Exciting and suspenseful

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2013)

This was meant to be a big blockbuster, entertaining, action movie, and it did just that. The whole movie was exciting, suspenseful, and thrilling - all the makings of a fun afternoon/evening at the theater.
The jokes were funny, especially between Kirk and Spock and occasionally Bones. Kirk and Spock's friendship was touching, from Spock throwing Kirk under the bus to the end when Kirk was behind the radiation door. The part that was pointless was the beginning when Bones and Kirk were running through the forest and then jumping off a cliff into the water (they should've died from that jump, but hey, it's a movie).
The entire cast played their characters very well. I thought Karl Urban was a terrible Dr. McCoy (because Bones was so skinny) until I heard him speak, and then I thought Karl was brilliant in mannerism, facial expression, and southern accent. Chris Pine was okay. He was good when he was being funny, but he's terrible when he's angry. That speech he gave Kahn about Kahn being alive only because he's allowing it was terrible acting; he sounded whiny, not authoritative nor angry. Zachary Quinto was a fantastic Spock. So impressed by this guy's portrayal of him. Wonderful acting. Simon Pegg as Scotty was funny. Benedict Cumberbatch didn't impress me too much. To me, he was just another actor in the movie. He didn't stand out to me at all. I rolled my eyes when he said he was Kahn. When the rest of the cast was painstakingly casted to resemble the original Star Trek cast, I have no idea why Kahn was turned into a monochromatic, Caucasian guy.
Other than the acting, the entire movie was exciting and suspenseful. I loved it so much that I bought the DVD, and I never buy DVDs.