Sci fi can sometimes balance on the edge of downright stupid and just about passable.

Star Trek Beyond was not only entertaining, it was also gripping and provided laughs from the whole family.

Sci fi will always follow the same sort of plot, but this was one of the best of a lot I’ve ever seen. So hats off to JJ Abrams, lets hope there’s another on the way!

Please JJ Abrams come back. Good film but the first two are in a different league to this.

I nearly didn't watch this as a result of some reviewrs. Personally I think that for such a long running franchise it's become impossible to please all the fan boys, all of the time i.e. those who insist it should be a representation of their particular favourite iteration of the theme instead of noticing the blatently obvious changes in all the series and films throughout it's tansition - THAT evolution is what it is and always has been. So many seem to rate it based on whether it is their particular brand of 'Star Trek' and not the film itself.

The film is the usual slightly cheesy action film with usual inplausiblities like all films but is interesting and entertaining. Best film ever? No. Worth a watch? Yes. If you're writing reviews like "Each of these "Kelvin timeline" Star Treks is worse than the last" learn a lesson from yourself and stop watching them you weirdos.

Silly story line and boring. Give it a miss.

Each of these "Kelvin timeline" Star Treks is worse than the last. I'm not paying nearly £14 for Fast & Furious in Space. Hopefully ST Discovery series will breathe some life back into the franchise becuase at the moment it should be killed off.

I love Star Trek films but this was pretty awful. I could tell from the first 3 minutes it wasn't going to be good. But if you change the writers and director this is what you end up with.

Although I love all things Star Trek and this film is great, I feel its a little bit poor that Anton Yelchin is missing from the iTunes characters line up, not sure if this was intentional or just an oversight, but feel this should be rectified.

Extremely happy that the BluRay came with an HD itunes code! Not many films in the UK do that which is a huge shame as my list of films on itunes would be massive if so. Loved Star Trek Beyond the whole trilogy is great and does not fail. I can't wait for the next installment!

For American audiences only.

All CGI, poor story and lots of pseudo nostalgic mush. How can a film churned out 40+ years after the original be such a poor substitute?

So,So dissapionted Simon Pegg please no more please. The special affects were awful the rocks and bolders were like back in the series plastic. To much humar really not great at all bring bck JJ

They seem to have lost the plot a little with Star Trek these days, or perhaps they don't really have one beyond cartoon villains and laughable technical plotlines. It's a real shame, because they have a great cast with the new line up but they are let down by cliched storylines, an overreliance on effects and bad science. Boldly going badly where they have been before.

Another run of the mill Star Trek film. I'd just like to add that there is a bloke in Barcelona who can only speak Spanish who would do a better Scottish accent than Simon pegg.

The plot is paper thin and the script rarely sparkles. Too much Simon Pegg doing his fan-impersonation of Scotty. Krall's motivation is beyond weak and merely an excuse for the 'better together' propaganda that the film is attempting, heavy-handedly, to illustrate. The effects are ok in parts (space piranhas!) and Jayla is a fine amazon. The best bit is the shaggy-dog lead-up to one pretty funny punch line in the final showdown. Colour me unimpressed... and PLEASE keep Simon Pegg off script-writing duty in future - he's been promoted beyond his skill set.

Just a very ordinary quick effort to squeeze the last dregs out of the Trek franchise. The crew travel to a strange land to meet an alien who has a very powerful weapon. With me so far? Good, cos that's ALL that happens. Oh apart from the fact there is a girl who looks like a badger. Yawn.

Well done star treck. I love it

The movie starts of with what could be called a 'scale' joke – I'd guessed the weak gag before it was revealed and that really set the tone for the whole film. A big disappointment. I really enjoyed the first (reboot) Star Trek and watched it several times, it was so funny and entertaining. This has not one single laugh and the script is pedestrian. Spare me Montgomery 'Scotty'

I really didn't expect to like this movie, but was pleasantly surprised.

I've been a fan of Star Trek since I was a little kid. This film really disappointed me and I'm verging on giving up with this franchise

Was expecting much more from this move, as I loved the other 2, enjoyed it but something was missing.

I'm sorry, but this film was terrible, awful and disappointing, compared to the previous two films. Is it me?

First time I can feel the spirit of discovery back to the new series. Good job Justin!

What an action packed movie from start to finish

If you've seen the Simpsons movie, you can save £10.

Loved it

This film tries hard to be Trek, but ultimatley just falls short. The story plot of this stories has more gaps in it than the average sponge, relying on huge coincidences (and characters just forgetting where they parked for a 100 years) to drive itl forward. While Pegg makes some good references to Real Trek, the odd good reference is not enough to save the terrible story. As with the last film this one is just a rehash of several good Trek Films cramed togeather: think Insurrection, Nemesis, Generations, Search For Spock.

The director gets one thing right: He treates the Enterprise as a character, one that we know, love and miss (or at least would if the previous films has been any good). However from there is all down hill: terrible sets, terrible action sequences and a generic waste of time.

Avoid if you love Real Trek or just good films. See if you like explosions and motorbike fights!

As a true Trekker, this film really disappointed me. The story line was so predictable..

Action was good, but there was no substance to it. These last 3 films are 'same old same old'

One of the worst plots and most of the scenes look like they could have been shot in basement pub or a goth club. Some decent CGI / special effects and capable actors but wasted on a boring plot and lack lustre script.

A great salute to the original series, and bang up to date with the action and special effects.

