Nero was right!

Rating: 2/10 (31 May 2010)

If I were Nero, I'd do what he did--go after Spock. And not for his inability to save my planet with his lifetime supply of hot red fingernail polish, but for the real Spock, Leonard Nimoy (that is), having the balls to appear in this mockery!
Oh, by the way, anyone ever seen the SNL skit with Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell parodying Blue Oyster Cult's song "The Reaper?" Walken as a producer tells band, "We need MORE cowbell! There isn't enough COWBELL!" Well, obviously JJ Abrams saw it because, "We need MORE Lens Flare! There isn't enough Lens Flare! C'mon, Scottie, gimme some MORE LENS FLARE!"
I also like the comment someone else wrote about the set of bridge looking like a Hong Kong Disco. Funny. I do like Sulu's throttle, though. Makes me want to water ski behind a Miami Vice boat driven by Don Johnson.
And, I think that Abrams slept with Cameron ("Titanic") or Jackson ("King Kong") to borrow that steamship set for the engineering level. In actuality, I think that set was an actual brewery. At least, that's what they said on the Commentary section of the DVD, if I remember correctly.
Communications Department: OK, we have a really, really, really important mission with our finest new ship. We have no time for orientation or anything like that because this could literally be a life and death mission for all and there's no time to spare. Plus, we've got a whole lot of cadets on this new ship, so it is IMPERATIVE that we get Starfleet's urgent message to everyone on the Enterprise as clearly and succinctly as possible so everyone knows what we're up against and to act accordingly. OK, who do we employ to deliver this super duper important brief to the entire crew???? What? You mean there's a navigator on board that cannot even pronounce letters that our 23rd century computer can recognize as he recites his password? What? He's 17 yrs. old? Yeah! He's our man! Broadcast it!
Finally, I will admit the movie is fun--I've watched it several times. But, if you're a thinking man/woman and don't like glaring plot holes: best to get a 3-4 inch roofing nail, stick it in your ear, put said ear and head firmly on well-traveled train track, and wait. Then watch!