Not For Original Trekkies

Rating: 1/10 (5 February 2013)

First, I have little respect for JJ Abrams, as he has no respect for the original stories he chooses to rip off and mutilate. Every story I grew up with and loved that Abrams has put his hands on has been turned into a memory I'd now prefer to forget.
This movie was awful to say the least. The story, the plot, the visual effects, all left nothing desirable to remember.
As for our favorite characters, Abrams attempts to remake them all in his image with way over the top behavior characteristics and childish comic relief. It was more like a parody of Star Trek rather than a faithful follow up to over 20 years of TV and movies.
Everything in this film is implausible and unbelievable for Trek fans. Kirk is an adolescent rebellious punk with absolutely no respect for anyone. Spock and Ahura are in love like a pair of teenagers - which is impossible for Vulcans, even Spock who is half human. Further, Spock and Kirk hate each other. And Sulu is a Kung-Fu fighting ninja wielding a space age auto-fold-up pocket sword. And the list goes on and on.
The interior of the Enterprise looked more like a lady's dressing room with extremely bright pink and white lights encompassing the entire bridge.
The enemy had the worst makeup job of all, using henna ink to create nothing more than a sign-of-the-times facial tattoo.
Honestly, the original TV show had better effects than this film. Technically the CGI may be more advanced, but the over indulgence of it ruins the overall results.
I don't know what Abrams is thinking when he takes on these projects, but I personally wish that he would leave my childhood favorites alone and do something original of his own. Frankly, I don't think he has the capability.
Bottom line here is that if you are an original Star Trek fan, stay away from this piece of trash and anything else produced by JJ Abrams, otherwise you are sure to be in for a major disappointment.