10 Infamous Movie Plot-Holes (Solved By Film-Makers)
4. A Lazy Vendetta - Star Trek (2009)
The recent Star Trek reboot was actually quite impressive, full of great performances, visuals, call-backs and villains. The first villain of the trilogy was Eric Bana's wonderfully sinister Nero, a Romulan miner whose planet was destroyed in 2387. Seeking revenge on those he thought responsible for the tragedy - Spock - he ended up being transported to 2233, creating an alternate reality that reset the whole Star Trek timeline.
It was clever little narrative device which gave the opportunity to tackle the vast Star Trek universe from new and exciting angles. However, from Nero's trip comes a slight hitch. Arriving in the new timeline in 2233, he didn't seek his revenge for over 25 years. Why such a long wait for such a big ploy?
The answer, as it turns out, can be found in a deleted scene courtesy of director J. J. Abrams. The scene states that Nero waited for Spock (from the old timeline) to join him in the new one. During this time, Nero was imprisoned by Klingons and couldn't conduct his plans.
Sounds like a scene which maybe should have been left in, or Abrams could have least tried to make Nero a more understandable bad guy. Either way, there's your explanation to a strange, underdeveloped plot point.