I canny handle it ...its going doon captain!

Rating: 5/10 (8 September 2013)

It seems to have polarised opinions.
In one corner the Star Trek devotees who wanted a more pure Gene Roddenberry vision based on the Star Trek legacy and values and in the other corner, the teenage 100mph video game generation, senses so obliterated by technology that attention spans are severely limited, who want CGI sp*nkfests, loud, fast and violent films like Transformers & Pacific Rim.
Well thats the simplified version based on Internet chatter I've read.
I could not give a monkeys chuff about that. The hard truth is from a neutral perspective Star Trek Into Darkness is not very good.
It started well, for half an hour or so it seemed interesting but gradually the story revealed itself to be wafer thin, then gave in to all out action and CGI set pieces and eventually refused to end.
There are two main problems with this film, first of all there is too much action in it. Is that a fault? I think so as in the end character interaction, and the building up of tension is replaced by an assault of impressive computer generated explosions, lazers, lens flares, fighting, running, screaming, shouting, running, fighting, explosions..... Also it did not seem to want to end, which indicates to me the makers have really tried to throw everything but the kitchen sink at this film to really entertain. Entertain the masses that is - not the fan base. Short term the studio will think it kicks ass, however long term as a quality film its forgettable and will quickly disappear.
Secondly, the whole Khan thing. I'm afraid Its been done before but better, it just didn't work and the copying of scenes and dialogue and reversing the Spock/Kirk death scene was not clever it was stupid for two reasons. 1. You know Kirk will not die - so whats the point of it? And two as they have no real relationship there is no emotion from the viewer. At this point I was really thinking just give him the damn magic blood so he can pop back to life and lets finish this turkey.
What I liked about the first film was it was quite original and fresh, this isn't. I don't hate it, I just find myself sighing and shrugging my shoulders. I would file it alongside Transformers, Pacific Rim and all the other CGI heavy nonsense I will watch once and never visit again.
As a little end note, Simon Pegg recently told fans who voted this the worst ever ST film to F off! Its ironic that I found Scotty in this movie to be the Jar Jar Binks type character, meaning to be comic relief but turns out plain irritating. How strange Simon does not mind ripping George Lucas apart for the Star Wars prequels but now the shoe is on the other foot he becomes a little touchy. How ironic.