No, it is not the "Star Trek" you grew up with...
...and probably it isn't Star Trek at all. Like its 2009 predecessor, this movie is not the enlightened future Roddenberry envisioned and has more plot-holes than your average swiss-cheese.
And again it really didn't matter to me, because it was just a fun ride.
Like the first movie, I liked the action so much so (still way too much lens-flares, though), that many of the plot-holes only became obvious to me, after I took a few moments to think about the movie. But basically, if you can make a movie so entertaining, that you don't notice all the plot holes on your first watch and be entertained, it is still a good movie.
I assume that is also the reason why the most reviews here either hate it or really like it: People who like the "Star Trek"-legacy and would like to see it continued are severely disappointed by this movie. But people who don't care about Roddenberrys "better future" or see the "Star Trek"-legacy as "redshirts dying", "too tight uniforms" and "technobabble", enjoy this flick as a good popcorn movie.
So if you still need to see this movie, do not expect "Star Trek"... expect the kind of action you wanted the "Star Wars" prequels to be.
...and probably it isn't Star Trek at all. Like its 2009 predecessor, this movie is not the enlightened future Roddenberry envisioned and has more plot-holes than your average swiss-cheese.
And again it really didn't matter to me, because it was just a fun ride.
Like the first movie, I liked the action so much so (still way too much lens-flares, though), that many of the plot-holes only became obvious to me, after I took a few moments to think about the movie. But basically, if you can make a movie so entertaining, that you don't notice all the plot holes on your first watch and be entertained, it is still a good movie.
I assume that is also the reason why the most reviews here either hate it or really like it: People who like the "Star Trek"-legacy and would like to see it continued are severely disappointed by this movie. But people who don't care about Roddenberrys "better future" or see the "Star Trek"-legacy as "redshirts dying", "too tight uniforms" and "technobabble", enjoy this flick as a good popcorn movie.
So if you still need to see this movie, do not expect "Star Trek"... expect the kind of action you wanted the "Star Wars" prequels to be.
