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By Jim Kiernan, Access staffer

Last night in New York, Paramount screened the new trailer and four nearly completed scenes (totaling about 20 minutes of footage) from the J.J. Abrams-directed reboot of the "Star Trek" franchise.

A humble, and somewhat nervous J.J. was on hand to introduce and talk up each scene and share his thoughts. Ironically, he opened his initial speech by admitting he was never a "Star Trek" fan growing up. You'd never know it from what was to come.

I, on the other hand, am a big fan of the franchise. Even separating myself from that group, I can say that this movie is huge. And I mean HUGE.

The footage presented has all of Abrams' "MI:3" action, volume, intensity, unsteady handheld camerawork, jarring lens flare, overall grit & some welcome wit thrown in so it never takes itself too seriously.

I refrain from saying it is a true blend of "MI:3" and "Star Trek" if this at all resembled the "Star Trek" we all know and love. The names, characters, history and villains are all there, but it's incredibly fun and fresh while catering to the fanbase with clever dialogue references from all incarnations of the property. But this is the long overdue big budget balls out reboot that Trek needed to be viable again.