

In the remake, Jim Kirk is played by Chris Pine; Spock by Zachary Quinto; Nero by Eric Bana; Pike by Bruce Greenwood; Bones by Karl Urban; and Montgomery Scott by Simon Pegg.

The film had the ultimate ending, and fortunately this was one of the things that wasn't changed. At the end of the movie were the timeless words of Gene Roddenberry, the original "Star Trek" narrator - the perfect completion to the anticipated reboot of a world "where no man has gone before."