Starts off well, but steadily gets worse, (Spoiler Alert)

Rating: 1/10 (10 May 2010)

The beginning was really great, the dual stories of Kirk/Spock really reminded me of Abrams multiple storyline style of lost. Besides the obvious silly elements that most sci-fi especially star trek cannot avoid as has been mentioned here (Nero warning Romulus, The massive blob of Red Matter, the coincidence of Kirk meeting old Spock, beaming into a starship travelling at warp, etc. etc) there is one thing somehow everyone seems to have missed and something which bothered me more then anything, which is the mining probe. Besides the fact that the whole concept is ridiculous (could just imagine a huge well type thing reeling up the several meter thick cable inside the mining ship) Why wouldn't Vulcan or Earth just shoot the damn thing from the surface, or send some shuttles or anything. Even a missile of todays technology could have done the job. The dialogues were also a bit superficial with none of the witty humor that defined the first few original crew movies. The scene where Bones confronts Spock about having sent Kirk from the ship was pretty painful to listen to, You could have at least acted like it was a hard decision.... ouch, not sure why that particular line bothered me so much but perhaps its because remembering the original bones think he would have a much wittier response. Anyways thats enough ranting, I'm voting 1 as believe the rating is waaaaay too high even though overall was O.K. and bearable to watch and the potential is there for something better to emerge if there is ever to be a continuation with this cast.