Into Nothing

Rating: 4/10 (9 May 2013)

From the writers that brought you Prometheus and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen comes an all new...Nope, wait, it's just bits of old story plus some hackneyed ideas. Incredible lack of imagination on show here, not that I could see much beyond the flares going off (Seriously, no one would be able to work on that bridge without sunnies). Perhaps either Spock could explain the logic of ripping off scenes that fans adore and will be annoyed by, just to show the same things to a bunch of people who couldn't care less? Certain story lines work because they are handled with care and because audiences have invested time in the characters. This crew, as yet, mean nothing to me. I've never had a chance to care for them because they spend most of the time running or jumping long distances. The emotions only work if you think back to the original films and that bridge is too wide. You can't tear up what went before and then expect to trade on the pieces. Aside from the names involved this iteration shares almost none of the DNA or ideals of the original series, and just sticking in a few references to the Prime Directive does not change that. And just how crap was the Peter Weller character? He might as well have started talking slang. P.S. Don't be surprised to find out Chewbacca is a wookiesexual and 3PO turns out to have been infused with the Emporer's DNA in Ep. 7. It's the right style for this guy (as his early Superman treatment confirms)...