SilverWook said:
The first movie is good. STID is essentially Wrath of Khan Redux. ;)
This.
Also: Now look, Star Trek fans have no idea what they want. When DS9 came out, people complained because it was a Babylon 5 ripoff and not enough like TNG. When Voyager came out, people complained that it was a TNG rehash and not culturally edgy like TOS was at the time TOS originally aired. When Enterprise came out, people complained it made too many references to the rest of the franchise (read:fan service).
Further, Enterprise was cancelled because the number of viewers was dropping. If Star Trek was to continue, it needed new fans. It needed a reboot. So, it got an alternate universe version of itself.
Nevermind my laying out how people complain about each 3D Zelda game in turn because they suddenly liked the previous one better. Trek fans just like to complain about JJ. Well, stop it. You can watch all the Prime-Trek you want on Netflix for 8 bucks a month and just not bother with the new movies.