ChainsawAsh said:
The only purpose of the film is to retcon the changes The Wrath of Khan made (Kirk's son, the Genesis planet/device, Spock's death), the most offensive of which is resurrecting Spock. That action cheapens his sacrifice in WoK immensely - the producers should've had the balls to kill him and keep him dead.
Yeah, that is what has always bugged me about that film. Its whole existence is to negate a great part of the previous film. Ought to have just killed David off in the last film for the dramatic ending and called it good. I guess Trek wouldn't have been the same without Spock, but why even kill him off in the first place then? I made my peace with this annoyance long ago though. Until yesterday, I hadn't seen it in years, and was able to enjoy it a lot more than I ever remembered enjoying it in my adult life.