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Honest Trailers: Star Trek Into Darkness
I loved Star Trek Into Darkness, and I stand by that decision. Both it and Kick-Ass 2 are neck-and-neck for best movie of the year. But all of that might change with The World’s End coming out this weekend…Still, the folks at Honest Trailers make some pretty good points, as always.
Heh, I like the animated segment at the end. And they are spot on with that blonde chick. Sheesh.
Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
I am not a Trekkie. I never watched the original series. I’ve only caught glimpses of Next Generation. And I didn’t even see the 1980s Star Trek films until only a few years ago. Of all the things I’m geeky about, Star Trek simply isn’t one of them. So keep that in mind when I tell you that Star Trek Into Darkness is a phenomenally exciting film, with some of the best characters and action since The Avengers. This is how you make an action movie. In space.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a wonderfully entertaining movie from beginning to end. It takes some of the coolest characters in sci fi history and puts them into harrowing, twisting scenes full of action, energy and, most importantly, heart. Because an action movie without heart is just Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. And nobody wants that.
Movie Rating: 5/5 – Great.
The best way to describe the new Star Trek franchise is that it’s definitely a 21st century action movie, but one told using beloved characters and iconic sci-fi history to better enrich the experience. The action is fast-paced, the editing is rapidly cut, and there’s an emphasis on camera movement and angles. There are explosions and there is gunfire, but those are no longer the biggest draw of an action movie. Instead, Star Trek Into Darkness is mostly about the characters, and the extreme action and big set pieces that they find themselves in. I love the movie for that.
Like I said, I’m not a Trekkie, but Star Trek is so infused in our pop culture that even I love seeing Kirk and Spock kicking ass and exchanging vows of friendship. I love seeing Scotty use his engineering know-how to save the day. I love seeing Klingons show up in the movie, just because I know what it means to have Klingons hanging around. And I love the reveal of the villain, and how his true identity makes him just that much more evil and fascinating than if he’d been just an original character.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a fantastic sequel, easily expanding upon and surpassing the first Star Trek from 2009. It takes the iconic characters we met in the first film and puts them into a bigger, badder adventure, while simultaneously growing them as people and as heroes. And possibly most important of all, Star Trek Into Darkness embraces its beloved fandom. This is not a movie that shies away from it’s geeky roots. Heck, there’s a tribble in this movie, for crying out loud!
Join me after the jump for my full review. There will be some SPOILERS here and there, but I’ll try to avoid spoiling some of the big stuff. If you want to remain completely unspoiled, then read the rest of my review only after you’ve seen the movie. Because right now, I really, really want to talk about Star Trek!
A Spockingly Funny Commercial
Someone at Audi is a big Star Trek nerd.
And I’m completely OK with that. More commercials should be this witty and this wicked. It’s old Spock, Leonard Nemoy, and new Spock, Zachary Quinto, facing off in ‘The Challenge’! Because that sort of thing is awesome, trust me.
Also, I’m fairly certain there’s a new Star Trek movie coming out. And they might want you to buy an Audi S7. But maybe I’m reading too deep.
New Star Trek Trailer is the Best One Yet!
There’s a new Star Trek Into Darkness trailer and it’s pretty darn spiffy.
I don’t know what else there is to do now but just eagerly wait for the movie’s release. I don’t know when it is off the top of my head, and I’m momentarily too lazy to Google it at this exact moment. So, um…sometime this summer? I dunno. Maybe it says at the end of the trailer. That should be good enough for our needs.
New Star Trek Trailer Is The Best Yet
A new international trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness has debuted and I think it’s the best one so far.
This trailer actually shows us a bit of the story and shapes up both Capt. Kirk and Benedict Cumberbatch. I like what we see here, even if we get very little of the rest of the crew. We have seen very little Spock in these trailers. But then most of the previous trailers were just action and explosions. This one, finally, has a little meat on its bones.
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