Wonderful for the Teens

Rating: 2/10 (21 May 2009)

Hello All
I am an avid Trek fan and I'm wondering if I saw the same film as the majority of you out there.
It was ruined by the so-called 'star' of the film; Chris Pine, who seems to do nothing else but fight, look sulky and generally behave like a spoilt 10-year old. It was pathetic and could have been easily put right by a director who seems to have been more interested in the CGI than the actual character of the lead role. Kirk here was someone you'd love to hate and after half an hour I kept hoping he was going to be killed at the earliest opportunity. In contrast, the character of young Spock was played very well by Zachary Quinto who really stole the film; his depiction of a Vulcan 'on the edge' was great and in keeping with Trek tradition.
A big disappointment too, though, was the introduction of ALL the other main characters from the original TV series (McCoy, Uhura, Chekov, Sulu and Scotty) all in the same film. They were only ever introduced over a long period of time in the series and so this is just wrong!
And the general story line: too complex with the villain reminding me of Star Trek: Nemesis.
Final positive comment is that the special effects were amazing.