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In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstop... read more read more...pable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. (c) Paramount

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PG-13, 2 hr. 3 min.

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Release Date: May 16, 2013

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  • mrbungle7821
    May 22, 2013
    mrbungle7821
    J.J. Abram's return to the final frontier had me extremely excited for what the sequel to 2009's smash Star Trek would be. It's a different sort of Trek, a more rough-and-tumble, popcorn entertainment with the recognizable flavor of that other famous space opera that Abrams is st... read moreeering into theaters come 2015. Having seen Star Trek Into Darkness twice, certain things became very clear to me. First, this is about everything you could ask for in a summer popcorn action movie. The set pieces are thrilling (my fave may be a human bullet shoot through a field of debris), there's something new and dangerous going on just about every fifteen minutes, the stakes are constantly changing, and there are a bevy of well plotted character arcs for a deep and well acted ensemble. It's about everything you'd want in a Star Trek movie... if you were a big fan of the 2009 film. If you're a lifelong fan, you may have some reservations, notably the inclusion of a famous villain that shouldn't be too hard to guess. The second half references to Trek cannon, especially Star Trek 2, feel weird for a film that broke away into a parallel universe so that it could chart its own course rather than relive the old stories. There's homage and then there's just subservience. Still, there are plenty of resonant themes, like friendship, sacrifice, and family, that are given adequate attention, amidst all the big-budget escapist thrills. There are even some surprisingly poignant moments that the actors ace. Benedict Cumberbatch (TV's Sherlock) is incredible as the villain, a terrorist with a menacing, velvety voice that I could listen to all day. The vast majority of Into Darkness is tremendously entertaining, with a great pulse and sense of scene construction. The Abrams team knows how to make blockbusters in the old Spielberg variety, spectacle with humanity and humor and sweep. If this is what he can do with the Trek universe, just wait until Episode VII people.

    Nate's Grade: A-
  • fb1019018362
    May 21, 2013
    fb1019018362
    why human always the best race? because of they more humanity?
  • fb1576983399
    May 21, 2013
    fb1576983399
    This movie has great action sequences, a great story and great acting, particularly by Benedict Cumberbatch. I'm not usually a fan of Sci-fi/Action movies, and this one does have some of the typical pitfalls of the genre, but it makes up for it in many other ways. This is an extr... read moreemely entertaining watch.
  • spielberg00
    May 21, 2013
    spielberg00
    Beam my thumbs up.

    Full review coming to themoviefreakblog.com on 5/25.
  • drcamyo
    May 21, 2013
    drcamyo
    Star Trek: Into Darkness is a lot more like the original Star Trek than its predecessor was. In this reboot sequel, you can tell the characters are becoming more like how they were on the show. Into Darkness is also very well done and a sign of what JJ Abrams' Star Wars is going ... read moreto be like. Also, amazing performance by Benedict Cumberbatch. Overall: An awesome sequel that's worth watching. Letter Grade: B+
  • fb840810656
    May 21, 2013
    fb840810656
    'Star Trek Into Darkness' is the perfect summer blockbuster. Abrams version of the story is a fun play on the source material, and the Kirk-Spock relationship gives the film an emotional element most other blockbusters lack. Cumberbatch absolutely knocks the role of Khan out of ... read morethe park, and takes the film to another level. Rare is the sequel that surpasses it's predecessor, but 'Star Trek Into Darkness' does exactly that. Definitely a must see for 2013. Grade: B+
  • blacksheepboy
    May 21, 2013
    blacksheepboy
    An efficient alternate story that ought to give major goosebumps in trekkies and aficionados out there for its many overwhelming and well-inspired references - which compensates for how formulaic and intensely action-oriented it aims to be above everything else.
  • skeletonking101
    May 19, 2013
    skeletonking101
    Considering I'm not the biggest Star Trek fan (I've never even seen more than 4 episodes of next generation, and 1 episode of the original series.) Not that I don't dislike the franchise, in fact I love most of the films, and I love the 2009 film, I had high hopes for this film. ... read moreThe things I like about the Star Trek films is that it isn't required to see the series to get what's going on. It helps, but I think its great when they make so many films based off of a series and not requiring you to see the series. That being said, lets talk about the new film.

    Each of the actors reprise their roles from the past film, Chris Pine as Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock, Karl Urban as Bones, and so on, and each one of them are just as faithful to the original series, while adding new things to these characters as they were in the 2009 film. Both Kirk and Spock get further development in this film from the last film and it definitely shows. Pine is just as cocky as Kirk but is trying to learn to take responsibility for his actions due to him messing up at the beginning of the film, and Quinto as Spock is struggling with showing more compassion in situations and they both do fantastic, especially near the end of the film. Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, and Simon Pegg are just as funny and entertaining as Chekov, Bones, and Scotty as they were in the first film. But the two people that are the biggest highlights about the film, that being Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison, and Peter Weller as Admiral Marcus, and both of these guys are just amazing. Benedict Cumberbatch of Sherlock fame is cold and calculating as Harrison and has a fantastic voice to boot for the character which makes him just sound all the more threatening, and there is a very good twist halfway through the film on who Harrison really is but I can't spoil it without ruining the rest of the film. Peter Weller from Robocop was an inclusion that I was very interested in because Weller is a very good actor IMO and seeing him listed in the upcoming cast got me very interested because, except for being in The Dark Knight Returns as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Weller hasn't acted all that much in the last 15 years, so I didn't really know what to expect from Weller, but thankfully he did a fantastic job. Weller plays Admiral Marcus who is out to get Harrison for a certain reason, and trying to start a war with the Klinghons and he is just absolutely hatable and horrible in this film, and you will really want the worse just to happen to this character, and Weller pulls it off so good at making him utterly despicable.

