Cashing in on a cheap rip-off

Rating: 2/10 (20 September 2013)

This film is an attempt to cash in on the Star Trek name with poorly done stories that don't take one-tenth of the effort that the original stories took. The producers are making the very, very big mistake of thinking that you can slap the Star Trek label on any kind of crap and people will still spend lots of bucks to see it and make you very rich.
Don't count on it.
Calling it a "reboot" is an insult to the fans who have supported this series for so long and would love to see more well-done, intelligent stories about these characters and the positive, hope-filled future they live in.
To Paramount and Mr. J. J. Abrams: Either do Star Trek stories that are true to the characters and philosophy that made it a hit in the first place, or just create your own original series and do whatever kind of blow-stuff-up movie you want. You can't do both and you are only alienating fans everywhere by trying to do both.
I gave this a 2 instead of a 1 only because the actors are trying their very best to recapture some beloved characters, but even they can't overcome a rotten script written by people who care nothing about those same characters.
What a waste. Just Netflix it or borrow from a friend. Please don't give Paramount any more of your cash as long as this is what they do with it.