Star Trekking across the universe...

Rating: 6/10 (20 August 2013)

Visually, then "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is a real treat; eye-candy if you will. The CGI is really great and the designs are really nice to look at.
Storywise, well then "Star Trek: Into Darkness" did falter a bit. Sure, it was entertaining and all, lots of drama, thrills and fast paced action. However, the story did seem a little bit like it left things not fully wrapped up. And why re-use a villain from a previous movie, that was simply beyond my comprehension.
Given, I have never been a "Star Trek" fan, more of a "Star Wars" fan, truth be told. But still, I have watched the movies for the fact that they are a big part of the Sci-Fi genre, and they have been entertaining. But there is just something profound missing from the entire Star Trek universe somehow. What it is, I don't know.
The people playing the various roles here in "Star Trek: Into Darkness" were doing good jobs, both newcomers and those returning from the previous "Star Trek" movie from 2009.
I am sure that Trekkies around the galaxy will enjoy this movie tremendously. I watched it as a Sci-Fi movie, without a prior attachment to the Star Trek universe, and as such it did provide good entertainment. Sure, there were clichés to be found here and there, and the outcome of the story was predictable. But enjoy the movie for the thrill ride, the action, the journey into space, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
In my opinion, then "Star Trek: Into Darkness" wasn't fully as enjoyable and entertaining as the 2009 "Star Trek" movie, because the 2009 movie had a more solid and thought-through storyline. And as such, this movie is getting a 6 out of 10 stars rating from me.