    The effects as with the last Star Trek film look just fantastic, but this film has much more space related scenes and scenes on the enterprise than in the last film, and it seems cool to have this setting for once having the movie focus on two enterprises mainly. The movie also has several aliens that it focuses on for a few scenes in the Enterprise, and they look and sound fantastic, plus we finally get to see the Klingons in the film and they look fantastic (plus a Tribble which made me laugh). Also the film has much more emphasis on space battle and hand to hand fights than the last film really did and each one is extremely well done in either building suspense or just looking flat out awesome. The sets all are big and look very cool and the designs of the newer ships and backgrounds look just amazing especially in 3D.

    Star Trek Into Darkness not only triumphs in being a fantastic installment in the Star Trek film Franchise, but a fantastic Sci-Fi film in general. The Acting is improved from the last film, the plottwists thrown throughout the film are very clever and some even being hard to expect, the action is just fantastic, the film builds fantastic amounts suspense, and the film throws in a lot of references to the original series and to the original series and 2nd and 3rd Star Trek film which are welcome and very clever. Overall J.J. Abrams has outdone himself again with the Star Trek franchise and not only improved on the last film, but shows that he is worthy of holding onto this franchise and able to pay tribute to the original series, but create something new and original. Let's hope he can do the same with Star Wars.
  • fb729949618
    May 19, 2013
    fb729949618
    Awesome, awesome, AWESOME!!! Where do I begin? Maybe by saying that J.J. Abrams is an absolute genius that not only knows how to make a great film, but how to successfully follow up a masterpiece (Star Trek 2009) as well. His plots that involve twists and turns that keep you cons... read moretantly guessing are worth every dollar you will pay for a ticket....it is no wonder Disney brought him on board to direct the upcoming Star Wars films. Even with the known fact that the first Star Trek was extremely good and cannot be touched, this sequel comes very close. He definitely delivered! I could go on and on about what I liked about this film and how we are seeing the development of one of the greatest franchises ever, but I would be here for hours and hours. 5 stars!
  • fb674646753
    May 19, 2013
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    WOW, what a spectacular movie. I myself have never been a fan of Star Trek, but J. J. Abrams has made me a fan of his movies. the first one was good and this one just builds on to it. Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine are at their best, showing a friendship as realistic as real, and ... read morea story with an extremely formidable villain. My only quarrel with this film is for me it felt like it ended a little too early, I thought there'd be more. but alas, the movie was spectacular even so!

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Critic Reviews

Anthony Lane
May 20, 2013
Anthony Lane, New Yorker

Most of the logic has leached away from this movie, and with it half of the fun. Full Review

Bob Mondello
May 18, 2013
Bob Mondello, NPR

Happily, there's a good deal of fun if you like things crashing violently into each other and out of warp-drive at regular intervals. Full Review

Christopher Orr
May 17, 2013
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

For all its chasing and falling and fighting-and the movie supplies a great deal of each-Star Trek Into Darkness is at its best when the Enterprise crew are merely bickering and bantering among themse... Full Review

J. R. Jones
May 17, 2013
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The conceptual sci-fi of the original series is nowhere to be found, though you might enjoy watching the skinny young actors approximate their counterparts from the 60s; Chris Pine is especially good ... Full Review

John Anderson
May 16, 2013
John Anderson, Wall Street Journal

While the action is often electric, it's the relationships that matter. That, and a lippy regard for a cultural legacy. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
May 16, 2013
Mick LaSalle, Hearst Newspapers

The film is, for whatever else it might be, one of the funniest of the Star Trek entries. Full Review

Dana Stevens
May 16, 2013
Dana Stevens, Slate

For two movies in a row now -- and possibly even more in the second than the first -- [Abrams has] caught some of the spark of the first Star Trek without either mimicking or desecrating the original. Full Review

Tom Long
May 16, 2013
Tom Long, Detroit News

The result is a wild piece of entertainment that manages to be about something. Beam yourself up for this one. Full Review

Peter Rainer
May 16, 2013
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

J.J. Abrams's Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to his prequel, delivers the goods, even if some of the goods are less than fresh. Full Review

Matt Zoller Seitz
May 16, 2013
Matt Zoller Seitz, Chicago Sun-Times

"Star Trek Into Darkness" is one of the most aggressively self-conscious summer blockbusters ever made. Full Review

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    • James Kirk: You two are fighting? What's that even like?
    • John Harrison: Your commanders have committed a crime I cannot forgive. None of you are safe. Have I got your attention now?
    • Leonard "Bones" McCoy: Are you feeling homicidal, power-mad, or despotic?
    • James Kirk: No more than usual.
    • John Harrison: Captain you going to punch me over and over until your arm weakens.
    • Leonard "Bones" McCoy: Are you out of your corn fed mind?
    • John Harrison: No ship should go down without her captain.
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