Originally Posted by
Olympic Fan
... I have a bigger problem with the younger Spock marooning Kirk on a dangerous planet, where he is likely to be killed
... I do have a problem with the "turbine" (as one of the characters calls the system). All we have is a gentle flow of water spinning a blade (and hitting it sideways, at that). That's about as efficient as an old mill by a stream. Turbines (even nuclear powered turbines) work by heating the water to steam and then using the steam to turn the turbine blades -- no human could survive that.
I wish they had not called it a turbine ... call it a water filtration system (even starships will use water to drink, bathe ...). That would have been a bit more plausible.
My biggest problem was the power of the Romulan mining ship that causes all the problems. Okay, it's from the future -- I get that. But Eric Bana tells us that it's just a mining ship, not a warship.
How does he capture Spock's ship -- which is from the same timeframe?
... Where and when did they get so powerful? I understand that it was the capture of the red matter on Spock's ship that allowed them to destroy Vulcan. But how did the mining ship capture Spock's ship ... and defeat the entire Klingon fleet ...
And, yes, they confirmed on screen (and in the commentary) that this is a re-boot of the franchise. They've created a new reality, so we can't be sure that what we know from the TV stories will be repeated.