This might qualify as entertainment for those who like films with shallow plots and pointless action scenes. But it is most definitely not Science Fiction. Gene Roddenberry would not have written such drivel. This did not go beyond, it went beneath. The technical description would be guano.

Best Star Trek experience in the history of the entire historic franchise. How can they top this! Stunning from beginning to end. If JJ put this much into Star Wars...

Long gone are the days of tedious Star Trek movies with dialogue that bored you to tears - this next generation (punn intended) of Trek films is up there with the best action movies around. Great cast, great plot, amazing CGI, humour (much needed comedy in films like this), etc, etc. The geeky Trek enterprise (punn intended) has become mainstream and COOL which i'm sure will apeal to even the most devout Star Trek fanatics out there! Definitely worth watching and keeping an ear pointed (sorry) out for the next one... Enjoy!

Loved the last two, didn't see this in the cinema, really looking forward to it on iTunes... total disappointment, plot nothing new, very poor script, waste of money and time... sigh...

As I couldn't watch the movie I can't really give a star rating. So for the time being I give 5 stars until I watch it, once watched will adjust the star rating. But my main concern is that it still hasn't been released in UK ITunes. It should be out on the of October in UK. But now it says 14th of November from Itunes UK. Cmon ITunes bring on the StarTrek for the fans in UK as well earlier. In US and other international ITunes stores it is already out. Why are you always delaying the release dates in UK? We pay more for the movies and get them later. Not really fair now, isn't it!!!

Dear Simon Pegg, how does it feel to know you have singlehandedly managed to destroy the Star Trek franchise? This utterly clownish disaster of a movie has probably ruined the careers of a number of decent actors - let's hope you are the first to go. The only thing I want to see you write next is your letter of apology to the millions of Star Trek fans who you have let down. Shame on you...

This is one of the best Star Trek films I've seen loved it just would like to know when it's out on digital I can't wait really.

And as for the haters why don't you write the next one and make it.

It should have been release on digital HD for itunes download 2 days ago...but still nothing! Is there a delay for UK downloads?

A real treat for anyone who is a Trekkie and who is not, keeping this in mind, its better than Into Darkness. The CGI is top notch. The action is a hoot, even though it looked real dodgy in the trailers.

Overall a real joyous hour and a half.

RIP Anton.

Enjoyed first two films, but this is just awful. Terrible script, pointless story. Cynical & tired. Avoid.

After all the hype I was worried it wouldn't live up to the publicity. It did. Just a terrific sci-fi movie.

The cast is good. The script is good and the action scenes are brilliant. Can't wait for my he release date

Great film, good story, action and humour! Idris was great! I am Simon's biggest fan and he didn't let me down!

While Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness have their good qualities, Beyond is for me the best of the bunch. Notable lessening of lens flares now that JJ Abrams isn't on board (Star Wars can have them now). Simon Pegg has written a wonderful fan gilled script that the cast has performed with immense enthusiasm. They connect really well now in their 3rd outing and, with the saddening death of Anton Yelchin, I think I can say he would have been proud of this film as it really serves the purpose of a solo film for newcomers, a fan favourite for the 50th Birthday of the franchise and an amazing movie for film fanatics.

I saw the trailer and was concerned but I thoroughly enjoyed the film. I thought it ticked all the boxes. Can't wait for the next one!

I don’t think I can bear to watch another Trek if Simon Pegg is involved. This film was utter rubbish from start to finish but when I found out Pegg wrote it that made sense. Pegg is single handedly destroying Trek! My 12 year old brother could honestly have written a better script. Watching this was worse than walking into a festival portaloo right after someone that’s eaten nothing but garlic lamb bhuna and 6X beer for a week - and being forced to stay in there for 2 horrific hours. Can someone please take Pegg’s writing things away from him before he does any more damage :-(

Personally, I thought Star Trek Into Darkness was slightly better but Star Trek Beyond was brilliant. I wish I saw it in 3D, it is extremely cleverly made and makes you feel excited. Some scenes are quite unexpected which is what I like. Overall an amazing film!

I loved the new character Jaylah and hope to see more of her!!!!

Say what you will, but I thought this was a great movie, slightly more in the spirit of Trek than the first two. Great humour and action, a good plot and stunning visual effects. I did feel that Yorktown was a little over the top.

Jaylah is definitely one of the highlights - she's a fantastic badass of a character. Kraal was a bit weak but he's still passable.

A let down for me was Spock. I thought he was portrayed as too human - there was just something off about the character throughout the film.

But overall, Beyond was fantastic. RIP Anton Yelchin, and thank you for your excellent portrayal of Chekov.

Definitely not up to the standard of Abrams' two films, seemed to be something lacking throughout. Some of the effects were outstanding but the little aliens at the start were a bit iffy, as were some of the Starfleet members, but the warp effect was cool.

Krall was a disappointing baddie, took too long to establish his reasons for bellicosity and I worked out the twist way before the reveal.

Spock and McCoy's interactions were some of the highlights of the film, and I couldn't help feel a little sad whenever Chekov was on screen. Jaylah was a good character, maybe she'll be seen in future movies (if there are any after this...)

All in all I wouldn't have minded so much if they hadn't fixed the projector when it conked out at the start..

Its an ok movie and worth a watch, but cgi is a little bad in places, i don’t think it has a good story line either, not as many one-liners as the first two, also you only get to see the Enterprise for about 10-15 mins and thats it, i like Simon Pegg but I think he should have left the writing to someone else?