I finally saw the new JJ Abrams Star Trek movie the other night. Man, was I disappointed.
The movie itself was fun. I enjoyed seeing Kirk evolve (he kinda did, anyway), and it was gratifying seeing the characters appear here and there. I thought Karl Urban had mad skillz as McCoy; he obviously took the time to assimilate (heheheh) DeForest Kelley's mannerisms. He was my favorite part of the movie.
However, there were gaps and holes all over the place. Spock and Uhura? Really? Chekhov was already an officer when Kirk was a cadet? (He came across as the Wesley of the movie.) Red matter? What the heck is it, and why, when they needed a tiny bit, was Spock transporting that huge glob of it around? The physics of a supernova and of black holes don't operate the way they were shown in the movie, either. And of course, the changes to the canon: Kirk's dad and Amanda dying, and VULCAN GETTING BLOWN UP.
I had heard it was a reboot, and it was, in the manner of a comic book reboot of a favorite hero: new backstory, new reasons for the characters acting the way they do. I just didn't like the retooling.
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