Gaffer Tape said:

It was Kirk that constantly pissed me the fuck off. And the fact that he went from suspended cadet to captain of the flagship in the span of an hour shifts the movie from good time implausiblity to eye-rolling what the fuckery.

So... are we trying to do new things with these characters, or are we just trying to get them to exactly where they were in the original series as soon as possible? Choose a direction, guys, because waffling somewhere in the middle led to all sorts of nonsensical screw-ups. I'd much rather have had a completely true to canon movie or a completely rebooted movie than this lukewarm compromise.

Yes, yes... To Gaffer Tape you listen...

You expressed my thoughts exactly.