not a real Star Trek Movie

Rating: 5/10 (28 October 2014)

This is the most disappointing Star Trek film I have seen.
The first problem is it is a prequel with all new actors, none of whom look like or sound like or even act like the originals. The ship is inexplicably now ten times larger and more complex. The warp drive and transporter technology are different than they should be. The bridge looks like it were designed by Klaus Lagerfeld, completely unrecognisable as the Spartan original. It takes getting used to the new characters and completely different sets. Someone seeing is as their first Star Trek movie would not have these difficulties.
The next problem is this not really a Star Trek film. In a normal Star Trek film, you encounter some alien civilisation with odd customs and get to explore the ramifications of that difference. Instead, this film is about warring egos with fist fights and gun fights to settle the matter. Boring!
There is no subtlety, other than trying to figure out whom it is safe to trust. You spend an extreme percentage of the film watching CGI of things blowing up. Boring!
There is just the briefest, but intriguing scene where Captain Kirk seduces two ladies who have slithering tiger tails.
Star Trek is not known for its plausibility. There is a lovely bit of dialogue poking fun at that characteristic when Kirk gets a dressing down. However, it strained my credulity past the breaking point when they would show the ship with huge gaping holes blasted into it, then show inside shots of people screaming "we lost all power", then showing everyone running about with full lighting having no problems breathing.
An annoying goof: Everyone screams "the gravity system has failed". Instead of floating about, everyone starts either sliding or falling.
People do various leaps that would be implausible even in a video game.
The villains Khan and Marcus keep us guessing what their motives are and whether they are telling the truth. This is pretty sophisticated stuff for the movies.
Kirk goes into the core of a reactor and kicks it to get it going, almost killing himself with radiation in the process. This is just too stupid for words.
Did I say that most of the film is just a series of explosions and ray gun fights? boring boring boring.