I was one of the millions disappointed by the original Star Trek: The Motion Picture and elated when they got it right with Star Trek II. The series went through its highs and lows, but finally ... my brethren ... we've come to the holy land of Star Trek lore. Effects are in the realm of what we believe they to be ... not for story enhancements. For instance, the ships engine rooms are real thick pipes, steel and a web of realistic man-made environments; you FEEL like the Enterprise was constructed with a sense of probable reality. And the acting! My children, each and every character seemed like an exact replica of the originals. Urban WAS McCoy ... Quinto WAS Spook ... Even Pine WAS Kirk and it all just made sense. Wonderful film!