*Captain Picard impression* Critic's log stardate 15375.9 (or 2013.137 if you prefer the reboot kind of stardate). It has been four years since the Star Trek reboot brought the franchise back from the grave, and at last we have come to its much anticipated sequel. Was it everything we hoped for as a sequel and a Star Trek movie? That's what this review's for. So... *Benedict Cumberbatch voice* shall we begin?
Plot: Set around a year or so after the first movie, Starfleet encounters a new menace when former Starfleet agent John Harrison bombs a Starfleet instillation in London. When James Kirk and his crew discover that he's hiding in the Klingon homeworld Kronos (or Qo'noS), Starfleet sends them there to hunt down Harrison.
This is a whole lot better then the first movie. Not only did they give us a story that's more layered then the first film, but they go deeper into the characters - Kirk and Spock especially were more developed, which I think is a plus compared to the first movie - the action was bigger and was much more creative in some special moments, and best of all, it felt more like Star Trek then the first reboot movie ever was. There was more things from the Star Trek universe that appeared in this film like Klingons and Tribbles that helped make fans feel much more at home. Some fans may dislike some of the references that they use during the second half of the film especially, which is where unfortunately the opinions of everyone who has seen the movie differ just like with the first reboot movie. In fact some references might be particularly predictable and cheesy at times. Thankfully I for one am fine with the references, but I understand enough to completely not hold it against you if you're one of those people who do. But the best performance came from Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison. Not to say that he wasn't in the film quite a lot, but I still wanted more of him. He gave such a tremendous performance from the way he fights, the facial expressions he used, and of coarse his his ever-so deep and menacing voice. I wouldn't say that everything was what I wanted from that guy, but even so, he was a great villain, easily one of the best Star Trek villains there is. And I will also add that the use of lens flares is much smaller then what we got from the reboot. There are at least 2 ish shots where they over use it for sure, but the whole thing was barely used in this film in my opinion.
And that's my review for Star trek Into Darkness. It's not perfect, but it's bigger, better more complex and developed then the first reboot movie, it's a great film to watch altogether.
Here's my video review for the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqi_qVvbGDQ
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