Into The Darkness Soars Into Excellence!

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2013)

I am amazed and surprised at how much I like this new series of Star Trek. I was an enormous fan of the original Star Trek. Didn't care at all for the Second Generation stuff. But this set? Wow! I liked the first one in 2009 but I really like this second one – Into the Darkness. Who would have thought they could possibly come up with a set of actors who resemble the original crew enough to satisfy us die-hard fans and yet who impart their own take on the characters? Chris Pine has the charm, audacity, and humor that William Shatner displayed – and yet there is that fresh difference. Zachary Quinto cast as Spock was a brilliant decision. He is amazing. Karl Urban as Bones, is excellent. His, "Damn it, I'm a doctor, not a ." is enough to get a great laugh from the audience. Simon Pegg as Scotty couldn't be better and John Cho as Sula is perfection. In this film, Benedict Cumbatch as Kahn was also a fantastic bit of casting. Well, I could go on. The casting, directing – everything was terrific. All in all, I'd say this is one fine movie. Plenty of action and enough small tie-ins from the original Star Trek showing up to thrill all of us Star Trek fans. Just a whole lot of action and fun. Don't miss this one. It's great!