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I really WANTED to be entertained by watching the history of Kirk and Spocks formative years.



The problem with that is that the hardcore fans have had that stuff for years in the form of novels. I don't see J.J. Abrams just regurgitating other peoples work.

I saw it last night and have to say I liked it. I liked the old refinery style engine room, something different from the sci-fi we're used to which usually has a "magic" area that is considered the engine/propulsion system.

I also liked the fact that it simply makes a change which has repercussions on everything to come, making it a first time scenerio once again. Think of it like dropping a pebble into a still pond and watch how the waves radiate out.

All in all I thought it was a well done reboot by changing a few things, it makes it a new world. This keeps the hardcore fans happy while making it fresh again. After all we've seen what happens when they scrub everything and start from scratch, it never works out in the end.

John Like a dog on a car ride with my tongue in the wind