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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I wasn't all that enamored with the last movie, I think it was a mistake to bring Khan into it, and no actor could ever take the place of RM.
Overall the movie was a flat confusing mess, and I'm hoping that this one rebounds.
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Agreed -- and plot holes all over the place.
I thought the original reboot was a fine movie, entertaining, fun, engaging. It wasn't perfect, but decent. Into Darkness was a pretty big misstep though. The problem with the Abrams movies both times was the writing. The special effects, casting, acting, and directing were all pretty good -- it's just the stories and plot holes that have been a disaster. Brought in new writers for this one so hopefully the story is good. Not really much indication from that trailer other than... Enterprise crashes on an alien planet, crew get separated, lots of space adventure with alien companions. Which already sounds more promising than Into Darkness.
People always seem to have such weirdly high expectations for Star Trek movies though. There's more bad ones than good ones, even among the revered originals. I'd rather watch that trailer over and over than the mind numbing boredom of The Motion Picture or complete awfulness of Final Frontier or Nemesis. At the very least, I'm sure it will be an entertaining sci-fi action adventure, which is all I ask for from Trek films. I hope for thought-provoking, philosophical, character-driven stuff from the upcoming television series.