12 Directors Who Admitted They Ruined Their Own Movies

12. JJ Abrams Used Too Much Lens Flare In Star Trek Movies

Although the first two Star Trek reboot movies are commercially successful, fans won't forget the over-abundance of lens flare in those movies. This fact isn't actually lost on director J.J. Abrams who admitted that his love for lens flare had gotten out of hand.

When asked about his overuse of lens flare in an interview, Abrams said, "I know I get a lot of grief for that... I know it's too much and I apologise. I actually had to use ILM (a visual effect company) to remove lens flare in a couple of shots which is I know moronic... but I think admitting you're an addict is the first step towards recovery."

He wasn't actually aware of this during filming and thought that many of the scenes would look really cool with lens flares. It was when he showed a clip from Star Trek Into Darkness to his wife and she couldn't see what was going on that he realised his love for lens flare had become an addiction.

He detested his mistake so much that he made it a point to tone down the use of lens flare when directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens.