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Star Trek: Into Darkness *Minimum Spoilers* Review

 

I've just returned from seeing the sequel to J.J. Abram's Star Trek. Going into the film I already had surmised who the villain would be. However, I shall endeavor in this review to leave spoilers to a minimum.
Many purists have made their protestations regarding Abrams move into an alternate timeline/reality. These Trekkie Truists have deemed Abram an Ahab and the new voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise as an abomination. With respect to those that have strong feelings about The Star Trek Universe, the new direction Abrams is taking is for a new generation. This new saga isn't meant to be compared with the The Original Series and Movies. Like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise, Abram's is taking Star Trek boldly where it has never gone before. The pacing and feel of these films aren't suppose to be same as Gene Rodenberry's masterpieces. Abrams is a new Captain and his Enterprise is there going to be managed differently.

Now for Star Trek: Into Darkness. Sequels tend to be ambitious and either surpass expectations or seriously disappoint. Into Darkness is the former. The character development like in the last installment is brilliant! Kirk and Spock's friendship really blossoms and there is more raw emotion than the last film. The story is more developed, revolving around a believable villain this time. I wasn't quite convinced by Eric Bana's Nero, he was very one dimensional. The new villain, John Harrison, has a compelling reason for his actions besides just mere revenge (see Major Spoilers Review for more details).

One problem I had with the Abrams' last Trek was that there was the major plot holes. When Nero returns to the past, he could conceivably take the Red Matter to Romulus and have them keep it for the Super Nova that destroyed Romulus in his future. This would then erase his wife and child's death. Secondly, the fact that events are altered by Nero's acts in the past (Killing Kirk's father) and destroying Vulcan have significantly changed the future. The Science Vessel that Spock had commissioned and created by The Science Academy on Vulcan wouldn't exist and thus the Red Matter wouldn't exist and Nero wouldn't be ravaging Star Fleet and obliterating planets (dizzy yet?). Future Spock played by the talented Leonard Nimoy would cease to exist because the Alternate Time-Line Spock wouldn't become him. On the other hand Old or Original Spock could create the Red Matter sooner and save Romulus and thus make this entire Abrams Alternate Timeline cease to exist. So many black holes in the plot that you can get lost. But I digress, lets get back to Into Darkness.

One of the elements of this film that I preferred over the previous installment was the time spent planet side. I appreciated less time spent in space or on board a star ship. Seeing the night life of San Francisco, seeing Star Fleet London, and other locations was a delight.

If your looking for entertainment look no further than the latest voyage of U.S.S. Enterprise. Star Trek: Into Darkness has the perfect blend of story and special effects. Be prepared for space adventure that goes at warp speed and doesn't stop tell the very end. Prepare to Go boldy where no man has gone before... again.

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