New Star Trek Movie

I wasn't intending to see the new Start Trek, but it got 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. 95%!

Rotten Tomatoes

I tried to lower my expectation before I went. I know that action movies are not meant to make sense--they're meant to be big and pretty and fun. I knew better, but still...95%! I hoped.

Unfortunately, they lost me when a man didn't remember the primary noticeable feature associated with a historical date on which he WROTE HIS DISSERTATION!

I mean imagine this exchange:

Smart Alec Kid and Man Who Wrote a Dissertation on the Tsunami of 2004 stand on a beach in the Pacific, watching the water retreat.

Smart Alec Kid: Remember the Tsunami of 2004?
Man Who Wrote a Dissertation on the Tsunami of 2004: Yes.
SAK: Remember how the water rapidly retreated before the tidal wave hit?
MWWaDotTo2: Yes.
SAK: The water's retreating now! That was a warning sign for the tsunamis of 2004!
MWWaDotTo2: Omigosh! You're right!

Intended effect on male audience members: I want to be SAK! He's the only competent person in the entire universe!

Intended effect on female audience members: I want to sleep with SAK! The only competent person in the entire universe!

Yummy Nutter: Aaaaargh!