the only think I hate about JJ Abrams ST was the Effing over use of the Lens Flare Effect. I mean JESUS. theres excessive Lensflare and LIGHT HALOING in every scene.

I actually liked the look. It was certainly different for Star Trek so I welcomed the change.

Thats the novelette that was with the edition of Star Trek 2009 Bluray I got, havn't read it yet tho.

I was just wondering where people go the info about nero’s ship and stuff.

I understand a general time limit when editing and filming
Had I been on the project, I would have included about 15-20 minutes of the nero/spock backstory in the early beginnings of the film. Even Spock’s mind meld w/ Kirk doesn’t explain the conflict w/ Nero and Nero vs both the Romulans and Vulcans and how his mining ship went from a smaller mining ship to a nexus of hulls with borg enhanced weapons. The comic clearly should have been part of the storyline of the film.

The Film could have easily started out with the sun going SuperNova, about 5-10 minutes of the spock back story w/ Nimoy Narrating it. Opening Credits. Then to the encounter with Kirk’s father’s ship. Then directly to the Beastieboys 2 minutes of worthless footage, what is that supposed to do, tell us kirk is a deviant in IOWA? Pointless sequence. At least Spock’s 2 minutes of footage showed his flaw that plays a part in the story line later.

I guess it was a scene just to show what kind of reckless and restless soul Kirk was even as a young kid. I think it tied in well with the scene at the restaurant where Pike found Kirk.