it kinda shows that J.J. has moved on

Rating: 6/10 (27 August 2013)

I almost haven't seen anything out of the original Star Trek series and feature films. I was aware of Kahn and his caliber as a villain, but that's it. So, the first Abrahms movie didn't bothered me as much as it did the hard core fans. Actually, I have found it enjoyable.
But then, I have watched this sequel. And, as usual, it is weaker than the "original". It still looks right. It is still flashy, modern but retro in the same time, the style is spot on. The actors all deliver, the story ain't bad, it ain't good either but it is OK. Basically you would expect the movie to work. It doesn't. My personal comment on this is that it is soulless.
Frankly, this entire ordeal of Kirks coming of age story kinda tires me. It is a centerpiece of this movie and it would have been better if it wasn't. Than, we were promised klingons...we get one scene with them, face to face I mean, and even then, most of them are wearing helmets... And you never know who the real villain is. You have got the klingons, Khan and that admiral fellow on villain rotation. I like twists in a story, but this is a roundabout...
2 good things did come out of this movie: 1) the performance made by Cumberbatch as a villain. It is superb and by my opinion, it should have landed him the role of Batman, not Affleck.... 2) that scene with the blonde in nothing but underwear. I know that the filmmakers took a lot of heat including that picture in the trailer, and it is considered sexist and all that stuff, but honestly, in a movie filled with all sorts of eye candy, that scene takes the prize.