From TOS to P.O.S.

Rating: 1/10 (5 December 2009)

I only went to see this film to see if my worst fears would be realized. Sometimes I hate being right. Why the rest of you elevated this crap past $100 million in revenue is beyond me.
This film fails in almost every area. Continuity being the worst failure. Casting is good, with the exception of Simon Pegg.
After nearly 1000 filmed episodes of Trek, many where time travel was featured, we are supposed to accept that Spock would allow some madman to change the past, destroy Vulcan, kill his mother, and just accept it, without taking a trip to the Guardian of Forever, or slingshotting around a star, or visiting Zarabeth, or sending an e-mail to Gary Seven.
The characterizations are nothing more than simplistic sketches of clichés worn out after 40 years. Sulu, fencing. Chekov, has a wery funny accent. Scotty...where was he? Kirk philanders, and is impulsive. Spock screws Uhura (what?). Uhura is so undeveloped as a character that she doesn't have a first name. McCoy is crabby......ugh!!!!!! And the 12 years Spock served under Pike on the Enterprise just forgotten. Where's Gary Mitchel? I could go on. Once was more than enough.
I've seen TMP at least 50 times, and it is just as wondrous and fulfilling as it was on 7 December 1979.
My disbelief with this film is not suspended for a second. This film is nothing but a cynical attempt by Paramount to keep all that produce (books, DVDs, TOS Remstered) selling to new generations of fans. But, fans of what? Remember when TOS was as topical and inventive as the Twilight Zone? Both series were written for adults. And Abrams, Kurtzman and Orci can certainly write at that level. Look at the quality of Fringe! This Star Trek may be popular, but Star Trek, it isn't.