>* More spoilers *
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>Keep in mind that Spock came back.

True. And they do have his memories in B4. And a better brain to put them in in LOR.
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>This has been billed as the "last voyage of a generation". If it does extremely well at the box office (which seems unlikely given the reviews), odds are there will be another one.

I don't read reviews. But with 'LOTH: Two Towers' due out in 2 days. It will be hard to compete for the viewer's $$$. But they have to resolve this.( I hope )