statto said:

I'm a huge Star Trek fan going back 30 years, and I honestly think Star Trek fans in general have given JJ too hard a time over ST and STID.

The biggest criticism seems to be that there's too much crash bang wallop and not enough moral introspection and ethical debate. The problem with that is that all the best Trek films (II, IV, VI, VIII) have been action oriented, and (with the exception of Nemesis) all the worst ones (I, III, V, VII, IX) have been the character pieces.

Leave the ethical debates for TV episodes, but when you're doing a blockbuster movie I want to see where all the money has gone. Not only has JJ done this with both of his Trek movies, but there has also been nice chemistry between the characters.

Of all the directors currently active, I think only Chris Nolan would have been a better choice (and I don't think they could have gotten him anyway as I don't think he'll want to commit to something like this after Batman).

I don't think the quality of these movies is governed by whether they're action-oriented or not.

But I also think that beyond The Wrath of Khan these movies aren't very good and past IV they're absolute garbage. TMP is barely a movie, but I still find it interesting.