Star crap Into Darkness

Rating: 4/10 (23 December 2015)

This is my first review ever. I just watched STID last night for the first time. Let me say I am a long term Trekkie and loved the series and earlier movies.I will add that I almost never like a remake over or as much as the original. When I saw the the first JJ Abrams movie in 2009 I was appalled. I don't know maybe I am getting old but I was offended by the new storyline. I could forgive that change in the first movie but I can no longer be silent. The idea that Spock is having an on-going relationship with Uhura is absurd. It should never have even been considered by the writers. When Spock yells KHAN!!! I was literally yelling at the screen. Totally ridiculous. So many things like that in this movie made me cringe. Kirk and Spock have no real relationship here. I guess we are just supposed to assume it is there due to our knowledge of the series but there is no evidence of it here. That makes the death scene actually painful to watch. I also believe that much of the old show and movies magic was the other interactions of Kirk and Scotty, Kirk and Bones, Bones and Spock but that really doesn't happen in these movies. Why on earth did they take Scotty out as Chief Engineer other than to free him up to power down the dreadnaught later. The kid playing Chekov OMG...I could go on but you get the picture. I gave the movie a 4 only due to special effects.