Bingowings said:
That majority you are talking about probably like Star Wars anyway George gives it to them (most of them possibly aren't even aware it's any different from 1997).I on the other hand find TMP to be the best of all Star Trek movies, it's not my favourite one though.
Agree about them liking it, but I think the public does know it a modified product. When they see gawdy CGI Rontos jumping around, they know that effect couldn't have been done in 1977.
The ST:TMP DC was done in a such a classy way that I've seen many people after they've watch it post, "Well, what did they change?" It looks like the kind of thing that could have been done back then had they the time and money.