As action films, they were mediocre. But taking the surfaces of the characters without the depth of the characters - it was the worst sort of hipster irony. Tha

As action films, they were mediocre. But taking the surfaces of the characters without the depth of the characters - it was the worst sort of hipster irony. That scene in Into Darkness where they role-reversed Spock's death from Wrath of Khan? I wanted to beat JJ Abrams to death with a rock for that. It was awful. It completely ditched the concept of Spock's sacrifice and Kirk's love for his best friend. It was like a Halloween costume version of one of the greatest scenes in Star Trek history. And just in general, it failed to move with any heart. Now, I'm broadly critical of JJ Abrams in general - I don't think he ever thinks through the consequences of his writing decisions, which is why his tv shows always jumped the shark in season 2. But Star Trek is just more proof that he doesn't get it, as a writer or as a fan.