Major Credibility Gaps with Good Special Effects

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2013)

This movie, like it's predecessor, had major credibility gaps. While it was easier to let them slide in the last movie as they needed to rewrite history in order to reboot, this time it's far less excusable. I know it's sci-fi, but the Star-Trek franchise has a certain integrity that was totally "warped" in this movie. Spoiler alert: Don't read on unless you don't mind having the plot spoiled a bit or a lot: (1) How could the federation build a spaceship in a few years that was many times faster, better shields, and could seriously out-gun the "flagship" of fleet - the enterprise. Was Khan, a relic in time and technology, able to inspire that much? Maybe they should research the genetic testing experiments that created him, and see if they can build the better intellect without the Psychotic emotional issues? (2) Using a small suitcase sized transporter to go from one plant to another, light years away? Sounds like an excellent way to attack, but totally unacceptable. (3) A torpedo that could be launched from the edge of the 'Klingon' neutral zone and accurately hit a target on the planet? (4) Have an emergency high level 'military' meeting in a downtown high-rise with no military support or surveillance? (5) Why would a star fleet officer detonate a bomb and kill thousands - just to save his daughter? Did Khan use the dark side of the force on him (oh wait, that the next movie that JJ Abrams is going to direct). (6) Are we to believe that this 'evil' guy is really a younger Ricardo Montalban. Where did the accent go? (7) Khan's ship had no guidance system but he managed to get it to run in to San Francisco? (8) The admirals daughter saw her dad's head smashed in. Why wasn't she is massive shock? And couldn't the writers have brought him back alive to be punished. That would be more consistent with the star-trek morality. (9) So you could build a photon torpedo with enough room to put someone inside it, and yet yet still be able to blow it up? Seems like a major waste of space. Where does the 'explosive' go? (10) Using Khan's blood to save the captain. What kind of morality issues that that bring up, and what side effects? The list goes on... Enjoy.