You can't go by the trailer, it clearly has a specific angle it was going for. I have a feeling they could cut together a much better trailer if they wanted. Justin Lin had no input and didn't even know the trailer was going to look like that.
But I liked the Abrams movies better than any of the previous ST movies except Wrath of Khan, and maybe First Contact. Every other one I had no use for.
Who would you have preferred?
Keep in mind, they're in the moneymaking business, why not pick the guy that's been printing money lately.