Disappointing remake

Rating: 2/10 (9 May 2013)

I was looking forward to the next chapter in the reboot of the Star Trek universe, having enjoyed the first one very much. This remake of a classic Star Trek movie was however, in my opinion, not a patch on the original. The effects were seamless and well done, however the characters lacked the presence of the original crew and seeing some of them cry, etc seemed a little 'un-Star trek" to me. I wanted to see Kirk and co. develop into the type of leader and crew that they were in the original movies, however the assured leadership and almost cocky surety of command decisions was replaced by apologetic and unsure leadership. Spock seemed to have lost the Vulcan coolness that made him, well Spock, and Dr McCoy was rarely sighted. The potentially moving scenes were nowhere near as moving as those in the original, and it seemed as if the writers could not find original ideas. I think with all of the potential story lines that could have been made, a remake of a classic original movie was a bad choice and doesn't work. I hope they allow the characters to develop in the next one and choose an original story line.