What are the three best comebacks ever? I tell you, in reverse order.

3. Take That - I'm not a fan but I say fair play to 'em for making a succesful return and sackloads of money in the process.

2. John Travolta - Came blazing back via Pulp Fiction, hasn't stopped working since.

1. Jesus - He singled handedly invented the Easter comeback special.

Well now you can add Star Trek to that list. After the limp failure of Nemesis (I was miserable for weeks after seeing that) and the cancellation of the TV show Enterprise, Star Trek was dead in the water.

It turns out that all it needed to be saved was a few years to be ignored, JJ Abrahms and a truckload of cash. Star Trek is saved and how! Action, jokes, amazing visuals, great pacing, it's all here and it's a blast to watch. The casting is great, Chris Pine makes for a great Kirk his cockiness is fun to watch, Quinto is solid as Spock. My personal favourite was Karl Urban as Bones.

There is the odd niggle, Kirk's ice planet excursion is too coincidental to swallow and engineering looks like a bottle factory. That's small fry though, I was beaming from ear to ear watching this, sure you could pick apart some of the science or the plot holes but then again it's a film about spaceships and lightspeed so bollocks to it, just enjoy it.

Thank you J.J. for bringing back Star Trek, please stick around to direct the sequel.

Fun fact : Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman from Heroes) is bezzie mates with director JJ, he is the voice of Kirk's stepfather when young Kirk is driving the antique car.