Tiptup said:
I know some other people (perhaps in another thread) also said they had issues with the movie. I remember Anchorhead saying he disliked it a lot.

I thought it was terrible. It was where I said goodbye to the direction Star Trek was going. Because of Insurrection, I never saw Nemesis. The whole thing was a very similar situation to Star Wars for me. Because I disliked Phantom so much, I didn't bother with Attack or Revenge.

That said, I'm somewhat interested in this new Star Trek film. It might end up being terrible, but I'll go in with an open mind because it's a different direction than they were taking several years ago. If it is bad, it won't ruin anything for me.

In my world, new films in a franchise can't ruin the films that came before them. They can only become something I soon forget and quit following. Phantom didn't ruin Star Wars77, and Insurrection didn't ruin Star Trek TNG. They're just two films I wasted money on. Star Trek 09 may be another or it may not, but it won't ruin Star Trek TOS.