By the Numbers Action Flick

Rating: 5/10 (16 June 2013)

(Spoilers)"Star Trek: Into Darkness" is even less Star Trekish than it's predecessor movie, and not half as well done either. This movie is a partly rehashed and by-the-numbers Space Action movie populated by characters from the original Star Trek series. Some of the actors try to play it like the original cast some don't. The dialog is sitcomish in a bad way with "witty" one-liners, and fairly bad effects. There's a bunch of "action" masquerading as filler. A bad attempt falls flat to bring in an old-story-line from the original movie series(Star Trek II), and even another needless cameo. By the end of this overlong bore, I was checking my watch fairly often. Why can't directors and writers venture into original territory. I don't mind that they re-did this franchise, but at least put some thought into making better stories. 5/10 - watch on video.