Why does Star Trek even exist? Many people claim it as a life, but if you need this tripe for a life, you don't really deserve whatever satisfaction you get from watching movies this bad. This movie never goes anywhere. The approximate running time feels about 5 days. There are only interminable plot machinations intermingled with simple special effects. Melies could have done better with the effects. Even for people like Trekkies, this movie is a stretch. I say that even with an incredibly low regard for Trekkies. This movie has taken hours of my life that I can never have back. For that I say, damn you and your girdle Shatner.