The humour and personality of ST:TOS conspicuously absent...

Rating: 4/10 (12 May 2020)

I'm 65. I grew up with ST;TOS. I grew up with Bill Shatner as J. T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and Deforest Kelly as Bones McCoy...
I also grew up with the, yes, dodgy sets and strangely amateur Special Effects of the era. mid 60s, i think. I still have all the original series + movies on DVD.
I thought I'd try out the 'modern version'. The Prequel. On Netflix. Why not?
Ok, the cast are different. Well, they would have to be wouldn't they? The Special Effects are more in evidence and CGI'd. OK I can accept that...
So, why 4/10? The first thing i didn't like was the Romulans. Yes they are the baddies, but in the 60s/70s they were comic strip, laughable baddies. OTT baddies who looked ridiculous and were fun to 'boo and hiss' at. These Romulans look like they came out of Alcatraz or maybe Bosnia 90s, or maybe S. American drug syndicates. I wouldn't want to watch any movie where the baddies are so grim and vicious/evil/nasty looking. Quite horrendous, and off-putting.
2nd thing. There Is No Humour...Anywhere. Why Not? Despite the dodgy sets and SE of TOS, the chemistry and interactions between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy were priceless. The subtle humour, the innuendos, the wisecracking... It was glorious! The best interaction on TV. Then Scotty would join in. It was the greatest fun entertainment and it was enlightening.
Now, there is not a trace of humour anywhere. Nothing. It's all run at the speed of the 100 metres race. Everything is shouted at top speed and top volume. why? What is the point?
After 50 mins of this I gave up. For me this bears abs No resemblance to the beloved ST:TOS of the 60s to 90s. It's a frenetic mindless depersonalised screen event created for a 21C generation that apparently knows no better.
Such a shame that they couldn't do ST:TOS the honour of keeping its soul intact. But ten maybe the 21C has forgotten soul in its quest to become cyborged... This ST; Into darkness is just one outcome of that trend.
I shall keep to my ST:TOS DVDs. Thank you.