I wanted to like it but hatted it. I walked out.

Rating: 2/10 (9 July 2012)

I actually walked out during the last 15 minutes of this movie. I thought it was full of reworked cliché's and nothing all that unique. I understand that it's about their past and all but still it was like watching a bunch of old used up premises fused together with duck tape. I also didn't like some of the actor choices, the dialog was cheesy, and the CGI was way too busy. It was more smoke and mirrors than actual content. I'm not saying it was the worst movie ever but the Star Trek franchise seems to be dying of late. Specially after that TV series simply called Enterprise. What a sink fest that was. Anyway, the movie was flashy and had lots of action but it really couldn't hold my attention because there was no real depth or purpose to it. It was all frosting and no cake. I also don't like how they don't keep with the original styles from the past but rather use newer props yet explain the discrepancy as a matter of "style choice" in the past which just doesn't fly. It's like they aren't even trying anymore to have any real continuity. I guess they think stringing cliché' premises and reworked scenes equates somehow to what they perceive as continuity. They cared far more about CGI esthetics than depth and content. By the end I was bored and two of my friends had already walked out. I didn't follow them because I wanted to give this movie a chance. But eventually I had to leave even though there was like 15 to 20 minutes left. One of my friends was outside smoking a cigarette and I laughed thinking "hmmm this guy found a cigarette more interesting than this movie". ha ha ha Hollywood ha gotten so bad over the years. Everything they crank out is just one big CGI movie and it looks rather like a glorified cartoon full of action rather than any real acting or props. It's all rather pretty but it gets boring after a while. Like I said it's all frosting and you can only eat so much frosting before you get sick.