Beam Scotty up!

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2013)

I personally hated the last "Star trek" movie. It forgot about 40 years of history to make a cheesy, over the top "Star wars" rip-off, and did it with a "Dawson's Creek" style cast. Not that I'm a huge fan, but being well aware of the odd/even (odd numbered movies bad - even numbered movies good) rule, and with promise of this 12th instalment being "into darkness," made me just about interested in giving the series all another chance.
Now that I've seen it, I can see "Star trek into darkness" dividing audiences. I actually can't fault it this time around, because I enjoyed the most important part. Its story. The Plot is actually pretty damn clever. Throwing in new ideas, while reinventing old ones, and sometimes tying them in with the last movie in a way that actually works. Those who enjoyed the last film as a reboot may not like the hints toward the old movies as much (True, it does go a bit overboard with them) but to me, I was glad to see that this knows what it is, and isn't trying to be that other Space set series as much. Despite plenty of cool modern action.
The Villain is the main draw of the movie though, and Benedict c*mberbatch Is awesome in the part. Even if the twist with his character may also divide audiences. Chris Pine is growing on me as Kirk, but not as much as Zachary Quinto Is as Spock. Both are given moments to shine in roles that still belong to William Shatner and Leonard Nemoy too most.
What ruins the movie though is Simon Pegg as Scotty. I've given other actors the benefit of the doubt taking over their roles, but Pegg pretending to be Scottish is just embarrassing (and yes, that's because I'm Scottish). Scotty was always a stereotype. I'm not overly offended by this, more embarrassed because I usually love Pegg, but in these movies he just IS'NT FUNNY! They even make out like he's going to leave at one point too (Yay!) but that's only so he can get his own little side story (Sigh!)