Where no logic has gone before...

Rating: 6/10 (11 November 2013)

Star Trek Into Darkness is an entertaining romp but I shutter to think about the generational chasm separating this generation from the one that was privileged to see the original movies in theaters. Are we so jaded that we need explosions every couple of minutes? Are we so brain-dead that we miss all the logical flaws?
Apparently it takes a few seconds to go to a homeworld that's 21 light years away and back. Apparently Starfleet has only 2 ships. Apparently McCoy has time to do completely irrelevant lab experiments while chaos ensues around him. Apparently it's common practice to park the mothership on an uncivilized world, needlessly risking the lives of your crew and prime directive, just for the sake of having a spectacular set piece. Star Trek Into Darkness throws logic out the window in favor of brainless action. The script was clearly written around major action sequences, with dialog and plot (holes) slapped together like patchwork.
Viewers be warned: leave your brain at the door - you'll better enjoy the movie that way.