Wham-Bam action with Star Trek window-dressing

Rating: 6/10 (10 June 2013)

One of the worst Star Trek films ever. Yes, this includes ST5 and Nemesis. Bigger plot holes than Montreal potholes, non-stop action that really wasn't necessary and zero natural character development.
A summary of my issues with this train-wreck:
1) When McCoy realizes that Khan's blood can save Kirk, why does he frantically try to get it from Khan? Why not get the same genetically- enhanced blood from one of the 72 bodies in his sickbay??
2) Why did Khan hide his 72-member crew in torpedoes? He said he did it for protection but that makes no sense. Why would you protect what's most precious to you in something designed to explode? Would you hide your baby on a nuclear bomb??
3) There's gotta be better ways to start war with the Klingons than a scheme to a) Randomly search for things in the universe to help you build a super- ship and stumble across a 300-yr old frozen warlord b) Train that warlord to build you a ship and weapons c) Have him invent threats like bombing Section 31, killing a bunch of senior staff and then beaming 20 light-yrs to Qo-nos so you can bomb the heck out of an abandoned outpost
4) If you can beam 20 light-years, beam the freaking 72 torpedoes there so Khan goes boom!
5) When did Kirk turn into such an idiot? He's supposed to be a genius (says Admiral Pike in first ST reboot) but he makes the worst mistakes ever. a) Steals a sacred scroll from a native planet b) Sends Spock - his MVP - into a volcano that easily destroys a shuttle (which they leave on the planet) c) Brings 72 torpedoes aboard la-ti-DA despite everyone telling him he's an idiot d) Wants to start shooting at Klingons in his rink-a-dink ship and phasers e) Gets involved in a lover's quarrel with Uhura and Spock f) Speaking off, how come he doesn't' tell Uhura to zip it? She's constantly insubordinate and rude, leaves her post all the time - WTF?!
6) Why doesn't Khan simply revive his crew? He was revived easily - and someone who can design star-ships/weapons with a 300-yr old handicap should be easily able to revive his crew. Especially if he can beam them into torpedoes! Why not beam them into a hot tub??
Moreover, there's non-stop action that is gratuitous with zero Star Trek values (except uttered by alien Spock and an old-man Admiral who dies). No natural character development at all - Kirk saves Spock's life and all of a sudden they're best friends? Uhura just bitches the whole trip, McCoy is an old man who whines/worries, Kirk wants to shoot everything, and Spock grows by kicking the tar out of Khan and then crying??
I don't understand why this movie is getting such rave reviews. It's bang-bang shoot-em-up in Star Trek window dressing - remove Enterprise and character names, and this film works by itself without any ST elements. As a Sci-Fi action film it's 7/10 at best and as ST it's 5/10.
OK - the Spock/Khan scene was amazing. Great fight.