Nothing new - cliché, cliché, cliché

Rating: 4/10 (18 May 2013)

to begin with I enjoyed the previous movie - it was fresh, well done and the characters played perfectly. Fine, I sat with anticipation hoping the latest instalment would leave me as thrilled as the last one. Having watched the promos I was expecting ruin to be rained down upon the earth by a vengeful Cumberbatch with Kirk and his crew saving the world after a terrible battle. What we got instead was a clichéd mix of set pieces seen a thousand times before dressed up in some very impressive special effects. First Cumberbatch is evil incarnate, then he a good guy who saves Kirk and Co. from the Klingons - then he's on the good guy's side, no wait! It's a clever trick, then he's a baddie again. Hanging by one hand from falling platform? check, being rescued from said situation by a one handed grab, check and in fact check again. Big punch up on moving platform, check and check again. Baddies who always miss and goodies who never miss, check. This movie was one of the few where my score dropped the longer I watched. the first quarter? Hmmmm, not bad 7/10. The middle part - whoops maybe not so great - 6/10. The 3rd quarter - not really enjoying this any more - 5/10... The last quarter, with the Spock fist fight and Jim being revived - should have ended up on the editing room floor.. 4/10 I can't believe this movie scored so highly on IMDb. Over and Out!