One of the most exciting movies I've ever seen in a theater. This is awesome and fun from the first second till the last and it just goes up, up, up. The interaction between Kirk & Spock is still very well done and Cumberbatch is great as villain. The action is visually spectacular and just loads of fun. The last hour or so goes from one exciting sequence to an even more exciting sequence. It just doesn't stop. The movie is over two hours long but it feels more like less than half of that. A pretty much perfect big summer blockbuster. I can't stress out enough how exciting this movie was and how much I enjoyed it.

Trailers I'll never trust again. The trek into the bay is a pure lie.

Other then that yes its excellent. It's a Khan origin tale in essence, and done very well. Plus its full of trek references, a film which acknowledges its origins far more then trek 09.

90% on RT.

Why? Only because he's white now?

Yeah, that's not racist at all.

really enjoyed, though it is getting RIDICULOUS how much Hollywood is still ripping off THE DARK KNIGHT! The film is 5 years old and cumby's villain is a more blatant rip off than Skyfalls villlain!
Nolan is god.

What? How?

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Oh, I Loved the film. It was highly entertaining and the story was excellent. The nods to the original film series was just fantastic. I'm not gonna spoil nothing for once because it was just perfect. The actors were great although Kirk Spock Uhura dominate in terms of the crew this time. The rest are relegated to one liners mostly, but that was okay. The visuals were excellent and I loved the opening sequence. I can't imagine any Star Trek original series fan Not loving this picture and what Abrams was able to create. All I will say is please don't wait 4 damn years till the next one whomever is gonna be directing.

Grade - Absolute A

Lots of praise here.

I thought it was good. It felt at times like they were trying too hard with the one liners (and several missed the mark). Some worked, but it annoyed me when some came off flat. The action and effects are awesome, though some of the action seemed repetitive. The 3D was done excellently though. For me it just seemed to be lacking something the original had.

To be fair, I am a HUGE fan of origin stories, so the first in a series is usually my favorite. This is why I am so looking forward to Man of Steel.

I didn't get the same sense of awe coming from the crowd. They seemed relatively into it most of the movie, but by the end they just seemed meh.

B/B+

Trailers

Elysium
Ender's Game
Lone Ranger
Despicable Me 2 - The only one with a really good reaction.
World War Z

A

the best popcorn flick of the year so far.

*Spoilers*

I'm actually a little disappointed it was Khan. It was so obvious all along, yet they went through such trouble to try and keep it a secret. I really don't understand the reasoning behind that, and was hoping for something completely unexpected to justify the secrecy.

That being said, this movie is fucking awesome. The 3D is not only magnificent, but in my opinion a necessity to get the full experience. It's never too dim, and since things are constantly exploding you always have have something flying towards you. The Imax sound is also incredible. Well worth the $20.

The movie promises darkness, but it is really fun. It tackles some real world issues (morality of Osama's assassination for instance) , but it never gets too heavy. JJ Abrams has once again struck the perfect balance to appeal to all movie fans, not just Trek fans. A

Oh I did think it ended a little abruptly. Sure Khan had just crashed a ship into the Earth and took a dozen point blank phaser blasts. It still seemed like he went down too easily. And Kirk is back to life just as quickly. Could have used another five to ten minutes to flesh out the aftermath of Khan's final attack.

Pretty damn spectacular, I thought. Outside of one scene which I'm not even sure qualifies as fan service so much as someone's weird idea of a joke.

Hmm... I am actually thinking about checking this out in 3D.

The 3D is worthless.

My Bloody Valentine, Avatar, How To Train Your Dragon, Prometheus, Star Trek Into Darkness - the only ones I've seen where the 3D actually helped the movies.

STiD turns out to be nothing more than a brittle parody of TOS - - it's Team America: World Police (minus the music and humor).

The pacing is ridiculous - - it's Keystonesque. The story has dumped all that philosophy and psychology nonsense of the real franchise and turned it into an ADD brainless action flick. Since the main characters are cultural icons, the actors get away with the most simplistic gurning and shorthand impressions. Nimoy is a snagging anchor.

Maybe if the third one ditches the pretense of being a true Star Trek movie and goes full on 60's Batman camp, I might be able to imagine getting back aboard the Enterprise, but this movie ain't Star Trek, it is - - as the dialogue kept repeating - - shit.


0.00001 out of 5

Worst movie ever?

Must be pretty close with that grade.

I'll be honest. I loved the first Star Trek film, and a film series in general. After the 09 reboot not only gave a fresh perspective with kickass effects and an awesome cast, the thing that surprised me the most that as simple and entertaining it was, it also shook the foundation of Trek and threw it into a new bold arena. After four years, all I can really say I was expecting more than such a safe sequel that really does nothing but retell one of the more popular stories. I laughed and had a good time watching it, but seriously how can so many people think this is even one of the better trek films. Probably the amazing effects and the actors still being great did it, and it retold a classic and modernized it slightly but wow, this needed to be made earlier.

I think my biggest complaint is that the actors stories are almost the same as the first film. Kirk is still seen as incompetent (He loses his command and gets it back in a matter of minutes.) Spock deals with his human and vulcan side (Now in a not so happy relationship) and Scotty, Sulu, and Checkov all basically do nothing throughout the film after all having pivitol roles in the first film) Once regenerative blood comes into play the film loses the dramatic punch it was trying to recapture. All of the new stuff was extremely intriguing but was completely put on the back burner in favor or familiar trek told for mass audiences.



And I think they missed a major opportunity the original films series took



That being said, this is no odd numbered trek film of all. It just doesn't do anything new, but it's still exciting, great effects, music and I'm still wanting more. But as said earlier, after all of the mishandled starfleet politics and impending Klingon attack, them riding into the sunset like in the first film is kind of just iffy. I hoped trek continued to boldly go in new directions as the reboot. And can I say no one screams like William Shatner!

B+ for entertainment. I gave the first an A+. Iron Man 3 is much more satisfying.

You think Scotty had nothing to do in this film but had a pivotal role in the first? ...wha?



Because, of the twelve TREK films, six of them are THE MOTION PICTURE, THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK, THE FINAL FRONTIER, GENERATIONS, INSURRECTION, and NEMESIS.

Generations and Nemesis are underrated, and Search For Spock is almost unanimously the only odd number that doesn't fall short. 2-4 is when the series was at it's most consistent.

I just personally think Scotty was more important in this film, and they didn't build on it enough in this one. Don't get me wrong, I loved his scenes in this movie, but I personally found his firing scene more endearing then any of the scenes with Spock. He brought a nice sense of morals that Kirk really began to question himself. Then they make up over the phone a half hour later. I wish the relationship they built on being outsiders in the first film was explored more in this one. I mean, Scotty didn't even do anything engineering wise. He kind of just continuously was saved by someone in this film.

Time for Ranks so early on I'm sure.

1. First Contact A+
2. Wrath of kahn A+
3. Star Trek A+
4. Undiscovered Country A
5. Voyage Home A
6. Search for Spock A-
7. Generations B+
8. Into Darkness B+
9. Nemesis B
10. Insurrection C+
11. The Motion Picture C
12. The Final Frontier C-