Decent action movie, should have been Mission:Impossible 4

Rating: 5/10 (11 May 2009)

I've been waiting for this movie for some time now, and i was very excited to go see it, but unfortunately i was disappointed. It's a very good action movie, that keeps you plugged in for about 2 hours, with all sorts o explosions and visual effects. But that's about it. That's not what Star Trek is all about. That's not Gene Roddenberry's vision. In fact, this movie strikes a huge blow to everything Gene fought so hard to create over the years. Maybe i am saying this because i'm a huge star trek fan, but this movie is made for everyone, it's easily digestible, you don't have to think too much. It's doesn't leave you with anything to reflect upon. The entire story is pretty thin (seems to be written by someone who doesn't know too much about the Star Trek universe), and cannot be integrated into any other series. It has huge errors like Spock's mom dies, Vulcan is completely destroyed (WTF??), romulans appear at the middle of the first season of the original series, therefore they have no place in this time frame. Cardassians are mentioned (they appear about 200 years from now). What the hell is Scotty (an engineering genius) doing in a God forsaken place with a furry gremlin as an assistant (or pet)? And Sulu is NOT a ninja. Maybe the biggest error is Spock's interest in Uhura. Again WTF??? Didn't the scriptwriter see at least one episode of the original series??? Vulcans only mate once every 7 years!! Season 2 Ep 1 Amok Time! Hellooo. Mr. Abrams!!! I'm sorry, it has to be a Blockbuster movie, so somebody has to kiss or have sex with somebody, so people pay up to see vulcans making out. Pathetic. Gene is turning and twisting in his grave. Looks to me that they used the brand Star Trek to make people come to the cinema, pay up, and put an end to the recession, because this seems to be the only reason they made it. Too bad for the actors, who are pretty good, especially McCoy. i hope they won't make another one, because it would be a shame. Would be best to get Rick Berman, Branon Braga & CO to continue Enterprise instead, or do anything but this. My guess is that true Trekkies will be very disappointed. To JJ: Stick to anything else, but please don't mock Star Trek anymore than you already have. You should be ashamed.