Crossroads of a Movie Franchise

Rating: 6/10 (12 September 2013)

After finally watching this one, this movie seems like a cross between Star Wars special effects, Fringe Science, and the original Star Trek Franchise. The most surprising thing is the quick cameo by Lenard Nimoy as he is retired the last I heard but this might have been done before he did. As an original Trekkie, I am distraught in how the story line is getting blurred beyond recognition.
The writers appear to like trying to reverse previous scripts too. In more than one sequence they reverse scenes between Spock and Kirk from how the same things were done in previous films. That is more like film flam than actual creative writing.
The actor playing the young Spock is by far the most impressive in the cast. The new Kirk seems to be getting away from the original one who always had a answer to worm out of an impossible situation. This one appears to be less the equal of Spock and more the inferior in this script.
The new Khan is ruthless and one dimensional fanatic, which is totally different than the original one- dumbed down indeed. Script is without a doubt the problem with the movie.
It is entertaining, because of the CGI. The last half hour of the film seems to try and Salute Gene Roddenbury but because of the blurring of the plot line in time and space, Gene would spin in his grave with the writing here. They still express his message but in doing so they lose the complex message he tried to convey.
Back to the drawing board might be the best way to term this. Bad Robot indeed but an active robot whose battery has yet to run out, but needs a script writing recharge.