Director J.J. Abrams and writers Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci have dusted off a doddering, weary franchise, injecting it with verve, punch, humor, and spectacle. Abrams & Co. have kept all that worked about Star Trek, but they've thrown aside everything that didn't--and the result is an epic, exuberant Trek that's remarkable for how much goddamn fun it is. by Erik Henriksen